【推荐1】“Buffalo, buffalo, Buffalo, buffalo, buffalo, buffalo, Buffalo, buffalo’’ is a real sentence.

How?

Let's break it down, starting with simple phrase.

Monkeys from Pisa bully deer from London.

Ok, admittedly, it's an impossible scenario, but it is a grammatically fine sentence. In English, we can use place names as adjective, so let's shorten the sentence a little.

Pisa monkeys bully London deer.

Now we'll throw in some giraffes from Paris to even the score with those mean monkeys.

Pisa monkeys, whom Paris giraffes intimidate, bully London deer.

English is peculiar in that you can omit relative pronouns, e.g., “ the person whom I love’’ can be expressed as ‘’the the person I love.’’ Let’s do that to this sentence.

Pisa monkeys Paris giraffes intimidate bully London deer.

This kind of pronoun removal can be a little more dedicate to grasp when written than when spoken. Saying the above sentence with pauses after monkeys and intimidate can help. Now we need to replace both of the verbs, intimidate and bully, with their (admittedly uncommon) synonym, buffalo.

Pisa monkeys Paris giraffes buffalo buffalo London deer.

Again, pauses help keep the meaning in mind: Put a pause after monkeys and the first buffalo. Now we'll replace all the worldwide place names with the second-largest city in New York State, Buffalo.(That’s Buffalo’s tallest building, One Seneca Tower, below.)

Buffalo monkeys Buffalo giraffes buffalo buffalo Buffalo deer.

You can probably guess what the next step is. But before we replace all the animals with the common name for the American bison, note how the capital letters in the above sentence help you keep the place names separate from the other usages of the word. Ok, here goes:

Buffalo, buffalo, Buffalo, buffalo, buffalo, buffalo, Buffalo, buffalo.

One last thing to note: This exceptional sentence is possible because the plural of the animal buffalo is buffalo, not buffalos, otherwise all the words wouldn’t be identical.

【推荐2】As you might expect in a language learning company, almost everyone who works at Babbel is multilingual (会讲多种语言的）. The central principle of the Babbel language learning approach is that people should spend about 15 minutes per day studying a new language. This is surprisingly short compared to the length of time that university students are expected to use to study a language nightly (about 90 minutes) .     1    I sat down with Babbel's language expert, Karohine Schnur, to find out how 15-minute language lessons are all you need to become fluent in a new language.

Karoline started off by explaining the central principle behind the Babbel learning approach. "If you read a lot of information, you won't be able to absorb everything, "she said.     2     The background information is thrown away,and never goes into our long-term memory. But it s not so great for language learning. “     3    Repetition is really important in language learning,” Karoline added.

Because repetition is so important, the Babbel app (应用程序）is quite useful in learning a new language. It has a Review Manager that's designed entirely for repeating information and getting it into your long-term memory. When talking about the rationality (合理性）behind this approach, Karoline explained, "It's based on time intervals.     4     ”When using the app,you' ll notice that items come up for review not only right after a lesson is completed,but in the days and weeks that follow.She continued, "If you keep getting it correct,the time until you see it again expands. After all those steps are done,we say, ‘    5     ' " In this way, Babbel isn't just helping you memorize vocabulary,but truly learn a language.

【推荐2】Boys & Girls Clubs of King County is proud to announce Cassy, a member of Wallingford Boys & Girls Club, has won the title of our Youth of the Year.

In total, 12 extraordinary teens from Clubs across the county competed for the title. Each candidate was judged on the following. Leadership and service to their Club and community; their life goals and values; moral character; academic success and their public speaking skills during an interview.

Cassy walked away with the winning title and a $ 2,000 education scholarship. She said, "When there was no one else to reach out to, I knew I could turn to the start the Boys & Girls Club. Without the Club, I wouldn't have had the strength to continue my studies while my family was homeless. I have come to think of the Boys & Girls Club as not only place to go to after school, but a shelter and a home away from home."

"Cassy is incredibly hard-working and driven," said Meghan Sweet, Director of Wallingford Boys & Girls Club. "She won't let her challenge get in the way of her success. The Club has provided her with a second home, while she in turn has helped make the Club the type of warm, welcoming place we strive to provide for all our members. The world needs more young women like Cassy, who prove that anyone who is given a place and an opportunity to develop their potential can become a community leader."

Cassy value the voices of individuals who are homeless. She herself has experienced homeless, and wants to share real stories of the homeless to promote people's understanding of them. She co-founded a student organization where she and other students interview homeless individuals and share their stories on a Facebook page called "The Unheard Voiced of Seattle."

【推荐3】Airplanes are known for "making" people sick. Fortunately, I've got the inside scoop on some practices that will keep you healthy on the plane and a head start on staying healthy during your travels.

Start taking immunity support products BEFORE you begin your trip.

Immunity support products come in a variety of forms. They are designed to prepare your body for physical stress by loading you up on the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants（抗氧化） that support great immune system functioning .

If your body is weak at the beginning of the trip, any germ or bacteria is going to have easy access to your system. Get those defenses in place a few days before travel and give your body the best chance to stay healthy.

Antibacterial wipes are your best friend.

Take a minute to think about that airplane. How many people are touching literally every surface with hands that have blocked a sneeze, been coughed into, held the handrail of the moving sidewalk?

Take along plenty of individually wrapped antibacterial wipes and use them everywhere. Wipe down the armrests, the seat belt buckle, the tray table and the remote control for the in-flight entertainment.

Wear slip-on shoes.

Many articles instruct passengers to wear socks on the airplane for comfort. However, if you walk down the aisle in your socks, or even worse, use the restroom, the bottom of those socks are going to pick up all kinds of dirt. So wear shoes when you move around on the plane! Let your shoes provide a barrier to whatever might be lying on the floor.