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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

● You go out with your friends less and less.

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Why the human body should decline faster in space is still largely a mystery, but one that researchers are dealing with increasing urgency as civilian space travel becomes more feasible. In a recent study that involved sending muscle samples to the International Space Station, some 250 miles above Earth, researchers from Stanford Medicine found that the lack of gravity in space impairs the normal regenerative ability of muscle.

The samples were grown from muscle cells donated by healthy volunteers to resemble the bundled structure of muscle fibres. They spent seven days growing in space, then frozen until their return to Earth.

The researchers found notable similarities between muscle that had spent a week in microgravity (gravity aboard the International Space Station is about 0.1% of gravity on Earth) and muscle in older adults with sarcopenia (肌肉减少症), a muscle-wasting condition that develops over decades. Both indicated a shift toward more fatty acid metabolism (脂肪酸代谢) and a greater tendency toward cell death. The impaired regeneration could contribute to why astronauts' muscles weaken even with regular exercise.

"Microgravity is almost like an accelerated disease-forming platform and environment," said Ngan Huang, PhD, senior author of the study published recently in Stem Cell Reports. "It's important to understand how microgravity is affecting different tissues in the body, with muscle being one of the most essential ones because of how much of it we have in our bodies."

Huang's team also tested drugs that partially prevented these impairments in the muscle samples, which could benefit space travellers and Earth-bound seniors — perhaps even senior space travellers alike.

Ultimately, Huang, who is also a principal investigator at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System hopes to find ways to enhance muscle regeneration to heal severe muscle injuries, like those many Soldiers injured during wars.

Veronica sat in the chair, watching her daughter, Jane, tug (拽) at the old sewing machine (缝纫机). The machine had been in their family for years—first her mother's, then hers. Veronica had always taken care of it, just like her mother had. Though it wasn't in perfect condition, it still worked if used carefully. Veronica remembered the long hours her mother had spent sewing on it when she was growing up, especially during hard times. She also remembered how her mother had taught her to use the machine, her scolding (训斥) sharp and unforgiving, not allowing any mistakes.

Now Jane was trying to use it, but she was impatiently pulling at the thread (线), causing the needle to get stuck (卡住) with every attempt. The sound of the machine's protests — sharp, squeaky, and out of tune—made Veronica uneasy.

"Stop pulling so bard," Veronica said, her voice calm at first, "You'll break it."

       Jane glanced up, a little annoyed. "It's already broken, Mom."   

Veronica felt a knot tighten in her chest. She knew Jane didn't understand. To her, it was just an old machine. But to Veronica, it was more than that. It was a link to her past.

"Stop pulling at it like that," Veronica said, her voice tense. "It's not a toy, Jane. You can't just force it."

Jane looked up, eyes defiant (反抗的). "It's a piece of junk, Mom. I'm trying to fix it, but it's useless."

Veronica stood up and grabbed Jane's hand, forcing her to stop tugging at the machine. Her grip was tight, almost painful, and she shoved (推开) Jane's hand away. "It's not junk! You need to be careful with it!" Jane pulled her hand back, her eyes welling up with tears. She didn't say anything, but the hurt was clear on her face. Veronica watched her for a few seconds, her heart still pounding in her chest. But at that very moment something changed inside her. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out at firs — only a breathless, frustrated sigh. A sudden, familiar feeling washed over her, an uncomfortable weight in her chest.

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     Her memories of sitting with her mother at the sewing machine flooded back.

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1.表示关心；

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Dear David,

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Yours,

Li Hua

In the final of the men's 100m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Chinese athlete Pan Zhanle set an (impress) record time of 46.40 seconds, clear example of his extraordinary talent and strong determination. This is the (nine) gold medal for the Chinese delegation (代表团) at this Olympics and it marks a major success that Chinese swimming (achieve) since the breakthrough of Sun Yang in 2012. Pan has become the fastest man in the world at present and the most shining Asian star in the swimming pool.

Pan Zhanle not only brings honor to the Chinese swimming team, also proves the strength of Chinese athletes. His success inspires more Chinese swimmers (apply) themselves to even tougher challenges and win more honors for China, as Pan has undergone the most demanding training enabled him to reach this outstanding level of success.

After the competition, Pan Zhanle said that this gold medal is great importance to the country. (face) the disregard and arrogance (傲慢) of foreign athletes, he responded with unmatched power, successfully earning their respect and (recognize).

The next morning, the geese were still my3. I walked round to mailbox, showing them I meant no harm. I hid behind some trees and4 the handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!

As days passed, 1 started5 to them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned (伸长) their necks and raised their heads6 but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about why they were staying so long at the pond changed to7. As they were feeding in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their8: the male had a damaged left wing and his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind.

I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a9 wing will heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.

On the first day of November, I was working in the neighbourhood of the geese when I10 some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their wings were11 like crazy, struggling for take-off. Gradually they flew over the pond and circled back towards me as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of my12.

The season's first snowflakes fell the very next day. The birds must have13 that winter was coming. I became fond of them during their14 visit to our pond. I'll never forget their15 to each other.

It seems that there are more things for teens to spend money on than ever. There are expensive clothes, video games, MP3 players, and more. That's why it's important to help them understand the value of money.

Start teaching your children about money early. Starting around age 10, give them a few dollars every week for them to spend however they want. But let them choose what they want to do. Don't set limits on what they can spend it on, and don't continually buy them things they want. They'll soon learn that if they spend all their money as soon as they get it, they won't be able to afford more expensive things they want.

You should also start early introducing your children to budgets (预算) and how much things cost. Have them go to the store with you or watch you pay the bills.

As your child gets older, about 13 or 14, increase their pocket money as you increase their responsibility. Once they're more responsible, give them a budget for something bigger like clothes and make them stick to it.

Eventually, your child will probably get a job. Have them put some into a savings account to use for college or other pursuits. Let them use the rest as mad money to spend however they want. If you're worried about what they're buying, open them a checking account you can monitor.

It takes many small steps. Remember that they will probably mess up along the way, but mistakes are how they learn.

A. Help them choose a well-paid job.

B. And you can also encourage them to pay the bills.

C. Take this opportunity to teach them about savings.

D. Soon they'll realize how much some things really cost.

E. Make the pocket money dependent on doing housework.

F. Teaching your child the value of money will not happen overnight.

G. If you aren't made of money, it's hard to give your kids everything they want.

Published in Nature Communications, the study is the first of its kind to examine the connections between the neural reaction of people within a real-world social network. "Neural responses to dynamic, naturalistic stimuli, like videos, can give us a window into people's unlimited, unplanned thought processes as they unfold. Our results suggest that friends process the world around them in exceptionally similar ways," says lead author Carolyn Parkinson.

The study analyzed the friendships or social ties within a group of 280 graduate students. The researchers estimated the social distance between pairs of individuals based on mutually (相互地) reported social ties. Forty-two of the students were asked to watch a range of videos while their neural activity was recorded in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. The videos covered a range of topics and genres, including politics, science, comedy and music videos, for which a range of responses was expected. Each participant watched the same videos in the same order, with the same instructions. The researchers then compared the neural responses pairwise across the set of students to determine if pairs of students who were friends had more similar brain activity than pairs further removed from each other in their social network.

The findings revealed that neural response similarity was strongest among friends, and this pattern appeared across brain regions involved in emotional responding and high-level reasoning. Even when the researchers controlled variables, including left-handedness or right-handedness, age, gender, race, and nationality, the analogy in neural activity among friends was still evident. The team also found that fMRI response similarities could be used to predict not only if a pair were friends but also the social distance between the two.