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Chito Shedden was a simple fisherman and tour guide from Siquirres, Limon Province, Costa Rica. He had a broad range of interesting facts about nature, which helped his business quite a bit.

The year was 1989 and Chito was walking along the banks of the Reventazón River when he happened upon something very strange. There was a dying male crocodile (鳄鱼). When he stepped up to carefully examine the skinny reptile, he realized it had been shot through the head and then left eyes.

He knew, dangerous as it was, he couldn't leave the poor animal there, alone and helpless. Chito acted quickly, calling for the help of several brave friends to load the heavy reptile into his boat. He knew if he could heal it, he would then send it back into the wild. He named the huge reptile "Pocho", which means strength and began to care for him in his own backyard.

The kind and helpful fisherman started to heal Pocho with medicine, food, and more importantly, lots of care and attention. Chito fed the crocodile a steady diet of chicken and fish. He bought medicine to prevent infection (感染) and even slept by his side at night.

Affection was one of the most important factors. Chito gave him kisses and hugs. He talked to him and petted him. "The crocodile needed my love to regain the will to live," he said. In time, Pocho improved enough to returned to normal health. It was time for him to return to his own river in the wild. Chito and his friends loaded the crocodile back into his boat and set him free in a nearby river. The two parted ways and Chito returned home alone.

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Chito awoke the next morning, and walked outside.

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A closer relationship was formed between Pocho and Chito.

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1. 表示祝贺；2. 提供建议(就餐礼仪、见面礼等)

参考词汇：table manners (餐桌礼仪)

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Each time I take the underground I find myself (surround) by dozens of passengers playing smart phones. They almost won't even give a glance at the outside world. You may think it is normal to play smart phones (kill) time. What's worse, when I talk with some of my friends, they even talk while playing their phones, is really annoying.

I really miss the old days when I (chat) with some passengers on the train. Now things are different. Everyone just concentrates their smart phones. When taking with them, seems that you are disturbing their playing smart phones. I could not just blame them for I am moving to be one like them. Sometimes I just feel we (large) ignore our neighbors and want to keep in touch with (distance) strangers though he Internet. We care about the things far away pay no attention to the needs nearby. How awkward the situation is! In a way we (control) by smart phones now.

The following Sunday, he told me, "Let's put away some money into a3 each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer." I immediately washed out a jar and4a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.

Each of us5 to the jar weekly.6, we still hadn't gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I7 him of the remaining time, and then he8 me, "Don't worry and we'll have a free Saturday."

On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no reply of my father who had been to work suddenly appeared and yelled, "I got two tickets!"

I could hardly9 when we finally sat together, father and son,10 my New York Yankees. I sat cheering but for my father, all I could see is a face11 tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a12 ticket in his yellowed book, which13, October 1, 1960, General Admission. My father, who14nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(an)15 of our afternoon together.

The teenage years can be tough, and it's normal to feel sad every now and then. But if these feelings don't go away or become so intense that you can't handle them, you may be suffering from depression.

Try not to isolate yourself

When you're depressed, you may not feel like seeing anybody or doing anything. If you just stay in bed all day and isolate yourself, you will feel more depressed. . Thus, please spend more time with friends, especially those who are active.

Keep your body healthy

Making healthy lifestyle choices can do wonders for your mood. Ever heard of a "runnershigh"? Physical activity can be as effective as medications for depression, so get involved in sports, ride your bike, or take a dance class. Any activity helps! . As for food, make sure you're feeding your mind with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Avoid alcohol and drugs

You maybe try drinking or use drugs in an effort to escape from your feelings and get a "mood boost", even if just for a short time. However substance use can not only make depression worse, but can cause you to become more depressed. . You will need special treatment for your substance problem.

Stress and worry can lead to depression. Talk to a teacher if exams or classes seem overwhelming. In addition, if you have a health concern you feel you can't talk to your parents about, see a doctor. A health professional can help you approach your parents and guide you toward appropriate treatment. If you're dealing with relationship, friendship, or family problems, talk to an adult you trust.

A. Ask for help if you are stressed.

B. Even a short walk can be beneficial.

C. Turn to your parents for help.

D. But as you get out into the world, you may find yourself feeling better.

E. In short, drinking and taking drugs will make you feel worse-not better-in the long run.

F. The more exercise you do, the healthier you will be.

G. Help is available and you have more power than you think.

Southern Resident orcas are a different population of orcas that live in the Pacific Northwest. The lives of these orcas are closely tied to those of the salmon. So if the salmon disappear, so too will the orca. But despite their preference for the salmon, these whales are known to attack and kill other smaller marine mammals (海洋哺乳 动物) without eating them.

To better understand this unusual behavior, an international team of researchers did a research and examined more than 60 years of recorded interactions between Southern Resident orcas and porpoises in the Salish Sea.

"Why don't the Southern Residents just eat porpoises instead?" Deborah Giles of Wild Orca said. "It's because fish-eating killer whales have a completely different ecology and culture from orcas that eat marine mammals. So we must conclude that their interactions with porpoises serve a different purpose, but this purpose has only been a guess until now. "

According to Giles and her colleagues' work, the orca may be attacking the porpoise as a form of social play. It is possible these large animals may be attacking the smaller mammals as a way to build up social cohesion (凝聚力). Similarly, the behavior could represent hunting practice, by which the orcas are practising their teamwork and cooperation skills for hunting salmons. Finally, the behavior could be a way of "mismothering" where the orca see the smaller porpoises as weaker or ill and so in need of care.

This work highlights the need for the protection of salmon populations in the area as well as the orcas' entire hunting range. The threat to the salmon's future is not just a threat to a single species, but an entire ecosystem.

Two new tools put machine learning and front-facing cameras on smartphones to work, identifying face and eye movements. Users can look at their phone screens and select a task by smiling, raising eyebrows, opening their mouths, or looking to the left, right or up.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that 61 million adults in the United States live with disabilities, which has pushed Google, Apple and Microsoft to make products and services more accessible to them. "Every day, people use voice instructions, like ‘Hey Google', or their hands to operate their phones," the tech giant Google said in a blog post. "However, that's not always possible for people with serious physical or speech disabilities."

The changes are the result of two new features: One is called "Camera Switches", which lets people use their faces instead of taps to interact with smartphones. The other is Project Activate, a new Android application which allows people to use those gestures to start an action, like having a phone play a recorded phrase, send text, or make a call. The free Activate app is available in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States at the Google Play Store.

Apple, Google and Microsoft have kept rolling out inventions that make Internet technology more accessible to people with disabilities or who find that age has made some tasks, such as reading, more difficult. Voice-instructed digital assistants built into speakers and smartphones can enable people with sight or movement challenges to tell computers what to do. There is software that identifies text on web pages or in images and then reads it aloud, as well as automatic generation of captions that display what is said in videos. Apple built "AssistiveTouch" into the software powering its smartwatches. It lets touchscreen displays be controlled by sensing movements such as finger pinches or hand clenches.

"I hated to see all the books in the dustbins of wealthier neighborhoods. So I started to rescue them," said Gutierrez. The first book he found was a copy of the classic novel Anna Karenina written by Leo Tolstoy (托尔斯泰). The Tolstoy book was later joined by The Little Prince, Sophie's World, The lliad and a number of novels. Today, he has collected around 25,000 books.

His growing collection didn't go unnoticed. Gutierrez's neighbors were soon borrowing the books to help with their children's homework. "There was a lack of them in our neighborhood, so we started to help." said Gutierrez.

The ground floor of Gutierrez's home is now filled with books, from floor to ceiling. He opened it up as a free library, with the help of his wife Luz Gutierrez and their three children.

Word finally spread around about Gutierrez and his books. Most of the books now come from donations. He now travels around the country delivering free books to poor and remote areas. The library named"The Strength of Words", has donated books to some 235 schools, institutions and community libraries across Colombia.

Every July and September, the University of Cambridge opens its doors to welcome potential applicants and their parents and supporters to find out what it's really like to live and study here.

July Open Days-6 and 7July 2023

Our next Open Days will take place on 6 and 7 July 2023 and will include both online and in-person elements. You can get to know our courses, the colleges and departments, university facilities, the application procedure, student life and finance via:

·Information stands

·Course presentations and sample lectures

·College and department tours

·Q&A sessions with current students and staff

The program will run from 9:30-16:30(UK time)and is similar on both days so you should only need to attend one of the days. Further details will be announced in due course.

September Open Day-15 September 2023

With a focus on choosing your College, our September Open Day provides another opportunity for you to visit the Cambridge Colleges and ask current students and staff any questions you may have.

Booking information

To attend our Open Days, you must register in advance.

·Bookings for our July Open Days will open in May 2023.

·Bookings for our September Open Day will open in summer 2023, after the July Open Days.

Sign up on our website to stay updated when bookings open and for details of other opportunities, advice and resources.

Old Man Donovan was a mean man who hated children. He threw rocks at them and even shot at them with a shotgun. At least that's what we had heard.

His small farm bordered our neighborhood where my younger sister, Leigh Ann, and I lived when we were growing up. His farm was long, narrow, and quaint. It held two treasures. One was his beautiful fruit.

There were many varieties of fruit: pears, apples,and lots more I just can't think of. The fruit naturally drew the children to his land. It made them into thieves. But my sister and I didn't dare to take his fruit because of the horrible rumors we had heard about Old Man Donovan.

One summer day, we were playing in a nearby field. It was time to head back home. My sister and I were feeling very daring that day. There was a short cut to our house that went through the Donovan farm. We thought he wouldn't be able to see us run across his property around the luscious(可口味美的) fruit trees. We were almost through the farm when we heard, "Hey,girls!" in a gruff (粗哑的), low voice. We stopped dead in our tracks! There we were, face to face with Old Man Donovan. Our knees were shaking. We had visions of rocks pounding our bodies and bullets piercing our hearts.

"Come here," he said, reaching up to one of his apple trees. Still shaking, we went over to him. He held out several ripe, juicy, red apples. "Take these home," he commanded .We took the apples with surprised hearts and ran all the way home. Of course, Leigh Annand I ate the apples.

As time went on, we often went through Old Man Donovan's farm, and he kept on giving us more luscious fruit. One day, we stopped by to see him when he was on his front porch (门廊). We talked to him for hours. While he was talking, we realized that we had found the other hidden treasure: the sweet, kind heart hidden behind his gruff voice. Soon, he was one of our favorite people to talk to.

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The next winter, word got around that Old Man Donovan had died.

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1.公园名称，地理位置；

2.公园的著名景观，特色设施；

3.你对该地方的印象和感受。

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In the Hujiayuan community in Beijing, an old building that (house) a boiler to heat apartments has been transformed to provide facilities, including a medical center for elderly and a fitness center.

The boiler room site had been vacant since winter 2016, heating pipelines(管道) in the community were taken over by the government. (support) by the Beijing government, work on an improvement project began in 2017, and about 660 households have equally benefited. Lyu Yuhong, 73, who has lived in the community for more than 30 years, said the improvements have made her life much (easy), as she can now visit a doctor and exercise in her neighborhood.

By the end of 2021, the government (identify) 100 such projects in seven districts aimed at improving transportation, upgrading greenery work, and providing (addition) public facilities to improve the quality of living. Liu Daizong, program director at the World Resources Institute, said it is vital to improve the living environment for (resident) in Beijing. "Redesigning a street can change its appearance and make it more   (order), but after this work is done, vehicles may still occupy the street. The way you manage this is (keep) the order of the street from the start by clarifying its functions." Liu added.

I'd always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn't return to education until my 30s.2 the fact that the commute (通勤) was tough and the money was3, I kept going this time. I dreamed of becoming a doctor who made a(n)4.

I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to5. It wasn't the workload I struggled with, though. What I found really6 was the emotional load. As a doctor, I knew I would7 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see the most awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a8 for me.

I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally9 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a door into another world, and it also helped to10 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a form of treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection.11 I was wondering whether I was a doctor or a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I12 my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made13. I knew if I didn't put myself first, I would eventually disappear.

I still work on the wards (病房) now, but as a(n)14. There are times when you need to focus on yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it15 to head back because walking away is often the safest route of all.

Here are some scientifically proven but simple ways to cultivate satisfaction.

Help other people. Whether lending a hand or offering a handout, giving to others has been found to make you feel better. A study from the University of British Columbia found that people who spent money on gifts for others or gave to charity reported being happier than people who spent cash on themselves. . And there's a big bonus: giving your time to help others is also associated with better health.

Listen to music. , according to research from the University of Missouri, especially if you actively try to be happier when you're listening. Psychologists from Goldsmiths, University of London also found that people who listened to positive music judged a grey square to look brighter than it actually was.

. You might need to listen to cheerful music to improve your frame of mind, but it's not the same when it comes to movies, according to academics at Ohio State University. Watching a tragic film appeared to make viewers reflect on their own relationships and realize how much better off they were than the characters in the movie.

Meditate (冥想). Mindfulness meditation which focuses on experiencing the here and now has been shown to increase feelings of contentment. What's more, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in the US looked at brain scans of 16 people who took part in an eight- week mindfulness meditation course and found changes in the brain.

Go outdoors. Numerous studies have found being outside is an effective pick-me-up.   But best of all, according a University of Sussex and LSE study, is a visit to the coast. Researchers asked people to log their happiness levels on a "Happiness" app and being by the sea on a warm weekend day came out top.

A. Watch a sad film

B. Go to movies with friends

C. Optimistic music can have a positive effect on our well-being

D. If it's a green space, even if it's just your local park, that's better still

E. They indicated less stress and heightened self-awareness and compassion

F. Volunteering can make you feel good too, according to a number of studies

G. Simply write down the little things you're grateful for, whether that's a nice cup of tea or spotting a pretty bird in the garden

That may be about to change. Engineer Xinge Yu of the City University of Hong Kong and his colleagues have developed a lightweight, flexible and wireless smell interface that can precisely deliver smells such as pineapple or green tea to VR users and more fully immerse them in scented virtual worlds. Previous smell interfaces have typically used bottles of liquid perfume, an atomizer (a device that turns liquids into a fine mist) and some method of blowing the atomized droplets out. This works, but it is rigid and has limited operating time between refills, and it does not easily allow for controlling intensity. These drawbacks have made the devices less practical for VR systems.

The new design uses small wax pads filled with scents that are heated by an electrode (电极) to release a smell. A thermistor senses the temperature, which controls the smell's intensity. The study describes two different device formats. The first is small enough that it can be stuck to a user's top lip, but it includes only two smell generators. The second is worn like a face mask and has nine. Both are customizable with a selection of 30 smells, including ginger, clove, mojito and coconut milk. Different combinations can be blended at varying intensities to create thousands of possible fragrances.

The study includes demonstrations of possible applications beyond just enhancing VR, including communicating messages by smell and arousing emotions. The researchers suggest the devices could even be used to ease depressed mood or promote recall in people with age-related cognitive decline. "Scent is directly connected to the emotional and memory parts of the brain, so there are a lot of applications related to well-being and health," Amores says.

To solve this problem, communities are bringing libraries to where the kids are: in the streets. The little libraries consist of boxes that are set up outside of houses or public spaces and are filled with books. People can take books they haven't read and donate ones they have to the libraries.

Street Library Australia, a nonprofit, was started by Nick Lowe after he saw a Little Free Library on a trip to the USA. After an initial workshop in 2015 to build 30 libraries, the idea mushroomed and now there are 4,500 registered street libraries in Australia. "It just grew and grew," he said.

The libraries come in all shapes and sizes. These libraries are completely voluntary and anyone can start one.

Pamela Zielke, who runs a library called Pam's Pantry, gives out toys and craft supplies along with books. An early childhood educator, she started her library with the goal of rescuing books from dustbins. But the libraries are doing much more than just providing books-and other donated items-to people. The street libraries are also building community. "It's a little stopping place outside your house," said Lowe. "It's a great way to meet people in your neighborhood who are also book lovers, recycle books, and find new books."

These Little Street Libraries provided a valuable service during the outbreak of COVID-19 and the popularity has not waned. People use them to find books on specific hobbies like cooking, children are developing a love of reading books, and it is more convenient than going to a bookstore or a brick-and-mortar library. But even more importantly, with a shared interest, the libraries are bringing communities closer together.

A neighbor invited me to tea one afternoon. After listening sympathetically to my sadness, she asked, "Elizabeth, what do you do each week for fun?" I was shocked Fun? "I'm too busy for fun," I said. "Think of something fun to do every week," she urged. I didn't have to think. "I would love to ride horseback," I said.

I found a riding stable (马厩) about 45 minutes away，where I was introduced to Royal, standing proudly nearby. Riding Royal over jumps was a challenge, but we go along well. It lightened my spirit all week;my tasks seemed easier.

Several months passed, and the trainer began working with me to train Royal. The horse had to learn to jump fences in a controlled manner instead of flying over them as he would in an open field. We started with1 small poles and worked our way up to full jumps I arrived at the stable on a particularly cold day. Royal started running. But to my great surprise, as he neared the fence this time, he effortlessly flew over it, jumped another fence into the next field. jumped a third fence, and disappeared into the woods How was I going to find him? How would I catch him if I did find him? Then, as these terrible helpless thoughts raced through my mind, I saw movement at the edge of the far woods. It was Royal, racing toward me!

Royal had found freedom, as I had. But he'd also found love and satisfaction within fences. For him and for me, I realized, fences and freedom had always been a matter of choice.

Jane Hutcheon

Journalist, author and former foreign correspondent (通讯员) Jane Hutcheon knows a thing or two about conversations, and in Rebel Talk she draws on her rich experience in the art of guided conversations to help us begin and nurture conversations. Rebel Talk looks at ways to: transform poor conversation habits; speak up about problems; generate energy, passion and optimism; stop lecturing and giving uninvited advice; and most importantly, learn by humble listening.

From Earth: Create Your Own Natural Apothecary (药剂师)

Charlotte Rasmussen

The makings for simple skincare and medicinal home treatments can be found in your own garden or kitchen. From Earth's recipes employ pure and natural ingredients such as lily and rose and will inspire you to enlarge your herb knowledge. Beautifully photographed, this step-by-step guide explains how to use carrier oils, butters and dried flowers and is the perfect guide for anyone wanting to find a more comprehensive way of life.

Burning Questions

Margaret Atwood

Fans of Margaret Atwood, the creator of The Handmaid's Tale and more than 50 other works of fiction, poetry and essays, will be interested in her collection of essays and occasional pieces from 2004 -21. Full of wit and wisdom, Atwood focuses on subjects such as the climate crisis, freedom, debt, tech, the rise of Trump and a pandemic. Other topics include: When to offer advice to the young? (only when asked); So what if beauty is only skin deep?

Here Goes Nothing

Steve Toltz

If you like your fiction left-of-centre, then this book's for you. Angus Mooney struggles for most of his life, until he meets his wife, marriage celebrant Gracie (whose wedding ceremonies are anything but traditional). Just when things are starting to work out, an old guy with a terminal illness breaks into their house and asks to stay until he dies. When Angus does some research on their ‘guest', he wakes up the next day in the ‘afterlife'.

Standing on the edge of the plane, looking at the ground below, my tandem skydiving (双人跳伞) instructor, Bill, turned to face me. "Do you have any last words?" he asked. "Yes," I said, joking. "I hope my parachute opens."

I'd never felt more alive as Bill and I stepped out and started our freefall. Those first few seconds were amazing. I felt like a weightless piece of paper. As we reached 44,000 feet, I felt a parachute open above us. This, I was told, would slow us down for a smooth descent (下降). So why were we still traveling so fast? Confusion turned to panic as I glanced upward: The parachute was flopping (彻底失败) unopened in the wind.

My heart raced. I could hear Bill swearing as he tried to fix whatever had gone wrong.

Seconds passed, which felt like forever, until finally our emergency parachute opened. Except it got caught in the first one, making both parachutes useless. I asked Bill, "Are we going to die?" He said he didn't know.

At that moment, I just felt guilty. I'd brought my family along for the day: my parents, sisters, their partners and children. I'd invited them along to watch me die. I prayed for a second chance, for a miracle that would allow me to go back and redo the moments leading up to the jump. I prayed….

We hit the ground. I was immediately breathless, and an unimaginable pain shot up my back as we bounced into a lake on a golf course. I was somehow still alive. Gathering all my strength, I turned to face Bill. His screams of agony (极度痛苦) filled the air. From neck down, I could barely move.

We were found by some golfers, who quickly summoned emergency services. My mother and sisters cried uncontrollably as Bill was put into a helicopter, and I was placed into an ambulance.

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The next four or five months were really challenging.

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Years later, I heard that Bill made a full recovery and returned to skydiving.

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1. 介绍剪纸作品（如图案设计、文化价值等）；2. 安排来访学生体验剪纸。

注意： 1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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