1 . Here are some ways to introduce classical music to your children.
●When you read a story to your children, pick out a classical music piece that matches the emotion of the book.
●If your kids are always moving around, try introducing classical music to them by dancing. Instruct your children to listen to the music and dance however the music makes them feel. Parents dance with them!
●Before your kids begin playtime, make a list of classical music pieces with the name of the person who wrote it.
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●You can pick out three pieces of music to play during the week.
A.Have your children pick one. |
B.Practice reading the story out loud with the music. |
C.Mix up the music and see how your children react. |
D.Classical music can be fun, and not boring to listen to. |
E.Tell your children the name of the piece every time you play it. |
F.Make sure you tell your children what the piece is and who wrote it. |
G.While you and your children paint, play different classical music pieces. |
2 . Being healthy is important. Often, we’re crazy about articles in health magazines talking about the latest popular diets, or advertisements that offer cures (疗法) for fatness that are often too good to be true. One of the latest crazy phenomena (现象) is intermittent fasting (间歇性禁食).
There are different ways of intermittent fasting.
Some people try intermittent fasting for weight management, and others use the method to deal with some conditions such as high cholesterol or arthritis.
As with many diets, it’s always wise to speak to your doctor or weight-loss professional before changing your eating habits. And, at the end of the day, it could just come down to what lifestyle choice suits you.
A.But what is intermittent fasting? |
B.However, this diet isn’t for everyone. |
C.Intermittent fasting has two main origins. |
D.Let’s look at some of the possible benefits. |
E.The idea of this is to reduce calories over a period. |
F.In a word, you should avoid turning to intermittent fasting blindly. |
G.You can eat normally on five days of a week and reduce calorie intake on the other two. |
3 . Slow travel is about connecting deeply with your travels. Rather than rushing from one place to another, slow travelers treat each experience as an opportunity to learn and feel more deeply to the people, culture, and food they want to explore.
Relax and enjoy
Once, a vacation provided relaxation from the stress of everyday life. But over time, we began trying to put everything we want into a checklist.
Have more memorable experiences
Meet people and actually get to know them
When you decide to take the slow travel route, you free yourself up to meet and spend time with others. You can meet locals at a park or restaurant and enjoy a conversation. Learn about the people on your food tour. You may even decide that you like someone enough to meet him/her later for lunch or a coffee.
Traveling by plane, train, and bus has a bad effect on the environment. We can transport ourselves to one location and spend more time exploring it on foot, by bike or on horseback. That’s less harmful to the planet than rushing to the next thing on the list with whatever vehicle that will get us there in a hurry.
A.Be more eco-friendly |
B.Experience different means of transportation |
C.This created more stress than we were escaping |
D.Making a checklist makes your journey more organized |
E.Here are some reasons we think you need to try slow travel |
F.Your communication tends to be more relaxed and more real |
G.Maybe you’re used to jumping from one attraction after another |
4 . Keeping animals safe on the road
Roadkill is not a rare sight when driving down most highways and sometimes also on roadways in cities.
They chose Nanjing as the study subject, where there are more than 9,700 kilometers of paved roads. A total of nine roads were chosen for the research, including three national highways.
A.You may not feel good about seeing roadkill |
B.The object is to educate people about road safety |
C.The length of the roads combined was over 224.27 kilometers |
D.It refers to animals being hit by cars or other vehicles by accident. |
E.Cats, dogs and blackbirds were the three commonly killed animals |
F.In the past, research in China focused on roadkill in nature reserves |
G.Roadkill incidents are more likely to happen in November and January |
5 . Volunteering offers great help to people in need, worthwhile causes, and the community, but the benefits can be even greater for you, the volunteer.
Volunteering is good for your mind and body.
If you’re considering a new job, volunteering can help you get experience in your area of interest and meet people in the field.
A.Volunteering connects you to others |
B.Volunteering increases self-confidence |
C.While some people are naturally outgoing |
D.Even if you’re not planning on changing your job |
E.Volunteering can also cut the risk of heart problems |
F.Nothing lessens stress better than a meaningful connection to another person |
G.Many people volunteer in order to make time for hobbies outside of work |
6 . People are always living with technology nowadays. Here comes a smart home, which is controlled by the touch of a button.
Home automation is designed to introduce efficiency to a home.
Families with children or elderly adults in the home may be reassured by some safeguards in smart home security, like fire alarms that alert the appropriate agencies in the event of a problem. Lighting activation runs on timers, which can be a life saver if an oven is left on when someone leaves the home.
Home automation is not just for safety, however.
A.A smart home doesn’t apply to all family members. |
B.It achieves this by saving homeowners time and money. |
C.There are some drawbacks with an automated home system. |
D.It can also provide convenience for people living in the home. |
E.Home automation depends on furniture and home temperatures. |
F.Through home automation, an entire house can be connected via a smart controller. |
G.Besides protecting people, it also offers security for expensive items inside a residence. |
7 . Nowadays, the demand on charities is greater than ever.
Have you heard of the Ice Bucket (桶) Challenge? The social media initiative started in the United States and spread around the world, raising $115 million for the research on ALS (渐冻症) — a disease which Hawking suffered from. You take a video of yourself dumping (倾倒) a bucket of ice water over your head, and then encourage three more people to do the same.
Manju Kalanidhi, a journalist in India, thought it was an amazing way to raise awareness of ALS and raise funds for its research.
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Manju didn’t have a big army of volunteers, but she did have donations and people who need food.
A.But it didn’t make sense in her country. |
B.In such a novel way, she put them together successfully. |
C.The rate of giving has increased among the wealthiest nations. |
D.I gave a bucket of rice to someone in need and clicked a photo. |
E.Luckily, the world never goes short of kind and creative souls. |
F.This has been making it so easy to motivate people to give back. |
G.The participant donates $100 if they don’t complete the challenge. |
8 . What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red?
Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist (悲观主义者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings.
A.On the other hand, black is depressing. |
B.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up—we are born with our preference. |
C.The rooms are painted in different colours as you like. |
D.If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观主义者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. |
E.Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. |
F.Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours. |
G.Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it. |
9 . People these days are posting about their lives on social media. But what if you’re a private and introverted person like me? What if you want to live in the moment instead of sharing every bit of your life? To be honest, it’s nobody’s business but your own.
Escaping stalkers (跟踪者).
I’ve been a public person as a jazz vocalist for years. It exposed me to stalkers who felt they knew me, just because I was present everywhere. Needless to say, it brought me much anxiety and stress. At some point I asked myself-is being visible more important than my peace of mind?
Protecting privacy
Another reason I keep my life private is that I prefer to be in the present moment and appreciate it fully. To be on your phone constantly, or to film everything you do, can be quite disrespectful to the people you spend your time with. You lose out on those spontaneous(自发的) moments and a deeper connection. I choose what I share and when I share it, and the rest is for experiencing life without expectations.
Live your life fully, regardless of whether the world knows it or not!
A.Experiencing life |
B.Living in the moment |
C.Don’t I really care about privacy? |
D.Are my followers more important than my friends and family? |
E.If you feel like sharing your life openly without hesitation, go for it. |
F.Here are my reasons for not sharing my personal life on social media. |
G.It can be quite challenging to go through tough moments with everyone watching. |
10 . Music can relax the mind, energize the body, and even help people better manage pain.
Music can improve mental performance.
Research suggests that background music improves mental performance. Playing more positive music leads to improvements in processing speed.
Music can help you eat less.
Sleeplessness is a problem that affects people of different age groups. While there are many approaches to treating this problem, research has demonstrated that listening to relaxing classical music can be a safe, effective, and affordable therapy.
Music can help you manage pain
Research has shown that music can be very helpful in the management of pain. One study of fibromyalgia (纤维性肌痛) patients found that those who listened to music for one hour a day experienced a significant reduction in pain.
A.Music can reduce stress |
B.The psychological effects of music can be powerful |
C.So next time you are working on a task |
D.Music can help you sleep better |
E.The result of the study suggests music therapy can help treat some diseases |
F.Some people enjoy listening to music before they go to sleep |
G.Music can be a helpful weight-loss tool |