To become a better person, we should go to school every day. So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get some tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama. During her visit to China, from March 20–26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education with students.

The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having poor roots doesn’t matter A long as you work hard.

Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents’ sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.

Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and study late into the night. “But whenever I got tired or discouraged, I would remember something my mother always told me,” she said, “A good education is something that ①take, no, from, can, one, away, you.”

Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. “As the Chinese B goes, “②It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books,” she said. “③在学校取得好成绩是不够的。It’s also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own,” she noted.

“Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. ④It could help young people from different country work together to deal with problems such as climate change,” Mrs. Obama said.

It only takes one night to become a star in the Internet time.

This is true of Tamdrin , a 20-year-old Tibetan man who recently drew a lot of attention after a cameraman posted a short video of him on Douyin. Tamdrin lives in Litang County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichun Province.

People say they like his sun-kissed skin, mop(蓬乱) of brown hair and comforting smile. They say Tamdrin has “stars in his eyes” and is different from young male idols (偶像) who have perfectly clean faces and fine makeup(妆容).

Within five days, Tamdrin got over 2.5 million followers on Douyin. After he became famous, some companies invited him to become a professional online celebrity—famous person. Instead of doing this, Tamdrin got a job with Litang County’s culture, tourism and sports investment(投资) development company.

“Tamdrin has been working for our company to help make tourism in, Litang County more popular,” the company’s manager Gao Xiaoping told Red Star News. “He’ll get a monthly pay of 3,500 yuan. We’ll help him to decide which company he can work with so he won’t be cheated.”

“I’m glad to see that Tibetans are increasingly becoming internet celebrities,” Sangyeshung, a Tibetan doctor told China Daily. “They can introduce Tibetan culture, food and places of interests to the world.” he said.

【推荐3】Many people have their dreams at home and abroad. During China’s Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wan Hu. His dream in life was “flying to the moon”. One day, he tied himself to a chair with 47 self-made “rockets” and held a big kite in his hands. He lit the “rockets” and disappeared into the sky. Unfortunately, he died when the “rockets” exploded(爆炸).

Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut(宇航员) Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo Ⅱ and walked on the moon. He was the first man to set foot on the moon. It was a great dream. It was also Wan Hu’s dream. To remember Wan, there is a crater(环形山) on the far side of the moon which is named after him.

There are many people like Wan in the world. They never stop making their dreams come true. American civil rights(民权) leader Martin Luther King once said, “I have a dream”. His dream helped American people of all races(种族) get the same rights. Though others laughed at him, Henry Ford had a dream of cars covering the roads instead of horses and carts. Seeing hungry people, Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice for his dream of “feeding everybody in China”.

Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations. So we can always change the world for the better. Let’s work harder for our dreams.

【推荐2】Eye contact(接触) means looking into another person’s eyes. This is a very important part of body language. It can be the key to communication. Eye contact can show feelings such as friendliness, interest and understanding.

In Western countries, using eye contact in conversations is very important. If you do not use eye contact, Westerners may think that you are lying.

However in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause problems. For example, an Asian person might look down while listening to a Western speaker. The Western speaker might think this person is not interested in what he or she is saying.

Not using eye contact can cause problems, but using too much is not polite either. In many countries, watching other people, especially strangers, for a long time is impolite. This may make them nervous.

【推荐3】Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us.

People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.

We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even. We think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it’s a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger always staying in our comfort zone is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover differences.

When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers(障碍) which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知), which too often leads to prejudice(偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.

Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.