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Isaac Asimov's Foundation arrives on Apple TV+ nearly 80 years after the story's first publication. It's the first big adaptation of the famous science fiction novels － but it is going beyond just the events of that original 1951 novel to integrate elements from across Asimov's vast universe, including the subject that he's most famous for: robots.

Over the course of his career, Asimov is probably best known for both Foundation, and his robot stories and novels. In his introduction to his 1990 collection of robot stories, Robot Visions, Asimov explained that he wanted to flip the script on the types of robots that he'd grown up reading about in magazines. "I determined to write a robot story about a robot that was wisely used, that was not dangerous, and that did the job it was supposed to do." His first story was Robbie, published in 1940.

Asimov collected the various short stories that made up the Foundation and Robot worlds into two novels. I. Robot brought together nine of those original robot stories and came out in 1950, while the Foundation stories were released in three volumes called Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. But he kept the two series separate, noting in his memoir (回忆录), "If I got tired of one of them (or if the readers did), I could continue with the other with a minimum of troubling overlap (重叠)."

Midway through the 1960s, Asimov ended up taking a bit of a break from writing science fiction novels, but was eventually enticed (怂恿) back in the early 1980s by his publisher, Doubleday. "Isaac, we want you to write a novel for us," editor Betty Prashker told him. A follow-up call from Doubleday clarified: "When Betty said 'a novel' , we meant `a science fiction novel'; and when we say `a science fiction novel' , we mean 'a Foundation novel.' " Dutifully, Asimov began to think up a continuation of the story, which would eventually become Foundation's Edge, the fourth volume of the series. When it hit bookstore shelves in 1982, it was an immediate bestseller.

On 21 October, 2021, fans celebrated the 80th anniversary (周年纪念) of Wonder Woman's first appearance in a comic book. Wonder Woman' s publisher, DC Comics, said, "She is far more than just a warrior (战士). She's an ambassador for peace who champions love and compassion (同情心)"

Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics Issue 8 in 1941. The character was created by William Moulton Marston and drawn by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman's powers include superhuman strength, reactions and speed. She can fly, has super senses and does not age.

In 1975, Wonder Woman got her own TV series starring Lynda Carter, which was hugely popular. In 2017, the first Wonder Woman film was released. It was the first superhero film to be directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins, and in 2020 Jenkins went on to make the sequel (续集), Wonder Woman 1984. When accepting an award, Jenkins said, "Lynda Carter is the woman who, when I was a child, came to life and showed me a woman who is everything. So incredible and strong but also sweet and thoughtful. That's what inspired me to make my movie."

Wonder Woman's story has changed many times over the years. One version says that her real name is Diana and she is a princess from an island. One day a pilot crashed his plane on her island and a competition was held to see who would take him back to the "Man's World". Diana won and took the pilot back to the US, where she took on the identity of Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman was not the very first female superhero but she is one of the most famous. She has been a constant in comics for 80 years. To appreciate what she has taught us, DC Comics has decided to highlight 23 inspiring women who are trying to make the world a better place in a new book. DC Comics says, Wonder Woman reminds us that there are no restrictions on what we're capable of － no limits to what we can achieve and no compromise (妥协) on justice and equality for all.

Bailey Martin's running route starts on the gray gravel (砂砾) of her family's driveway. She'll run around the seven large bins and a garage on their farm. One full lap around is perfect for a runner like Martin. It's exactly 400 meters.

"If you can balance running at full speed on gravel, you can do that on the track too. I've definitely fallen a few,timcs taking these corners a bit too sharp," Martin said. It's a small price to pay for Martin, who enjoys the familiarity of the route. Every little thing helps when you' re blind.

At age 12, Martin was discovered to have acute macular neuroretinopathy, a rare disease without a known cure. About six months later, it cost Martin her vision. She was blind.

Martin didn't want to give up sports － she didn't want to lose the most important part of her life. Her mother said, "She hit lots of trees. She hit every ditch (沟渠). It didn't stop her. If she wants to do it, she'll figure it out."

Martin's story reached officials at OrCam, a technology company. The company developed a product called MyEye, which was created to help the visually impaired (受损的). The product sits on a user's glasses and with a camera, takes pictures of text, faces or other things. It then reads back what it sees to the user through a small microphone near the ear.

An OrCam official wanted to try it out on some users. The company was looking for visually impaired people with athletic backgrounds. Martin was suggested. OrCam told her to make a tape telling her story. The tape inspired company officials.

Martin is driven to keep going and keep competing. The fact that she's overcome as much as she has even surprises and inspires herself.

"I look at my past self as more of an inspiration," Martin said. "Sometimes, I look back and appreciate how I got through and became the person that I am."

Four amazing books for children

TrooFriend

Sarah's parents are always busy, so they invest in the latest artificial intelligence － a TrooFriend 560 Mark IV － to keep their daughter company. Having a robot friend may not be as straightforward (简单的) as they expect, though, especially when it starts to develop human feelings ...

Polly Pecorino

When Mr. and Mrs. Snell, the dishonest owners of Happy Days Zoo, steal a baby bear, it' s up to Polly Pecorino to help. Can she be brave enough to stand up to the Snells and return the bear cub to the woods? Full of attractive pictures, this is a lovely story of a kindly girl and a lost bear.

Pages & Co: Tilly and the Book wanderers

Tilly has lived above her grandmother's bookshop ever since her mother disappeared. One day, Tilly realizes that characters from books are appearing in the shop. With the help of the main characters in Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland, Tilly sets out to discover what happened to her mother.

Laugh Out Loud

Written by James Patterson, this book is about 12-year-old Jimmy's attempts to set up a book company that is run by people his own age. Jimmy loves reading and uses this as inspiration for the company, making it as imaginative and fun as Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. The book has lots of funny and clever references to other books for young people.

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The story of Li Tian, "ancestor of firecrackers", is one of the beautiful folk (legend) about the origin of fireworks.

  About 1, 400 years ago, on both sides of the Nanchuan River, people  (kill) by mandrills(山魈).Even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty(618-907), Li Shimin, was so disturbed  he ordered medical treatment from all over the country. 

Li Tian, from Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province, worked hard and invented firecrackers, were used to ward off(抵御) evil spirits (protect) not only the citizens, but also the emperor. Li was awarded the title of "ancestor of firecrackers" by the emperor his valuable rescue.

   (develop) till the Song Dynasty, around the beginning of the 13th century, Liuyang fireworks began to be introduced to India via the Silk Road. Later, fireworks were introduced into Arab countries through India, into Spain, and  ( gradual) spread to European and American countries. 

After more than 1,400 years of development, Liuyang has formed an industrial cluster (群) of production, operation, research and development and logistics, (become) a global fireworks production and trade base and the "hometown of fireworks" in the world.

Matt Stutzman is one of the top-ranked bowmen (弓箭手) in the USA. "The last time we looked into it, 1% of bowmen in the world made a 1 from archery," he said. "January of 2010 was when I 2 to be the best

bowman in the world. And by 2012, I went to my first game, and won silver!" And he did it all with his feet.

Stutzman was born without arms. "I couldn't find 3 ," he said. "I was pretty 4 that nobody would give me a chance to 5 myself."

In 2009, a deer season in Lowa, he thought that if he could teach himself how to 6 an arrow, maybe he could at least 7 a deer and support his family. He said, "I went out and got the 8 bow I could find, and I actually shot a deer 9 . I was excited."

"I started archery just to 10 my family. But now I've seen it's much 11 . When someone with a disability comes up to me saying they saw me do this or that, and now they can do that, then it makes me feel 12 about myself," he said. "The feeling is better than 13 . The best bowman in the world is somebody who 14 the sport and makes it better, or changes people that 15 what you do and makes them better."

  When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental health problems. 

When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, the USA. For example, he didn't like the doctors' white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams very much because he was too different.

  He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh. 

When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called "The Gesundheit! Institute", together with some other doctors.

  Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. 

In the film (called Patch Adams),Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, "Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who's a friend. "

 A.I enjoyed playing him. B. It was very successful. C. He eventually gave up his studies. 

 D. Adams succeeded in persuading other patients. E. But when he was there, he did things in a different way.  

 F. But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. 

 G. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people. 

  Music is good for health. And drumming may be best of all. As well as being physically demanding, it requires people to adjust their limbs and to react to outside stimuli, such as what the rest of the band is up to. It is particularly helpful for children who have emotional and behavioral difficulties. 

Researchers at the Clem Burke Drumming Project, an organization named after Blondie's drummer, who was one of its founders, have found that teaching such children to drum helps them to control their reactions more generally, to focus more effectively on tasks they are given, and to communicate better with other people.

  The project's latest work, led by Cahart of King's College London, goes a step further. It looks at the neurological (神经系统的)changes which accompany these shifts. 

  Ms. Cahart and her colleagues found 36 autistic(自闭症的) teenagers and divided them into two groups. One had drum lessons twice a week for eight weeks. The others did not. At the beginning and end of the project everyone was asked to stay still for 45 minutes in a machine to see how the activity of their brains had changed. Their behavior was also recorded. 

  As expected, most of the drumming group showed positive behavioral changes. And these were indeed reflected in their brains. The machine scans showed that several groups of connectivity between parts of those brains had strengthened during the experiment. In particular, two regions involved in attention control, formed strong links, respectively, with places associated with introspection(内省) and with areas involved in understanding facial expressions. 

  These changes in the brain thus nicely match the changes in behavior which learning to drum brings. Not a surprise, perhaps. But a confirmation of drumming's power to heal(治愈) oneself. 

Fou Ts'ong, a Chinese-born pianist known for his sensitive interpretations of Chopin, Debussy and Mozart,

 died on Monday at a hospital in London, where he had as lived for many years. He was 86.  

  A lover of classical music from a young age, Mr.Fou began taking piano lessons when he was 7. Mr. Fou made his first stage appearance in 1952.The concert caught the attention of officials in Beijing, who selected him to compete and tour in Eastern Europe. Mr.Fou soon moved to Poland, where he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory on a scholarship to prepare for the fifth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955. He practiced so diligently that he hurt his fingers and was nearly cut from the first round of the competition. 

Mr. Fou was one of the first Chinese pianists to achieve global prominence when he took third place in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955. He also won a special prize for his performance of Chopin's mazurkas. Almost overnight, he became a national hero. To China, Mr. Fou's recognition in a well-known international competition was proof that the country could stand on its own artistically in the West. Chinese reporters flocked to interview Mr. Fou, while many others sought out his father, Fu Lei, for advice on educating children.

In 1981, a volume of letters written by his father, primarily to Mr. Fou, was published in China. Full of advice, encouragement, life teachings and strict paternal love, the book Fu Lei's Family Letters became a best-seller in China. Besides influencing a generation of Chinese, Mr. Fu's words resonated long after his death among people for whom they were intended.

"My father had a saying that 'First you must be a person, then an artist, and then a musician, and only then can you be a pianist'," Mr. Fou once recalled in an interview. "Even now, I believe in this order-that it should be this way and that I am this way."

 Jack Andraka was 15 when he came up with an idea for a new way to test for pancreatic(胰腺) cancer. When Andraka was 14, a family friend died of the disease, and this affected him deeply. This kind of cancer is particularly serious because there is no test you can have done to find it in the early stages. By the time standard tests determine you have the disease, it is often too late. Realizing that this was the case, Andraka decided to try to develop a test that might catch problems at the earliest stages. 

  The road ahead looked difficult for Andraka. He was still a high school student, and he wanted to create something that no one else had done. Andraka read endlessly about the disease, wrote a proposal for his idea, and sent it out to 200 cancer researchers. Only one professor, Dr. Anirban Maitra, responded positively. Dr. Maitra agreed to work with Andraka on his idea, giving him guidance and access to a laboratory. 

  The next big reward for Andraka's perseverance was winning the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. This great award is given to young innovators who have developed a world-changing idea. Developing the test is likely to take many years, but Andraka hopes the test will eventually improve people's lives and maybe save them. 

  Jack Andraka is not alone as a young innovator. After all, there were 1,499 other contestants for the Intel award, and all of them had ground-breaking ideas. For Andraka, having a family that loves science and encourages creative thinking gave him an advantage. But the key for Andraka is that reading, research, and discovery are just plain fun and the chance to improve the world around him in the process makes it even better. 

  The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 25, 2021, rather than its usual late-February date due to special reasons. 

 Winners 

The nominees were announced on March 15. The winners were announced during the award ceremony. Chinese film-maker Chloé Zhao became the first woman of Asia to win Best Director and the second woman overall after Kathryn Bigelow, who claimed the title at the 2010 ceremony for directing The Hurt Locker. Best Actress winner Frances McDormand became the seventh person to win a third acting Oscar and the second to win Best Actress three times. As a producer of Nomadland, she was also the first person in history to win Oscars for both acting and producing for the same film. Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-Jung Youn became the first Korean performer and the second Asian female to win an Oscar after Miyoshi Umeki, who won the same category for her role in 1957's Sayonara.

 Part of awards 

 Best Actor Anthony Hopkins ——The Father as Anthony  

 Best Supporting Actress Yuh-Jung Youn —— Minari as Soon-ja  

 Best Director Chloé Zhao ——Nomadland  

 Best Production Design Mank ——Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale 

 Best Picture Nomadland——Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, and Chloé Zhao 

 Best Cinematography Mank ——Erik Messerschmidt  

 Best Costume Design Ma Rainey's Black Bottom —— Ann Roth  

 Best Supporting Actor Daniel Kaluuya —— Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton 

 Rule changes 

  Due to the ceremony date change, the Academy changed the qualification deadline for feature films(故事片)from December 31,2020 to February 28, 2021.The Academy also revised its release and distribution requirements by allowing for films that were released via video on demand or streaming(流媒体)to be qualified for the awards. 

注意： 1 .词数100左右；2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

Yours,

Li Hua

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删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

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Last night, I saw two homeless men to come in for dinner in a restaurant. They sit there but didn't order nothing. So I decided to order dinner for them and pay for it. Meanwhile, I asked the manager not to telling them about it. They were so surprised that they tried hardly to get my identity of the manager. After several unsuccessful try, they smiled, thanked him and left. Then the manager asked me that I knew them. My answer was no. He said it should be more kindnesses like that in world.

Traveling to foreign countries(consider) exciting and educational. Not only can you pick up new languages and have a tastelocal cuisine, but you can get to admire some ofthe world's most beauiful art and architecture.

Since the coronavirus pandemic(go) viral(传播), traveling has become quite difficult. Very early in the first lockdown, museums, theaters, and zoos started hosting virtual tours,(bring) the exhibits and performances into people's living rooms through their high-speed internet connections.

According to Forbes, Google(search) for the term virtual tour reached 1,300 in February 2020.The number increased to (approximate) 10,000the first lockdown began in March that year. And it kept rising as people continued to stay at home.

Currently, the pandemicprevents people from going abroad is still prevailing (盛行) throughout the world. So if you heart wants to enjoy the live concert in Sydney, wander through the(crowd) alleys(胡同) in Beijing or check out the magnificent fountains in Rome, you can takevirtual city tour to explore to your heart's content.

A family in England rescued a baby hare and now receives daily visits from her after releasing her back into the wild. At the beginning of the lockdown, Natasha and her family 1  a baby hare in their garden. Having 2  seen an adult hare that had died a day before, the 3  realized it was an orphan (孤儿).

Natasha 4 to take her to an animal rescue, 5 was unable due to the pandemic (疫情). Instead, they had to take care of the hare at their 6 . The family named her Clover, and 7 her for eight weeks before 8 her into fields nearby. But two months on, Clover often comes into the family's garden, and even takes 9 to break into the house.

10 she came through the back door into the house and the family didn't 11 her at all. She went upstairs and looked into the 12 on their wardrobe just like Natasha often stands there looking at herself — it was like she'd turned up to 13 how much she had grown. The little bunny then happily hopped around the lounge (起居室). When she saw Natasha, she stretched her legs to 14 her excitedly. And things were always very much on her terms — if she didn't want you to touch her, that was it, but if she 15 having a little hug she'd 16 and jump up and sit on your 17 . Obviously, she likes Natasha and her family very much. It seems that she 18 the room to be her home. After the family released Clover towards the back of their garden, they 19 they might see her again once or twice. But to their surprise she comes back on a 20 basis pretty much to come and say hi.

Productivity seems to be the holy grail(圣杯)of the working world. Imagine the perfect day—working from dusk to dawn, a productivity machine. Thankfully, a productive lifestyle isn't all that difficult to achieve. In line with that, here are some steps highly productive people do that you can carry out in your own life.

There's one thing everyone must have in common - listening to our bodies. If we don't listen to our bodies, productivity isn't sustainable. They notice signs such as lack of sleep and constantly feeling tired. But, most importantly, they act. During the working day, highly productive people know how their bodies work and adapt their schedules. For example, by doing small tasks first, productive people set themselves up for a successful afternoon.

Every minute is maximized to its full potential, whether it's relaxing after work or a period of deep work. For starters, organizational tools such as Trello are popular, and with good reason. Email marketers have more attractive tools such as Convert-Kit that automate the email sequence. Automating may sometimes be annoying to set up, but it saves so much time which better used elsewhere. When you learn to maximize your time as highly productive people do, maintaining longer periods of efficient work becomes easier.

The benefits of prioritizing downtime can not be understated. Sleep, the ultimate rest, is vital to a productive person's weapon. For example, a study found that when you sleep for four hours or less consistently, your thinking ability declines to the equivalent of adding about eight years in age. Besides, as we know, your body needs time off from work. Think of the famous metaphor: you can't shoot an arrow without first pulling it back. .

A. You must rest before you go again.

B. You don't need to get anything done.

C. The tools keep your mind in check and focus high.

D. Highly productive people know when they're burning out.

E. All highly productive people manage their time effectively.

F. However, useful tools like Convert-Kit extend beyond Trello.

G. To be a productive person, you need simple and practical steps.

It's called the Bank of Happiness, but it has nothing to do with money. Founded a year ago in Estonia's capital Tallinn, it's a forum in which more than 2,000 members from Estonia and other countries connect to offer or receive services free of charge.

The site carries more than 500 ads in English, German and Estonian from people offering or seeking all kinds of things, including teaching and tips on cooking. The website is also translated into French and Spanish.

Founder Airi Kivi says the goal is to make people think and act with their hearts. "After the worldwide outbreak of the pandemic, I thought, ‘Wow, our bank is perfect for the crisis and a lot of people are unemployed and they can use it to harvest what they need.'"

So how does it work? It's simple: You sign up using your real name and post what you are offering or what your need is, as long as it doesn't involve money or products.

Masseuse Terge Reintem says she signed up when she was unemployed because she needed to improve her skills by learning from others. But she stayed on even after finding a new job because she says it feels good to volunteer. "If I discover a new technique, I want my bank customers to first experience it," Reintem says, adding they are often nicer than the paying ones.

Member Veronika Davel says she infringed the rules with her first request when she asked for a product: a computer. But she did it unknowingly. Later, she began offering services of her own on the bank's website. "The main thing I really could offer was English," Davel explains. "There was a young girl who needed to have better English for her job and I gave her a hand."

The site has many more offers of help than requests for it. That's as it should be, Kivi says, adding that the bigger reward comes from giving.

It goes without saying that sitting at a desk for a majority of the day will hurt our health. But don't worry because there is a solution! After spending much time investigating the different offers when it comes to exercise equipment suitable for the office, I'd like to reveal some of my top recommendations.