【推荐1】After his eighth attempt, 30-year-old Liu Zheng finally passed the National Judicial Examinations in January, the professional qualification exam that everyone wishing to be a lawyer in China must pass, in addition to getting a degree in law.

After graduating with a bachelor’s in automobile engineering from the Hebei College of Science and Technology in 2015he took a job at Peking University as a security guard in the hopes that he would someday be able to pursue a master’s at the prestigious (有声望的) university.

“I dreamed of studying somewhere famous, but my family’s financial situation meant I had to work while I prepared for the exams,” he said As he studied in his spare time, Liu developed an interest in law and decided to prepare for the National Judicial Examinations, which have a pass rate of only 10 to 15 percent.

He later became a facilities manager at the Peking University Law School to help him better prepare. Liu works from 5 p.m.to midnight. He follows a simple routine, shuttling from his dormitory to the school canteen, to classrooms and to his job and wakes up early so that he can arrive at the law school by 8 a.m. for lectures, or to study by himself for a few hours.

He said that despite his having to work, his teachers and other students have been helpful. Professors have sent textbooks and invited him to their courses, and students have sent notes of encouragement. “Nobody has treated me differently. I am just another face in the class.”

Looking back over the past seven years working and studying at PKU, Liu said the experience has reaffirmed his determination to shape his future through education.

【推荐1】Three Americans, including one teenager from NYC, were among the 20 Legacy (遗产) Award recipients at Thursday’s 2024 Diana Awards, named in memory of the late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

The Legacy Award specifically, launched in 2017, aims to celebrate the achievements of 20 outstanding young leaders, visionaries and role models from across the world.

16-year-old native New Yorker Hailey Richman was recognized for her work as the founder and CEO of Kid Caregivers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting young people who serve as caregivers, and to enriching the lives of adults affected by Alzheimer’s. Richman launched the organization when she was just 8—four years after her own grandmother was diagnosed with the disease.

Richman, who was previously honored at the age of 12 as a 2019 Empower Player by DoSomething. org, said she hopes the award will “spread awareness but also inspire other young people around the world to do something to make a change.”

Among the other American nominees (被提名者) was 18-year-old Olivia Zhang, born in McLean, Virginia, who was recognized for creating Cancer Kids First, the world’s largest youth-led organization, which works towards lessening the challenges that patients of pediatric cancer face.

Meanwhile, University of Michigan School of Business alum Sikander “Sonny” Khan, 26, founded the Paani Project and has since raised over $ 6.1 million to tackle Pakistan’s lack of secure access to clean water. The organization has built over 17,000 wells and served more than 2. 5 million meals to villagers across the Southeast Asian country.

Diana’s oldest son, Prince William, was on hand at London’s Science Museum on Thursday to give a speech and present this year’s Legacy Awards.

“I know that she would have been honored to see a charity in her name doing such inspirational work to uplift young people from all corners of the globe,” he said, regarding his late mother, who died in 1997. “She taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back, that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life.”

【推荐2】A Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have completed the fastest climb of the world’s 14 highest mountains. Kristin Harila, aged 37, and her guide Tenjen Sherpa, aged 35, reached the top of the final mountain, K2, last Thursday.

All the tops the two reached are above 8,000 meters, said Karrar   Haidri, the secretary at the Pakistan Alpine Club. They did it in 92 days. The former record-holder, Nirmal Purja, a Nepali-born British citizen, climbed the 14 peaks (顶峰) in 189 days in 2019. Most mountain climbers spend years trying to climb the world’s greatest peaks.

Both climbers topped Shishapangma in the Tibet area of China on April 26. They have since climbed Everest,   Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna in Nepal before going to Pakistan, where they climbed Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and the Broad Peak before topping K2. The company Seven Summit Treks(SST)provided support for the climbers’ efforts.

Garrett Madison of the U. S.-based Madison Mountaineering company is also on K2, leading a different group. He said the climbers used a window of good weather to go to the top of the mountain. “They have done it a short while ago,” Madison told the media, adding that the Norwegian woman was “extremely strong mentally and physically.”

Harila first planned to break the record and climb all 14 top peaks in 2022. However, China confined foreign climbers because of the safety requirement, so Harila was unable to climb two of the 14 peaks.

K2 has one of the most dangerous records for mountaineers, with most deaths happening on the return down. Any wrong move can cause a snowslide (雪崩), and kill. Only a few hundred climbers have successfully reached its top.

And one more climber made that list and set another record on Thursday, reported SST director Tashi Lakpa Sherpa. Seventeen-year-old Nima became the youngest person to climb K2, Tashi said.

【推荐3】“A child in the street is a child that has been exposed(暴露)to a lot of bad things. And this child has no love at all. This child has no respect for himself. He sees everybody as an enemy, and he can’t trust anyone. ”

Who is Moses Zulu talking about? Are there even people who live like that? Sadly, in truth, there are. They happen to be the Zambian children that Moses Zulu helps to improve their lives. Zulu does his best to give many children hope to live even though they might have AIDS. Without his continuous work through his organization called Children’s Town, many Zambian children would have been forced to survive in an African city by getting a job as a street vendor(街头小贩), or helping other people.

In 1990, Moses Zulu founded Children’s Town in Zambia, where one million children have no parents, largely because of AIDS. Children’s Town teaches children basic surviving skills needed for their future. Each child goes through a five-year training program where they’re taught responsibility(责任), values, and self-care. Zulu’s Children’s Town provides hope for less fortunate children.

As we all know, a hero is any person who is respected for his qualities and achievements. There are not many people who are willing to help others in need. Zulu’s contribution to today’s modern society teaches us to lend a helping hand to others who are not as lucky as we are. He encourages us to make a difference in the world by helping others. So from now on, if ever you throw away your banana just because it looks bad, well, remember that a group of people, suffering from AIDS, homelessness, or other causes, would fight each other just to get their hands on a single bad banana.