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Lily stared at the wrinkled rejection letter from the national art competition, her watercolor phoenix (凤凰) lying untouched beside her. As a senior three student struggling with college application stress and endless exams, she' d poured every ounce of frustration and hidden hope into the artwork — its blazing flames a metaphor for her desire to rise above overwhelming academic pressure. Yet the letter's cold judgment crushed her: "Looks seemingly flawless (完美的), yet lacks artistic expression, depth and meaning." In that moment, her confidence fell apart, the phoenix's fire fading as sharply as her own spirit.

For weeks, Lily locked her paintbrushes away, convinced her lifelong passion for art was a meaningless distraction from her college dreams. The studio she once frequented became a place of shame; she would quicken her pace whenever she passed, unable to face the reminder of her failure.

One afternoon after self-study, Lily entered the classroom to find a book on her desk, left by her art teacher Ms. Hale. Put inside was a short note: "Growth isn't about never falling — it's about learning to rise, just like your phoenix." Curiosity overcame her despair as she leafed through the pages, discovering an article titled Reflections on Reflecting. Its words struck a chord: "Self-awareness grows when we face our doubts, not flee from them."

As Lily re-read the note and article, she realized the judges' words weren't disapproval of her talent, but a challenge to dig deeper. In her pursuit of a "flawless" victory symbol, she had polished away the raw edges of her own struggle, leaving the phoenix technically impressive but emotionally distant. With renewed purpose, slowly, she took out her paintbrushes from the drawer. Instead of starting a new piece immediately, she felt a strong urge to revisit the phoenix — the very symbol of her failure, ready to fill it with the raw, authentic emotion she'd hidden before — rising, like her phoenix, from the ashes of self-doubt.

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That evening, Lily spread the phoenix painting on the desk.

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Weeks later, Lily submitted the revised painting to a local youth exhibition without much expectation.

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Rethinking Fast Food from Street Stalls

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The 2025 "Xiangchao" (Hunan Football League) was far more than a sports event; it was social phenomenon that breathed new life into the province. Initially starting as local games, these events quickly crossed the boundaries of the sports field and brought together people from all walks of life, all (unite) by their love for the game.

The real magic happened beyond the pitch. Stadium squares were transformed into lively night markets, the air was filled with the inviting scent of local delicacies. This "event+consumption" model (prove) to be a powerful engine for the local economy. More importantly, it offered a unique platform to showcase rural specialties, from house-made chili sauce to local rice noodles, helping these products reach (wide) audiences and boosting farmers' incomes.

However, the most profound impact was on community spirit and youth development. Inspired by the players, many youngsters (draw) from screens to sports fields. In some villages, retired players and college students even started organizing free coaching and tutoring sessions beside the new courts, (combine) physical training with academic support. This spirit of self-reliance and joint effort is exactly drives sustainable rural revitalization.

Thus, a simple football has kicked wide-ranging developments — powering the economy, connecting communities, and building a brighter future. It shows how sports can go beyond (compete) to become a force for social good.

The cups were of all3 — porcelain, glass, clay; some plain and dull, some4 and exquisitely carved; a few inlaid with sparkling crystals. "Help yourselves to the coffee," the professor said, eyes twinkling with purpose.

The students5 and picked up the tray, eager to seize the finest cups, each striving for one that6 the rest. Plain, simple ones were left7 on the tray edge, unworthy of notice. With cups filling with coffee in hand, the professor leaned back and spoke.

"I've observed something telling," he said, glancing at their chosen cups. "You all picked out the eye-catching cups,8 the ordinary ones. But the cup itself adds no9 to the coffee. You were so fixed on the container that you barely noticed the coffee's rich fragrance."

The students fell silent,10 by his words. The professor continued, "Life is coffee; jobs, wealth and status are11. They are tools to12 life, but cannot alter its13. Fixing gaze on ‘cups' makes you14 missing life's genuine joy — the quiet fulfillment that15 our souls."

He paused, and then added softly, "The happiest don't have the best of everything. They simply make the best of what they have." The students nodded, grasping the lesson hidden in a cup of coffee.

On our social media accounts, we often display things like our opinions, connections and holiday photos. Maybe we don't want a random stranger knowing our favourite type of coffee. And cookies — there was a time they were just something nice to eat. Now they seem to be popping up on websites. So how can you stay more private? Here are tips to help you maintain your privacy online.

Check your social media privacy settings

Many social media platforms allow everything to be visible automatically, which can easily expose your daily tracks, contact details and even personal preference to strangers.. Don't let overexposure of your personal life become a risk to your online privacy.

Limiting the amount you share isn't only restricted to social media. There are many sites out there that help you to share documents — so a practical tip is not to put anything too private like passwords on these platforms. One wrong click may send your private data to the wrong person by accident.

Deal with website tracking files

Cookies are designed to improve your surfing experience by tracking and saving information about your visits to a site, helping to personalize your sessions. However, these cookies also pose privacy risks such as exposing your location, and even personal preferences.. Additionally, certain apps can block them if you feel uncomfortable with being tracked.

So, if you want to maintain your privacy online, maybe only share things you'd be happy with a stranger seeing — and if you don't feel comfortable with cookies,. If that's not enough, just don't accept them and visit another site — and why not have a yummy cookie to eat instead?

A. check if they are believable

B. Protect privacy beyond social media

C. Deleting your surfing history may help

D. So it is your responsibility to set your boundaries

E. you might decide to invest in some tech to block them

F. Stop talking to strangers who make you feel uncomfortable

G. However, everywhere we go online, we seem to leave a digital footprint

Two major practical difficulties stand in the way. First, EVs currently suffer from limited battery ranges compared to conventional vehicles, which can travel longer distances on a full tank of fuel. Second, charging infrastructure (基础设施) remains underdeveloped, with charging points still insufficient in most regions. These factors contribute to "range anxiety" among potential buyers, slowing the shift to electric transport.

On the technological front, solid-state batteries are viewed as a promising breakthrough. Though currently used mainly in consumer electronics like smartphones, they are expected to enter the car market in the coming years, offering quicker charging times and an extended driving range. This could significantly enhance the appeal of EVs to the general public.

Economically, high initial costs continue to be a barrier. However, some countries have introduced policy supports, such as tax reductions, purchase subsidies (补贴), and dedicated traffic lanes for EVs, helping to boost adoption rates. Norway serves as a leading example, with the highest number of electric cars per person globally.

Nevertheless, experts like Colin Herron caution that EVs alone do not equal a zero-carbon future. Their environmental impact depends heavily on how the electricity used to charge them is generated. If the power comes mainly from fossil fuels, the overall emission reduction is limited. In addition, manufacturing EVs — especially their batteries — carries a substantial carbon footprint. Therefore, a truly sustainable transport system may require not only cleaner cars, but also greater use of public transport and a societal move toward fewer and shorter private vehicle trips.

Previous studies identified that naturally occurring opioids (阿片类物质) in the brain play a crucial role in sugar desire. The main producers of these opioids are nerve cells located in a brain region that adjusts appetite, metabolism and hormones. Known as pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC，前阿片黑素细胞皮质激素) nerve cells, they also control feelings of satiety after eating.

To explore whether the cells also drive thirst for sugar, Henning Fenselau at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Germany and his colleagues tracked the opioid signals the POMC cells send in the brain. The researchers monitored the activity of nerve cells in these regions as mice ate their usual food. When the animals seemed to be full, the team gave them a dessert of sugary chow. The results showed that, on average, the activity between the POMC nerve cells and the PVT (丘脑室旁核) roughly multiplied during dessert consumption, and even rose sharply before the mice started eating the sweets, proving this nerve pathway directly fuels sugar desire. When the team blocked signals from POMC nerve cells to the PVT, the mice consumed 40 per cent less dessert.

"The cell types, which are extremely well known for making people feel full, also release signals that cause the appetite for sugar, and they do so particularly in the state of being full," says Fenselau. "This would explain why animals — humans — over-consume sugar when they're actually full."

Chen calls herself "an artist made of paper", believing paper shapes both her creations and her thinking. Traditionally, the cut-out parts are abandoned and the intact (完好的) pattern is what people keep. Chen challenges this logic. "Can the hollow (镂空) itself become the main subject?" she asked. This reflection shaped her exhibition displayed on Paris's Champs-Elysees during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Chen imagines a world where paper is not just a craft material but the foundation of an entire civilization, presenting everything in symmetrical (对称的) paper-cut forms to convey a society built on control and balance.

"What matters to me is the logic of subtraction (减法)," she explained. "The interaction of solid and void (实与虚) in paper-cutting represents Eastern philosophies of coexistence." Surprisingly, when she introduced her work to Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, he immediately brought up "yin and yang", making her realize it is a universal language of balance.

Another signature of Chen's work is her brave use of pink. Pink once was off-limits to her, for it symbolized the "good girl" image. It was not until 2016 that she reinterpreted pink as the natural color of Asian skin, a color of life itself and began to embrace it. Her pinks changed from soft to bright and striking. The shifting shades of pink mirror her growing courage to break free from old ideas.

In her view, the modern vitality of paper-cutting does not lie in color, form, or technique, but in the contemporary spirit and ideas it carries. "I want my works to draw attention, but more importantly, to make people think about the stories and realities they reflect."

Travelex Insurance Services provides three different kinds of trip protection. The Essential, Advanced and Ultimate plans are the company's single-trip travel insurance choices. Travelex's multiple optional upgrades include cancel for any reason coverage, rental car protection, adventure sports coverage, pet care benefits and more. The highest-tier (级) Ultimate plan can also include preexisting conditions (既往症状) coverage if you buy the policy within 21 days of the first fee you pay on the trip.

World Nomads is known for inclusive coverage across its plans for more than 250 adventure and sports activities, which many other providers only cover if you purchase an add-on. The company has three single-trip plans (Standard, Explorer and Epic). The single-trip policies cover trip cancellation and interruption, trip delays, delayed or damaged luggage, emergency medical issues. The optional cancel for any reason upgrade is available with the Explorer and Epic plans; preexisting conditions are also covered with those two plans.

Allianz has been a reputable name in the insurance business since it was established in 1890. The company offers 10 travel insurance plans, including single-trip options, annual plans, and specialized car rental and emergency medical plans. The key plans for an individual vacation are OneTrip Basic, OneTrip Prime and OneTrip Premier. Basic is the most affordable. Prime is considered as the company's "most popular", and Premier is the option with the most comprehensive coverage.

It was a bitterly cold, snow-choked Christmas Eve when Yvonne White got a call from an unknown number. A strange, calm voice on the other end of the line said, "Hi. You don't know me, but I have your brother." It was Aughtry, a woman who would soon become the lifeline for Yvonne's brother, Joey — a gentle, mentally disabled man with a deep love for baseball and a lifelong routine as a cinema caretaker.

Days earlier, as the worst winter storm in decades bore down, Yvonne had repeatedly warned Joey not to leave his group home. He'd promised to stay put, but the familiar pull of his routine proved too strong. He wandered out into the rapidly worsening white-out, heading toward the cinema where he'd worked for over twenty years, only to get lost within blocks. Hours later, he collapsed exhausted in a snowbank, his cries of pain cutting through the howling wind.

Aughtry, a mother of three, heard his screams from inside her home. Without hesitation, she and her son braved the blinding storm, following the sound until they found Joey, half-frozen and barely conscious, his hands already swollen with severe frostbite. They carried him inside, carefully peeled off his ice-caked clothes, and spent hours warming him with a hair dryer and blankets, his body still trembling violently. Joey, in his delirium (精神错乱), was surprisingly able to recite Yvonne's phone number from memory. When Aughtry finally reached her, Yvonne could only listen in terror, trapped indoors by the impassable snow and ice outside.

For the following two days, Aughtry and her family provided continuous care for Joey, but it was just getting worse and worse. They made several urgent calls to emergency services, describing the severity of his condition. Each time, they were told that all major roads were blocked, covered by a thick layer of ice, making it impossible for emergency vehicles to navigate the area. Assistance was nowhere to be found.

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Paragraph1: Desperate, Aughtry turned to social media for help.

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Paragraph2: When Yvonne finally reached the hospital, she found Joey chatting with Aughtry.

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My Views on Fragmented Reading

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The Rickshaw (人力车) Run is one of the world's most unusual races. It lasts for two weeks and takes place in India. Each team (consist) of one rickshaw and one to four drivers. The Rickshaw is designed to transport light loads in short distances, makes the event such a challenge.

The race takes place twice a year: once in the summer once in the winter. The route is different, but the (long) is always about 2,500 km long. The race is a lot of fun, but it also has a serious side for all participants. They should raise at least one thousand pounds for charity.

The first race took place in 2006 with 34 teams. Since then, the Rickshaw Run (become) famous around the world. A few days before the race, participants don't know how to drive a rickshaw, they will receive a crash course (make) sure they can control it during the race. They can also use the pre-race time to decorate their rickshaws and ask any last-minute questions.

"The adventure really starts when things go wrong," said one participant. "We blew hole in our rickshaw, but I saw the most beautiful town in India!" said another. And as the organizers say on their website, "There's no set route, no back-up, no way of (know) if you're going to make it. The only certainty is that you will get lost, you will get stuck and you will break down."

Are you ready some real adventure?

At times when life threw screwballs at Johnson, McElroy was there to pick her up. During one2 time, he left her a voicemail that said, "Everything's gonna be fine. We'll3 it."

In 2024, McElroy4 a fall that left him a quadriplegic. Three and a half weeks later, he died of those injuries. But before that, while being by his bedside, Johnson5 with McElroy her dream of becoming the6 woman to skateboard across the country. He wanted to be part of it, and they planned that she would7 him in his wheelchair across the finish line.

She wasn't sure she could pull it off, but McElroy had8 in her.

"I was like, ‘Roger, it's a big country'. And he was like, ‘Well, you can do it'," Johnson told Good Morning America.

After McElroy's9 Johnson, then 29, chose to10 him by becoming the first woman to skateboard across the country. Along the way, she would raise money for Wings for Life, a non-profit that supports research into spinal cord injuries.

11 by a video crew, and wearing a locket around her neck that held McElroy's ashes, she began her journey last April at California's Santa Monica beach.12: Virginia Beach, 3,266 miles away.

Averaging 30 to 50 miles a day, Johnson's13 across America took her up and down mountains, past wheat fields and through cities, in rain and blistering heat. Through it all, Roger McElroy was riding with her: Everything's gonna be fine. We'll get through it.

On Aug.15, after 119 days, Johnson arrived at the Atlantic Ocean. No one was more14 than Johnson that she had completed what she'd started, while raising $50,000 for Wings for Life.

She told ABC News, "Roger left me15, and for that I thank him every day."

Embedded AI (具身智能), which integrates AI with physical objects such as robots, is emerging as a game-changing technology with limitless potential. For instance, Unitree Robotics, known for its dancing robots showcased at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, demonstrates cutting-edge applications of embedded AI.

In industrial and agricultural settings, embedded AI can dramatically enhance operational efficiency. For homes and healthcare sectors, it offers personalized and intelligent solutions, such as AI-powered smart home systems that have already been widely adopted. Additionally, autonomous driving technologies, though still under refinement and testing, represent another promising avenue for embedded AI.

This innovative solution, jointly launched by Meituan Medicine and Galbot, represents the world's first humanoid robot-powered smart pharmacy system. It made its debut at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in September 2024. It autonomously plans its route, navigates to the required item, and uses advanced AI-powered vision and grasping technology to complete the task. This cutting-edge technology shows how AI is revolutionizing healthcare services.

A. It can also reduce costs and enable precise management.

B. China has played a leading role in the development of elderly care robots.

C. Several Chinese companies have already made significant strides in this area.

D. These robots can bring intelligent assistance to various aspects of everyday life.

E. One groundbreaking example of AI-driven robotics is the Galbot humanoid robot.

F. Designed for 24/7 autonomous operation, a Galbot robot can restock items efficiently.

G. Meanwhile, the automotive industry is also experiencing a rapid AI-driven transformation.

It turns out that the birds tense up their entire body to smash through wood, letting out short, explosive grunts with each strike, report Brown University biologist Nicholas Antonson and his colleagues in the Journal of Experimental Biology. "Woodpeckers really are nature's hammer in a sense," Antonson says.

To study how the birds tap, the researchers first humanely captured eight wild Downy Woodpeckers and carefully inserted electrodes into their muscles in the laboratory. The electrodes fed into a tiny, fitted backpack that recorded electrical signals from contracting muscles as the birds pecked. They also checked whether the woodpeckers held their breath during exertion (用力) (like weight lifters tend to do) or exhaled (呼气) (like tennis players) while striking the wood by examining airflow through the birds' air sacs — small, balloon-like structures that help them breathe in and out. By matching these measurements with high-speed videos, the scientists tracked the woodpeckers' taps down to every four milliseconds.

Instead of using a single muscle to control the action, woodpeckers activated "every muscle from the head to the tail," Antonson says. The birds used their powerful hip flexors to push forward, clenched their tail and abs (腹肌) to prepare for the strike, and stiffened the back of their head and neck on contact — similar to the way you might stiffen the back of your wrist when you hammer a nail. They then engaged a different set of hip and neck muscles to draw back.

The birds also perfectly paired their pecks with sharp exhalations "as another means of stabilizing their core muscles and powering through those strikes," Antonson explains. "To be able to breathe out 13 times per second and inhale on the order of 40 milliseconds is really impressive." Songbirds, which aren't closely related to woodpeckers, are the only other birds known to so precisely time their breaths, which they do as they sing.

"Pecking is a full-body exercise," says University of Alabama biologist Nicole Ackermans, who studies brain damage in woodpeckers and head-butting sheep. Coordinating "micro breaths" with muscle clenching and creating "this hammerlike structure in their whole body is such a unique approach," she adds.

Mnemonics are techniques to help you remember things. There are a variety of them, including rhymes, spelling acronyms and sentence mnemonics.

Rhymes are a great way to remember things. The sounds, unusual words and rhythm of them help you recall ideas. Do you know when Columbus sailed to America? There's a rhyme to help you which goes like this, "In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Most people who've heard that never forget it!

Spelling acronyms involve creating a sentence based on the letters of a target word. For example, the following sentence can help you with the spelling of the word "because", "Big elephants can always understand small elephants". Notice how the first letter of each word in the sentence spells out the word "because". And if you can't remember the spelling of the word "mnemonics", use this one "Mike never eats meat or nuts in case he's sick"!

Sentence mnemonics are also useful. The following can help you with the difference between the words "principal" and "principle", "A principal is your pal at school, and a principle is a belief or rule." Or this one to help you remember the difference in spelling between "deserts" (such as the Sahara) and "desserts" (such as Tiramisu), "A dessert has two sugars so it's sweeter, but a desert only has one." [The two "sugars" mentioned in the sentence refer to the two s's in the word "dessert".]

You can learn grammar rules with sentence mnemonics too. For example, this one can help you with the position of adjectives, "Adjectives come before nouns just as ‘A' comes before ‘N'." And this one can help you learn about the use of apostrophes (撇号), "Apostrophes show possession."

Mnemonics can help a lot with language learning. Why not try inventing a few of your own!

I feel like the online vibe was much more inclusive back then. I still remember the friendly debates about the various adaptations of Legends of the Condor Heroes. Everyone would share their thoughts and reasons. Just the other day, I saw a similar question on Xiaohongshu, but the discussion quickly turned into heated arguments. Back then, sharing resources for online novels or gaming strategies was common, but now, such requests can easily trigger online debates.

My parents loved playing Stephen Chow movies at home, which turned me into a belated fan of these classic 1990s Hong Kong comedies. At the core of his humor lies tragedy, yet his films also taught me simple values: be brave, be resilient, stay optimistic, and never give up on your dreams. To me, Stephen Chow feels like an old friend I've known for years — a forever-young legend. I wish I had been born earlier, in that golden era.

I'd describe myself as a severe nostalgia (怀旧) addict, especially when it comes to 90s architecture. Just looking at images of those buildings or walking near them brings me a sense of comfort. Though they've become relics of the past, nothing is truly forgotten.

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In the morning，I write this to-do list：

⒈Go to the bank.

⒉Get a nice haircut.

⒊Pick up my academic statement from college.

⒋Submit my poems.

I think， "That's enough for one day."

Up until a few years ago，I didn't aim to be anywhere.And in order to be nowhere，one does not need a to-do list as a guide.Focusing only on the most pressing matter in front of me was enough.Let the next urgent moment think for me.

My mother had tried to teach me about planning my day ever since I was 10.But I never practiced it until I was 25 and done with college.That's when I awoke to the fact that I didn't want to waste any more time.I live in Nigeria，where life and success can be difficult.There seem to be many roads to failure here.

I grew up seeing my mother firmly in charge of her day.She knew—and still knows—where she needed to be at every moment，in every detail.She may not be good at singing，acting，or sports.But she is excellent at planning.Every day she writes a list.I never understood why she had to write down a list that consists of items you can easily hold in your mind."Your to-do list is like your second mind，"she told my younger self."If you ever feel lost or overwhelmed，you consult your second mind."

I didn't understand what she meant by"a second mind"until I seemed to lose my first mind in my everyday life.Sometimes，it seems as though it's the rainy season in my mind，flooded with confused and distracting thoughts that lead nowhere.I need a second mind—now!

As I sit in the barbershop awaiting my nice haircut，a friend asks me， "What's next？"

"Pick up my academic statement from college，"I say."Then submit my poems."

"You've got it figured out like a granny，"he jokes.

"No，"I say， "like my mother."