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One medical text from the fourth century
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“Queen Wen” Ready to Reign
Zheng Qinwen has become the second Chinese to ever reach a major singles final after Li Na’s pioneering triumph at the Australian Open a decade ago. So close to the championship and so disappointed! Yet, it is with so much pride that we can reflect on the journey of a Grand Slam champion in the
An aggressive talent,
Two sets and 76 minutes later, Zheng’s first Grand Slam final ended in an alert reality
Coming up just one step short of the
With Zheng leading the way, China will have seven female players ranked within the top 100. This progress owes a lot to Li’s
Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. challenging B. costly C. exclusion D. guaranteed E. necessarily F. performed G. scale H. similarly I. suffering J. tracked K. vain |
Is more happiness always better than less? The researchers asked college students to rate their feelings on a
The researchers then examined a data set from another study that rated college freshman’s “cheerfulness” and
As with everything in life, happiness has its trade-offs. Pursuing happiness to the
The way to understand the study above is not to deny that happiness is good; rather, it is to remember that a little bit of unhappiness has benefits. When I talk with people about their fear of negative outcomes in life, their true source of fear, in many cases, centers on how they will feel about having failed, not about the consequences of failure itself. This is similar to the way discomfort with uncertainty causes more anxiety than
However, bringing good things into your life, whether love or career success, usually involves risk. Risk does not, of course,
None of this is to say that we are foolish for wanting to be happy. On the contrary, the desire for happiness is natural and normal. However, making the quest for positive feelings your highest or only goal is a
A. average B. adapt C. consisting D. persistent E. exactly F. stuck G. failing H. extremely I. referred J. initial K. range |
From roughly the 16th to 19th centuries, much of the Earth was caught by a persistent freezing cold. During this time, the Northern Hemisphere (半球) experienced long stretches of temperatures so cold that people witnessed crops
The Little Ice Age was not a true ice age —
Although some researchers argue it may have begun earlier, NASA defines the Little Ice Age as beginning around 1550 and
Scientists are still working out
Whatever the cause, the consequences of the Little Ice Age have a lasting effect on history, although to what extent is still controversial.
A.apply B.broadly C.complicated D.downside E.hardly F.neighbors G.overburdened H.pills I.re-labeling J.turning K.worse |
Britain appears to be in a mental-health crisis. In the past decade no European country has seen a greater increase in the use of antidepressants(抗抑郁药); now only the Portuguese and Icelanders are popping more of the
There are a few reasons why Britons might be unhappier than their
Those factors might explain why more people are
But there is a
For all the focus on anxiety and depression in campaigns, severe mental illnesses still receive too little attention. This is a problem: according to the GBD, Britain has the highest rates of severe mental illness in Europe. The causes of such conditions are unclear, but seem to involve a
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Stressed out? Get chewing: can a wellness rebrand make Americans buy gum again?
When was the last time you saw someone chewing gum? 1998, maybe? 2007? Chances are, it probably wasn’t recently. Like high heels and affordable housing, chewing gum appears to be going
Gum’s popularity has been fading globally thanks to increased competition from products like breath mints and mobile phones distracting us from impulse purchases while shopping. The pandemic, moreover,
Even after people
However, chewing gum, in various forms, is one of the oldest habits there is. Stone age teenagers were chewing birch bar k tar possibly for pleasure, medicinal purposes, or to use it as a glue. Gum has also been loaded with cultural meaning and the subject of various
Despite a certain amount of social stigma(污名) attached to gum, it has - until relatively recently -been a wildly successful product. That’s thanks to William Wrigley Jr, who was a marketing and advertising genius. Wrigley always
This year the Wrigley brand’s owner —Mars— came out with an ad campaign it hopes will revive gum’s
A. increase B. comparing C. outdoor D. nature E. chances F. health G. environments H. gentle I. interaction J. promoting K. creative |
It’s widely accepted that exposure to a little dirt can be beneficial for health. This idea is supported by many studies suggesting that those who grow up in
In the 1970s, researchers discovered a soil bacterium with features that potentially reduces stress and boosts immune (免疫) response. This finding has contributed to the
Christopher A. Lowry, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, suggests the major microbial diversity we encounter is simply through experiencing
Researchers conclude that participating in
Moreover, creating habitats that attract wildlife or participating in community agriculture can also motivate one’s exposure to beneficial soil microbes. Websites like U-Pick Farm Locator and PickYourOwn.org offer
Getting invovled with soil and nature in
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Mathea Allansmith isn’t your typical grandmother. She’s the oldest woman in the world
Mathea, now 94, of Koloa, Hawaii, USA, stays in shape all year round by running seven days a week, no matter what the weather is. Whether there is rain or sunshine, she covers 36 miles every week, even when she’s on holiday. The retired doctor didn’t
“The Honolulu Marathon is my
Mathea, who doesn’t allow her age to slow her
Mathea said it was her
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A. was drawn B. turned into C. step outside D. to mirror E. serving as F. open her heart G. was cut off from H. fitting into I. settling down J. arriving at K. moving on |
When I was 24, I moved to America, 11,000 kilometers away from my homeland. This was tough, especially
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My time at the shelter provided a valuable insight into
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Over the last 150 years, the field of medicine has accomplished many astonishing things. Some of these medical
On July 2, 2008, D’Zhana Simmons from South Carolina was given a heart transplant. She
In1999, a patient in a persistent vegetative state(植物人状态) due to a motor accident was seen to be twitching(抽动) by one of his nurses. His doctor
Blindness is not a single, uniform condition; it can be variously caused by problems in the eyes, the nerves and the brain. Thanks to machine implants, people who were completely blind sometimes become capable of
The device works like a digital camera, creating an image and then sending signals through nerve cells to the brain. Doctors were also able to restore sight to a man who had been blind for forty-three years; they did this with the help of stem cells, one of the most