【推荐2】I was always a reader. As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading with a flashlight.

As an English major at university, I realised it had been more than two years since I had read most of familiar titles in my memory. I had stopped reading gradually, the way one heals or dies.     1    I joined book clubs that I never attended. I lingered between the shelves in a bookstore for hours as if catching up with old friends. I requested a library book everyone was reading, only to return it unread.

But it was clear to me: I was becoming a person I did not know. I was painfully aware of the glaring hypocrisy(虚伪) in my life. I defended the virtues of bookstores in the age of online retailing and bought books whenever I got the chance, but I hardly read them. They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes.     2    .

The next time I visited a dollar bookstore, I bought myself five titles for myself. My resolution to “read a book” echoed in my head. I picked up one I’d bought solely for its poetic title.     3    The narrator was an old man, but he sounded more like what a young woman thought an old man might sound like. Whenever I was tempted to give up on it, I thought of my resolution.

    4    I loved the alternating (交替的) points of view. I carried the book to work. I read at lunch and on my walk home, occasionally lifting my eyes to avoid strangers. Back home I stayed up late, finally finishing it.     5    The last time I’d pulled an all-nighter to read, I was 12 and the book was Little Women.

【推荐3】Growing up. Mychal Threets fell in love with reading at Fairfield Civic Center Library (FCCL) in California. Now, at age 33, he is the supervising librarian of FCC Land has gained a following of more than 740,000 people who enjoy watching the video she posts about libraries on social media.

Threets was mostly homeschooled by his mother. They spent hours at FCCL and it became a home lo him, he said. But he didn’t see many people who looked like him cm ploy cd there and didn’t consider becoming a librarian until age 23, when he was hired to shelve books at a different Fair field library. That’s when “my librarian journey began,” he said. Threets took librarian education courses and worked his way up to the position he now holds.

About two years ago, he began sharing what he calls his “library joy” on TikTok and Instagram. He posts videos about being a librarian as well as tips on using a library card, book recommendations, and stories about children who have discovered their love of reading at the library. And with hundreds of thousands of followers across Instagram and TikTok, he spreads awareness far and wide about the numerous positive impacts libraries have on their communities.

Last year, he was among 10 librarians chosen by the American Library Association to win the I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service. “He has touched many people in a positive way and has created a place for all to know they are cared about and loved.” one of his nominators (提名人) wrote. “His devotion, innovation, and impact have improved our library to new heights, strengthening its role as a center for growth and learning.”

It seems clear that Threets will continue to inspire the next generation of librarians. The message he has for young people is to remember to visit their own local library. “When life gets tough.” Threets said, “you can always find a library card.”

【推荐3】What you need to know

Follow these tips for a smooth and safe journey:

Be visible

Always wear a helmet and at night ensure your bike is fitted with working lights—it’s the law. Consider reflective clothes when riding in the dark.

Use the lane

You’re allowed to use the full width of any road lane you ride on. Taking the centre of the lane maximizes your visibility and your sight lines and gives you room to avoid drains, gutters and car doors.

Watch for car doors

Don’t rely on car drivers and passengers to look for you when opening their doors. Ride wide of the door zone.

Watch for pedestrians

People walking always have right of way on shared paths. Treat them with respect. When passing. use your bell early, keep a safe distance and be ready to stop if needed.

Stop at red lights

A bicycle is regarded as a vehicle in NSW and must obey all road rules, including stopping at red traffic lights and bicycle crossing lights. Heavy fines apply.

Use the diamonds

Look for diamond-shaped markings at intersections on cycle ways. This is where sensors are located to trigger the lights. Line your wheels along the diamond strip, stop and wait for a green light. If there are no diamonds, keep your wheels on the central wire cut.

NSW road rules

You can:

·Pass other vehicles on the left, except when those vehicles are indicating and turning left.

·Ride a maximum of two abreast in a lane as long as you are not more than 1.5 metres apart.

·Travel in bus, tram and transit lanes.

You cannot:

·Ride on the footpath, unless you are under the age of 16, or accompanying a rider under the age of 16, have a medical exemption or if the footpath is a designated shared path.

·Ride in a bus-only lane.

Bike share

No bike? Why not try a share bike to get around Sydney? Download an app from one of the providers to find a bike nearby, unlock and ride to your destination. Find out more about bike sharing in Sydney at cycleways. Sydney

【推荐1】Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday, with their capsule getting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out a test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.

It was the first water landing by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from space. The return clears the way for another Space flight as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year.

Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived back on Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule named Endeavour. The capsule got into the calm waters about 40 miles off the coast of Pensacola.

“It's a little bit hard to take to seeing everybody here considering the things that have gone on the last few months since we've been off the planet,” Hurley said after arriving back home in Houston on Sunday evening where they were greeted by a small group of family and officials, including Musk. Musk had rushed to Houston from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, to welcome them.

The astronauts’ ride back to Earth was fast and hot, at least on the outside. The spacecraft went from a speed of 17,500 mph to 350 mph, and finally to 15 mph at landing. Highest heating was 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit. The expected .top G forces felt by the astronauts were four to five times the force of Earth's gravity.

Within a half-hour of the water landing, the 16-foot capsule was pulled onto a recovery ship with a staff of more than 40, including doctors and nurses. The opening of the capsule was held up for half an hour by extra checks for dangerous rocket gases outside the capsule. After medical checkups, the astronauts took a plane to Pensacola and then to Houston.

【推荐2】A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock from the moon in more than 40 years. Now an international team of scientists has determined the age of these moon rocks at close to 1.97 billion years old.

“It is the perfect sample to close a 2-billion-year gap,” said Jolliff, the Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Jolliff is a U.S.-based co-author of an analysis of the new moon rocks led by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, published Oct. 7 in the journal Science. The age determination is among the first scientific results reported from the successful Chang’e-5 mission, which was designed to collect and return rocks to the Earth from some of the youngest volcanic surfaces on the moon.

“Of course, ‘young’ is relative,” Jolliff said. “All of the volcanic rocks collected by Apollo were older than 3 billion years. And all of the young impact craters whose ages have been determined from the analysis of samples are younger than 1 billion years. So the Chang’e-5 samples fill a critical gap.”

The gap that Jolliff references is important not only for studying the moon, but also for studying other rocky planets in the solar system.

As a planetary body, the moon is about 4.5 billion years old, almost as old as the Earth. But unlike the Earth, the moon doesn’t have mountain-building processes that tend to erase craters over the years. Scientists have taken advantage of the moon’s lasting craters to develop methods of estimating the ages of different regions on its surface.

“Planetary scientists know that the more craters on a surface, the older it is; the fewer craters, the younger the surface. That’s a nice relative determination,” Jolliff said. “But to put absolute age dates on that, one has to have samples from those surfaces.”

【推荐3】Traditionally, China’s astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with enough flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm in space.

Yet among the three astronaut s aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China’s space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first civilian that China has sent into space, and will conduct space science experiments, collect and analyze data and maintain the lab devices on the space station.

That’s good news for the nation’s space science, as he will be more professional in carrying out research experiments on the space station.

It is also good news for China’s astronautics sector, as it shows that the nation is confident enough to send persons other than military pilots into space. It means that the level for traveling into space is being lowered, offering hope that one day ordinary people will be able to buy a ticket for a trip into space.

Besides Gui, there is also Zhu Yangzhu, a space flight engineer from China’s astronaut team, who will serve as a profession al rather than a pilot. Zhu’s teaching experience in college, similar to that of Gui, is also evidence of Chinese astronauts’ educational background being raised.

Twenty years after Shenzhou V took China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei out of the Earth’s atmosphere, China already has a full team of astronauts ready to further our understanding of the cosmos(宇宙).

Mission commander Jing Haipeng is on his fourth trip into space, making him the Chinese astronaut with the richest experience in space travel. In the 15 years between his first mission and this one, China has progressed from sending astronauts into space to supporting their stay for half a year on its newly constructed space station.