Dear Aihua,
How are you? I've been busy arranging my 1 with my brother, Colin. We plan to 2 a few weeks travelling before he is admitted to the univers ity. We will 3 so many exciting places and do lots of 4 things.
My first 5 is Morocco, in northern Africa. We're going to 6 camels through the Sahara Desert. I 7 it will be very hot, dry and 8 there. Even though it may feel uncomfortable to sit on a 9 for almost a week, I still look forward to it.
Then we are going to travel down the River Nile. We will 10 white-water rafting there. It's so 11 that we have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket for protection just 12 the rafts gets turned upside down or sinks.
After that, we will live with the 13 people in Kenya and 14 local customs(习俗). We'll eat and drink 15 they do, including cow's blood!
Due to the 16 walk we have to cover everyday, I need to buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry my 17 of food and water. During the day, we'll walk 18 the land, following the 19 of big animals. Of course, I will try to 20 the animals to take some good photos. I will email you as soon as I come back.
Love
Toby
Dear Little One,
Recently, your mother and I were searching the Internet. And Google returned a list of the most popular 1 in the world. High at the 2 was “How to keep him interested.” It made me 3 . I scanned several of the countless 4about how to be sexy, when to bring him a beer, and the ways to make him feel 5and superior. And I got 6.
Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your 7 to “keep him interested.” Your only task is to know deeply in your soul—that you are 8 of interest.
9you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the word: You will 10 a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to 11 his one life putting all his interest in you.
I want to tell you about the boy who doesn't 12 to be kept interested, 13 he knows you are interesting.
I don't 14 if he can't play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with your children and you. I don't care if he puts his elbows on the dinner table — as long as he 15 his eyes on your smile. I couldn't care 16how he votes—as long as everyday he treats you with great 17 .and elects you to a place of 18 in your home.
In the end, Little One, if you 19 a man like that, and he and I have 20 else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: you.
Your eternally interested guy,
Daddy
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,2 “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to 3 for the night. Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 5. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it.
When the children came back to steal her 9, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last.
One day another man 13 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,14 she asked who he was. “I am Death. I've come to take you 15 me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I'd like to 16 some pears from my pear tree to remember the 17 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 19 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
We have all heard of giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one has babies, it makes national news1and pictures of their babies are2 circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not 3 of itself.
The lovely animals have 4 a classic test of self-awareness. They cannot5 themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to 6 whether children or animals have a7 of self-awareness.
In the test, an animal is presented 8 a mirror. Researchers then watch to see 9 it notices a mark on its face, which is only10 in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark, it often 11 it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old.
Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas12 of them did the same thing as those animals did.13 each panda behaved as if their14 in the mirror was another panda altogether. They acted as if they were15 by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking16
The17of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity (圈养). For example, one-directional glass sometimes used in the areas may 18 pandas to feel stressed when they see their own image in the 19That's because they might believe it to be another panda20themselves.
Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, sometimes playing sports can have1effects on children. It may produce feelings of2self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. Many children say they have been3at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad4of sports. They think sports are just too5.
Many researchers believe adults are the6cause of too much aggression in children's sports and they are to blame. They believe children watch the aggressive adult behavior and7it. This behavior is then further8from one child to another. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children9look up to them. Often these adults10aggressively themselves, sending children the message that11is everything. Many parents go to children's sporting events and shout insults at other players or cheer when their child behaves12. What's worse, children are also taught that hurting other players is13or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. In addition, children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.
14it comes to how to solve this problem, parents and coaches in particular should act as better15to children. They also need to teach children better16of life. They should not just17when children win or act aggressively. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are18. If adults19children to play when injured, this gives the message that20is not as important as winning.
People in the US have been encouraged for decades to eat various kinds of food, as the variety of food helps to 1 that they keep a 2with enough nutrition. But this week a group of nutrition experts said that longstanding 3might be out of date.
The advice to 4 different kinds of food has been included in the government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans《美国居民膳食指南》for quite some time.It.is 5 based on 6 studies of low-income populations. The studies claimed that consuming various kinds of food could help 7deficiencies(缺乏) of nutrition.
But things may be different considering today's environment 8food is plentiful. That same advice could lead to a(n) 9consequence, argued Dr Otto, one of the experts with the American Heart Association.
Experts 10the latest evidence of the recommendation, and 11a scientific report on Thursday. The report stated that in some studies, people who consume a wide range of food usually eat many nutritious food 12fish, vegetables and fruits. 13they also eat many14food, like sugared snacks and other processed food.
Greater dietary variety is also associated with a(n) 15 calorie intake and weight gain. Some studies show that a 16variety of food choices in any given meal could delay fullness and17the amount of food people eat. Some recent dietary guidelines recommend that people eat" a variety of food", and18 " a variety of vegetables from all of the subgroups".
But Dr Otto said people should worry 19 about variety and more about diet quality, such as filling half your plate with only one or two vegetables you like. Actually, what 20is the amount of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other nutritious food you eat, not the variety.
"Don't get sick in July!"
This is a common concern in teaching hospitals in the U. S. It's driven by the academic calendar: July is when the new interns, fresh out of medical school, start work. In other words, it's when everyone is most 1. The theory is that this disadvantage leads to mistakes.
So is medical experience good or bad? Well, in most cases, your doctor's experience is very helpful, allowing her to pick up on a(n)2 symptom early in a disease process, when machines still can't take a hand. She can also determine the right treatment when your condition falls outside of what is in the3, where newbies get most of their ideas. For many medical treatments, there's a direct connection between physician experience and your treating outcome.
In a variety of situations, though, experience can backfire. The reason is simple 4. Doctors are humans too and they 5 tricks of the mind—like believing that an ineffective treatment really works. In fact, entire fields of research are devoted to understanding why these errors of thought occur. They 6 from so-called cognitive prejudice that can mislead even 7 practitioners into making the wrong decisions.
Doctors are usually locked onto a diagnosis early and disregard new and 8
information. For example, a patient may be diagnosed with a quickly fatal cancer, but then ends up trying various herbal remedies and lives for 30 more years. Instead of analyzing the9 diagnosis, the patient, and maybe even the doctor, may assume that the herbal remedies cured the cancer.
Also, some experienced doctors tend to believe evidence when it supports their previous opinion while subconsciously ignoring information opposing it. Let's say your doctor is pretty certain you have ill digestion and orders a test to10 the suspicion, which produces negative result. But she treats you for ill digestion anyway because she was11 with the prior diagnosis by experience.
In fact, there are clearly many benefits to having a highly experienced doctor, such as technical proficiency. But there may actually be some unexpected benefits to having a less-experienced one too. She may have a more up-to-date education, boundless energy and perhaps is less vulnerable to biases, freed from the same 12 for years.
To safeguard yourself as a patient, one thing you should always do is13. It may not always be possible to determine that your doctor has met with an unconscious thinking14. But asking questions does force your doctor to think twice and15her decision about your case.
We all know that sports may help us become stronger. But their1go far beyond this. Research shows that sports that involve aiming and hitting skills, for example, tennis, badminton and baseball, help children increase2 . They help develop leadership qualities and3team spirit in kids. They involve competition. Playing sports teaches them to accept4with a positive spirit when they lose a game.
Playing sports does a lot of good to the development of5skills. Sports teach you to communicate with people and work together as a6. Sports improve collective thinking and help develop your planning and organizational skills, too. Sports build7, since winning a game always gives you a sense of accomplishment.
Playing sports requires you to strategize(制定策略). You need to be very8to score goals or earn points. You need to work out strategies to win. You need to judge your competitor's strategy and change yours9. This certainly involves clever thinking, which sports10. Studies show that kids who play sports frequently do well in school and college.
Playing sports brings you11. Jumping about, running around, racing to get ahead, 12, falling and standing up again, all of them are a part of playing sports. There is no match for the happiness this brings. 13 ， sports are a form of exercise which produces happiness molecules(分子) in your body, thus improving your mental health. You can't be sad14playing sports. Sports produce15energy in you and the people around you.
When a man lies in a chair in a barbershop with a steaming, hot towel across in his face, he relaxes.
Going to the barbershop is a great opportunity for men to gather and1life stories. Men walk out feeling great2spending just an hour in this community setting and taking time for3.
Lorenzo Lewis considers that the barbershop is one of the few safe spaces where men feel4to express their feelings openly. In 2016, Lewis5The Confess Project, a community-led project that trains barbers as mental health advocates after years of struggling with his own mental health. It mainly reaches out to men who may be6to receive therapy (心理治疗) because it means opening up to a stranger in a clinical setting.
Matt Dillion, who owns a barbershop that7The Confess Project, explained why he8that the barbershop is the9place for men to open up. "This is our' country club'. There is fellowship (交情), and there's that wonderful10when you're around guys that have been through what you're going through."
Speaking about one's11and being listened to in an accepting way greatly12mental health. A study shows that when people share their feelings, they13to have strong immune systems.
The barbers support their clients in the moment,14trust and opening a pathway for communication. They encourage their15to seek support from therapists and other mental health professionals if necessary.
