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A beautiful woman entered the plane and looked around in search of her seat. She found her seat next to a man who had no hands. She called an air hostess(女乘务员) and said unhappily, "I won't be able to travel comfortably in this seat. I want to change my seat."
The air hostess was shocked to hear this from a woman who appeared to be beautiful. She looked around for vacant seats but didn't find any. She told the woman, "There's no vacant seat in this economy class(经济舱), but it's our responsibility(责任) to take care of our passengers. I' ll go to discuss this with our leader. Please wait for a while."
After some time, the air hostess came back to the woman and said, "I'm very sorry for the trouble caused for you. On this plane, only one seat is vacant and it's in the business class. I discussed it with the leader and we have made a great decision—a person from this economy class will be allowed to travel in the business class."
The woman was very excited. But before she could say something, the air hostess moved towards the man and asked him, "Sir, will you please go to the business class? We don't want you to feel uncomfortable traveling with an impolite passenger." Hearing this some passengers welcomed this decision by clapping(鼓掌).
"What a shame!" The woman thought to herself.
Many of us have learned that chatting with a friend, relative or classmate can improve our mood(情绪). And failing to communicate with others can also affect the health of our minds and bodies.
Now experts in the US have found that a good conversation just once a day could be enough to boost people's happiness and lower their stress levels.
The researchers looked at five types of conversation that past research has found to make people feel closer. These included things like sharing jokes, listening to others' opinions, discussing recent experiences, offering real praise and showing care for others. The researchers asked over 900 people at five US universities to have one of these five types of conversation each day. Then these people reported how their chats affected their stress, well-being and other feelings that day.
The researchers also looked at how the number of daily chats affected the people's well-being. And they found that while one good chat was enough to improve someone's mood, those who chose to have more of these conversations had better days. "This means the more you listened to your friends, the more you showed care, the more you took time to value others' opinions, the better you felt at the end of the day," one of the researchers said.
The researchers also said that meeting for a chat was better for people's well-being than using a phone or social medias.
Imagine that you have woken up on the first day of your vacation. You enjoy a delicious breakfast, take a walk on the beach, and read the morning newspaper as you drink coffee. You are feeling happy and relaxed. But you may start to feel bored by the time the late afternoon comes around!
If you have ever felt like this, you' re not alone. It turns out that having unlimited(无限的) free time is not always as great as we expected. What is the best amount(数量) of free time to r our happiness?
Researchers tried to answer this question by surveying tens of thousands of people, collecting data(数据) on how they spent their time and how happy they were. After looking at the data, the research team found that having less than two hours of free time a day was not enough to be happy. People with under two hours of free time a day usually had more stress. It means that they were simply too busy with work to get their happiness.
The tact that being too busy cuts happiness is true. It might lead to the answer that more free time is simply better. Surprisingly, having a lot of free time is not a panacea(灵丹妙药) for happiness. People surely get a certain sense of joy from finishing tasks. Having more than five hours of free time a day makes us lose the sense of joy. It is in fact cutting our happiness. But I think it is how we spend our free time that matters. When free time is used in more active ways, like playing a team sport, then five or more hours a day can keep or even produce happiness. However, spending five or more hours of free time alone can stop happiness.
A. In Chinese culture, red lanterns are symbols of happiness. B. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide. C. It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times. D. The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns. E. However, traditional lanterns are still the most popular ones in people's hearts. |
Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations.
Palace lantern(宫灯)
___ When making palace lanterns, fine wood was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations in palaces.
Gauze lantern(纱灯)
Less expensive bamboo and gauze (纱布) were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them. ___ So red lanterns are always hung on important testivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous China towns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round. ___
Shadow-picture lantern(走马灯)
It was usually used for amusement. ___ There were two layers(层) of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When the candle was lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.
Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festival s besides the traditional ones. More modern technology is used on making lanterns. There is no doubt that the modern lanterns will be more creative and interesting.
What's the passage mainly about?(请用一句话概括, 不超过20词) ___
I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I'm the midfield player(中场球员) in my team. But in fact that's not 1 now. I was the midfield player because, as I said, this was my 2 game. That's a good way to end a high school football career(生涯), especially if you win, but even though you don't, it's good to 3 at a high point.
I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 4 football, and he used to practice with me at home-passing, catching, running. We used to 5 almost every evening until it got too dark. He tried to teach me 6 he knew about the game. "Just remember: Don't ever 7 .""Stay in the game. Don't lose your concentration(专注).""Go out there and give 110 percent every time." Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words 8 in my ears.
I had a lot in my mind before the game today. I don't like things to 9 ,I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and 10 myself about what to do and not to do. I didn't sleep at all yesterday, and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where11 just wanted it all to be over. But then when the game started, my mind became empty.
I just lived in this game, this moment. I didn't 12 the crowd;I didn't feel the cold or the pain;I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the ball, and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light 13 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty 14 .
It's all over now, and it's really getting cold here. It's starting to snow. The sun's almost gone, and I 15 see the goal. Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it's time to say goodbye and move on.
Have you ever traveled to London? As the capital of England, it is ___(wide) known for cultural mixing. The art treasures from every country as well as lots of ___(show) can make you travel all over the world within London.
The London Eye is ___ auge Ferris wheel(摩天轮) by the side of the Thames River in London. The whole thing is 135 meters tall. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe and ___(popular) place of interest in the UK, visited by over 3.5 million people every year. When it ___(build) m 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until 2006, when the160m Star of Nanchang appeared.
It was called Millennium Wheel ___ first. Then since January 20th, ___(it) new name has been the London Eye. At the very beginning, London Eye was just a building for the ___( celaborate ) of the year 2000 and would be pulled down after five years. ___ it was so popular that Englishmen and tourists regarded it as a symbol of London. Therefore, the city government decided ___(keep) the London Eye and tried their best to protect it.
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"Rock, paper and scissors" is a typical game which gave us ___ memory in our childhood. It is said that people played it widely 2,000 years ago in China. Today, people play it ___ the world. In Indonesia, it's known as"ant, person, elephant". People in Singapore play"bird, stone, water". People use different hand ___ in different countries. But the instruction of the game is the same all over the world.
Many people think"rock, paper, scissors" is all about luck. But the game is not ___ accidental. A 2014 study in China ___ two key patterns in the way people played. The fact is that the winner always repeat his winning hand gestures.
So what's the best way to win this game? Expert players not only think about their next move, but also what their players' next move might be.
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