【推荐3】* Community Volunteer Project,Nepal

Carried out in locations throughout Nepal，this project is aimed at promoting social well- being through cultural exchange and supporting health care and environmental issues.

Location

Farming placements (实习工作) are available in the Terai of Chitwan in southern Nepal，and the foothills of the Himalayas near Gerkhu. Medical placements are available in the cities of Kathmandu or Pokhara.

Free Time

You can explore the local area and spend time with your host family experiencing Nepalese culture. All placements also include a guided sightseeing tour of Kathmandu.

Testimonial (推荐信)

It was very-rewarding. I hope more volunteers can get out there and make a difference，helping to give Nepalis a standard of living that matches the great quality of family values they have and the amazing landscapes there.

* Cape Fear River Watch Conservation Project,the USA

An environmental volunteering opportunity for students to work towards protecting and improving the water quality of the Lower Cape Fear River Basin in Wilmington,North Carolina,the USA,through environmental education, advocacy and action.

Location

This charming city is located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Free Time

Wilmington offers the perfect environment for many outdoor activities such as surfing,sailing and biking. In addition,the nearby Wrightsville,Carolina and Kure Beaches are tourist attractions for boaters,surfers,sunbathers and seafood lovers.

Testimonial

Leading the Eco Camp at the end of my stay was one of the most exciting experiences during my stay. I was able to share my enthusiasm for the environment with not only the children at the camp but their parents.

Fraser Dane， the UK

【推荐1】William had worked hard to pass the exams to enter high school. When the term began, however, his father told him that there was no money to pay for his school fees because of the summer drought. Still, William wanted to learn.

He made the village library his school. One day, he found a book called Using Energy. On the book’s cover was a picture of windmills, tall steel towers with blades (叶片) spinning like giant fans. He learned that wind—something of which his hometown had plenty—could produce electricity.

He couldn’t help picturing his own windmill in mind, but collecting the parts and tools he needed would take months. In a junkyard, he dug through piles of used metal, old cars, and worn-out tractors, searching for anything that might help him construct his machine. He made four-foot-long blades from plastic pipe, which he melted over a fire, flattened out, and hardened with bamboo poles.

Earning some money, he paid a blacksmith to attach the piston (活塞) to the pedal sprocket (踏板链轮) of an old bicycle frame. This would be the axle (轮轴) of the windmill. When the wind blew, the spinning blades would turn the bicycle wheel and spin a small dynamo (发电机), donated by his friend.

When he had collected all the parts, William began putting them together. He fixed the blades to the tractor fan he found, using washers (垫圈) he’d made from bottle caps. Next he pushed the fan onto the piston joint to the bicycle frame. With the help of his two best friends, William built a 16-foot-tall tower from trunks of trees and lifted the ninety-pound windmill to the top.

The big moments eventually came. He climbed up the tower and connected two wires that held a small bulb. As the wind whipped around him, the blades began to turn, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The light bulb flickered (闪烁), then flashed to life. The crowd cheered from below. “Wachitabwina (well done)!”

William’s machine now powered his house. And the story of the boy who’d built a power-generating windmill to rescue his family from the drought spread across the Internet.

【推荐1】We can confirm that there’s nothing worse than being stuck in a sweaty office when the weather is glorious outside. Thankfully, there are loads of parks and grand green spaces in London for us to escape to for a lunchtime picnic break, an after-work snack or a weekend-long feast in the fresh air.

Kew Gardens

Some of the coolest picnic spots in the city are within the flowery borders of famous Kew Gardens. You have to pay to have a look around but it’s totally worth it—especially to have a walk inside the newly reopened Temperate House, which is stuffed full of impressive and rare plants. Once you’ve spent on entry (£ 16.50), bringing a picnic will definitely save you some pennies.

Primrose Hill

It’s easy to see why Primrose Hill is so popular during long and sleepy summer afternoons, thanks to those incredible views across the city. But it’s not just the skyline that makes this a popular dining destination. The peak of Primrose Hill is also a short walk from Abbey Road and London Zoo.

Holland Park

Holland Park is often overshadowed by its royal neighbour Kensington Palace Gardens, but it’s an undeniably picturesque picnic spot. There’s a lot to see, from woodland and wildlife to sculpture and the Japanese-style Kyoto Garden, plus there are tennis courts, football pitches and spots to play golf, cricket and netball.

Green Park

Enjoying a picnic in Green Park is guaranteed to be a lively affair. Visitors and locals alike flock here thanks to the park’s rather famous neighbour. The Queen’s gaff aside, Green Park has its own rather attractive scenery, with statues, water fountains and, in spring, daffodils as far as the eye can see.

【推荐2】Peter Rabbit 2

Critics weren’t too keen on 2018’s Peter Rabbit, a mixture of live-action and animation. But audiences were more enthusiastic about its sequel(续集), featuring Rose and Domhnall as a couple, and James as the rabbit who has agreed to stop stealing their vegetables. And this time, even the critics are happy with it.

Fast & Furious 9

Vin Diesel is back as Dominic in the new Fast & Furious version. The first film was a low-budget thriller about illegal street racers, but the sequels have grown sillier every time. Fast & Furious 9 is a global cyber-spy boasting appearances by Charlize, Helen, Kurt and a car that flies into space. Fast & Furious 9 makes the cars go fast, jump high, and generally do the impossible.

Dream Horse

Jan Vokes runs a shop in a small town in Wales. When she overhears how profitable horse-racing can be, she has the sort of idea that British comedy dramas are made of. She will form a company with her friends, and together they will use little cash to breed and train a racehorse of their own. Dream Horse is a warm and engaging tale that will appeal to anyone who has struggled to hold on to a dream.

Summer of 85

Francois, an active French writer-director, gets back to his roots—and, perhaps, his own adolescence—with an adaptation of Aidan Chambers’ novel, Dance On My Grave. Its stars are 16-year-old Alexis and an 18-year-old, David, who saves him from drowning in the summer of 1985. A Hollywood reporter praises it as “a story that’s a little painful to watch but also sincere and truthful about adolescence”.