【推荐1】Do you like travelling? Have you ever thought travelling is all just about fun? Actually, travelling provides us with fun and relaxation.     1     Here are some reasons to make you realize that.

Travelling helps explore new cultures. Every place in the world has a different culture, which depends upon the language spoken by the natives, the history of the place, and the lifestyle of the people. If you love to know about different cultures, then travelling is the best choice for you.     2    

Travelling helps discover new cuisine (菜肴).     3     Every place has a unique taste in food. If you are a foodie and love food so much then traveling allows you to explore true cuisine from different parts of the world.

    4     Today, it is important to build relationships. Travelling can help us in establishing new connections with people from different parts of the world. While travelling, you will come across many people whose interests match yours.

Travelling helps bring out a new self. Most people are unwilling to step out of their comfort zone.     5     Travelling is suitable for you if you want to experience great things. When you travel, you are not in a comfortable house, and everything you face may be different. At that time, you will overcome all the challenges that come your way.

【推荐2】The rising popularity of swimming hasn’t skipped by the Lake District — this beautiful national park is a hotspot for swimmers. Don’t miss these amazing swimming spots in the Lake District, perfect all year round.

Great for dog walking, Haverigg Beach is best enjoyed at a low tide so you and your family can make the most of the available space. The beach isn’t busy in the colder months, which makes it an ideal location for a spot of swimming.

Blea Tarn is ideal for beginners or those who want a quiet swim. It is one of the easiest lakes to visit with two car parks. Blea Tarn is scenically impressive, especially in the colder months. Its otherworldly feel is best seen to be believed — it was even a filming destination for Netflix’s hit fantasy film The Witcher.

Silecroft Beach sleeps at the edge of the Lake District National Park. This beach has excellent water quality and is Marine Conservation Society-recommended and it’s easy to see why. As well as being brilliantly looked after, the beach has accessible toilets, adequate parking, a local cafe and plenty of nearby pubs to warm up in after a dip in the water.

This sand beach is a hidden diamond when it comes to striking Lake District views. St Bees Beach has two car parks available, plenty of cafes and restaurants and even a golf course! Dogs are also allowed here all year round. The impressive cliff face at the end of the beach makes for a brilliant view to swim towards and a sight you won’t soon forget. St Bees is England’s only cliff-nesting seabird colony!

【推荐1】To live more sustainably (可持续地) and protect our planet for now and the future, we need to inspire everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Luckily, human brains are incredibly creative, which is why, alongside the LEGO Group, we’re asking you to design a brilliant invention that gives old objects a new purpose. You could do it at home or ask your teacher if your class could get involved.

The LEGO Build the Change programme encourages young people to come up with creative solutions to real-world challenges and inspire politicians, scientists and engineers to make real changes. The builders of tomorrow are encouraged to come up with fun and clever ways to protect our environment.

So, grab a pen, a pencil, your LEGO bricks or other creative craft materials and design your cutting-edge invention. Whether it is playful or serious, we’d like to see a picture or a model, with an explanation of how it works and how it could change the world.

【推荐2】Best Science Fictions

Frank Herbert’s Dune series is my white whale. I don’t know if I will ever be able to finish them all as they are long and dense, but I know I would be remiss (疏忽的) if I left them off this list, as they truly are legends. And a new Dune movie is coming—so be sure to read the original before the second screen adaptation lands in 2020.

Moving into more modern territory, each entry of N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy (三部曲) has won a Hugo Award when it was first published. It’s a science-fiction story married to fantasy elements that is one of the most famous pieces of literature. A must-read.

This spectacular series consists of nine books. I know that looks like a lot of novels, but trust me, they are absolutely worth reading. The Expanse is easily one of the best sci-fi series in history, and now the TV adaptation has caused one of the best sci-fi shows in history. The first book starts in our solar system and expands beyond it with a growing cast of characters that will feel like family after a dive into this fantastic series.

This is the only stand-alone (独立的) book on this list, as the rest are all in a series, so if you don’t feel like investing in 300,000 pages of content, Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash is for you. This book is the heir (继承人) to Neuromancer’s Cyberpunk throne and an absolutely excellent read from Stephenson. The author uses virtual reality as his setting, and the main character is a pizza deliveryman in one world and a warrior prince in another.