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Located in the center of Beijing, Beihai Park is close to the Forbidden City in the west, and to Coal Hill Park in the east. It (connect) the Central Lake and the South Lake, and borders Shichahai Lake in the north. Beihai Park has the (long) history among the Chinese imperial parks. Its history also ties in with the history of Beijing's (develop) as a city.

The Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) enjoyed (build) gardens. So for 44 years, from 1742 right through till 1786, he oversaw (监督) construction of a monumental project. The project included 126 halls, lots of arches over gateways and temples, 25 bridges, restorations as well as reconstructions of 12 (exist) buildings on the shore of the lake.

Then (come) the arrival of one of the most famous women in Chinese history Cixi. She took a lot of money that (suppose) to be distributed to the army and used it to renovate the palace. She even built a 1,510.4-meter-long railway, started at the Tower of Vermilion Light (in the Middle Sea) and ended at the Clear Mirror Study (the Heart-Ease Study) in Beihai Park. During the Qing Dynasty, Beihai Park was regarded a place of recreation for the imperial family, and was known as the Winter Palace.

One day, Kristin3 backyard furniture for a party and bought a few picnic tables from a nearby store. The delivery driver set one table down in her front yard4. Kristin couldn't get the5 out of her head. After the party, she painted the table turquoise. The table became a spot for Kristin and her kids to6. They played games, did crafts and ate snacks. "We got7 to show up at the table to spend our time," Kristin says. "We became front yard people."

Neighbors, who were unfamiliar with each other, began to stop by to8 themselves and sit down for a chat. Kristin9 people to join her at the table for coffee or iced tea. "It was a simple way to slow down and10 with others," she says. Then neighbors put a picnic table in their front yard too. A movement was11.

People often12 to invite others into their homes. They think their house is not big enough or they don't have enough time. "Our13 can cause us to miss out on the joy of engaging with others," Kristin says. Her picnic14 takes away the excuses and the pressure.

So far, thousands of turquoise tables have existed in all 50 states and 13 countries, making the movement a global15.

Teaching Everyone why Heritage Matters.

Suppose society did not know why specific structures or specific dances were essential. This is where education comes into play. Thus, we can learn about the history of these treasures. This knowledge makes people appreciate their cultures since they can identify what makes them different from other regions and have the urge to protect them.

Bringing Heritage into Schools.

Have you ever been in a history or an art class, and suddenly the teacher starts talking about a specific building or painting? That is because schools are introducing heritage into their courses. This way, students become familiar with history and craft culture.

It is not enough to know why preserving our heritage is necessary; it is also necessary to know how to do it correctly. This is where training programs come in to help. They educate those who handle old structures or artifacts (人工制品) on maintaining them in their excellent state. These programs range from architects to museum curators (负责人), and they equip them with the tools to protect our heritage for the future.

Therefore, it tells us why our cultural heritages are so valuable, integrates (融入) heritage into education, promotes the interactions between professionals, and enables communities to act.

A. Training people to be heritage heroes.

B. Understanding the ways of preserving heritage.

C. They also learn the value of preserving such items.

D. Education in schools teaches us to respect cultural heritage.

E. It can inform everyone about the importance of cultural heritage.

F. In essence, education is the best tool and protector of our heritage.

G. Let us look at how education plays a vital role in preserving heritage.

This guide will teach you how to learn English idioms effectively, so that you can make your conversations sound more natural. With this guide, you'll understand what idioms are, why native speakers use them so much, and how to learn and use idioms in your own conversations.

Idioms are a unique aspect of language that can sometimes be confusing for language learners. So, what exactly are idioms and why are they important? Idioms are phrases or expressions that have a figurative (比喻的) meaning that is different from the literal interpretation (字面解释) of the words used. They are a way to add color, humor and depth to our conversations.

Native speakers of English use idioms all the time without even realizing it. They play an important role in understanding and communicating effectively.

Learning idioms is important for several reasons. Firstly, idioms can help you sound more like a native speaker. Including idioms into your conversations will make your speech more natural and fluent. Secondly, idioms are a key part of cultural understanding. Many idioms are deeply rooted in a country's culture, history, and by understanding and using idioms, you can learn more about the culture of the language you are learning. Lastly, idioms are often used in literature, movies, and songs, so having a good grasp of idiomatic expressions can improve your overall understanding and appreciation of English media.

In the 16th century, Dutch theologian Erasmus offered his friends paintings, books, and ancient coins, which became a kind of currency of friendship among early modern humanists.

By the 18th and 19th centuries in Ireland, the Claddagh ring had gained attention as a symbol of both love and friendship: the heart on the ring represents (代表) love, while the clasped hands represent friendship.

By the 18th century, friends were exchanging locks of hair, which degrades very slowly. Like friendship, so the belief went, hair seemed to be everlasting. George Washington even gifted his hair to some of his close friends, including fellow founding father Alexander Hamilton.

Throughout the 19th century, friends exchanged friendship brooches (胸针). They sometimes featured ivy flowers, which Victorians associated with loyalty, and the phrase, "Nothing can separate me from you." As one advertisement for friendship brooches said in 1913, the brooch's circular shape was, "like friendship, endless".

By the end of the 20th century, a new friendship symbol and gift-giving practice took hold: friendship bracelets, which tend to be brightly colored and woven. No one knows exactly where friendship bracelets came from or how the tradition started, but they may have their roots in woven bracelets from Central America.

All these show an idea that's been around forever: It's great to find someone who understands you in this big world, and it's something worth celebrating.

Honolulu Marathon

After New York, Chicago, and Boston, this is the fourth largest marathon in the United States. It's scenic and warm, and there's no time limit, so everyone is allowed to finish, making it a great first-time marathon race. The course runs through downtown Honolulu and its. famed Ghristmas lights, through Waikiki and up around Diamond Head, to an amazing oceanside finish in Kapiolani Park.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

One of the six World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is typically held on the second Sunday in October. The flat, fast course takes runners past Chicago landmarks on its journey through 29 neighborhoods, starting and finishing in Grant Park. This popular race attracts more than a million audience each year.

Shiprock Marathon

Held the first weekend of May, the Shiprock Marathon takes runners through the rugged（崎岖的）desert landscapes of the Navajo Nation. Along the way, participants enjoy a variety of live music to motivate runners, adding to this unique and memorable running experience.

CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

This is a good qualifying event, as the USATF-certified course is flat and fast. You'll run through the heart of Indianapolis' historic neighborhoods and enjoy Hoosier hospitality（好客）before finishing near the Indiana State House. With a November date, you'll get cool fall weather, and the final stretch is all downhill, so this is a great marathon for first-time long-distance participants.

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Yours,

Li Hua

Originally constructed around 256 BCE by the State of Qin as an irrigation (灌溉) and flood control system, Dujiangyan is a remarkable example of ancient (engineer) skill and is still in use today.

During the Warring States period, people living along the banks of the Min River were troubled by annual flooding. Irrigation engineer Li Bing (lead) a team to construct an embankment (堤坝) to redirect part of the river's flow upon thorough investigation. Then they cut a channel through Mount Yulei to let out the extra water. During the construction, cutting the channel proved to be a much more challenging task than (anticipate), as the tools available could not break through the hard rock of the mountain. Therefore, they used a (combine) of fire and water to heat and cool the rocks until they broke could be removed. Once completed, the system prevented floods and made Sichuan one of China's most productive (agriculture) regions by using the redirected water irrigation.

Now if you visit Dujiangyan, you will see an unusual construction looks like a fish's mouth. This famous attraction, Yuzui, together with two other important parts, namely, Feishayan and Baopingkou, (design) scientifically to control the water flow throughout the year. Recognized as UNESCO heritage site, Dujiangyan has irrigated farms while preventing floods for over 2,000 years.

This was proven6, though, years later. I was working at a minimum-wage job,7to support my family. One day, I found myself with just 10 dollars in my wallet but the petrol tank on my old car was empty. I8 at a convenience store and bought 5 dollars'9 of gas. As I waited in line to pay, I saw a woman10 searching her purse for money to buy milk for her children. For a second,11 held me back: My math told me I had nothing left. The next moment, however, my emotions urged me to offer her my last 5 dollars! I felt12. It didn't make13 sense to me, but   I was sure this small sum of money made a big difference.

As I reflected later, I began to realize how math, in its own way, had guided my14. Math is much like love: the more we give, whether it's our time or money, the more we receive. Finally, I was able to appreciate the15of math.

Researchers led by academics at Imperial College London studied data from the UK Biobank study on more than 26,000 people who had completed intelligence, reasoning, reaction time and memory tests. They then examined how participants' sleep duration, quality, and chronotype (时间型) affected brain performance. They found that those who stay up late and those classed as "intermediate" had "superior cognitive function", while morning larks had the lowest scores. Going to bed late is strongly associated with creative types. Artists, authors and musicians known to be night owls include James Joyce and Lady Gaga.

But while politicians like Barack Obama famously seemed to thrive on little sleep, the study found that sleep duration is important for brain function, with those getting between seven and nine hours of shut-eye each night performing best in cognitive tests. Prof Daqing Ma, the co-leader of the study, added, "We found that sleep duration has a direct effect on brain function, and we believe that actively managing sleep patterns is really important for boosting and safeguarding the way our brains work. We'd ideally like to see policy interventions (干预) to help sleep patterns improve in the general population."

Some experts, however, urged caution in interpreting the findings. Jessica Chelekis, a sleep expert at Brunel University London, said there were "important limitations" to the study as the research did not account for education attainment, or include the time of day the cognitive tests were conducted in the results. The main value of the study was challenging stereotypes around sleep, she added.

Researchers have long struggled to explain how fish turn up in lakes far from other bodies of water, a mystery even Charles Darwin noted in 1859, when he suggested that aquatic (水生的) hatchlings might stick to the feet of birds, though his bright idea remained a theory.

In 2019, Yao Akifumi, a biology student then, wondered if Darwin might have been right and further wondered if fish-hunting birds might transport egg-bearing aquatic plants stuck to their feet. To test this, he set up two ponds one metre apart, one containing 36plants and the other without, both equipped with camera traps. After six months, some plants had switched ponds, and one camera captured a bird flying away with a plant on its foot. Next, Yao aimed to see if fish eggs could weather the journey being carried out of water. He attached tiny medaka eggs to aquatic plants and removed them for zero to 24hours—at favorable hatching conditions — before returning them.

In a paper in Science of Nature, Mr. Yao reports that the medaka eggs can successfully hatch after up to 18 hours out of the water. Eggs without a plant leaf to attach to rarely survived a few hours. The big drop in survival was at 16.3 hours, when half the eggs became lifeless.

Whether any egg could survive that long, given that a bird's average flight-speed is around 39kph, is doubtful, says Mr Yao, since wind exposure during such a long journey would dry them out.

Shorter journeys, however, are certainly possible. And since many other medaka-like species are found throughout Asia, the chances are high that hitchhiking (搭便车) explains how they have ended up in lakes with seemingly no connection to other water bodies. Yet again, it would seem, Darwin's theories turn out to be correct.

Deere decided to look into the problem. From his previous work on plows, he knew that dirt was less likely to stick to highly polished metal. That thought was in the back of his mind when he visited a sawmill (锯木厂) in 1837 and noticed a broken saw made of steel. Deere brought it home and began making a better plow. The plow he wanted would have to cut deep into the soil at a sharp angle so that dirt would fall off, yet it could not put too much burden on the horses pulling it. After several experiments, Deere constructed a new plow that featured wood handles. It proved a success. Unlike the old iron plows, Deere's not only had a blade from which dirt fell away cleanly, but it also turned the soil more efficiently and quickly.

Demand for Deere's plows increased sharply, but production was limited by the shortage of polished steel. Initially, Deere could only produce a few plows each year. However, Deere's persistence paid off as he sourced cheaper steel from Pittsburgh. Amazingly, in 1857, his company manufactured and sold 10, 000 plows!

Deere, a perfectionist, continually improved his plows, introducing multiple new versions in a single year. While this slowed down his production ability, it ensured Deere a solid reputation among his customers. Deere plows became world famous in the 1870s when they outshone the competition in a demonstration in France. That same decade, his company built its first riding plow and designed the leaping deer as its trademark.

"Mary, I hate to call Rob in the mornings. He's growing so fast and he needs his sleep. If you could see how sound he sleeps when I go to wake him up! I wish I could manage alone. "

"Well, you can't, Adam." His mother's voice was quick and light. "Besides, he isn't a child any more. It's time he took his turn. "

"Yes, " his father said slowly, "But I sure do hate to wake him. "

A few days before Christmas that year when he was fifteen, Rob heard these words and something in him spoke: his father loved him! He had never thought of that before, for neither his father nor his mother talked about loving their children -- they had no time for such things. There was always so much to do on the farm.

They were poor, and most of the excitement for Christmas was in the turkey and the pies his mother made. His sisters sewed presents and his mother and father always bought him something he needed, not only a warm jacket, maybe, but something more, such as a book. And he saved and bought them each something, too.

He had gone to the ten-cent store and bought a tie as usual. It had seemed nice enough until he lay thinking the night before Christmas. He wished that he had a better present for his father.

A thought struck him like a silver lightning. Why should he not give his father a special gift in the barn(牛棚)? He could get up early, earlier than four o'clock and he could move quietly and slowly into the barn and get all the milking done. He'd do it alone, milk and clean up, and then when his father went in to start the milking, he'd see it all done. He laughed to himself as he gazed at the stars, it was what he would do, and he mustn't sleep too sound.

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At a quarter to three, he got up and put on his clothes.

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Back in his room, he had only a minute to pull off his clothes in the darkness and jumped into bed, for he heard his father up.

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Volha Halpyarovich, from Belarus, (experience) the healing power of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a child. "When I caught a cold or had a cough, my mom used to make a cupping, a technique that involves placing cups on the skin (create) suction (吸力)," said Halpyarovich.

After she moved to China over 12 years ago, she became even more crazy about Chinese medicine. Living in a community with a drugstore Chinese traditional herbs and medicine were sold, Halpyarovich met an experienced doctor. The wise old gentleman began with a thorough diagnosis, checking her pulse, examining her tongue, and observing her eyes. To her surprise, he accurately pointed out her health issues talking too much.

TCM views the body as universe connected with nature. It focuses on improving blood circulation and removing blocks, (lead) to enhanced well-being. After following the treatment, Halpyarovich felt (good). She believes that traditional Chinese medicine is not only a kind of treatment, but it's a lifestyle.

As more people seek harmony with nature and within (they), Halpyarovich recommends traditional Chinese medicine. "I find it to be a complex and (benefit) method that is in agreement with the goal of living in harmony," she said. From cupping to personalized herbal treatment, she encourages others to explore the diverse and useful    (approach) that Chinese traditional medicine has to offer.

As part of the school project, Li's school has2 its students to do more community work. After the half day of3 work, Li told himself not to jaywalk (乱穿马路) anymore. "I think through community work we get to4 others and, more5, we grow a sense of responsibility," he said.

Community service is an important6 of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to7 40 hours of community service before8. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can get a9 of nearly $5,000 (33,000 yuan).

Chinese students today do10 community work, too. Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the doors and11 the people living there. Li Xiaotian, 15, said he used to12 ads from the walls with his classmates. They brought brushes, towels and knives and13 for three hours under the summer sun. "It was tiring, but seeing the clean14 without ugly ads, we really felt15," he said.

Since the Warring States Period (战国时代), the ancient people loved sweets and developed methods of producing sugar. In the Tang Dynasty, there was huge progress in the technology of sugar making. And sugar, the precious product once only served to the emperors and princes, also went into common people's homes. With the cultural and economic (经济的) development of Song and Yuan Dynasties, people became less interested in only tasting sweetness. In the Ming Dynasty, some people added pictures with good luck into the bowl of sugar, and sugar painting appeared.

Sugar painting is different from normal painting. Sugar painters use syrup (糖浆) as the material, a spoon as the "paintbrush", and a smooth table as the "paper". To make syrup, they have to make sugar hot before painting. Since syrup may become hard if it cools, the painters have to produce the work very quickly. They move the spoon full of syrup up and down, left and right. Soon a sugar painting is done.

However, it's a pity that this folk art is dying recently. The sugar painting that used to be rich in shapes has become poorer and poorer because of fewer needs. What's worse, few people seem to be willing to pass on the art except those aging sugar painters.

For most people, painting is a kind of art and difficult to understand. However, sugar painting has pulled the art down into people's daily lives. Through it, we may see the spiritual support of the ancient people across centuries. Now, sugar painting has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in China. Therefore, the art should be remembered, missed and passed on.

In Western cultures, bread holds a significant place. In France, the baguette is more than just a type of bread; it is a symbol of French culture. The process of making a baguette requires patience and skill, from kneading the dough to baking it to a perfect golden-brown crust. French people often enjoy baguettes with cheese, butter, or cold cuts, and it is a common sight to see them walking down the street with a freshly baked baguette under their arm. This simple yet iconic food represents the French love for good food, their appreciation for the artisanal, and their relaxed lifestyle.

Food also plays a crucial role in cultural celebrations. In the United States, Thanksgiving is a major holiday centered around a large meal. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. These foods are not only delicious but also have historical and cultural significance. Turkey, for example, was one of the foods served at the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, symbolizing the harvest and the cooperation between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans.