【推荐2】Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £ 169. 15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £ 118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid--- or you're looking for a big event to pass your time--- check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £ 95.95 . A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £ 75.75 . And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £ 62.95 .

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London. Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As a choice consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen, where you can cook. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £ 420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London’s "Boris bikes' have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programs that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programs are Newcastle (casual members pay around £ 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).

【推荐3】Going to a new school can feel like starting all over again. You may feel sad or angry about leaving your old school or friend.     1     You may feel nervous about having to meet new people. All of these feelings are normal when you start at a new school.

    2     It’s common for a new kid to feel like an outsider for the first few weeks. Although you can be lonely, you can help yourself fit in by being friendly. Even if you are nervous, try to smile, say hello and ask questions.

Here are two places where you might meet friends in a new school:

● The classroom:     3     Do you take part in group activities in class? If so, try to join a new group every time.

● Playground:     4     Try to join in these sports.

Some kids worry about their teachers when they start a new school. Even if the teachers are supportive, it can take some time to adjust to (适应) new rules or ways of teaching.     5     Besides, with a familiar face in the front of your classroom you may feel more comfortable during the first few weeks of school.

【推荐1】Bike Share Toronto is the city’s official bike share program, designed to give locals and visitors a fun, affordable and convenient alternative to walking, taxis, buses and the subway. There are 200 Bike Share Toronto stations and 2,000 bikes across the city, making Bike Share the most accessible way to get around and explore.

How it works

• Become an Annual Member or buy a Day Pass to access the system.

• Find an available bike nearby, and get a ride code or use your member key to unlock it.

• Take as many short rides as you want while your pass or membership is active.

• Return your bike to any station, and wait for the green light on the dock (停靠点) to make sure it’s locked.

Choose a plan

• For visitors

Day Pass: $ 7. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 24-hour period.

3-Day Pass: $ 15. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 72-hour period.

• For locals

Monthly Pass: $ 25. Unlimited 30-minute rides for a month.

Annual Membership: $ 90. Unlimited 30-minute rides for a whole year. The Annual Membership is the best deal for locals of Toronto and other frequent riders.

The first 30 minutes of each ride are included with the membership or pass price. Avoid extra fees by dropping off your bike every 30 minutes at any other station. If you keep a bike out for longer than 30 minutes at a time, you will be charged an extra $ 1.50 for the first 30 minutes over, $ 4 for the next 30 minutes, and $ 7 for each additional 30 minutes after that.

Contact us

• Customer Service: (855) 898-2378

• Repair Service: (855)898-2388

• Corporation Partners: (855)898 -2398

• Employment Opportunities: (855) 898 - 2498

【推荐2】Experts are always advocating the health benefits of biking. And while the barrier to entry is low-pretty much all you need to know to start cycling is how to ride a bike itself—people often ask me if I have any tips for beginner bikers.

Below, a few things I’ve learned along the way that help make for a safer and more joyful ride:

Follow the rules of the road. Brake at yellow lights, stop for pedestrians and maintain a solid distance from cars.     1     Therefore, never fly through stop signs, approach too close to the front vehicles or shout at cars.

    2     A British doctor recently made headlines when he claimed that wearing a bike helmet is actually more dangerous than traveling without one, but most research suggests otherwise. A full 98 percent of bike commuters (上下班族) own a helmet, so you’ll be in good company, anyway.

Make a playlist. Laws against riding with headphones vary from state to state, and it’s never proper to listen to music in more than one ear. But cruising around to a soundtrack can be an amazing feeling, so consider buying a wireless speaker you can fix on your frame.     3    

Know your rights. If you do end up getting into a collision (碰撞), stay on the scene until the police come.     4     Cyclists are too often taken advantage of in bad situations, especially if their injuries don’t seem to be apparent.

Find some friends. As great as it can be to bike alone, zipping down the street in a big group is an equally satisfying experience.     5     Various bicycle trips are often organized, which provides opportunities to develop friendship among bikers.

【推荐3】In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh, boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile. “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should care the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you are tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you have your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbour told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they hear bad news,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person is sure to have.