【推荐1】For the past over forty years , Billy Barr has been living alone in Gothic, Colorado, a US ghost town(遗弃的城镇). He passed the time by recording all kinds of data about snowfalls, such as the temperature and the depth of the snow.

He never imagined that the results of his hobby would one day help scientists better understand global warming and make him get a cool superhero name- the Snow Guardian(守护者).

Barr first came to Gothic in 1972 as a university student doing water chemistry research. He liked the quiet life here so much that he began to live here after finishing university. He grew up in New Jersey, but he never really likes living with so many people, so moving to this ghost town was a chance to get away from the busy and noisy city life.

Barr began the winter of 1974 camping in a tent. It was not exactly perfect in a place where snow reaches 7. 6 metres a year. Luckily, the owner of a small old house was kind enough to let Barr move in, It became his home and he started his records on snow there.

The house was buried in the snow eight years after he moved in, but that didn't drive him away. He just found another place to stay and continued his research.

Though he spends most of his time alone , Barr doesn't consider himself lonely. He says, "I'm okay with the way things are. I mean, if I weren't, I would leave.

【推荐1】Lionel Messi, one of the greatest football players of all time, was born on June 24^th, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. From a young age, Messi showed a remarkable talent for football, and his passion for the game led him to join a local club at the age of just six.

Growing up in a working-class family, Messi faced many challenges. He suffered from a disease related to growth at a young age, and his parents could not afford the expensive treatment required. However, Messi’s talent on the field did not go unnoticed, and he was eventually offered a tryout with FC Barcelona. Messi impressed the Barcelona coaches with his exceptional skills, and they offered him a place at the club’s youth academy at the age of 13. He quickly rose through the ranks and made his first-team debut (首次亮相) in 2004 at the age of 17, becoming the youngest player to ever play for Barcelona.

Over the years, Messi has established himself as one of the best players in the world. He is known for his incredible dribbling (带球) skills, his ability to create space and his incredible speed. Messi has won a large number of awards over the course of his career, including the Ballon d’Or (an award given to the best football player in the world) seven times. In addition to his individual achievements, Messi has also enjoyed great success with FC Barcelona. He has won many domestic and international titles with the club. Messi has also been an important part of the Argentina national team, helping them reach the final of the 2014 World Cup and winning the Copa America in 2021.

Off the field, Messi is known for his charitable work. He has donated millions of dollars to charitable causes. In 2020, Messi and his foundation donated €1 million to hospitals in Catalonia to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lionel Messi’s story is an inspiration to young football players around the world, and his charitable work off the field is a testament to his character and generosity.

【推荐3】As the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water” echoed across the ice rink at the Beijing 2022, Chinese skaters Sui Wenjing and Han Cong completed their touching but powerful performance on Long Program, which successfully earned them their first-ever Olympic championship title and China’s second gold in the pair skating event at the Olympic Games. (The first was from Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo at 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.) Also, it was a perfect conclusion to their 15 years of cooperation.

Sui and Han, born in 1995 and 1992 respectively, had won almost every youth competition they took part in when they were young, yet constant injuries and accidents created a massive barrier to overcome when it came to reaching the Olympic podium(领奖台).

In 2014, an ankle injury caused Sui constant pain, forcing the pair lose their qualification for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. That should have been their first opportunity for Olympic gold. “It was a huge regret for us after preparing so much,” recalled Sui.

In 20l6, Sui finally underwent foot ligament(韧带) surgery, after which she went through a long recovery period. The doubt about whether she would ever skate again almost left her in despair. For Han, the training arena and the hospital were the only two places that Han would go.

After four years of waiting, the pair had the chance to compete at Pyeongchang 2018. Their performance there won them a silver medal.

Another four years later in Beijing, the then two-time world champions finished their entire routine with a total of 155.47 points, surpassing Team China’s top competitor, ROC’S Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who won silver.

Talking about her future career direction, Sui said she is applying to be a choreography major, as she believes figure skating is a combination of this art form and skating techniques. “I have too many creative ideas for figure skating. It requires continuous learning and of course an endless passion for skating as well as perseveration, which is the key to success.”