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My dad, George, only had an eighth-grade education. A quiet man, he didn't understand my world of school activities. From age 14. he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.

I didn't really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation. Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone. The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb's-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn't sure how much it would amount to.

At home, my dad said, "A job's a big step to growing up. I'm glad you will be contributing to the household." My dad's words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.

My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn't interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.

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The pay day arrived at last.

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I understand immediately what my parents were worried about.

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Unlike some traditional drinks, tea begins with the tale of an emperor in China, almost 5000 years ago. Around 2700 BC, Emperor Shen Nong discovered tea purely4. The well-known leader and wise man was boiling water in his garden when a loose leaf from a tree accidentally fell in and5 the water. He was so fascinated with the taste of drink that he later applied his scientific knowledge to the process and6 the various benefits of tea in his further research into plants.

From ancient China, tea traveled to Xizang and India. Tang Dynasty in China began to promote the drink for its medicinal benefits, leading to much formal writing on the subject. These7 covered ancient tea preparations and practices, and became significant comparisons to how we use tea in the modern days. Monks (僧侣) and poets8 tea East and West. And then in the 9th century it reached Japan. But it was given the cold shoulder and stayed9 until Matcha, green tea made into powder, was later invented by the locals. And Matcha became the innovation that10 Japan's passion for tea in the 13th century.

In Ming Dynasty, people started making tea as we do today and businessmen began11 green tea, trading it with explorers throughout Europe and Asia. In the 17th century, Dutch people traded it on the Silk Road. This led tea to England in 1657, where it quickly became a popular drink nationwide, from the royal court to12 citizens. As the British East India Company became the13 trading empire on the planet — controlling around half of the world's trade in goods, colonies (殖民地) under its administration naturally picked up the habit.

History of tea also involves a way of showing14. The Americans once expressed their anger with the British Empire by throwing tea into the port in Boston. Yet sometime later, through Tea Acts, preferential tax policies, new health food trends and more, tea restored its popularity worldwide.

However the world shifts, in some places, such as China, tea15 the national drink of choice.

Even now I can feel the cold water dripping down my arm as we sat in the boat pulling the paddles awkwardly through running water. It was my first experience in a boat and my arms became tired after many hours of paddling.

We stopped for lunch in the boat by gathering all the boats together.

At night it was time to camp at our site picked out by our guide. There we learned to start campfires and cook some of our meals. This is where fell in love with noodles. We cleaned up our mess and put up our tents and slept on the ground. We learned to carry the heavy packs to our next destination. I developed a sense of accomplishment and had arm muscles after that trip.

There were no phones, makeup, hair dryers... just us and the bush. We came from different backgrounds with different personalities and we all had to work together as a group.

. I kept a journal from that second trip and often go back to it.

A. They dropped us off in the bush.

B. I had to experience more of the wilderness.

C. I was 15 and wanted to do something different.

D. Our guide handed out chocolate, cheese, and dried meat.

E. I liked the boat trip so much that I joined the survival trip the next year.

F. It was wonderful sharing simple meals over the fire and talking with new friends.

G. As a teenager, didn't know that I was having the best adventure a teenager could have.

Studies indicate that for complex tasks requiring deep focus — such as mastering mathematical concepts or analyzing literature — students perform better in structured environments like classrooms or libraries compared to casual settings. Neuroscientists attribute this to "environmental anchoring," where physical surroundings subconsciously signal the brain to prioritize sustained attention. A 2022 meta-analysis of 50 studies found that students retained 25% more information when learning in dedicated academic spaces versus informal locations.

The advantages of traditional classrooms extend beyond mere quietness. Physical classrooms provide consistent sensory cues — the arrangement of desks, wall-mounted educational posters, and even classroom lighting — that create neural pathways associated with academic focus. Students often unconsciously link specific knowledge to where they learned it, a phenomenon called "context-dependent memory."

Cognitive scientists propose the "engagement threshold theory (参与度阈值理论)" to explain why virtual learning often under-performs. This theory assumes that digital environments condition users to adopt a "consumption mindset" similar to browsing social media, reducing willingness to engage in demanding cognitive tasks. While video lectures allow pause-and-review functions, brain scans reveal lower activity in critical thinking regions compared to live discussions.

Hybrid model — combining technology and traditional methods — show promise. For instance, a Stanford experiment found that students using augmented reality (AR) textbooks in classroom settings outperformed peers using either physical books alone or fully digital courses. Yet when the same AR tools were used at home, performance dropped by 18%, suggesting that technology's benefits depend on environmental support.

While digital tools enable access to global resources, educators should recognize that learning spaces themselves are educational instruments. For cultivating analytical depth, the traditional classroom's intentional design — often refined over centuries — remains surprisingly irreplaceable.

Some famous roads along the River Seine are completely closed to cars. Now you see people riding bikes, running, and walking with their families along the river. In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe after opening in 2019. In one week in early September, it recorded a record high of 124,000 riders. Paris en Selle is a volunteer organization supporting cycling in the city. It says the French capital's bike paths are busier than some popular ones in London and almost as busy as some in Amsterdam, which is known for its high bike usage.

The city hosted the Summer Olympics in 2024 and planned to add more bike lanes by then. Paris wanted to reduce its pollution by half during the games, even as visitors from around the world would be in the city for the event. Organizers said all of the competition sites would be reachable by bike through a 60-kilometer network of bike lanes.

The change to Paris, however, has not been easy. With more people using bikes, more people are making mistakes. Some of them are new to cycling and disobey traffic rules.

My heart ached. I wanted to help but didn't know how. Should I offer to pay for her food? I did not yet. And the woman left the store. As I walked into the parking lot, I saw the woman, and I remembered something in my purse that could help her.

"Excuse me," I said, "I couldn't help overhearing (无意听到) what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you're going through a really hard time. I'd like to give you something." I handed her a card. When the woman read only two words "You Matter (你是重要的)" on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, "You have no idea how much this means to me."

I was a little startled (受惊吓的). "Oh, would it be OK to give you a hug?" After we hugged, I walked back to my car and began to cry too. Yes, everyone is very important to those who love you.

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a card with the same words as I got into trouble. When I read the words, I was deeply touched. I came home and ordered my own box of "You Matter" cards and started sharing them too.

Placencia, Belize

Make a difference by removing lion-fish, an invasive species destroying reef ecosystems of the Caribbean. Learn to dive while removing lion-fish. Each week/day will differ but you will be participating in the following areas: Removing Invasive Lion-fish; Whale Shark Observation (if spotted); Biodiversity Identification Dive; Beach Clean-ups.

Marine Research Expedition

Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy

You will join an international crew aboard a sailboat to work for the protection of our seas. And you will learn to collect data, organize and enjoy the sea at its best! Of primary note is that it is one of the world's best spots for water sports. Gain experience in Marine Research in the field (under water). Get close up to dolphins and whales in the wild.

Wildlife Supporter

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Volunteer at a Game Reserve that hosts the Big 5 and support the local staff in monitoring the animals. Work up close with the famous Big 5! Join our reserve for orphaned and injured non-dangerous animals. Make a difference in the rescue, recovery and release of wildlife, giving them a second chance at being free and wild again.

Climate and Environmentalist Supporter

Hanga Roa, Chile

Be a volunteer on the amazing Easter Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and get involved in climate and nature protection. Responsibilities include: Teamwork in the climate protection program; Collection of plant seeds; Control of seed settlement on the plantation; Conservation of native seeds and plants; Reforestation work.

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Not long ago, traveling in China meant racing against the clock. Overnight trains, sunrise hikes, and five scenic spots before lunch (wear) like badges of honour. The faster and more exhausting the itinerary (行程), the better the story sounded afterward. In the past few years, that logic (give) way to a new belief quietly among young people that vacations should feel less like boot camp.

According to a 2025 survey released by China Youth Daily, 55.3 percent of young respondents now prefer "immersive slow travel", while more than half favour flexible independent trips tightly organised tours.

The shift is visible in both behaviour and business. Once-popular "special-forces-style tourism" — where travellers sprint through cities to maximise check-ins — has evolved into social media jokingly calls "low-consumption travel". The idea is simple: minimal physical strain, maximum emotional return. At scenic sites across Guangdong, Zhejiang and Hubei provinces, operators have redesigned (attract) to match the new pace. On Foshan's Xiqiao Mountain, for instance, visitors can try an (adapt) bungee jump that lowers participants (gentle) instead of dropping them at full speed.

Travel, increasingly, is no longer about how far you go — but how deeply you arrive. "When you rush, every city ends up (look) like the same photo. When you stay, you begin to notice the small things- the way shop owners talk, the rhythm of the streets." said Pan Yuchen, a university student visiting Chengdu, city often seen as a symbol of slow travel for its famously unhurried pace, locals linger over hotpot at all hours, and spend their afternoons in teahouses.

One snowy afternoon, my friend and I sat in my old car, eating sandwiches and drinking cans of Coke. The heater6 to keep us warm, but the radio played a song we loved. Gazing at the falling snow, my friend said something that7 in my mind: "My dad used to say life was one thing after another, so you'd better enjoy the8 in between." We laughed, clinked our cans, and sat in comfortable silence until the whistle called us back.

For years, I tried to follow that advice. I did my best to love others and9 those problem-free times we all get every so often. Yet after almost sixty years here, I am finally also starting to10 the one thing after another. I am learning to draw strength from life's challenges, to grow more11 through hardships, and to love more deeply because of them.

The "one thing after another" is not an12 of life; it is life itself. And each "thing" is an invitation — to become wiser instead of bitter, kinder instead of13, and braver instead of afraid. When we stop waiting for easier days and begin14 each moment, we discover that we already possess enough to appreciate every15 life offers.

Habits create the foundation for mastery. In chess, it is only after the basic movements of the pieces have become automatic that a player can focus on the next level of the game. Each unit of information that is memorized opens up the mental space for more effortful thinking. When you know the simple movements so well that you can perform them without thinking, you are free to pay attention to more advanced details. In this way, habits are the backbone of any pursuit of excellence.

However, the benefits of habits come at a cost. At first, each repetition develops fluency, speed, and skill. You fall into mindless repetition. It becomes easier to let mistakes slide. When you can do it well enough on autopilot, you stop thinking about how to do it better.

The upside of habits is that we can do things without thinking. The downside of habits is that you get used to doing things a certain way and stop paying attention to little errors. In reality, you are merely reinforcing your current habits — not improving them. In fact, some research has shown that once a skill has been mastered there is usually a slight decline in performance over time.

To achieve top levels of performance, you need a refined approach. You can't repeat the same things blindly and expect to become exceptional. What you need is a combination of automatic habits and deliberate practice. After one habit has been mastered, you have to return to the effortful part of the work.

Old tasks become easier the second time around, but it doesn't get easier overall because now you're pouring your energy into the next challenge. Each habit unlocks the next level of performance.

A. It's an endless cycle.

B. This is true for any attempt.

C. Next, you will get more positive feedback.

D. Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery.

E. With habits like these, good enough is usually good enough.

F. You assume you're getting better because you're gaining experience.

G. But then, as a habit becomes automatic, you become less sensitive to feedback.

To test whether economists are correct in assuming that learning from the past experience enables individuals to avoid chaos, Garnier- Brun and his colleagues developed a mathematical model for a game featuring hundreds of simulated players, each capable of choosing between two actions — such as buying or selling a stock — and interacting with one another over multiple rounds, so each player's decisions were influenced by their previous experiences, meaning they could learn from them.

In different game scenarios (设想) , the researchers expected that the game would always result in chaos, with players unable to learn how to optimise their performance. Economic theory would suggest that, given the right set of parameters (参数) , the players would settle into a stable state where they had mastered the game — but the researchers found this wasn't really the case. The most likely outcome was a state that never settled.

Team member Jean- Philippe Bouchaud says that, in the absence of one centralised, all-powerful player who could coordinate everyone, regular players could only learn how to reach "satisficing" states. That is a level that satisfied minimum expectations but not much more. Players gained more than they would have done by playing at random, so learning wasn't useless, but they still gained less than they would have if past experience had allowed them to truly optimise their performance.

Bouchaud says the game model is too simple to be immediately adopted for making real- world predictions, but he sees the study as a challenge to economists to drop many assumptions that currently go into theorising processes, like merchants choosing suppliers or banks setting interest rates.

Mr. Patterson's ability to see himself as a writer illustrates a concept known as "possible selves". It describes how people envision their futures: what they may become, or want to become, or even fear becoming.

The term, coined in 1986 by the social psychologists Hazel Markus and Paula Nurius, grew out of research on self-concept and self-perception. While self-concepts — "I am a kind person" or "I am a good parent" — are rooted in the present, the researchers found that people are also informed by ideas about what they might become and how they might change.

These possible selves, both positive and negative, are closely related to motivation. A violin student who envisions life as a professional musician might be motivated to practice. A person whose feared possible self is an alcoholic may become a non-drinker. In a small study, when young adults were encouraged to envision themselves as either regular exercisers (hoped-for selves) or inactive (feared selves), both groups exercised more in the weeks afterward. And researchers have found that constructing positive possible selves can improve well-being and relieve symptoms of depression by holding out the potential for a better future.

A possible self can take you beyond daydreams, which are often fleeting and not necessarily grounded in reality. It can take shape "if you build a bridge from your ‘now' self to the possible self," Dr. Markus said. But how do we construct that bridge?

Swain is at the same time 1,600 miles away from the hurricane and at the eye of storm. His ability to explain science to the masses has made him one of the media's go-to climate experts. He's a staff research scientist at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability who spends more than 1,100 hours each year on public-facing climate and weather communication, explaining whether (often, yes) and how climate change is raising the number and intensifying the fierceness of weather disasters.

"Climate change is an increasingly big part of what's driving weather extremes today," Swain says. "I connect the dots between the two. There's a lot of misunderstanding about how a warming climate affects day-to-day variations in weather, but my goal is to push public perception toward what the science actually says." So, when reporters call him, he does his best to call them back.

"Daniel had a very clear vision about how he wanted to contribute to science and the world, using social media and his website," says Kareiva, a research professor at UCLA. "We will not solve climate change without a movement, and communication and social media are key to that. Most science papers are never even read. What we do as scientists only matters if it has an impact on the world. We need at least 100 more Daniels."

As global warming continues to worsen, it's easy to get pulled into overly dramatic ways of looking at where the world is going amid catastrophic weather headlines. Daniel Swain helps people know how we can better face those fears with the use of scientific accuracy, which makes his role incredibly valuable.

Weather Laboratories

To make learning about weather accessible and fun, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) created a lot of informative weather activities and virtual labs they recommend for students and educators. In fact, their weather science content for kids features a Weather Lab application that allows middle school students to predict weather patterns, and learn what happens when ocean currents and air masses interact.

Simulations for Science and Math

It is a project of the University of Colorado Boulder and one of the richest single databases of online science interactives and virtual labs. Investigate more than 150 physics, chemistry, math, biology, and Earth science topics. Available in dozens of languages, the interactives are searchable by grade level, subject, and accessibility.

Space Exploration Simulations

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) features many STEM learning activities for students in grades K-12. The interactive simulations are also gamified and make learning engaging and fun for your child. The app allows users to explore the universe and unlock stories of trailblazing scientists and their contributions to space exploration and science.

Space Chemistry Workshop

How do different substances react in special space conditions? Space Chemistry Workshop is the best place to observe how metals rust under space- like radiation. It is fun! The chemical principles come alive in Space Chemistry Workshop!

Grandma's old wooden mailbox, with a chipped blue coat (涂料层) and a slightly rusted hinge (铰链), had stood at the quiet corner of the community for 20 years. It was not just a simple mailbox, but a warm bond with the nearby three families. Every early morning, when the first ray of sunlight spilled over the roof, Grandma would put on her shoes, hold a small bamboo basket, and walk slowly to the corner with her slightly bent back.

She would carefully collect her own letters and the daily newspapers for the elderly neighbors next door — Mr. Smith who suffered from leg pain and Ms. Brown who lived alone, both of whom could barely walk downstairs. Those newspapers were their main way to learn about the outside world, and Grandma's small act of kindness had quietly lasted for years, warming the whole neighborhood.

On a holiday afternoon, Tom, a college student majoring in architecture, came to visit Grandma as usual. When he turned the corner, he was shocked to find the mailbox lying on the ground, its wooden body split into several pieces. He glanced around instinctively and saw a man walking a large dog in the distance. There was a crumpled note stuck on the wall beside it, which read, "Sorry, my dog knocked your mailbox over accidentally. I'll come to fix it later."

Seeing the broken mailbox and scattered wood pieces, Grandma sighed softly, her eyes filled with worry. She squatted down gently, stroked the worn wood with her rough hands, and murmured in a low voice, "What shall I do now?" Tom knew the elderly neighbors were heavily dependent on the newspapers. Without the mailbox, how could they get the news on time? What if the dog owner broke his promise and couldn't fix the mailbox today? Watching Grandma's helpless expression, he felt a strong desire in his heart.

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Considering the mailbox too old, Tom decided to build a new one.

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When all the preparations were done, the dog owner arrived.

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Li Hua

In January 2026, a short video from a documentary Return to the Wolves sparked intense debate on Chinese social media, pushing the 16-year-old story of "Green" back into the spotlight. It aroused deep emotions and fresh curiosity (national).

At the heart of this phenomenon is the special bond between artist Li Weiyi and the wolf Green she rescued in 2010 on the Ruo'ergai grasslands, a weak newborn cub mother was killed by poachers' poisoned bait. She brought him to Chengdu, but his wild nature conflicted urban life as he grew. So Li decided out of love to return him to the wild, a decision (root) in respect rather than possession.

For seven harsh months, Li lived with Green on the grasslands, teaching him skills to survive in the wild. The bond reached a bittersweet climax when he was accepted into wild pack. Years later, according to (account) from local herders, Green, now a pack leader, was seen (return) the red ribbon Li used to bandage his cub's injured paw.

This story reflects people's desire for authentic relationships China's growing ecological consciousness. With stronger legal protection, local wolf populations (recover) well at present. Green's howl, once a cry for (survive), now calls for coexistence, reminding us true compassion lies in respecting nature's freedom and building harmony between humanity and wilderness.

This observation4 his dream of a pub for all. After months of preparation, it5 on Shanghai's Xinhua Road in May 2024. Every corner is6 designed, with ramps, wide wheelchair passages, adjustable tables and dual-height bars for easy socializing.

Practical7 fill the space: Braille (盲文) maps, rounded table corners and free hearing-aid batteries, all8 the visually and hearing-impaired. The pub's name, a take on "handicap", is a meaningful9 of breaking barriers with inclusion.

It has been a popular pub for all, including 38-year-old Fu Ming, a disabled business owner,10 to promoting accessibility. As a loyal11, he moves around the pub with ease in a wheelchair and shares Xia's12 that accessibility means equal convenience for all.

Xia sees himself as a bridge between the disabled and able-bodied. The pub frees him from the seriousness of his legal work, letting him fully13 his sense of wonder and creativity to run his business. To him, it's14 just a business, but a warm space blurring15 between people and making inclusion a daily reality.