4 . Around 3,000 school-based health centers operate in more than 30 states all around the U.S. offering primary and preventive care for students who live in medically underserved areas. Starting at the centers that treat flu, asthma, diabetes and other common illnesses, they provide vaccinations (疫苗接种) and screen for dental, vision and hearing problems, and some provide mental health care. These clinics bring services to children who need them most and who have the greatest risk of falling behind in school because their health needs go unmet.

The pandemic was hard on existing school-based health centers, and it’s time for government at all levels, to recognize that all children need accessible and affordable health care. As lawmakers draw up budgets, reallocate (重新分配) funds and begin a new school year, existing clinics should be able to operate without budgetary fears, more dollars should go to school-based clinics, and more community partners should participate financially and physically in efforts to bring health care to the kids who lack it.

Yet most school communities that could desperately use such clinics lack them. In 2021 $5 million was appropriated (拨专款) to support new and expanded services at school-based health centers. That money funded 25 facilities only—yet the program got more than 2,000 applications. And fewer than half of U.S. states currently fund school health centers. Although the clinics can also bill Medicaid (医疗补助制度) and insurance for students who have coverage, they need stable funding for operating expenses, including hiring well-trained staff.

Many existing centers had to close temporarily or permanently during the pandemic for lack of funding. One bright spot is that more than 60 percent of the centers began offering telehealth services, broadening their reach. Getting kids the care they need where they need it has always made sense, and it`s more urgent than ever. The time is right to expand school-based health centers to all underserved students.

5 . The classic 1951 science fiction film “The Day the Earth Stood Still” features a frightening robot (Gort) whose threatening actions are under control only when he is commanded, “Klaatubaradanikto”. What does this mean? I don’t know. But when I overhear my students speaking to each other. I am often similarly confused.

I teach at a university. One of the “problems” is that as the years pass, I get older, but my students remain the same age —18 to 22. Early on, when I was in my 20s and 30s, this wasn’t an issue, as we were close enough in age to speak the same language. But lately I have become well aware that a language ship seems to have sailed, and I am not on board.

Let me illustrate. Recently, when I walked into my class, my students were chatting happily with each other. One of their comments caught my ear: “Venmo it to me.” I had no idea was “Venmo” meant, so I asked. The good-natured students were happy to explain it to me, and in return I nodded with an expression of silly embarrassment, as if I should have known better.

I went home that evening, absorbed in that moment of non-comprehension. I am not against change, but I am uncomfortable with change when its pace has me hanging on by my fingernails. If I were to awaken from a five-year nap, I’d have no idea what people were talking about. I just wouldn’t understand the language.

Their willingness to explain their words to me is a great comfort, and I congratulate myself on a least having the desire to know what they’re talking about, as well as on my ability—for the most part—to understand their explanations.

But what will happen if my interest wanes and that the language ship finally disappears over the horizon? The answer, to me, is clear: Klaatubaradanikto.

6 . If you really want a taste of the everyday swing of Dutch life, a bike tour through Amsterdam is the way to go.

The bicycle is of course provided and included in the price of the tour. Some tours offer coffee and tea after the tour finishes. Every tour especially has its own theme and route. You can compare them by visiting webpages dedicated to a particular tour.

These tours are usually between one and two hours long. They are guided by friendly and knowledgeable tour guides who are well capable in human interactions and Amsterdam information. What’s more, the tour guides usually know multiple languages and are used to overcoming communications barriers.

If it rains, no worries, you can choose to cancel your tour free of charge. This applies of course also in case of other bad weather or in case you simply don’t feel like taking the tour. The cancellation is easy, without question, and free.

Please don’t become so Dutch that you also regard the traffic laws. It is a fact that some Amsterdammers often cross a street or a bridge when they feel like doing it. That is why staying, alert and a little bit of biking experience can help you to navigate through the small city streets during an Amsterdam bike tour. Also, unless you are 100% sure that the weather will be plenty sunny, you’d better bring a jacket. When you start moving on the bike, the humid Amsterdam’s air can get quite cold.

Analysis of millions of infrared (红外线) photos and tens of     1    (thousand)of videos shows that the Sanjiangyuan area in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has one of the most complete food chains in the world. The analysis    2    (carry) out by the Shan Shui Conservation Centre more than a decade ago. A professor of conservation biology at Peking University,    3    founded the center in 2007 and has    4    (continuous) worked on the preservation of Sanjiangyuan for 17 years, said, “Conservation of nature is not about shouting slogans (口号) related to keeping rare animals alive It is not something you can learn from textbooks. Reality always    5    (tell) us what the problem is. Apart from protecting animals and the environment, we need to pay attention to the people who share the natural environment     6    wildlife. Wildlife conservation is all down to humans”.

Since her 20s, the professor has been devoted to protecting     7    researching endangered wildlife such as pandas and snow leopards,     8    (promote) the establishment of protected areas and related laws and policies. The conservation center has worked with the park’s management committee     9    (develop) supervisory(监管) systems, and provided product design     10    (solution) for nature experience programs.

10 . James Warren saw a woman sitting in the dirt while waiting for a bus at a seatless stop in Denver. He realized he could put his carpentry(木工)_________to good use. The man decided to_________a bench from scrap(碎片) construction wood and_________a much-needed seat at the stop.

His_________is to make people’s transit riding a little bit _________. Warren has made and placed another seven _________at other stops around the city, with plans to keep going. He _________ the words “Be Kind” on each bench.

With a dad in the construction field, Warren_________surrounded by tools. So figuring out how to create the benches is just in his_________ . “I have always been __________making things, which really makes me very happy,” he said. “Making things really __________me up.”

About five years ago, Warren chose not to drive his car to work__________, he takes buses when he isn’t walking or __________to a destination. Over the years, he has noticed many a bus stop without __________.Thus, it is not hard for him to__________a stop that needs some love.

It__________Warren about three hours to build a bench. Once he places his __________at a stop, he does a survey to find out just how much__________ like them. Everyone who he has asked so far has just been so thankful and__________. But he said the world need more__________ and that he would be doing it even if nobody ever said anything like that.