【推荐2】The Grey’s Anatomy doctors are navigating the patients that have kept them on our screens for some 400 episodes of the show. But in this episode, for the first time, the _______ to the drama is the very real issue of climate change. It’s a relatively rare example of the many kinds of climate-related storylines that are typically missing from _______ TV and film worlds. Social scientists argue that climate is a topic that belongs in many kinds of on-screen stories, not just the _______ climate-disaster thriller.

But can seeing the realities of climate change affecting characters on the screen help us relate _______ to the unfolding climate crisis – to cope better, or even change our behavior?

Non-profit storytelling consultancy Good Energy believes it can. It is among a small but growing number of organizations _______ far more TV and film scripts to _______ climate-related storylines. In April 2022, it released its Good Energy Playbook, a set of guidelines for embedding climate change into any on-screen story. It joins other initiatives in drawing attention to the need for film and TV to _______ the numerous ways climate change leaves its mark on our everyday lives.

The Good Energy Playbook’s suggestions are appropriately wide-ranging: characters with climate anxiety and those fighting against injustice; utopian (乌托邦的) narratives that explore climate solutions; storylines that quietly _______ climate references into their characters’ worlds.

The playbook was created by Good Energy founder Anna Jane Joyner, “It started as a personal _______, where I just got on the phone with as many screenwriters as I could,” she says. She quickly learned that writers wanted to talk about climate, but “didn’t really have the support and toolset to be able to do it”.

Many research studies looked at the impact introducing climate stories had on viewers, and found it prompted greater concern about climate change. It also ________ people’s understanding of it and made them more likely to take action to reduce their emissions. ________, science tells us that stories have a power that hard facts often don’t. Research has long established that the human brain finds it easier to understand and remember information delivered as a ________, and has even found that stories can influence behavior.

Climate stories, then, seem like a pretty good idea. But these sorts of narratives have been few and far between. Julie Doyle, professor of media at the University of Brighton in the UK, says climate change has ________ for years to get into any form of fictional film or TV representation. “There’s been a silence around it,” she says.

It’s time to break the climate silence, says Doyle. “Mainstream media has tended to follow rather than lead, and it would be great if mainstream media could lead this.” Day-to-day mentions of climate change in media are especially important because, while blockbuster climate films can have a positive impact on awareness and action, the effect is sadly __________. People can feel inspired to take action in the moment, but the feeling __________ in a matter of weeks.

【推荐3】Jane Goodall, the well-known scientist, is starting Trees for Jane on Tuesday, joining a global campaign to fight _________ change by planting a trillion trees by 2030.

Goodall made it _________ that planting is just one part of Trees for Jane. “The key is _________ existing forest because those big trees _________ have stored CO₂,” she said in a National Geographic interview. _________ to Trees for Jane will support local groups working to stop destroying trees. And those who plant are asked to agree to _________ the trees and monitor them _________ they’re mature.

Of course, tree planting is not a _________ for reducing emissions (排放), said Susan Cook-Patton, senior forest restoration scientist for The Nature Conservancy. “The most important action fossil fuel emissions. _________, even if we rapidly reduce emissions, we’re still going to need to __________ carbon from the atmosphere to prevent catastrophic warming. That’s __________ carbon removal approaches like re-growing trees remain important.”

Some tree-planting __________ have come under fire from some scientists as being __________, since many programs don’t plant native species, essentially creating tree farms, not helping forests. And Cook-Patton’s __________ is clear: “Plant the right trees, in the right places, in the right way.” This means planting native trees where they __________ lived.

Goodall said this __________ with the goal of Trees for Jane. She, noting that Trees for Jane __________ people to plant trees themselves or donate to support global efforts, said her love for __________ dates back to her childhood. Nearly eight decades later, she is __________ tirelessly and selflessly to share the __________ of trees with entire world, for the good of the planet.

【推荐1】Has someone ever told you something that made you doubt your own memory or judgment? If so, you may be a ______ of gaslighting. “Gaslighting” is a kind of psychological abuse to gain ______ over others by purposely making other people think they’re wrong even when they’re right. The term comes from Patrick Hamilton’s play in 1938. Lead character Jack Manningham seeks to convince his wife Bella that she is ______, by saying she is imagining the dimming (变暗) of the gas light in their home, when it was actually he who lowered the brightness of the light.

Gaslighting is initially used to talk about what happens in romantic relationships. However, many individuals also experience gaslighting at work. ______, a recent survey has found that 58% of the respondents said they have experienced gaslighting at work. It’s ______ since gaslighting usually involves a power relationship and a need to control others. In the workplace, the ______ between a boss and his employee can be the perfect breeding (滋生的) ground for this type of behavior. Your boss might tell you to handle an assignment in a certain way, but when you do, he gets ______ and says it wasn’t what he wanted. It makes you feel like your memory is ______. In other situations, your boss may exclude you from a meeting ______ and when you ask him about it, he might accuse you of being too sensitive instead of answering your question directly.

In order to find out whether your boss’s behavior really ______ gaslighting or he is just a poor communicator, you could write down your experiences and ask yourself what really happened, what his motives might have been, and how your emotion was ______. But always be careful because gaslighters know how to fly under the radar (雷达). They are skilled at weakening an employee’s confidence and sense of reality in a clever and ______ way.

To protect yourself, at the end of the conversation with your boss, repeat back what you heard and follow up with an e-mail restating the main points, ______ the interactions between you two. But don’t get your hopes high that this will automatically solve the problem, Robin Stern, author of The Gaslight Effect, warns, because it’s hard to get a gaslighter to ______ his behavior pattern. If things don’t improve, you may want to consider getting out of the gaslighting situation by looking for a new position. It may be one of the best things you can do for your ______ well-being.

【推荐3】We often see people with high EQ in our life or on TV, who are able to take things easy when things are difficult. The words they say and the actions they take can always _________ things around and make people _________ their talent. So what makes them so _________ ?In addition to the ability to change things very quickly, of course, it is _________ attitude that gives them enough energy to _________the best solutions, to the onlookers _________ a gentle image and set up a good reputation. So how do you make yourself remain calm? There are two ways of human _________. One is the stimulus (刺激) reaction, the other is the thinking reaction. The former reaction is _________ action-immediate and rapid, and does not _________ through the brain. For example, if you suddenly touch something very hot, you will immediately __________ your hand. If you __________a snake under your feet, you will immediately __________ away. A thinking reaction, by __________ , is an action taken after __________ , such as chess, career, marriage and so on. These are behaviors that we __________ according to our own opinions. However, anger, tension, worry, fear-these are the __________of a stimulus response. The __________ of emotional control is essentially a reactive attitude to an event, __________ from an immediate response to a thinking response, weighing it and then __________ it in the way that you want. It is only by understanding this logic that it is possible to __________ emotions from stimulus to thinking reflection.

【推荐2】Observing nature can be an effective method for young students to discuss and understand their emotions in a calm learning environment. I’m obsessed with ________. I’m especially interested in growing food from seeds or propagation (繁殖), which saves ________ and is a fun challenge. Many years ago, I learned that we could ________ a pineapple plant from the top of a pineapple, so I had to ________ it. After several times of failure I was ________ successful in growing one and getting it to bloom. I was excited, so I ________ this huge, heavy plant to school. Then my fourth grade students could ________ in the excitement of watching the pineapple grow.

My ________ students welcomed the pineapple plant into our class and named her Patricia. They made name tags for her, and even wrote ________ about her. We also ________ children from other classrooms to come in and meet her. She became quite ________.

More interesting, though, is the fact that she had a way of ________ kids self regulate. She ________ people when they felt sad. Our school counselor often brought students in to visit Patricia, and they always left our classroom feeling happier and more ________.

After some reflection, we now realize that the ________ of the pineapple was not really just about the plant. Patricia helped create an environment filled with passion, positivity, and nature. It’s calming for our nervous system, which leads to self-regulation and enhances learning.

【推荐3】The first astronauts

Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines ________at the sky. This is very different from the situation________years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of________the universe.

When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago,________the first astronauts were not people﹣they were animals.

Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as ________ as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test________ in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals________first went into space. Many of them ________, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we________forget these animals.

Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died ________ his spaceship landed back on Earth.

________ the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he return to earth________very good health.

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could ________ animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth? The answer came when Ham________ into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for ________ 16 years.