【推荐1】Over 200 years ago, on July 4, 1817, workers began digging the Erie Canal. It took tireless laborers another eight years to finish it, but when it opened, goods could travel by boat from the vast interior (内陆) of the country. They could go from the Great Lakes, cross a huge stretch of New York State and then travel down the Hudson River to New York City. Thanks largely to the Erie Canal, New York grew into a world-famous metropolis (大都市), doubling in size the next succeeding decades.

It was an amazing creation of engineering, especially at a time when there were no civil engineers in America. But there were people who became engineers. People like Benjamin Wright, my great-great-great-great-grandfather. He was originally just a surveyor in upstate New York and a judge used to settling boundary quarrels. Because of his first-hand knowledge of the region, he became involved in the project.

I can’t begin to imagine the challenges those newly-created engineers faced. The idea of the canal had been ridiculed for years. Thomas Jefferson even said it was “an act of either folly or madness”. But it was commonly called “Clinton’s Folly” because DeWitt Clinton, the NY governor, green-lighted the project. But madness and folly happened and by October 1825, the Canal was opened for boat traffic, cutting down the expense of bringing cargo(货物)from Midwest to the East Coast by 95 percent.

When I look at the yellowish photo of my ancestor Benjamin Wright, I don’t see any family association. And I certainly didn’t get any of his talent for math or engineering (I consider it an achievement to change a light bulb). But the quality I would like to model is his can-do attitude. But you don’t need an ancestor for that. You just need some faith and willingness to step out and take a risk.

【推荐2】Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"

Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

【推荐1】A Student Profile

Name: Kristin Lacey

Hometown: Merced, California, USA

School & College: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GRS) at MIT

Major(专业): English literature

Class year: 2021

Favorite book: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Favorite class: British Literature with Professor Anna Henchman

Favorite place to study on campus : Athan’s in Washington Square or Cafenation in Brighton Center

Favorite restaurant in Boston: Sweet Cheeks

Extra-curricular activities: President of the Graduate Student Association; leading the Graduate Student Fiction (小说) Group; Volunteering at Gifford Homeless Cat Center in Brighton

Study experience: I studied for four years and earned my undergraduate degree in English in 2015 at California State University, Fresno. I was the first in my family to attend graduate school and college.

When I graduate, I hope to teach literature at a local college and help the other first-generation college students to get higher education. It’s important to give a helping hand to those who need it.

Advice to other first-generation college students:

I know that being first-generation graduate means always pushing against your background and stepping out of your comfort zone. And it is important to take as many lectures as possible and be open-minded to good advice from your teachers, while know the line between helpful and bad recommendations. Be outgoing with your friends and build your support network by asking for help when you need it and giving help in return.

【推荐2】A Student Profile

Name： Kristin Lacey

Hometown： Merced, California, USA

School & College ： Graduate School of Arts and Sciences （GRS） at MIT

Major（专业）：English literature

Class year： 2021

Favorite book： Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Favorite class ： British Literature with Professor Anna Henchman

Favorite place to study on campus： Athan's in Washington Square or Cafenation in Brighton Center

Favorite restaurant in Boston ： Sweet Cheeks

Extra-curricular activities： President of the Graduate Student Association； leading the Graduate Student Fiction（小说］、说）Group; Volunteering at Gifford Homeless Cat Center in Brighton

Study experience ： I studied for four years and earned my undergraduate degree in English in 2015 at California State University, Fresno. I was the first in my family to attend graduate school and college.

When I graduate, I hope to teach literature at a local college and help the other first- generation college students to get higher education. It's important to give a helping hand to those who need it.

Advice to other first-generation college students ：

I know that being first-generation graduate means always pushing against your background and stepping out of your comfort zone. And it is important to take as many lectures as possible and be open-minded to good advice from your teachers, while know the line between helpful and bad recommendations. Be outgoing with your friends and build your support network by asking for help when you need it and giving help in return.

【推荐3】I used to be an average student in Bohunt High school until I took Dr. Whitworth’s class. He was such a life-changer to me that I left that class determined never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to perform better and achieve more success than expected, he, more importantly, taught me to think. He convinced me, as much by example as words that it was my moral obligation to do so and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would evolve over the years. When I came back to Bohunt to teach English, I worked for Dr. Whitworth, the department chair. My discussion with him was like graduate seminars in adolescent development, classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be awkward chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Whitworth supported me throughout. As the former chair, he knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me chart my own course.

In 1997, I needed his opinion about leaving Bohunt to become principal at another school.     If he had asked me to stay at Bohunt, I might have. Instead, he encouraged me to seize the opportunity.

Five years ago, I became the principal of Bohunt. Once again, Dr. Whitworth was there for me, letting me know that I could count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible (用不完的) wealth of lessons to teach.

【推荐1】Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world.

I was pretty shocked when I first stepped into the campus. Well, it's not even really a campus. It's more like a district in a small town. Harvard's main buildings are from the 18^th century. They look very old and simple. You might even say they're a little shabby. They don't fit the modern idea of the university at all. The buildings are surrounded by grass and trees, so I felt as if I had walked into an ancient castle. But when I looked across the street, busy shops and in-fashion students made me feel like I was in the 21^st century again. It creates a strong contrast and brings a special atmosphere to the school.

Our tour guide Gary took us around and told us, "You see this grass field in the center of the school? Here is where they host(举办) their graduation ceremony. They just set up tents and beaches and have a very simple ceremony." Unbelievable! Who would think the most talented students just graduate on the lawn?

I saw some students put a blanket on the grass and lie down to read a book. When I listened to the soft sound of pages turning, along with singing of the birds, I felt very calm. There was no competitive feeling at all.

Harvard has the world's first computer in its science center and there are hundreds of high-end(高端的) computers, too. Its religion and the literature departments are also among the best. It is the perfect mix of tradition and new technology.It makes Harvard a very attractive place to study in.

I hope one day I'll attend my dream school－Harvard.

【推荐3】On Aug. 17, the National Parks Service posted the tale of the adorable note on their Facebook page, where it has since been liked over 5,200 times, and shared more than 700.

“Dear Park Ranger, Deep Creek Conversation Park was great! I especially liked the Tom Branch Falls,” the youngster, named Karina, began her letter. “I love it so much; I wanted to have a souvenir to come home with me, so I took a rock. I’m sorry, and now I want to return it. Also, here’s a donation!”

The heartfelt letter concluded with a postscript to “also look on the back”, where the girl drew a picture of the Tom Branch Falls, a waterfall in the grand park near Swain County, N.C. Lucky for Karina, the park rangers were touched by her sincere apologies for the small “theft”, and even wrote back.

“Dear Karina, thank you so much for returning the rock. It has made its way back to the Tom Branch Falls. We are so glad you enjoyed your visit,” the park officials wrote in their Facebook post. “Already, you are becoming an amazing keeper for the park. Thank you for recognizing that what is in the park should stay in the park. If every visitor took a rock home, that would mean 11 million rocks would be gone from the park every year. Now that you know to leave nature the way you find it, we hope you will help share this message with others. It is always a good thing to give another the chance to discover!” the officials concluded.

The cute letter evidently hit all the right notes with Facebook commenters, who agreed that Karina had the quality to be a “future park ranger”, and praised her parents for the valuable lesson the exercise taught the girl.

【推荐1】Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again.

Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.

The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is called marathon.

Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch( 火炬 ) through many nations towards the stadium where the games will be held. These sportsmen are from different countries. Yet they work together to carry the Olympic torch. It is passed from runner to runner, When the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.

The Olympic flame burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.

【推荐2】Could being a little overweight help you live longer? A new international analysis (分析) shows a surprising answer: while obesity (肥胖) increases the risk of dying early, being slightly overweight reduces it. These studies included almost 3 million adults from around the world, yet the results were clearly the same, the authors of the analysis said.

“If you have a medical condition, your chances, of living are slightly better if you are a bit on the heavy side,” says study author Katherine Flegal, “Several factors may contribute to this finding.”

“Heavier people may tend to see the doctor earlier,” she says, “and may be more likely to be treated according to the doctor’s advice. Obesity itself may protect the heart, or someone who is heavier might be better able to fight against a shock to the system.”

For the study, Flegal’s team collected data on more than 2.88 million people included in 97 studies. The researchers looked at the participants’ (参与者) body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat that takes into consideration a person’s height and weight.

The researchers found that, compared with people of normal weight, overweight people had a 6 percent lower risk of death. Obese people, however, had an 18 percent higher risk. For those who were the least obese, the risk of death was 5 percent lower than people of normal weight, but for those who were the most obese, the risk of death was 29 percent higher, the findings showed.

While the study found a relation between weight and the risk of early death, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. Indeed, one expert warmed that body weight alone cannot tell health and the risk of death.

“There are other factors that play a role in health,” says Dr. William, a professor at Louisiana State University. “BMI simply is a parameter (参数); it doesn’t take family history, smoking, fitness, and other factors into consideration.”

【推荐3】McEvan’s Supermarket to Mark its Twentieth Anniversary on October 24!

We would like you to join us on October 24. On this special day, we will be giving you even more ways to save. And there will be music, some free food, and games for children throughout the day. There are more reasons than ever to come to McEvan’s on October 24.

We will offer: great discounts on hundreds of things from nearly every department, including the bakery, the dairy (奶制品) farm, fruit corner, the vegetable garden and electronics center.

Discount vouchers (代金卷) for $10.00, $15.00, or $20.00 to the first 100 customers.

McEvan’s Supermarket games for children whose parents are shopping that include free T-shirts and other giveaways.

To learn more about the special events planned for October 24, go to our website at www.mcevan-supermarket.com or ask any one of our 200 employees for more information.

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