Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing house as a child--pretending to be a grown-up like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than being young.
Some kidults collect toys they once played with.
“Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, childlike emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society,” said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University.
Tim Greenhalgh, a professor in London explained that some kidults just refused to grow up.
| A．Other kidults still enjoy children’s stories and fairy tales. |
| B．But now some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. |
| C．And some adults often run into the problem of finding a good job. |
| D．They do so because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. |
| E．Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. |
| F．He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. |
| G．They may not be great parents as well as able to take on adult responsibilities. |
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【推荐1】In six months, I will be 50 but I already know what I’ll regret. This is the answer. “if anything had been different, I wouldn’t be who I am today.” Being like what I am today is so great that I’d never want to change it. But…
KIDS. I wish I had spent more time with my kids.
MONEY. I wish for 15 years or so I wasn’t so focused on money.
CREATIVITY. I began my career in my 20s doing things that were really creative that I loved. I was trying to write a novel. I was trying to do a TV show. I was always around people I loved so much. And I spent time with them because I loved them and not because I wanted anything else. I wish I had stuck with that. Now, in my 40s, I’m trying to catch up.
HUMILITY. When I first made some money, I became a bit too proud. I started investing in all of these horrible companies and having horrible friends.
DISAGREEMENT.
Anyway, if I had a time machine, would I go back in time? I’m not sure. It’s OK to feel regretful some times.
| A．It's never too late, of course. |
| B．I couldn't say “no" to people. |
| C．Sure, I spend quality time with them now. |
| D．It's the double-horrible that finally kills you. |
| E．I used to disagree with others' unreasonable requests. |
| F．I wish I could have done something differently in the past. |
| G．I would have held my daughter's hand when she came home from school. |
【推荐2】A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extraverts (外向的人) and their word choices. The finding highlights the need for stronger linguistic indicators to be developed for use in online personality prediction tools, which are being rapidly adopted by companies to improve digital marketing strategies.
Today, marketing companies use predictive algorithms (算法) to help them forecast what consumers want based on their online behaviors. For example, an extravert consumer might be attracted to marketing messages that match their personality, and retail brands could then choose to target such consumers by using more extraverted and creative language to advertise their products. However, personality prediction tools available today that are used by marketing firms are not entirely accurate due to a lack of theoretically sound designs. This may lead to a weakness affecting the performance of the machine learning algorithms. This begs the question—how should we create robust and accurate personality predictions?
The study found a correlation between extraverts and their tendency to use certain categories of words. The results showed a small strength of relationship between extraversion and the use of “positive emotion words” and “social process words.”
Positive emotion words are defined as words that describe a pleasant emotional state, such as “love”, ”happy”, or “blessed”, or that indicate positivity or optimism, such as “beautiful” or “nice”. Social process words include words containing personal pronouns except “I”, and words showing social intentions, such as “meet”, “share” and “talk”.
Moving forward, the NTU research team will investigate the relationship between extraversion and other word categories. They hope their work will provide clarity on the types of words that can help guide the development of more accurate machine learning tools for personality prediction.
1. We learn from the passage the findings of the study can be used to help ______.| A．observe consumers’ behavior |
| B．forecast the need of companies |
| C．create practical personality predictions |
| D．find correlation between extraverts and ads |
| A．Renewable. | B．Forceful. | C．Doubtful. | D．Variable. |
| A．Dispute. | B．Interaction. | C．Disaster. | D．Loneliness. |
| A．The direction of future research. |
| B．The theoretical basis of the study. |
| C．The strength of business strategies. |
| D．The development of machine learning tools. |
【推荐3】To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate.
surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger, and stress, and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.
How should you start to forgive? Try the following steps:
Calm yourself.
Don’t wait for an apology.
Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused your pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself.
| A．Why should you forgive? |
| B．However. forgiveness is possible |
| C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness |
| D．Try to see things from your offender’s angle |
| E．For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge |
| F．To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique |
| G．Many times. the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize |
