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My childhood is magical and full of adventure. I have so many childhood memories, and I would like to share one that still stimulates me. This unforgettable childhood event was about the first day when I learned how to swim. It happened so unexpectedly and quickly that not only I but my parents were surprised. Of course, we were proud as well. I was barely seven years old back then, and my parents thought that it was time for me to learn how to swim. One summer morning, they took me to a swimming pool in the City Swimming Complex which was just a 35-minute drive from our house. It was a weekend and both my parents accompanied me. After we reached the Swimming Complex, we found many people were learning how to swim. My mother said she would watch me learn this important skill with the help of my father. Then she cheered me on and took a seat.

I had no idea how to swim but I was excited to try this new adventure. However, when my father got into the swimming pool with me, I became a bit nervous. It seemed that things were not quite as easy for me.

Looking around, I noticed that many other children of all ages were also trying to grasp this skill and some of them had pretty much learned the art and science of this skill. Influenced by others, I was determined to focus on my training and swim as well as them. Under the guidance of my father, I learned with all my effort and devotion, and I made rapid progress. After teaching me for 30 minutes or so, my father went to buy some snacks for us and my mother came to talk to me for a while near the pool. She asked me if I had learned anything at all. To prove my progress, I jumped into the water and started swimming.

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My mother was frightened by my action at first.

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Eating the snacks bought by my father, we were all thrilled and excited.

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Student Union

Liu is a third-year student at Xi'an International Studies University majoring in tourism management. She (draw) to the countryside after coming an advertisement for "New Peasants", a government initiative that connects students, and content creators with internship (实习) opportunities at rural businesses.

The ad was for a position at a village hotel, which Liu thought (offer) an ideal opportunity to gain firsthand, (practice) knowledge while experiencing life in the Chinese countryside, Foping.

Meanwhile, Xu Wen, an archival (档案的) science student at Northwest University in Xi'an, also arrived in Foping. She had been looking for a summer internship far (remove) from her college major, believing only by having new experiences could she further (her).

Xu now believes that (address) the issue of "homogeneity (同质化)" in China's rural tourism requires tapping into local culture, which necessitates the effective use of both physical and online archives, that the internship has awakened her imagination regarding the potential of archival science.

Now in its third year, the "New Peasants" program has received applications from thousands of university students, according to the online travel agency Trip.com. "The (eager) of young people for the countryside is more than we could have imagined," the company said in a statement.

Yet, a few months later, Mrs. Poddar instructed my agent to3 my rent, and the new rent is only half of the original! Feeling4, I asked my agent about the reason. He told me that Mrs. Poddar5 I was from abroad studying here alone and was still6 the new environment. She did this just to offer me some7.

Being away from my family to8 my college degree, I have found the life here9 in the past few months: no friends, no familiar food…. But the10 Mrs. Poddar showed me opened a new world to me,11 me not to indulge (沉湎) in negative feelings and to establish new relationships. So I decided to12 with people in my local area by first lending a hand to others. On one occasion, I shopped for groceries for an old couple, who13 me to a heavy meal they made. Actually, about half of my spare time is14 with offering help to people in my neighborhood.

We are indeed from different15, but that doesn't loosen the ties between us.

Healthy eating can be promoted. When families eat together, they usually have healthier home-cooked meals and consume more fruits and vegetables.  So they tend to give up destructive behavior and eat more mindfully when their children are watching.

It has been found that family meals may lead to social benefits for parents including those who have lower levels of the symptoms (症状) of depression and stress. Parents who eat with their children also say that they are more likely to be in a good mood.

When parents and kids eat together, they are developing links. In other words, they can build stronger connections. They will turn off the TV, put away their cell phones and just have face-to-face conversations. Keep the conversations positive and encourage kids to discuss their day. 

Eating together helps pass on family tradition.  When teens grow up in homes that have regular family meals, they are far more likely to copy that practice in their homes. A study published in the Journal of Family Psychology shows the more frequently a child eats family meals with his parents, the more be eats with his own children.

A. Social skills can also be a key factor.

B. Eating together profits parents' mental health.

C. Plus, parents should keep listening more often.

D. Parents want to be a model of good eating habits.

E. Eating as a family hands down good parenting skills.

F. The more the family communicate, the better their relationship.

G. They also have lower rates of anxiety and manage emotions more sensibly.

The processing plays an important role in our interactions with our environment. Our five senses are constantly taking in information. At any given time, we are experiencing different sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and ways things feel when we touch them. If we paid attention to each one of our senses all the time, we'd never do anything else. It enables us to simplify the process by relying on context and our pre-existing knowledge to understand what we notice. If our brains didn't employ top-down processing our senses would overwhelm us.

Top-down processing helps us understand what our senses are perceiving in our daily lives. For example, suppose you receive an important letter but a few drops of water have ruined part of the text. A few letters in different words are now just smudges (污迹). Yet, you're still able to read the letter in its entirety using top-down processing. You use the context of the words and sentences in which the smudges appear and your knowledge of reading to comprehend the meaning of the letter's message. See a word LO*E, with one letter knocked down, yet you are still able to quickly recognize the word as LOVE.

On the one hand, top-down processing serves a positive function by simplifying the way we comprehend our sensory perceptions. It enables us to shortcut the cognitive path between our perceptions and their meaning. On the other hand, patterns can also prevent us from perceiving things in unique ways. So we may understand the pattern of how to use a mobile phone, but if the manufacturer comes out with a new phone that employs completely unique interaction patterns, we may not be able to figure out how to use it. Besides, as our knowledge is limited and biased (片面的) in certain ways, it can lead to perceptual errors.

About 5 billion tonnes of plastic has gone to landfill since the 1950s, and recycling efforts have only tackled 9 percent of what we have produced. With current techniques, plastics degrade in each recycling round and end up in landfill after only a few cycles of the process.

John Hartwig at the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues had previously developed a process that broke down waste plastic into its constituent parts, but it relied on the expensive metal catalysts (催化剂). Now, his team has discovered an improved process that works on both polyethylene, from which most plastic bags are made, and polypropylene, which is used to make harder objects. And it relies only on catalysts considered so common that they are essentially "dirt", says Hartwig.

In experiments, the team used two catalysts to turn a mixture of polyethylene and polypropylene into original chemicals for plastic with the efficiency of nearly 90 percent. However, Hartwig warns that there are still many hurdles to overcome, and that the process has only been tested in the presence of a small number of common additives (添加物). "There will be additives that will affect the catalysts," he says. This may mean having a way to separate those additives or finding catalysts that are resistant to them.

Cressida Bowyer at the University of Portsmouth, U.K., says that even if we have a process that can split waste plastic into constituent parts and withstand additives, other issues remain. The degree of poisonousness and disposal of the catalysts and additives must be considered, she says. "These could outweigh any perceived benefits of recycling technologies. Recycling should not be seen as any kind of solution to maintaining or increasing production of single-use and unnecessary plastics and continuing the current prevailing take-make-waste culture," she adds.

At about 14, she set her sights on studying medicine in the UK. "Despite being a student from a foreign country, I achieved A-levels in all my subjects, considered suitable for medicine," she says. Now as a consultant surgeon at one of the busiest major trauma (创伤) units in England, Elena has spoken of her successful career and the challenges she has encountered as a female doctor including sometimes having to remind patients suspicious of her that "I am the surgeon".

Elena's main job is working with the major trauma team, but is also involved in the team dealing with patients that have severe surgical issues. "When I'm a consultant, I have a position of responsibility not only towards my patients, but also towards the team that I cooperate with," she says. Working hard, she has never experienced prejudice from other male surgeons, who show great respect for her.

Elena does not shy away from the fact that being a woman has sometimes felt like a disadvantage. "Find what you love doing day after day, because your professional career is a long time, and it takes a lot — probably like 20 or 30 years of your life. Therefore, it's of great significance to do what you are fond of and then just go for it," she says.

Wayfinding

Wayfinders are stationed at hospital entrances and greet each visitor/patient along with providing wheelchair assistance. Wayfinders must be friendly and have good communication skills 2-hour shifts are available Monday-Friday between 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Due to the standing nature of this position, 4 hours will be rewarded for 2 hours of Wayfinding service.

Floaters

Floaters help deliver patient mail and newspapers. Assignments can change each shift depending on needs of the department, Volunteers are assigned to the Volunteer Office for one 4-hour shift per week Monday-Friday between 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Patient Transport

Patient Transport volunteers are responsible for discharging patients and helping the patient transport staff. This is a great opportunity for students to see all areas of the hospital and get clinical exposure. Shifts are available seven days a week anytime between 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Applying to the Summer Volunteen Program

Step 1: Sign up for an Information Session on zoom. Sign-ups are on a first come, first serve basis.

Step 2: Submit all required application forms online for review and approval.

Step 3: Attend one In-Person Orientation (培训). There is only one session, and we will not have make-up sessions.

step 4: Complete 50 volunteer hours by August 31, 2025.

Mary was very happy when she got her dream part-time job at the local bookshop. It was right next to her school, so she could walk there after classes. Her boss, Mr. Thompson, was very nice and trusted her with lots of important tasks from the beginning.

One afternoon, Mr. Thompson gave Mary and her classmate Alex a special task. He wanted them to make a plan to promote a new book series all written by teenagers. "This series is unique because it reflects the voices of young authors," Mr. Thompson explained. "I'm counting on you two to come up with something that will truly connect with the young readers. You'll have to finalize your plan before Friday since the school Reading Festival is just around the corner."

Mary was very excited and happy to help. She nodded eagerly. "Absolutely, Mr. Thompson! I can't wait to get started." She was so thrilled that she couldn't stop smiling on her way home. Finally, there was a chance to show everyone what she could do.

But working with Alex wasn't going to be easy. Alex was known for being bossy and having strong opinions. When Mary met up with him at the library to discuss their project, she knew it would be tricky. "I've worked on similar projects before, and simple booths (展位) in the school courtyard always work, and we could hand out flyers," Alex said, without even looking at Mary.

Mary frowned (皱眉头) as she thought about Alex's idea. She knew that booths worked well, but she felt they could do something more exciting to catch the attention of their classmates. The new book series deserved a special promotion. "If we just follow the same old methods, how will this book series stand out?" Mary argued. "What if we have a book reading session with some authors? Or...?"

Alex, however, didn't seem interested in exploring new ideas. He rolled his eyes at Mary's suggestions for creativity, arguing that they didn't have the time or resources to try new things. He believed the usual methods would work best.

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Despite their different opinions, Mary tried to find a solution that both could agree on.

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After the activity, Mr. Thompson called them into his office.

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Dear Ryan,

I hope this email finds you well.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

For centuries, Chinese poets have caught the amazing beauty of the Fuchun River in Hangzhou through simple but poetic words. This July, poets from the BRICS countries (金砖国家) followed the same path and engaged in impromptu (即兴的) poetry event inspired by the river. Their creations were collected in Messengers from the Vernal Wood, which (release) in Germany on October 18, 2024.

(edit) Li Shaojun said poetry is a universal language expressing shared human emotions. "The BRICS countries all have a splendid history, and through this common language, we can greatly improve communication and exchange, (connect) more BRICS poets," he said.

Talking about his journey to the poetry festival, Brazilian poet Thiago Moraes said he was still excited to visit a country (total) different from his own. To his surprise, Moraes found some similarities with the Chinese poet friends in their love for nature and a (fond) for expressing their inner worlds landscape. He emphasized that poetry keeps people humble, open and diverse. "We poets should gather our efforts to make a (good) world," he added.

Ethiopian poet Seife Temam, impressed by Tang poet Li Bai, (pen) a romantic line: I am a child of the Nile, I am drawn to the Fuchun River.

Ribeiro4 €35 per person for what is usually a three-course meal that can last up to three hours. For Ribeiro, it has become a perfect platform for5 her hobby of buying food,6 new recipes and holding dinner parties.

"It's a great opportunity to share my passion for food and to7 new people," said Ribeiro. Sometimes she prepares traditional Brazilian dishes8 her native home; other times she9 dinner courses with her favorite beers.

The platform has enabled Ribeiro to realise her dream with a great deal of freedom, as10 to a restaurant where the service is11, the menu is known in advance, and the meal is expected to be no12.

"But it's also a great13, for it can sometimes take days to14 a single event," Ribeiro said. "This platform is not only15 for professional cooks, but also for those willing to discover new experiences."

Over time, the tiny seedling (幼苗) had grown into a large tomato plant with many juicy red tomatoes. Harvesting those tomatoes with my grandma was a joy I won't forget. We spent hours in her kitchen making delicious homemade spaghetti sauce.

My time in the garden with my grandma showed me that gardening is more than just a hobby. It's a way to connect with our roots. The garden became something we both loved, bringing us closer together and creating a strong bond.

I watered the plants too much and forgot to take care of the soil. It was a learning experience. But I didn't give up. Instead, I saw these moments as opportunities to learn. I read books, went to workshops, and asked experienced gardeners in my community for advice.

Yet, Mother Nature can be unpredictable. from unbearable heat to unexpected frosts. I lost some of my favorite plants due to extreme weathers. I used drought-tolerant plants and protective coverings like shade cloths and frost blankets to help my strong plants grow.

Gardening is a lifelong journey of learning. It's like finding a hidden library, where each plant and plot offers something new to discover. The more time I spend in the garden, the more I realise that the soil is not just a place for plants to grow — it's also ideal ground for my personal growth.

A. Gardening in cold weather will be rather tough.

B. Just the smell alone brought back so many memories.

C. However, my first attempts at gardening didn't go very well.

D. Then she shared stories of her own grandmother doing the same.

E. And grandma's gardening journey connects with me emotionally.

F. It's always changing and requires us to stay open to new knowledge.

G. But I started planting with the climate in mind instead of getting upset.

In her study, Martin asked participants to rate their attachment to male, female, and genderless versions of a digital voice assistant and a self-driving car known as "Miuu." It was found that gender increased users' feelings of attachment to these devices and their interest in purchasing them. For example, participants said they would be less likely to buy a genderless voice assistant than versions with male or female voices.

While gendering a product may be good marketing, it may also strengthen outdated or harmful ideas about power and identity. The stereotypes commonly associated with men, such as competitiveness and dominance, are more valued than those associated with women. These qualities, in turn, are mapped onto products that have been assigned a gender.

Martin's study also found that creating a genderless object was difficult. For instance, if an object's name was meant to sound genderless, like Miuu, participants would still assign a gender to it — they would assume Miuu was a "he" or "she."   

Martin sees a silver lining, however: She believes that anthropomorphism (拟人化) "provides an opportunity to change stereotypes." When women are put into positions of leadership like running companies, it reduces negative stereotypes about women. Similarly, anthropomorphized products could be created to take on stereotype-inconsistent roles — a male robot that assists with nursing or a female robot that helps do calculations, for instance.