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The other day, I was looking at my schedule for the summer. I had a moment of 1, realizing I'd be without my laptop for two weeks during our family camping trip.

You might be thinking my response sounds 2 and that two weeks with no pressure to work, just relaxing in nature is the time to 3 and restore one's brain and body. I used to be a workaholic (工作狂). So taking two weeks off from my business made me4.

I know I'm not5 here in our busy world. To work hard is especially significant for high-achieving people to 6 in their careers. We live in a culture that 7 the state of being busy. There might have been many times when you 8some relatives or friends on the street and heard they said they were very busy when asking about their recent situations. Being busy is the new9. Therefore, when we're not busy, we feel like we're doing something wrong.

I'm not saying working all the time makes us feel OK. Taking a break bring us 10. We'll be more11 after relaxing, thus having more novel ideas. Iceland has 12a 4-day work week for 2,500 people. A study by Stanford University found that their13 didn't decline; they reported a better work-life balance.

Our brains aren't 14 to work all the time. Working hard enough to pass our limits will unavoidably lead to burnout.15, we should give ourselves a break once in a while.

If you wish your volleyball team to play a good game, it is important to choose the right volleyball uniforms for your volleyball team.. Besides, they will not only make athletes comfortable but also increase their performance level. Here are some tips for you to find the best volleyball uniforms for your players.

However, before buying any uniform, be sure that you are buying an affordable uniform. Besides, if you choose to shop from an e-commerce site, you need to check the credibility of the website by checking if it has reliable customer feedback. You should choose the most popular online brand that has already gained popularity.

The uniforms should be made from durable fabrics(耐用的布料)and they should be properly tailored. If you are not able to find a perfect set of uniform from the list online, then you can make use of specialty stores.However, they don't offer custom-made uniforms. Only if you are a professional national athlete, you can consider purchasing uniforms from the shops that offer custom-made uniforms.

Professional buyers can easily choose from different sellers and then get the most suitable uniforms. You should buy uniforms that are easy to maintain. You should also buy volleyball uniforms from a company that offers a warranty (保修单) for the product. Only in this case can you enjoy the pleasure of purchasing the right uniforms.

A. Normal players all need uniforms.

B. They should wash easily and last long.

C. These stores offer a huge variety of uniforms.

D. You also need to ensure the online store can return money if necessary.

E. Ads tell you the advantages of custom-made volleyball uniforms.

F. There are different volleyball uniforms in the market.

G. The right uniforms will make your team look more professional.

Denmark has introduced a fat-tax in order to fight obesity (肥胖症), heart disease and other serious diseases. The government wants to improve expectation of life and the health of the Danish people. Butter, potato chips, ground beef and pork are among the products that are to be taxed. After one or two years the government plans to see how the tax worked and if it has any effect on people's eating habits. Denmark already has tax on sugar and ice cream.

Although only 10% of the Danish population is overweight, the country's food experts think that fat may account for higher death rates. They also argue that the tax should not be limited to fats alone, because people might switch to other unhealthy foods with sugar and salt in them. Even if Denmark cuts the amount of fat that people consume only by a small part, it will be a signal to other countries that are watching closely, especially the European countries that are planning similar measures. Finland is working on a fat tax, based on the Danish model. Hungary has recently started to tax food that has a high share of salt, sugar and caffeine.

Denmark's fat tax is being opposed by the country's food industry,especially the meat producers. If people do cut more meat out of their diet, it may mean that farmers' earnings will decline. Denmark is one of the world's largest bacon and pork producers. On the other side, the new measure is expected to bring the government about $ 400 million additional tax dollars a year.

One of my close friends seems to be distancing himself from me now. I have tried facing him, who just pretends I'm not there, and I've asked for advice from other friends. I feel I'm not good enough. What am I doing wrong to make someone act in such a manner toward me?

If you also suffer from such a situation, you probably have come across a great principle of psychology: the tendency to see reality only through your own feelings and perspective. You will find a much smoother path through the social world if you recognize that not everything that happens to you is about you. In fact, many other possibilities exist. Perhaps your friend is busy with other matters or is dealing internally with problems of his own.

What's troubling you is the double dose（剂量）of negativity about yourself—you assume you've done something wrong and, facing your friend's disturbing behavior, you're quick to call in bad feelings about yourself. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel bad without your permission."

We humans are all imperfect creatures: if there is some aspect of your personality or behavioral style that you feel needs improvement, then you're just like everyone else. Studies show that a large number of people at every age want to better some fundamental aspect of themselves.

The situation you're in calls for inquiry, which is especially helpful in repairing social relationships. If you want to know what's going on, you might approach your friend directly by saying how much you're feeling shut out from your friendship, that you miss it, and that you'd like to know what seems to have gone off the track. You'll get an honest response only by asking straight. And if it turns out that you did do something that wasn't well received, you can decide whether it's something about you that needs fixing.

I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn't finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps and attended what the media called "the most dysfunctional public school district". Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect something of myself.

On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even when my electricity was cut off and I woke up at 5:30 am to pitch blackness, I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.

Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn't have had me closer to my goal. Even poverty could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to cold email about 50 Harvard students so I could ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.

Every day I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was "Congratulations!" A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.

Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?

If you're prone to browse through Twitter, or can't take yet another stressful headline in the news, Oprah Winfrey has some suggestions on what books to read next.

Song of Solomon

By Toni Morrison

American author Toni Morrison was one of Winfrey's longtime friends. Winfrey described Morison as "a magician with language who understood the power of words" after her death in August 2019. The 1977 novel Song of Solomon tells the story of a fictional man from Michigan named Milkman Dead.

Between the World and Me

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Winfrey called Ta-Nehisi Coates "a bearer of the torch, who carries on the legacy of our ancestors and is also entirely so original." This nonfiction book, Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award in 2015, is formatted as a letter to Coates' son and grapples with inequality and race in America.

The Soul of America

By Jon Meacham

Winfrey recommends this United States history book, written by Pultizer Prize-winner Jon Meacham, "to guide me and help me understand our current era and reassure that our country can bounce back from dark times."

This book is especially prescient in light of the upcoming election. "In moments when public life feels unsatisfactory, then, it's instructive—even necessary—to remember first principles," writes Meacham.

The Power of Now

By Eckhart Tolle

Winfrey said that The Power of Now by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle "has changed the way I see life." The book explores quandaries like: "How do you find peace when everything is in chaos?" Winfrey said.

My great-grandmother Eileen is ambitious, determined, loyal, strong and a bit of legend in her own lifetime, which now reaches 92 years. I should add that we're not allowed to call her Gran, because she says it makes her feel old.

That summer, I lost my job and felt hopeless. One day, I paid a visit to her. On my arrival, seeing my low spirits, she asked me whether I had prepared to get a new start. I just kept silent. Without any more words, she picked up a box which she placed on the coffee table, saying "You do know what you're doing with these things, don't you?"

It was a new phone. Her current mobile was pretty ancient.

"Yes," I said.

"Good. That's why I ask you. You young people know more about such things than us oldies. You can take it home and get it all set up," she went on. "Then, when you bring it back, show me how to use my new phone, such as getting on the Internet, sending e-mails and so on." She smiled so sweetly. Setting up the phone would be easy, but teaching her how to use it might be challenging.

The following day I headed back to my great-grandmother's with the phone. "Here's your phone. It's all ready to use."

For the next hour, I was busy setting up her passcode (密码) and fingerprint recognition, which she said was like something out of James Bond.

When I finally got her to swipe (滑动屏幕), she didn't put the right amount of pressure on and the menu slipped away. After what seemed like hours, she threw the phone across the room and it landed on the sofa. "Take it away!" she howled. "I want my old phone back!"

I picked up the phone and was about to leave to give her time to cool down when I realized I didn't want to go home when she was angry.

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"Come on, Eileen. One more try." I said.

I was not feeling so hopeless any more now.

Dear Jim,

Yours, Li Hua

People in Western countries often greet each other by saying "How are you?", while Chinese people might ask each other "Did you eat?" instead.  (eat) has long been a crucial part of China and  (it) food culture has also attracted many foreigners, including Mino Fifaliana Razanakoto from Madagascar.

When she was little, going to Chinese restaurants was routine for Razanakoto's family. On weekends, Razanakoto's father often drove the family to the city and ate Chinese food. Ever since then, a love for Chinese food  (take) root in Razanakoto's heart.

But it was only in 2020 when the then-20-year-old Razanakoto studied in China and began her own journey  (discover) more about Chinese food. In the past 2 years, the

Madagascan girl has tasted many different  (food) and drinks from various provinces in China such as hot dry noodles in Hubei province and morning tea in Guangdong province.

Apart  these delicacies (美食),  impressed Razanakoto most however was the culture behind them.

Take Sichuan food as an example. Since the province sits in a basin, Sichuan is  (extreme) humid (潮湿的).To dispel dampness (祛湿) from the body, the people there prefer spicy food.

" (tradition) Chinese philosophy has crept into every aspect of Chinese food culture," said Razanakoto. "And this philosophical thinking also suggests that people's diet should be adapted to the natural environment  they live,'' added she.

One day, I was driving my truck on the Harare —Mutare Highway in Zimbabwe. When traffic 1 to a crawl (徐行，爬行), I realized there was an accident 2. Drawing- closer, I saw that a bus had 3 into a fuel tanker, and the bus was on fire. More than 60 people were 4 inside the bus when the accident occurred, so without a thought for my own safety, I jumped from my truck, 5 into the fire.

I was one of the 6 people on the scene. I knew the passengers in 7 needed my help. 8, I ran into the bus and started pulling out victims. By the time the rescuers arrived, I'd single-handedly rescued eight people from the fire! 9 all the people were rescued, I was covered in 10 third-degree burns.

I was taken to Kadoma General Hospital to be 11 for my wounds. When word about the accident 12, people all over Zimbabwe praised me for risking my 13 to save people I didn't even know. People from all over the world have sent donations to aid in my 14. A stranger even sent me $250, 000! Now my condition is 15 and I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness and generosity I have since received.

ChatGPT, launched in November, 2022, has attracted over 100 million monthly users in just two months, which is considered the fastest-growing consumer app.

ChatGPT can write emails, computer code, even academic papers and poems.  With various functions, it is suspected to do no good to many areas, especially the higher education.

So is ChatGPT a benefit or a trouble?

 Some universities have banned it due to the warning that it could cause more students to cheat, especially in exams.  Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, for instance, said he welcomes ChatGPT because "it gives people a chance" to concentrate less on tasks that technology can perform equally well.

According to a survey covering more than 100 educators and over 1,000 students, one-third of the educators said they believe ChatGPT should be banned in schools and universities, while the rest supported students having access to it. The attitude of most students sees a distinct difference.

As a result, the observed value and usefulness of ChatGPT seem to outweigh the risks. What we should focus on has shifted to better deal with the chatbot and its development.

A. It is undoubtedly a shocking achievement.

B. The answers varies greatly across the world.

C. Others regard it as an aid rather than a barrier.

D. It is widely discussed whether AI should be involved in a scientific article.

E. They admitted having sought help from ChatGPT to complete their homework.

F. The worry is that ChatGPT could change the structure of higher education.

G. Also, it has succeeded in passing different kinds of exams.

Lithium (锂) is called "white gold" for good reason. The metal's value has been growing rapidly over the last several years, mainly because it is an essential material of lithium—ion (锂离子) batteries which play an important part in several key sustainable technologies, eg. electric cars.

As ocean waves, wind and solar power have grown into major players in the energy industry, lithium has also become key to building a future free of petrol. But getting lithium comes at a huge cost. Just like most metals, its mining is damaging. It often works like this: Briny water, containing lithium and other metals, is pumped to the surface from underground. Then it sits in pools to allow the water to evaporate (蒸发), leaving the rest behind as poisonous matter. Workers use chemical reactions to remove the lithium from that, making it into powder which is then packaged and shipped to the buyers around the world. Any accident that releases mine matter into surrounding communities or the groundwater supply could have damaging long-term impacts.

Indigenous (原住民) communities often bear the result of the damage, and political leaders have paid little attention to their concerns. In Arizona, for example, an expanding lithium mine is threatening the Hualapai Tribe's historical sites. And for politicians who have promised to work with locals to deal with it, mining lithium and other precious metals is putting them into a dilemma: How do you ensure the availability of materials which are essential to the future while protecting indigenous people's living environment?

Mining of the metal is expected to increase greatly in coming years. Over time, that will make electric cars inexpensive and, therefore, more popular.

As environmentally conscious consumers buy electric cars in ever-greater numbers, it's important to be aware of the dirty process that powers those clean air vehicles.

By drawing patterns on the surface of a cup of tea, chabaixi (茶百戏), an ancient Chinese tea trick displayed in a recent TV drama, has gone viral for its apparent similarity with modern coffee art. However, ten years ago, this distinctive technique was close to disappearing. Zhang Zhifeng, a practician of chabaixi, found scenes of chabaixi in the drama aroused great interest among ordinary people.

Chabaixi can create endless patterns such as bamboos and mountains or even calligraphy. There are over a dozen steps, from grinding (碾碎) tea for fine powder, to pouring boiled water, stirring the mixture for thick froth (泡沫), and finally drawing the patterns. It is different from making coffee because people use clear water as the object to put into the cup instead of milk. But when the water touches the surface of whipped (搅打起泡的) tea, it turns into a white color and disappears in 20 minutes. The process before the drawing is known as the tea—making technique, diancha. The quality of diancha is crucial to whether patterns can be successfully produced later.

"Chabaixi is one of the countless forms of tea-making techniques in China. The importance of chabaixi is not only that this technique is unique in the world, but also it gives us a window into people's lifestyle in the Song Dynasty, a period of time when leisure activities in some ways are similar to what we have now," Zhang said.

Before chabaixi was discovered by TV audiences, the technique was listed as part of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017, after it was recovered by Zhang Zhifeng. He started researching the origins of chabaixi in the 1980s and brought the technique back in 2009 after decades of trials and practice.

"To let this technique fade would be a shame. It must be passed on to the next generations so they can understand its history," Zhang said.

Virginia Guarddon can't remember her life without some sort of art. She started playing the piano when she was 6. At 10, she came across works by the Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, and she was hooked. She started writing poems that would be featured in a couple of books.

There's something else that's always been in her life: a type of skin lupus (狼疮). "All of my life, I tried to find ways to make it better,'' Guarddon said. "And that led to my trying to help others feel better about their skin." The attempt took her to the U.S. in 1994, where she studied science and piano. And then she began a career in skin care. "To me, skin is a form of art,'' she said. "I love making women feel beautiful."

"I wanted to create something of my own,'' Guarddon said. "I wanted to realize my dream." Her dream? Combining all of her passions into one.

The result is Poet's Garden Apothecary, Guarddon's own skin care line and the online business: Poet's Garden Alchemist. Guarddon teamed up with a laboratory to create her line of products, which she called "skin poetry". The products, made for every skin type, include an oil face cleanser, day cream and night cream. With each purchase, customers receive a custom poem from one of the company's contributors. And some earnings from the business go to the Poetry Foundation.

In the first few months of running business, Guarddon said, Poet's Garden Alchemist is turning into an online poet's movement. She often hosts live poetry readings on Instagram. "To me, skin care and poetry go together," she says. "I'm trying to show that beauty is not just skin deep. It's about our voice and how we express it."

Throughout the past year, we followed some interesting new inventions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Here is a look back at some notable AI developments in 2022.

Meta's speech-to-speech translation

Facebook's parent Meta said it had built a technology tool to directly translate between English and the Hokkien language, a spoken language without a widely used written form.

Meta said it trained its AI models on written text examples from Mandarin Chinese. In addition, developers used an encoding (编码) tool designed to compare spoken Hokkiento similar English text.

Method to identify Parkinson's disease

Researchers announced a new AI method to identify Parkinson's disease. The system works by measuring a person's breathing patterns during sleep. With just one night of sleep, the AI system was able to correctly identify Parkinson's up to 86 percent of the time. With 12 nights of data, the rate went up to 95 percent.

Tool to interpret pig emotions

Researchers announced they had created a technology tool that uses pig sounds to interpret different emotions.

The tool is based on thousands of recordings collected from more than 400 pigs throughout their lives. The scientists developed an AI-driven algorithm (算法) to identify a series of emotions pigs could be experiencing. It is expected to lead to further systems farmers can use to improve the productivity and well-being of their animals.

Tool to fill in missing words in ancient writings

Researchers-led by Alphabet's AI company DeepMind-said they developed an AI system to help fill in missing words in ancient writings. The tool, called Ithaca, is designed to help historians repair the writings and identify when and where they were written.

The team said that when historians work on their own, the success rate: for repairing damaged writings is about 25 percent. But when humans teamed up with Ithaca to assist in their work, the success rate jumped to 72 percent.