1 . Before children can learn to read, they need to have a good understanding of basic words and what they mean.     1    , there are very easy ways that you can build a preschooler’s vocabulary.

If you are looking for a great place to start building your preschooler’s vocabulary and early reading skills, look no further than your local library. Research shows a strong correlation between library use and literacy-building skills in young children.     2    , ask your librarian for help.

When it comes to increasıng your child’s vocabulary, more is better. The more words that your child hears, the more he or she will learn. For example, when describing a fabric pattern, try using words such as unusual, relaxing, or creative. These words may be beyond a kid’s understanding right now.     3    .

If you want your preschoolers to learn more words, then make it easy.     4    . Using a label maker to name commonly used items so they can learn to recognize what the word looks like. For example, if her toys are separated into different boxes of like items, label them, such as blocks, dolls, cars, books, etc.

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Besides being a wonderful way to spend quality time with your preschooler, reading aloud is a great way to expose your preschooler to new words. Choose books that are of interest to your preschooler but that use words that are slightly above their understanding. Together you can work through what they mean, by using context—the other words on the page and any pictures that might be on the page as well.

An optional college course named Appreciation of the Jiangxi Opera has been taught in a packed house recently at Nanchang University. Waving water sleeves while     1     (wear) traditional makeup and costumes, Chen Li, the instructor of this course, displayed the charm of Jiangxi Opera,     2     several-hundred-year-old local opera, in front of the students this morning.

Many of students     3     (record) the performances and posted the video clips of the class     4     social media platforms, receiving millions of views and likes from netizens. Instead of adopting the traditional form of stage play, Chen devoted more attention to her students’ interactive experience. “I invite my students to come to the stage where they can experience the whole process of the performance by     5     (them),” Chen added.

The course has been open for many years, mainly introducing the history, tunes and performance characteristics of Jiangxi Opera. Originally this course was rarely attended but now is full of people. “    6     I used to focus on was the form of speech and lectures while the teaching effect was unsatisfying,” said Chen.     7     (arouse) the enthusiasm of students, Chen decided to put on a costume and turn the class into a stage to perform.

    8     (face) with the unexpected fame, Chen was satisfied but also realized that a     9     (great) responsibility rested on her shoulders than before. “I hope that even though the     10     (popular) of Jiangxi Opera decreases, this art can still be passed down through generations,” Chen said.

6 . It is hard to imagine humans spending their lives in virtual reality (VR) when the experience amounts to waving your arms about in the middle of the waiting room with a device fastened to your face. But this is where humanity is heading.

Chalmers, an Australian professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, makes the case to embrace VR in his new book, Reality +. Well-known for explaining “the hard problem” of consciousness, Chalmers sees technology reaching the point where virtual and physical are the same in the sense and people live good lives in VR. In the decades ahead, Chalmers suspects we will replace the clumsy (笨拙的) headsets with brain-computer interfaces that allow us to experience virtual worlds with our full set of senses.

“A common way of thinking about VR is that it is somehow fake ability. I think that’s wrong,” Chalmers explained. “The virtual worlds we’re interacting with can be as real as our ordinary physical world.”

“But there are plenty of risks to be cautious of,” he notes. As fulfilling as virtual worlds may become, people will need real food, drink and exercise, and perhaps even the glimpse of daylight, to keep their bodies from fading away. These are not the only health problems. Some people have raised serious concerns about the risk of psychological damage: If we are better looking and have better clothes and a nicer home in the meta verse (元宇宙), how will we feel when we leave?

“The lure (诱惑) of VR might also cause neglect on a global scale,” Chalmers reveals. Would climate change and other crises facing the physical world lose their urgency? That would be a disaster. He says,“Physical reality is really important. We must maintain a connection to it and care for it responsibly.”

7 . In a world filled with things that take our attention away, and ego-driven (自尊心驱使的) ambition, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s truly important. Among the chaos of modern life, humility(谦逊) emerges as a powerful force that, if embraced, can help us navigate challenges, understand ourselves and those around us, and change our true values and purpose.

Drawing from personal experiences and reflections, Peter Ash talks about the transformative power of embracing humility as a tool to navigate the challenge, build true confidence, and lead life as our authentic selves.

In Humble: Reflections On The Power Of Humility And Its Place In An Ego-Obsessed World, the author Peter Ash puts forward a different perspective on a happy life, by addressing what he considers to be the definition of what humility is, and what it is not. Using his experiences to set a backdrop, Ash’s guidance is designed to intentionally flow between autobiography and reader guidance.

The book has ten chapters, covering topics such as making the case for humility, personal ego, and the importance of humility in the digital age and in the workplace. The guidance provided is less around direct bullet points and key takeaways, but more asking the reader to draw general reflections and conclusions. This is done by comparıng and contrasting themselves to the author’s experiences as they progress through the book.

The book comes in at just over one hundred pages in length. Ash has a clear and well put together writing style to take readers on that journey to highlight his argument for living a more modest existence.

The book is suitable for anyone who wishes to reflect and gain inspiration on how to live a more meaningful life. When terms such as “be kind” and “be humble” are bounced around the Internet with no clear definition, this book could be seen as an interesting story to the chaos of modern life.

China’s tourism market is set to flourish during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday,     1     bookings multiplied over the same period last year. A report     2     (release) earlier this week by Chinese online travel giant Ctrip shows that bookings for domestic, outbound (出境的), and inbound travels all have been experiencing significant year-on-year     3     (grow).

Travel bookings to Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province     4     (increase) more than 14-fold to date compared with the same period last year,     5     (primary) by tourists from the south of the country. Sanya in south China’s Hainan province and Kunming in Southwest China’s Yunnan province are the destinations of choice for many     6     (north) tourists.

As a time known for family reunions, the Spring Festival holiday will see more families     7     (hit) the road. Bookings on Ctrip show that 47 percent of all tourists are choosing to travel with their families. Among them, most have chosen to rent cars, book tailor-made trips,     8     take bus tours with local guides.

Tourists from Japan, the United States, South Korea and many other countries have chosen to visit Shanghai, Beijing and some renowned tourism attractions in China. Harbin, one of the     9     (hot) destinations in the country this winter,     10     has also attracted the attention of foreign media, is also a top choice for overseas travelers.