【推荐2】The Origin and Development of Hats

Hats are a type of covering for the head.    1     As the old saying goes，“If you want to get ahead， then get a hat.”

    2     It is hard to say when hats were produced and who invented them. One thing for certain， the first hat was made of animal skin to fight against the cold weather.Although this was not a hat in the true， sense， people began to realize that covering their heads could be warm and comfortable.

One of the first hats was known from a painting in a tomb. It showed a manwearing a simple conical （圆锥形的） straw hat. However， for a long time， hats were only made for men.    3    But these hats were based on those of male ministers.

Hats that were specifically designed for women were first made in 1529. In the late 17^tn century， women’s hats appeared with its own style. They were not influenced by men's hat fashions.    4    

During the first half of the 19^thcentury， the bonnet （软帽） played a leading role in Women’s fashion. By the end of the century， although bonnets were still popular， many other styles of hats came into existence.

Recently， hats have become a symbol of social status. There are still two basic Forms—rcaps and hats. Besides， more features like ribbons， pictures， shapes are added.    5    

【推荐3】Hanfu is a traditional robe(长袍) of the Han people, which has a history of thousands of years in China. The number of people adopting the ancient style of dress in modern times has. grown significantly these days. The hanfu clothing industry is now worth one billion yuan(US$140.7 million).     1     However, it may be too early to call it a “revival”(复兴).

    2     And it sounds impressive that about 2.2 million people in China wear hanfu. But considering that the clothing retail(零售) industry was worth 1.92 trillion yuan in 2017, one billion yuan is a small number. Similarly, 2.2 million seems a small number considering that China’s population is more than 1.3 billion.

Having played a major role in China’s clothing history, hanfu remained popular until the late 1600s.     3     After pursuing Western fashion, it’s natural that Chinese people are returning to traditional clothing in search of their cultural identity.

But what is the obstacle of hanfu’s revival, despite people’s love for it?     4     The hanfu trend appeared five years ago, so the industry is quite young. And many tailors are still learning how best to make hanfu from historical TV dramas and so on. But most of these historical dramas are fictional, as are many of the clothes the characters wear.

Short-video and live-streaming apps are the other sources that promote the hanfu culture. But most of these live streamers have their own shops.     5     To fulfill their selfish interests, those behind the short videos and live-streaming blame one another instead of working together to revive the hanfu culture.

If these live-streamers really want to develop the hanfu culture, they should change their attitude and work together for the betterment of the hanfu industry.

【推荐1】In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.

The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.

This isn’t a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition(学费)and living costs, obviously. And there’s value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on.

But it’s not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at many colleges without some serious financial aid. That means that though they’re sacrificing time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working fulltime can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.

There is little Ward for attending but not finishing college. Students who end up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn’t gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.

【推荐3】A research showed that taking plenty of exercise regularly could make people’s hearts stronger. Certainly through exercising, people become healthier and healthier. Now researchers suggest cutting down sugar from people’s daily diet to keep fit as well as look young.

For the first time, a clear relationship between the amount of sugar in the blood (血液) and how old a person looks has been found. Scientists surveyed the blood sugar levels of 600 men and women aged between 50 and 70. Then they showed photos of those people and found out that people with higher blood sugar levels looked older than those with lower blood sugar levels. They concluded that for every 1mm increase in blood sugar levels, people would look six months older than their real age.

So it’s important to try to give up sugar in your daily life to keep healthy. Things like cakes and white bread should be moved out of your food list. However, keep up a good habit of eating healthy food, such as brown rice, fruits and vegetables. The aim should be to make sure that there is less than ten percent of sugar in your everyday diet.

“The higher the blood sugar level is, the older the person looks,” said Dr. David Gunn. “You can protect your skin from the outside through the sun cream (防晒霜), but you need to take care of the sugar at the same time for it will be bad for your skin from the inside.” Well, the problem of sugar is that it makes the skin lose the elasticity (弹性), which can show a young appearance. “If you cut down on sugar and take enough exercise, you will quickly see the great change on your face. For example, your skin will seem less dry than before.” added Dr. Gunn.