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This voyage was the favorite dream of my early years. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. Uncle Thomas's library contained only books about exploration, which I read day and night. Finally, my thoughts come to the idea of making a voyage of discovery.

Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage. I can, even now, remember the hour when I committed myself to this great enterprise. I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day. Then, at nights, I studied mathematics, the theory of medicine, and sciences of practical importance for a sea-going adventurer. Twice I took jobs as an officer on a Greenland whaling ship. I felt a little proud when my captain asked me to remain with the ship, so valuable did he consider my services. And now, do I not deserve to achieve some great task? My life might have been passed in ease and comfort, but I preferred glory to every pleasure that wealth placed in my path.

When entering seventh grade, I was excited about many new things, but one thing really bothered me — I started getting acne (长青春痘). Initially, it was just a little, but then, it seemed like overnight, my face was covered with it. I tried to hide it with my hair, but it just wouldn't work.

I was consumed with worry that my peers would make fun of me. I couldn't concentrate in class, as my mind was constantly preoccupied with my appearance, causing my grades to slip sharply. I started to feel inferior (自卑的) to my classmates and even avoid interaction with them. I tried to get rid of the acne. I washed my face multiple times a day, using all sorts of acne creams I found. I also avoided snacks that might cause it. But all ended up in vain.

One day, our school announced a sports day and the teacher asked us to form our own teams. As a sports enthusiast, I had been eagerly expecting it, but I was scared that no one would join me because of how I looked. Standing in front of the mirror, I kept imagining how my classmates would react when I asked them to team up with me. The fear of rejection held me back from approaching them.

But then, Kim came to me, "Do you want to join us for the relay race? I've seen you run before and you've got the speed. If you join us, we'll have a good chance to win." In disbelief, I managed to utter "Yes," still feeling self-conscious but also incredibly grateful.

I, together with another three classmates, signed up for the relay race. We trained for it and discussed strategies together, none paying attention to my acne. Because of my advantage in speed, I was even assigned to run the last leg, which was the most crucial part.

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Then came the long-awaited sports day.

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The experience was a turning point to my junior life.

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A red panda moves along the branch of an evergreen tree, placing one front paw (前爪) in front of other like a gymnast on a balance beam (平衡木). Despite its name, the red panda is not (close) related to the giant panda but (share) similar habitats and a diet primarily consisting of bamboo (leaf) and shoots. While giant pandas spend most time walking around on the ground looking for food, red pandas spend about 90 percent of their time in the trees. In fact, red pandas have adapted so well life in the trees that they're famous for their incredible balancing skills. They even have a special wrist bone that helps when climbing. Spending time in trees is these animals avoid enemies, such as snow leopards. Their reddish coats and white face markings provide cover in the red-brown and white trees where they live.

However, red pandas are endangered, as their forest homes are being cut down their fur as well as their adorableness might put them in more danger. China has taken significant steps (protect) this rare species, such as establishing nature reserves, and (promote) sustainable land management practices. Some organizations are using high-tech methods to track poachers (偷猎者), like taking a DNA sample from a red panda (rescue) from the illegal trade market.

The consequence is imaginable - my sleep quality3 as I stayed up late, scrolling (滚屏) through endless feeds. Worse still, my classmates were engaging in meaningful activities and making progress while I was merely using up my previous advantages and became4. This contrast5 my self-criticism. So in January, I decided it was time for a6 .

I7 my social media exposure by consciously redirecting my focus to other fulfilling activities. Rather than mindlessly scrolling through my phone, I8 reading and physical workout. I also packed the phone away before bedtime, allowing my mind for a9 night's sleep.

But staying on track is10, especially in an age when a smartphone is a necessity. Sometimes, I just couldn't11 the constant stream of notifications, which led me to scroll before bedtime once again. However, I must admit that change is a process and failure is one of the steps to make12.

Now my mind and body are already thanking me. My spirits have13 risen. Besides, I've lost 12 pounds and worked with higher14. I know I still have a long way to go, but I feel proud as I am becoming a better me with a sense of15 in life.

Using tools of various types to create helps build delicate skills. When first learning how to sew, knit, woodwork, bake and so on, one must learn how to use the tools safely and correctly. Moreover, learning how to follow a pattern to obtain the desired result is an important skill as well. But that's not all. .

Once basic skills are developed, there is a great deal of opportunity for creativity. Children can come up with their own plans and patterns. They can experiment with different stitches (针法), materials, designs, etc. Creative thinking is also highly valued in many workplaces today. While making something by hand takes time, sticking with it develops both patience and persistence. Additionally, handwork can be a break from our technologically driven world. Creating something both beautiful and useful is worthwhile.

You can start by teaching your children something you enjoyed and learning together with your children. Handwork can be positive to your family life!

A. This is understandable.

B. We all enjoy the thrill of saying, "I made that! "

C. Some children are naturally drawn to arts and crafts.

D. Finally, you will develop the ability to do handwork.

E. However, handwork is essential to children's development.

F. It also increases mathematical understanding as items must often be measured.

G. With all these benefits, it is easy to see that learning handwork is a valuable activity.

This space-to-ground experiment began with 6 rice seeds sent into orbit in 2022 on the Wentian spacecraft. Taikonauts onboard Tiangong bred these seeds into 59, which they returned to Earth. Researchers then selected high-quality seeds, growing them under controlled climate conditions and producing around 10,000 new seeds.

Zheng Huiqiong, a lead researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Center, shared that the team's findings suggest space-bred seeds can reproduce effectively on Earth, suggesting potential for future space agriculture. Zheng highlighted that the space-bred rice possesses unique traits, such as a higher sugar content, with sugar levels estimated to be five to six times higher than standard rice. The space-bred rice also showed a slight increase in protein content. "That means space-bred rice tastes sweeter and has more energy," she added.

Space breeding, the method used in this experiment, exposes seeds to space radiation and microgravity, generating gene mutations (基因突变). These mutations are carefully assessed upon the seeds' return to Earth, sometimes resulting in advantageous traits like shorter growth times, improved disease resistance, and higher output. Zhao Hui, an expert in China Academy of Space Technology, emphasized the safety of space-bred food, explaining that unlike genetically modified crops, space-bred seeds naturally mutate without introducing foreign genes. However, the space-bred rice has fewer leaves, which complicates close planting. Researchers are planning further studies to understand these leaf traits and explore possible genetic changes.

The Tiangong rice experiment marked a milestone for crop science, as it was the first time that rice had completed a full life cycle — from seed germination (发芽) to reproduction — in orbit.

Yi Luo at East China Normal University and her colleagues employed 47 volunteers — roughly half liked spicy foods and half didn't — to receive drops of both mild and strong hot sauce in their mouths while lying inside a brain imaging scanner. Computer controlled the liquids sent out not-so-spicy and very spicy sauce, as well as water to clean their mouths, through a bunch of three really long tubes that went right into the participants' mouths. The researchers conducted one round of experiments without setting expectations. But in the second run, they signaled to participants what intensity hot sauce they would get using different-coloured shapes. An image of two red peppers, for example, signaled the hottest sauce, while one red and one blue pepper signaled the mildest.

The brain scans showed that, for hot haters, the negative expectation of receiving a spicy sample enlarged activity in brain regions that process pain. This provides a "critical warning" for how medical patients' negative expectations could increase pain, says Luana Colloca at the University of Maryland. By comparison, the positive expectation of receiving a spicy treat boosted a pleasure signature in the brain of hot sauce lovers, but only for the mild version. This represents "parallel subjective realities", a theory on how expectations shape subjective experiences and perceptions of reality.

"Future studies could investigate how strongly such brain patterns track subjective experiences of pain or pleasure," says Tor Wager at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. "The broader implications are beyond spicy food," says Yi Luo. "Understanding how positive and negative expectations influence understanding can inform approaches in medicine. "

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. "

As Robert Frost reminded us, choices are often difficult and will bring both a gain and a loss. Should I spend my Sunday playing golf or taking a day trip to the North Fork with my wife?

If you are a golfer as I am, you will say "Certainly, go playing golf. " Golf is perhaps the greatest challenge to self-improvement. In golf, every swing is counted and can easily be recalled and reviewed by the golfers as they lie in bed that evening, and therefore, self-improvement is pursued.

Now let us return to the question at hand. You will not be surprised to hear that I did in fact go to the North Fork. But, how has that improved me? Can this be quantified (量化)? In golf, whose goal is to complete the game with as few shots as possible, if I average 80 and I shoot a 76, I know that for that day at least I have improved upon my former self and thus feel satisfied.

You may argue that travel is not about self-improvement at all but just about having grand experiences. I beg to differ. It does matter how these things change and improve me. Seeing the folks dancing in the streets should change you. And talking to the manager of the biscuit shop, ought to change you. I think travel does change us, but it's very hard to say just how. How does one quantify buying a peach at a farm? Or how do you quantify the tasty taste of the scones (司康饼) at a stand?

Reviewers have had a hard time analyzing the meaning of Robert Frost's poem. To be honest, I would say all of us have a hard time analyzing our wish to travel to faraway places. I am not sure what the answer is to this tricky question. I may not have made any hole-in-ones on the North Fork but I did enjoy those scones.

The annual Language-Art Project brings international students of our university together to share and discuss all things about language and create language-themed art. Our online exhibition for 2025 is now available, with the artworks divided into 4 interrelated themes.

18 Works in various styles:

·Mother-tongue by Alice Ji-Won Kim digs deep into the relationship between language and identity.

·In her digital painting The Journey of Numbers, Shuhan (Linda) Wang illustrates the evolution of numbers in Chinese culture.

·An Ode to Reverie Valley by Noorisha Singh combines calligraphy with the Newar heritage of Nepal.

·In A Dialogue Between Machines, Natthasit Suksangpleng uses video to explore the limits of AI in imitating real, delicate human conversation.

Besides links to our 2025 galleries categorised by theme, the web page also has an archive (存档) of Language-Art exhibitions from previous years.

From 27 July to 26 August, the exhibition of Language-Art Project will also be open to the public at our Window Galleries.

Related events:

29 July: An online seminar (研讨会), where some of the students who took part in this year's project will talk about their works. Find out more and apply online.

31 July: An informal "find out more" event at High Holborn, where you can learn more about the project and interact face to face with students who have taken part. Find out more and book a ticket.

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2. 感到孤单和焦虑。

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"I've always been really loving travelling and sharing those pictures others, " said Namita. But as a yoga (瑜伽) teacher, it was (extreme)difficult for her to travel on her own money. She decided (join)in a travel race called "realize your dream".

"They asked us to show our love for travel I sent them a picture of me jumping off a waterfall in Mauritius. " she said. The (amaze) picture won her a spot and after a round of interviews, she became one of the winners entered the finals. Her prize was a 12-day dream vacation to Bolivia. "I (attract) by Bolivia's beauty at that time," she said, "All too often, I do believe seeing springs, salt flats and lakes of different colors is unforgettable experience."

This chance encouraged her to start her blog to record some of her exciting (trip). Now she is living her dream life. travelling throughout the world and teaching yoga. "Winning the travel race made me feel (confidence) about following what I love most, " she said.

However, the fact was that she'd almost always top the class examinations and everyone was confused. Some students said she was3 because she wasn't so4 in class. Although nobody could prove that she was actually cheating, they totally5 that she did.

I'm pretty socially awkward so I never really talked to her. She was leaving school this year and I was truly6 about how she was so good during exams and how she didn't let other's remarks(言论) affect her. So I7 decided to find out what was up. She told me that her friend was severely(严重地)socially anxious and she'd fallen behind in studies because she couldn't dare to ask doubts in class or ask for8 from others. So they had this system where during lectures her friend would9 any questions she had, and then the girl would10 them for her. With her help, her friend made11, though this girl suffered prejudice(偏见) for being stupid when she was actually really smart.

It was such a12 story that it really changed the way I13 people. I wouldn't be quick to jump to conclusions. It also taught me a14: standing beside our friends when they15 us isn't always an easy choice. But when you care about them, it's the only choice.

As for the damage, there are many different causes. For example, the paintings in the Sistine Chapel are being damaged by people breathing onto them when they visit. That may raise the humidity (湿气) of the air and damage the paintings. Damage in other places such as the Great Wall is because of tourists climbing on delicate (脆弱的) areas. Besides, roads have also been built to help visitors climb the Wall easily. These activities can cause a lot of damage to the area.

Firstly, we have to cut down tourist numbers, because fewer visitors will result in less damage. Secondly, we should make strict rules about which areas people can visit and what they can do when they get there. People will not be allowed to walk off the paths. Visitors to indoor places can be asked to wear masks to protect the paintings.

In short, it is necessary to control tourism at famous places. And people who live hundreds of years later will have no chance to see these great places.

A. For example, special paths can be built.

B. What can we do to deal with these problems?

C. The Great Wall was built over 2,000 years ago.

D. However, these visitors have caused many problems.

E. Traveling is the best way for us to get to know the world.

F. If we do not do this, these places will disappear from our planet.

G. Their breath contains very small drops of water that are present in the air.

While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits (传播) saliva into the blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be minor or as serious as death.

Because a mosquito can bite many people in its life, it can carry deadly diseases from one person to another very easily. More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these diseases.

In some households, mosquito net s are placed over beds to protect people against being bitten. Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the number of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons or sprays. But these sprays may also harm other plants or animals.

Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.

The 23-year-old is the third person to have completed the speed climbing route — a l5-meter-tall wall with foot and hand holds — within 5 seconds. The other two are Indonesian athletes Kiromal Katibin and Veddrig Leonardo. People have given Cao many nicknames, such as "fastest man in China" and "Chinese Spider-Man".

According to Cao, the result of speed climbing can differ every time due to its highly demanding and stressful nature. In this race, two climbers compete at the same time, and since it's a sport that finishes within seconds, achieving success requires perfection. Athletes must have the right balance of focus, confidence and courage to take risks.

"Keeping a level head is the key," Cao said. "Everyone wants to win. But the more you want it, the more likely you'll mess up. Being too calm and trying to avoid any mistakes won't do you any good either because that mindset takes away your advantages and your willingness to fight." Cao went on to note, "You just have to find the right balance." But this pressure, in fact, is part of the reason why Cao loves the sport.

Cao took his first step into the world of climbing at the age of 8. Like many kids starting out, he mainly focused on bouldering (抱石岩) and lead climbing (先锋攀岩), doing well in both. Unfortunately, at the age of 18, Cao bad surgery after injuring his left arm in a competition. It was after that surgery that Cao decided to give speed climbing a try because it requires different techniques from bouldering and lead climbing and puts less pressure on his previously injured body parts.

It turned out that Cao was great at speed climbing as well, even though he thinks he is hardly the strongest athlete. In his eyes, setting a national record of 4.98 seconds has already become a thing of the past. "I will continue to work hard and climb my way to the top." said Cao.

"I often check my e-mail forty times a day."

"I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net."

"I spend more time in chat rooms (聊天室) than with my ‘real-life' friends."

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction (瘾) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug (毒品) use. People lose control (控制) of the time they spend on the Internet.

For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried. And they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.

Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyber-space than in the real world of friends and family.

Is "surfing the net" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms (症状):

● You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

● You can't wait for your next online time.

● You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

● You go out with your friends less and less.

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