My car broke down,
While waiting for the result,I was
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Seeing the mess, Dad’s jaw dropped open. Jenna lowered her head, and
About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
Are you a “glass-half-empty” or a “glass-half-full” type of person? A study showed that optimists (乐观主义者) are more likely to live longer than those who have a(n)
Vicki Siska has been through some stressful times but has managed to remain optimistic. “Music
Humour also helped Pippa Kennedy stay positive. She watched a TV show named Dad’s Army to help her get through a bad
Sue Oakley Dunn says she remains positive and healthy because she does “what makes my soul sing”. She has plenty of hobbies to do for
As well as the benefits of friendship and laughter, Robyn Black, who does yoga and has better access to
Sports like American football and ice hockey get most of the attention when it comes to concussions (脑震荡) and other forms of brain injury. But soccer is a(n)
Heading the ball is a key soccer skill. But a new study finds that players who head the ball frequently are more likely to suffer
“For many people, it’s beyond belief that a slight injury could be a problem,” said Dr. Michael Lipton, an expert of neuroradiology (神经放射学) in New York City.
Lipton and his team interviewed 37 adult soccer players from New York City and took high-tech scans (扫描) to
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Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot (吉祥物) of the Beijing Winter Olympics, is a cute panda whose
Have you ever wondered why it is called Bing Dwen Dwen? In Mandarin (普通话) bing has several meanings, though the most common is “ice”. The character also symbolizes purity (纯洁) and strength, while dwen dwen means “strong and lively”.
Do you know why the mascot wasn’t named Bing Dundun in English? To read Bing Dundun correctly, you would have to be familiar with the pinyin system, which is
There are some immediate advantages. The biggest is that the tone has been mixed into the spelling of each syllable (音节). The transliteration (音译) of Bing Dwen Dwen this time does work and is
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American film. It tells how an African-American single parent and his five-year-old son struggle to survive and fulfill the American dream in San Francisco. The screenplay is based on the best-selling
The Pursuit of Happyness is based on the true story of Chris Gardner. In the film, Chris Gardner is trying to make a living by selling medical equipment. His wife Linda is working two jobs to help pay his
Chris’s persistence
The film does score some emotional points in its portrait of an African-American male who turns out to be a(n)
Amundsen was the first
Even Amundsen was moved by Scott’s death saying “Captain Scott left a record, for honesty, for sincerity, for
The reason
Reeve became a
With a sense of energy and commitment, Reeve undertook an intense exercise programme to help him achieve this goal. He