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One cool autumn morning, tragedy3 the village — a fierce storm swept through, leaving damage on its way. Homes were damaged, fields4, and many of the villagers found themselves in need of help.

Amelia realized she had to do something to5 her neighbors. With Rufus by her side, she6 offering aid wherever it was needed. They worked7, clearing ruins, mending roofs, and providing8 to those who had lost so much.

As days turned into weeks and the village slowly began to9, word of Amelia's selfless acts10 far and wide. The community applauded for her as a hero, praising her unyielding determination and kindness in the face of11. But Amelia remained modest,12 that she had simply done what anyone would do in such a situation.

As winter13 upon the village, bringing with it a blanket of snow, Amelia sat by the fireplace with Rufus at her feet. Though they were14 from their efforts, their hearts were full, knowing they had made a(an)15 in the lives of those around them.

Be curious. It's easier to connect with people if you have shared interests or experiences, so start paying attention to what's in your mind. What motivates you? What excites you? If you know what's meaningful or fun for you, it may lead you to an activity that connects you to others.

Make something. When experts advise making something, people will say, "Well, I'm not Picasso. I don't know how to do a fancy painting." Of course, you're not! You can try your grandma's pie recipe or plant an herb garden that puts your thoughts and feelings about who you are and express those thoughts and feelings to others.

Whether it's volunteering for a cause or playing frisbee (飞盘), try to find others who share your interests. There's even an online group that has a quirk y shared interest: a fascination with brown bears in Alaska, which led to Fat Bear Week. In interactions with others, you can begin to reveal yourself and share the unique things that matter to you.

Other people's loneliness matters too. If loneliness go unaddressed, people can end up in a world of hurt. If you see someone experiencing loneliness, ask them how they're doing. Share your own experience of loneliness and how you get rid of it. Thus, helping others can also benefit yourself.

A. Pour out your hard feelings.

B. Loneliness can be infectious.

C. Find a group that matches your interests.

D. You should tolerate the risk of being lonely.

E. But the opportunities for creative expression are endless.

F. Knowing yourself can be a first step to bonding with others.

G. Then, other people recognize that and share their story in return.

Does this growing aggression on social media give us a glimpse of our real human nature? Are we-at our core-aggressive beasts? It's true that hate crimes are on the rise, and political divisions app ear to be growing. The level of public bitterness-especially online-is substantial. But I don't believe that's because social media has unlocked our cruel human nature.

As an evolutionary anthropologist, I have spent years researching our transformation as a species. Over the past two million years, we have evolved from groups of apelike beings armed with sticks and stones to the creators of cars, rockets, and nations. Our bigger brains have allowed us to bond and cooperate in more complex and diverse ways than any other animal. Meanwhile, "you are whom you meet." How we perceive, experience, and act in the world is shaped by who and what surround us on a daily basis. This process has deep evolutionary roots and gives humans what we call a shared reality.

I would argue that the rise in online aggression is a product of our evolutionary social skills, the social media boom, and the specific political, economic and social context where we find ourselves. This explosive combination has opened up a space for increasingly more people to fan the flames of aggression and insult online. Aggressive behavior-especially to those you don't have to confront face-to-face-is easier than it's ever been. And for the aggressor, there are often no consequences.

Yes, it seems that the world is getting more aggressive, but that's not because we are more aggressive at our core. It's because we haven't been standing up against bullying, abuse, and aggressive harassment, and promoting pro-social attitudes and actions our contemporary world demands. In person and on social media, we must do both.

Using data from 73 low-tech city farms, community gardens and personal plots of land, Newell and his team compared the average carbon emissions of food produced at low-tech urban agriculture sites to those of conventionally grown crops. The team found that because of urban gardens' relatively low yields, along with the energy used in constructing the planting beds, big-city spuds (马铃薯) were significantly more carbon-intensive than commercially grown ones. This held true even when the researchers factored in emissions from transporting commercially grown produce to often distant grocery stores. That doesn't mean that growing vegetables in big cities is totally bad, however. "Urban farming is great, " if imperfect, says Carola Grebitus, a food choice expert. It can be a powerful tool for job creation and education, she says, and a good way to introduce fresh produce to urban "food deserts" where healthy fruits and vegetables are hard to come by. Community gardens can also provide a place to connect with nature, and the added green space can reduce the risks of heat and flooding.

Conscious of these benefits, Newell's team highlighted several ways to make urban agriculture more sustainable. One option is to be selective about what crops are grown. For instance, tomatoes grown in the soil of open-air urban plots had a lower carbon intensity than tomatoes grown in conventional greenhouses. Another strategy is to rely on existing constructions. Include old structures into a new garden's design instead of taking down old buildings. Finally, take the local climate, water quality and soil into account. Growing plants that are ill-suited to an area requires more water, energy and pesticides (杀虫剂), all of which affect the environment.

Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics(评论家) were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It still remains one of his most famous works.

George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.

Amazon Basics 70L

It's much cheaper than many travel bags on the market and does not sacrifice any of the practical uses or space that comes with more expensive bags. The bag may not be as luxury as some of the more high-end bags, but its simple style lets you focus on the main thing you need to focus on when traveling: the moment.

Eurohike Nepal 65L

The Eurohike Backpack is a great choice because of how adaptable it is. Besides having a great amount of storage, it comes with an internal security pocket. It weighs just 1.38kg as opposed to other backpacks, which can weigh up to nearly 2kg. If you're going to go hiking when you travel, then it is perfect.

Mountain Warehouse Tor 65L

First, its brand is one of the most trusted in the industry, so quality is guaranteed. Second, the backpack's adjustable back allows you to change how the bag fits according to your needs. Available in both blue and green, this is a great choice if you want a bag that you can depend on.

Osprey Europe Farpoint 70L

Osprey is one of the best brands for backpacks. Its frame (框架) suspension, which can be adjusted to different needs, allows you to travel more comfortably. Whether you're visiting Switzerland in a thick, wool coat or the south of France in shorts and a T-shirt, the bag will match your look. This bag does say it is marketed for men, but, of course, it can be unisex.

It was a cold winter Monday morning. Manu an eight-year-old was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom upstairs, at the Khagal house. Mondays are usually very difficult for him after a weekend break from his school. "Manu, wake up! It's school time!" shouted out Manu's mother Akhila, from the kitchen. Manu pulled the blanket over him and ignored his mother's repeated attempts to wake him up. "Manu! It's already 6 o'clock and your school bus will be here by 7. So please wake up and get ready. Manu continued sleeping.

Finally, after much pestering and pampering (纠缠和纵容), Manu got out of bed and started getting ready for school lazily. The school bus was already honking (按喇叭) in front of his house while Manu was brushing his teeth. Akhila requested the driver to wait for a few minutes. She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get to his school bus.

"Phew! Manu didn't miss his bus today" Akhila sighed. She was really concerned about her son. Manu couldn't do anything on time, waking up in the morning or any of his daily tasks. Akhila thought to herself "need to work out a plan to teach him a lesson in self-discipline (自律). Repeated advice and warnings haven't changed him."

The next day it was the usual scene at the Khagal house except that there was no effort from Akhila to wake up her son. The time was 7. The school bus honked and Akhila, unlike her usual self, asked the bus driver to leave. There was unusual confidence on Akhila's face. Manu finally woke up at around 9 o' clock. He ran down to the kitchen and cried out "Mom! Why didn't you wake me up? The school bus has already left and I am really late for school today." He couldn't stop crying. "I have a math test today and Mrs. Mangat will punish me if I miss her class and the test." The calm face of Akhila made Manu feel more anxious.

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"Mom, what should I do now? Please help!" said Manu weepingly.

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The scene the next day at the Khagal house was a little different.

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The Rhine River flows from the Swiss Alps to the Netherlands, then into the North Sea. The 765-mile long river is the (two) longest in Central and Western Europe.

the days of the Roman Empire, the Rhine has been an important transportation route (link) southern and northern Europe. It (pass) through six countries: Switzerland, Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands. As the Rhine enters Germany, it forms the border Germany and France. Huge amounts of untreated waste from towns, farms and industries were dumped into the water which led to the (disappear) of the once-plentiful salmon (鲑鱼) by 1958. Years ago, the Rhine (consider) one of Europe's most polluted rivers. In 1986, chemical factory fire in Switzerland made the pollution problem much (bad), killing millions of fish and wildlife along the river. After the 1986 fire, the Rhine Action Plan was put into place to clean up the river.

Today, the river isn't completely pollution-free, but the salmon have returned. Salmon area species of fish that are very (sense) to the quality of the water they live in.

Tucker's2 began when McCall spent the night in a nearby hotel during her journey from Florida to Michigan to visit a sick relative. McCall, who had lost her husband to cancer and her grandson to violence, found3 in her two cats, Tucker and Fat Cat. Without those two cats, she may not have4 it. The next morning, when McCall was ready to5 the road again, Tucker was gone.6, she searched along the busy road for hours, but in vain. With tight budget, she couldn't7 to stay another night but continued her trip without him, heartbroken.

The next day, Lillard8 Tucker by a garbage bin. She took him home, and9 his story in a lost-pet Facebook group. Soon McCall was on the phone with Lillard, hearing Tucker's cries and sobbing with10.

McCall's luck was11: Lillard's grandfather was heading to Michigan, and Lillard was happy to12 Tucker until the cat could hitch a ride with him. One month later, Tucker was13 delivered to McCall's doorstep, just in time for Christmas.

Today, McCall, Tucker, Fat Cat, and Lillard have formed a bond that14 the 600 miles that once separated them. Though McCall's future is uncertain, she is comforted by the15 of her furry companions and the friendship of Lillard, a stranger who became a savior.

Amazon has reached what its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos called "an interesting milestone." The retailing giant so highly associated with books and then music and video, now has tens of millions of products and a majority are non-media goods, from drills to tennis balls to almost anything else that can be shipped.

The 48-year-old has officially transformed Amazon, which he founded in 1994, from an online bookstore selling other stuff to a retailer that once sold mostly books. Then, Amazons stock (股票) is up 397 percent in the last five years.

So, what's behind the success? Bezos regularly leaves one seat open at meetings and informs all attendees that they should consider that seat occupied by their customer, the most important person in the room.

Always trying to find out what customers want, Bezos is even stricter about what customers don't want. They hate delays, defects and out-of-stock products, so the company constantly looks to make them as rare as possible. Amazon's data shows that a 0.1 second delay in page loading can translate into a one percent drop in customer activity.

But it doesn't fully explain the extraordinary success. For Bezos, a data driven customer focus encourages him to take risks to innovate. Amazons kindle, for example, came into being because he believed millions would want an e-book reader, downloading any book within 60 seconds. Engineers were free to solve technical challenges as they saw fit, only needing to make it right for consumers.

Efficiency — cheapness, in the eyes of Amazon's critics — is also an important part of the Amazon culture. In 2009, Bezos declared that Amazon had begun fighting against waste. The more he could get rid of needless costs, the easier it would be to deliver rock-bottom prices to customers.

A. In fact, Bezos links the two.

B. That turning point might be Bezos' greatest achievement.

C. He set that target without getting trapped by technical issues.

D. Even the tiniest delay in loading a webpage isn't insignificant.

E. Customers do enjoy quick delivery, quality products and great after-sales service.

F. Bezos could have done it earlier, but he took over twenty years to complete that target.

G. Amazon managers would tell you: the empty chair, the internal nickname of the figure that rules their lives.

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to our emissions pose a twin threat to the world's coral reefs. Higher temperatures stress corals and this can lead to mass bleaching (漂白) and death. In addition, atmospheric CO₂ absorbed by the ocean makes the water more acidic and weakens coral skeletons. This, along with pollution and overfishing, has already created a crisis for the planet's reefs.

To find out more about the extent and speed at which coral species could adapt, Jury and his colleagues at the University of Hawai'i collected dozens of specimens of eight different coral species from reefs around O'ahu, Hawai'i. They were then grown in an outdoor lab under four different conditions: under today's climate, one with temperatures raised by 2℃ but water chemistry unchanged, another with temperatures held but water chemistry made more acidic, and the last with both temperature and water chemistry changed to produce the warmer, more acidic conditions.

The test lasted as long as six months, but "the corals did surprisingly well", says Jury. All saw lower growth rates-a measure of coral health -under the more stressful conditions. Yet individuals of all species survived the combined stressors, with no clear trade-off between tolerance to heat and acidity.

In fact, there is building evidence of a significant potential to adapt to changing oceans. For instance, in a second study published this month, Melissa Naugle at Southern Cross University in Australia and her colleagues analysed heat tolerance of different coral species on the Great Barrier Reef. They found unexpectedly large variation in heat tolerance, even among corals in the same part of the reef, which could be especially valuable for efforts to restore reefs by breeding more tolerant corals.

"I'm cautiously optimistic," says Lisa McManus at the University of Hawai'i, who wasn't involved with any of the research. But she cautions that any adaptive potential still depends on how much coral is left after extreme events. "In a lot of areas around the world, there's little coral cover left."

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. Owner Uniper says many of the 170 remaining employees will stay on during a two-year decommissioning (停用关闭) process.

The UK government hailed (赞扬) the closure as a milestone in efforts to generate all of Britain's energy from renewable sources by 2030. The shutdown makes Britain the first country from the Group of Seven major economies to phase out coal — though some other European nations, including Sweden and Belgium, got there sooner.

Energy Minister Michael Shanks said the plant's closure "marks the end of an era and coal workers can be rightly proud of their work powering our country for over 140 years. We owe generations a debt of gratitude as a country. The era of coal might be ending, but a new age of good energy jobs for our country is just beginning."

The world's first coal-fired electricity plant, Edison Electric Light Station, opened in London in 1882. Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which opened in 1968, is a landmark whose eight concrete cooling towers and 199-meter chimney are seen by millions of people a year as they drive past on the M1 highway or speed by on trains.

In 1990 coal provided about 80% of Britain's electricity. By 2012 it had fallen to 39%, and by 2023 it stood at just 1%, according to figures from the National Grid. More than half of Britain's electricity now comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar power, and the rest from natural gas and nuclear energy.

"Ten years ago, coal was the leading source of this country's power — generating a third of our electricity," said Dhara Vyas, deputy chief executive of Energy U. K. "So, to get to this point just a decade later, with coal's contribution replaced by clean and low carbon sources, is an incredible achievement. As we aim for further ambitious targets in the energy transition (转变), it's worth remembering that few back then thought such a change at such a pace was possible."

My father had died four months earlier and I had been wearing a gold ring of his that was gifted to me. On the second day of our hike, as the rest of our group set off after lunch, I was walking at the back with my wife when I looked down at my hand where my dad's ring usually was. It was gone.

I spent the next few minutes and hours being comforted by my friends and family and regretting how I could lose something so precious on a hiking trip. My friend encouraged me to search for my ring in my pack, which I did when we stopped for a drink. There was no ring.

We set up camp and settled in at Kingfisher Flat, the most beautiful campsite, sitting beside a flowing creek. That night I went to sleep and eventually reconciled that my ring was gone for good.

Finishing the hike the following day, back at Mambray Creek, my mate said we should have one last look for the ring at the campsite before setting off. I went along with the idea, especially given there were toilets nearby and it was a four-hour drive back to our home on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

As we approached our campsite our friends started searching around the grounds for the ring. I inspected our fuel gauge completely, while my eldest daughter walked to the fire ring where we'd been chatting and laughing. Seconds later I heard my daughter say "I've found it!"

I seriously could not believe what she'd said until she presented me with my dad's ring. I accepted the ring, hugged my daughter and to this day find it hard to believe my dad's ring was found. This precious chapter made the two nights hiking something I will never forget.

Paris

Daytime temperatures in the 70s makes summer one of the best times to wander around the City of Light. Dine alfresco at a cafe along the Champs-Élysées, or have a picnic at the Luxembourg Gardens or on the lawns in front of the Eiffel Tower. The only cons: bigger crowds and higher prices on hotel rooms. You may want to consider a vacation rental to save money, and you should plan to visit world-renowned attractions like the Louvre first thing in the morning to avoid a great many tourists.

Great Barrier Reef

Australia's Great Barrier Reef offers some of the most scenic snorkeling and diving on the globe at hot spots like Osprey Reef and Heron Island. And, believe it or not, your tourism dollars can help protect this quickly disappearing natural wonder. However, you don't have to be a diver to fully enjoy this region. Sailing on the open ocean and kicking back on a Whitsunday Islands beach will no doubt satisfy relaxation seekers.

London

Get down to London town for your next summer vacation. Spend your days touring the grounds of Buckingham Palace and admiring London's green spaces from above with a ride on the London Eye. Though temperatures historically sit in the 70s during these warmer months, heat waves bringing weather in the 90s aren't unprecedented (史无前例的). If you're willing to deal with some heat and the crowds the season brings, you are guaranteed to have a jolly good trip.