【推荐2】Want to save the Earth and its oceans? Eat ice cream in a cone(卷筒)! Seriously, single-use plastic items like ice cream spoons make up more than 40 percent of plastic waste, and     1    . And that waste endangers wildlife. But solving the plastic problem can be as easy as getting your sweet treat in a cone. Check out our top 5 quick tips to reduce your single-use plastic pollution today!

Animals can get sick after mistaking them for food.     2    . Learn how to make your own paper straw!

Drink out of a reusable water bottle instead of a plastic version(版本). That way you won’t be buying one of the nearly one million plastic drink bottles sold every minute around the world.

Pack an apple, banana, or orange instead of snack packs.     3    . (Save the core, peels, and rinds for your compost bin.)

Hey, sometimes you have to use plastic, and that's OK! But always recycle the plastic that you can, and never leave it in the environment. Trash left on the ground often blows into rivers, finally making its way to the ocean.

    5    . But be careful: Never grab anything that looks sharp or dangerous.

【推荐2】How To Keep Your Tongue Healthy?

Do you know that your tongue is a key part of your oral health?    1    That’s why it’s important to keep your tongue healthy! In this blog post, we will discuss how to keep your tongue healthy and free from disease.

Mouthwash not only removes bacteria from your teeth and gums, but it also helps freshen your breath. One way to use mouthwash is to swish(使嗖嗖地移动) it around in your mouth for a minute or two.    2    

A healthy diet is important for overall health.    3    It can also help prevent heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. In addition to eating a healthy diet, you should also brush your teeth regularly to remove plaque(牙菌斑) and bacteria from your mouth.

Smoking is one of the worst things you can do for your oral health. It increases your risk of developing oral cancer, and it can also cause bad breath and stained teeth.

Green tea has many health benefits. It’s a good source of antioxidants.    4    Green tea contains catechins, which can kill bacteria and prevent plaque from forming on your teeth.

Keeping your tongue healthy should be on your daily to-do list. The tips provided above will help you achieve and maintain a healthy tongue.    5    Start practicing these tips today!

【推荐3】You’ve probably heard that laughter is the best medicine, but have you ever wondered if laughter can cure an illness     1     Nevertheless, today your doctor may suggest increasing your daily dose of laughter to improve the body’s immune (免疫的) system.

Some people in the medical community have been skeptical of the healing power of laughter.     2     In fact, doctors have begun to use laughter to complement traditional treatments for injuries and diseases like cancer. Some cancer treatment centers incorporate laughter sessions into a patient’s treatment plan to increase the positive thinking and happy feelings that support the healing process.

How does laughter improve one’s health? Laughter sets off a chain reaction throughout the body that promotes physical and psychological health. Regular and frequent laughing can both prevent illness and help you get well. Laughter lowers your body’s hormone (激素) and cortisol (皮质醇) levels.     3     Specifically, it increases the production of antibodies in your bloodstream to keep away bacteria and viruses.

    4     We strengthen muscles throughout our face and body, our pulse and blood pressure go up, and we breathe faster, sending more oxygen to our tissues. People who believe in the benefits of laughter say it can be like a mild exercise. They think laughter may offer some of the same advantages as a workout.

All in all, although there’s no concrete evidence that laughter alone can cure an illness, it does promote physical and mental health.     5    

【推荐1】What is the history of music festivals

Outdoor music festivals have become a fixture of summertime for many adults. Many different types of music now have their own festivals, often attracting large audiences.     1     While music festivals appear to be a relatively recent development, their history goes back much further.

The earliest known music festival occurred during the Pythian Games in the 6th century BC. These games took place every four years and were similar to the ancient Olympic games.     2     These festivals were opportunities for contests and games to take place. Musical performances also became common as part of the entertainment.

In the early 19th century, the Bayreuth Festival became one of the first formal and annual musical festivals. This festival began as an occasion to promote the composer Richard Wagner, who wanted to popularize his music.     3     Wagner did become a well-known artist from the period. For later festivals, this showed artists that music festivals could be highly effective to promote their work.

    4     Perhaps the first formal rock festival was the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, which brought that band to the attention of American audiences. Another early festival was the lsle of Wight Festival in 1968. It started as an event with about 10,000 people and featured many famous performers.

Throughout the early 1970s, open-air concerts became more popular. Music festivals were part of larger events at that time. But by the mid-twentieth century, promoters found music festivals holding their own weight in bringing in money. Then music festivals became well established as part of summer culture.     5    

【推荐2】Many of us have heard of or seen My Fair Lady (1964), a classic movie starring British actress Audrey Hepburn. The film is an adaptation of Pygmalion, a comic play by the Irishman George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950).

However, the musical version of My Fair Lady is even older, and has been entertaining audiences since 1956. In fact, a new Broadway version of the musical was nominated for 10 Tony awards.

The story of Eliza Doolittle, a working-class flower seller from London, and the snobbish Professor Higgins, who teaches her “proper English”, has never showed any signs of dying out since it was introduced.

But why do people still queue up around the block for tickets when a new production of the play is announced?

The answer is simple: The musical has a wonderful story. Everyone can identify with Doolittle’s desire to live a more satisfying life; all she wants is to get rid of her accent so she can get a job in a store and not on the streets. However, it seems that people like Higgins are always looking down on Doolittle for not being from a fancy family, which is something that many of us can relate to.

Besides Doolittle’s background, the story and the songs in the musical are also what make it so popular. Audience members are moved when Eliza and her fellow flower sellers imagine what it’d be like to live as a rich person does. This is perfectly summed up in the lyric, “Wouldn’t it be lovely?”

The musical also makes people think. It doesn’t make sense that one kind of accent can be considered good and another bad. Eliza and her father speak “badly” because they were born poor, while Higgins speaks “proper English” because he was born a “gentleman”. That reflects the unfairness of class divisions – a kind of unfairness that still sadly exists today.