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While traditional offshore turbines sit on metal and concrete towers fixed into the seabed, Hywind's turbines rest on floating frames that move up and down with the waves. It proves to be an important development as the world struggles to meet the net zero carbon emission (排放) targets set in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

To cut those emissions, green electricity will need to be at the main source of global energy, according to the International Energy Agency. It says that by 2040, half of the world's energy needs will have to be met by electricity produced in a net zero way. Projects like Hywind's floating wind farm offer a picture of what the future could look like.

The reasons for this can be listed as follows. Firstly, unlike fixed units, floating turbines can operate in deep waters far from the shoreline, where winds tend to be stronger. Secondly, it can serve offshore areas that are too deep for bottom-fixed turbines. "In places like Korea, Japan and California, you can only manage a certain amount of offshore wind, or maybe even none at all, so floating turbines are the only option in the longer term," explains Henrik Steisdal, a Danish inventor at the forefront of floating wind innovation.

While floating turbines overcome some of the problems that make offshore wind farms in deep waters impossible, there are still challenges that have to be overcome. There are some concerns about what effect floating wind turbines might have on the sea environment. The price of floating wind projects is also still high — almost twice as much as that of the bottom-fixed offshore ones. Another problem is how to avoid the risk of a system breakdown when the wind is blowing too hard.

24,000 people participated (参加) in the study. Around 30 percent of the participants often had fewer than three meals a day. According to the data (数据), those who were younger, male, with less of an education and a lower family income, were more likely to skip meals. Meal-skipping was also more common among those who smoked more, drank more, ate less healthy food, had more snacks, and took in less energy overall.

Compared with participants eating three meals per day, the risk for participants eating one meal per day was 30% higher for all-cause death, and 83% higher for cardiovascular(心血管的) disease(CVD) death. Those who ate two meals a day had a 7% increased risk of all-cause death and a 10% increased risk of cardiovascular death.

The CVD death rate of the participants who skipped breakfast was40% higher compared with those who did not. The all-cause death risk was 12% higher for skipping lunch and 16% higher for skipping dinner compared with those who did not. Skipping breakfast was connected with a greater risk of dying from CVD, while skipping lunch or dinner was connected with a greater risk of all-cause death, including a rise in CVD risk.

There was even a problem for those who ate all three meals but had them too close together. Eating two neighbouring meals within 4.5 hours of each other was also shown to be connected with increased all-cause death risk. While the study seems to make messages difficult that suggest intermittent fasting (间歇性禁食) could be good for you, the data stresses the importance of regular refueling stops for the body.

Noah said his love of language was encouraged by his community. "Wagga is a place full of people from different cultures, and sometimes when I meet new people who have trouble speaking English I like to talk to them in their own language," he said. "I also have a few Chinese friends so I think it will be cool to talk to them in their language."

The 17-year-old started teaching himself Chinese around five years ago, before taking distance education classes at the start of Year 11. His language ability was also useful in his part-time job at a local Chinese restaurant, where he translated orders for the cooks and customers.

Noah said he also had a basic knowledge of seven other languages. It was while teaching himself languages that Noah got the idea of the translation tool. "I decided to make my own app because there weren't many around — all the other apps were full of advertisements (广告) and the translation feature (功能) wasn't powerful enough," he said.

His app also includes a word of the day feature, lessons on how to write Chinese characters (汉字) and a news feed of important Chinese news.

He said learning computer programming to build the app had been like studying another language. With the end of school around the corner, Noah said he would like to pursue (追求) both his interests in computer programming and languages. "I'm planning to work for a year and save so I can go on to university as I really want to make a career (事业) out of one of these two topics."

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind is the story of John Nash, a mathematician who went on to win the Nobel Prize for his Game Theory. This movie brings his whole journey on screen—from his beginning to his downhill ride.

The first half is all about his rise to fame while the second half shows how he slowly falls into madness. After many years of fighting, he finally is victorious.

I.Q.

The story is about an auto mechanic who falls for Albert Einstein's niece. The only problem is that she is engaged (已订婚的) to someone else. Fortunately, Einstein likes him. The young man pretends to be a physicist to run after her, but things don't go as he has planned.

If A Beautiful Mind was a little too heavy for you, I.Q. would be the perfect fit. It's a light drama that is funny and heartwarming for the most part.

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting is a touching tale of a troubled young man called Will Hunting who is gifted with a natural talent in mathematics.

However, he is struggling to find his identity. He can solve any math problem, but not the one he seems to be struggling within his life. His life seems to be getting only worse until one day he meets Sean, a therapist, who helps him find direction in life.

Creation

Creation is a story of a famous scientist, Charles Darwin, best known for his Theory of Evolution. This movie attempts to bring his struggling days into focus, the time when he was dealing with the loss of his daughter and was suffering from hallucinations (幻觉). At the same time, he was working on a book called On the Origins of Species, which he finally completed.

All in all, Creation is a great historical drama.

Sally's birthday was approaching, and the excitement that usually filled her heart was now replaced with disappointment and stress. Turning eleven was a big deal, and she had always celebrated it with a grand party surrounded by her friends. However, this year was different. The burden of excessive homework and her parents' struggling business weighed heavily on her, forcing Sally to make the difficult decision of not having a birthday party, even though it was an event she enjoyed dearly every year. One day, during the break, her best friend, Jane, with a curious look in her eyes, approached. "Are you going to have a birthday party this year?" Jane asked, sensing Sally's sadness. "No," Sally sighed and replied sadly, "there's just too much going on and my parents are going through financial difficulties."

She smiled weakly, trying to conceal (掩饰) her extreme disappointment and stress, but Jane saw through her pretence easily. Jane nodded thoughtfully and did not say anything. After the break, Sally saw her talking to one of their classmates, Sarah, secretively. Curious, Sally went over to them, but as soon as Jane saw her, she quickly walked away. Sally was scared by Jane's strange actions and turned towards Sarah. "What did she say?" Sally asked. However, Sarah simply shrugged and walked away, leaving Sally standing there, feeling left out and anxious.

"What is happening?" Sally wondered anxiously. "Are they keeping something from me?" As Sally's birthday drew nearer, Jane was often found chatting softly with their other classmates. Whenever Sally went over to them, they would just walk away or tell her that they were talking about a secret which Sally was not allowed to know. "Jane has never kept secrets from me before," Sally thought. Her heart fell. Even her friends were distancing themselves from her! She swung between confusion and sadness with each passing moment, desperately trying to figure out what was happening. Why were her friends distancing themselves from her? And what were they hiding?

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On the day of Sally's birthday, she went to school and found her classroom in total darkness.

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Tears sprang from Sally's eyes and her face broke into a radiant smile.

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1.   人物简介；2.   主要事迹；3.   所受启发。

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Thanks for your attention!

        In 2004, FIFA formally (announce) to the world that soccer originates in Zibo, Shandong province, China. Maybe few people know that this sport is called Cuju in ancient China.

       Cuju is often written as ts'u-chü and translates literally as "kick-ball". The name served as a catch-all (笼统语）to describe a number of different (version) of a game in which the ball was kicked.

       Cuju involved a great degree of complexity and developed over time. It could be played in a team or (individual), and was often played for purely aesthetic (美学的) reasons. The non-competitive version was called baida, with a range of skills that players sought(master). Competitive Cuju featured two teamsobject was to outscore one another.

       A number of books on Cuju were written in the past centuries,some of which have survived. They offer a fascinating insight a wide range of kicks that could be used, as well as the various movements and body postures involved.

     It is little played today except as a minor tourist(attract) and on ceremonial occasions,its vibrant history lives on. In current China, many people choose this game as a way to exercise while (experience) China's traditional culture. Cuju was listed into first batch of China's intangible cultural heritage in 2006

It was 1930, when many people were out of work, money was tight and people suffered a lot. Still, the streets were4 with energy and color. As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barber shops and so on. He5 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the6.

Jacob came from a poor family so his mother wanted him to aim for something more7. But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented. Alston8 him how to use paints to make stage sets.

As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man9 to become an artist. Many creative people10 there to talk about art, literature and history. From their11, Jacob learned that history books often ignored the accomplishments of African Americans. He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero. He12 Toussaint, who had helped free his people from French ruling.

Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed13 admiration. To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that14 him away from painting. Then something encouraging happened. An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job. For eighteen months, Jacob was given a(n)15 to paint pictures. For the first time, he felt like a professional artist.

The invention of the mobile phone and mobile technology was incredible. Here we highlight the most common ones that technology is changing our lives today.

● Mobile technology has changed how we communicate.

The advancement of technology has made communication unbelievably fast and convenient.

In the past, writing a letter or finding a wired telephone was the best way to communicate remotely with someone. You can send them a message on social media, text them, video chat, email, or put a call through.

● Mobile technology creates the "Everything" device.

With many businesses mobile technologies have brought about, there are some products that they have made out of date. Now just one device has replaced the portable (便携式的) music player, alarm clock, GPS, calculator, camera, flashlight, calendar and much more.

● Mobile technology leads to ever-present distraction.

In many places, it's a common sight to see just about everyone with a mobile phone within arm's reach. In the first two ways listed above, that can be useful. As mobile technologies have become more and more widespread in today's society, research has begun to connect heavy day-to-day use with a number of side effects, the majority of which are related to mental health.

We should accept that mobile technologies are here to stay and improve our lives for the better in spite of its shortcomings. In my opinion, its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages.

A. We cannot ignore its disadvantages.

B. All in all, mobile devices greatly benefit our lives.

C. However, instant access is not always a good thing.

D. While these things do still exist, they are no longer absolutely essential.

E. Nowadays, you are blessed with more efficient options at your fingertips.

F. The conventional way of doing shopping has also changed beyond imagination.

G. Since then, advances in mobile technology have shaped our lives in various ways.

Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?

In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.

A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender(性别)are "really, really smart." Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are "really, really smart." Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not.

Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with "intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world."