A. referring B. refresh C. pin D. occurred E. acknowledging F. identify G. drain H. discouraged I. specific J. negative K. specifically |
Make a Wish List
Most of us know of New Year’s Resolutions, where one sets intentions for the year ahead. But too often, people make their resolutions
So instead, try a wish list. This involves writing down 100 things you would like to do in the year ahead. The items can be enormous or tiny, ranging from “Climb Everest” to “buy a new pencil sharper”. The main thing is that at some point it has
The key here is — write it down.
Do you feel any resistance to the ideas? If so, ask yourself why. What is wrong with
It helps to be
Finally, you have your list. And what a work of beauty it is. Here are all the things that you would like to do. Remember to
A. including B. urgent C. features D. targets E. lengths F. chasing G. accused H. commands I. fed J. restock K. collecting |
Pokemon Stickers Are Back for Koreans Nostalgic (怀旧的) for Childhood
Small pastries include a surprise sticker, and the goal is to find all 159 varieties — just like a trend more than 20 years ago.
Jeong Bo-ram’s new fascination has him
Just a few short of a full 159-sticker collection, 29-year-old Mr. Jeong has gone to more than 10 convenience stores and supermarkets a day, often leaving empty-handed. He has paid hundreds of dollars. He has learned the evening
More than two decades ago, the Pokemon sticker-treat duo caught on with a generation of South Korean children, before the craze passed after a few years and the products were discontinued. Now the goodies are back just in time for the country’s broader retro boom,
South Koreans are going to great
Retailers have posted signs on their entrances that read, “We have no Pokemon bread,” while some store owners are
Ko Hyo-jin shrieked when she ripped open a package of “Diglett Strawberry Custard Bread” recently and discovered inside a sticker of Mewtwo - a two-legged monster shown extending its paw. She immediately dialed up her husband. “It felt like winning the lottery,” said the 39-year-old homemaker in the Seoul Suburbs.
The nostalgic chase has been embraced by young adults facing Korea’s stagnant economy, soaring real-estate prices and a tight labor market.
A.award B.house C.hit D.namely E.specifically F.grabbed G.traded H.gang I.bar J.principled K.transmission |
American authorities arrested Masphal Kry, an official in Cambodia’s forestry administration, last November when he was heading to an international meeting about trade regulations for endangered species in Panama. Prosecutors accused him of conspiring with a smuggling ring. The contraband (违禁品): monkeys,
Getting lab monkeys from abroad became harder during the pandemic. Chinese authorities banned the export of all primates in early 2020. The Chinese government wanted to
That forced American companies to rely on less
(A)
A. approaching B. Central C. reverse D. adjusted E. conversation F. preferred G. ideal H. qualify I. secure J. engagement K. foretelling |
It’s 6 a. m. and the alarm clock is ringing earlier than usual. It’s not a malfunction: the smart clock scanned your schedule and
That at least is the
Of course, as our homes learn more about us, keeping them
A range of technological developments will drive smart-home technology well beyond what’s available on store shelves today. Innovations in artificial intelligence, for example, stand to
A. present B. features C. concerned D. reportedly E. commercial F. stretches G. overwhelming H. exceptionally I. routinely J. spared K. broadcasts |
Modern media is awash in advertising clutter(杂乱), and who’s to blame? Modern audiences that hate conventional full-length and full-size ads.
Today’s consumers don’t like to pay for content, which ought to create a rich environment for advertisers. Yet these same consumers are prone to click or turn away when a conventional ad appears. The result is ad clutter.
YouTube
Advertisers integrate plugs(推销) into content to frustrate digital video recorders, which allow viewers to watch programs on a delay and skip regular commercials. If you watch regional telecasts of baseball games, the commercial clutter is so
According to the showbiz paper Variety, several streaming services are about to introduce a new twist: commercials that start running whenever a viewer pauses a program. Hulu intends to launch such ads this year. AT&T’s DirecTV and U-verse units will
There’s a lot at stake. According to Variety, National Football League(NFL) TV broadcasts generate an estimated $4.35 billion in ad revenue during the 17-week regular season. NFL
Interestingly, with no “screen” to work with, radio is one medium that has tried for some time to buck the trend. Many commercial stations trade clutter for clusters--that is, a solid block of commercials running five minutes or more, followed by lengthy commercial-free
But wherever a screen is involved, or a printed page, ad clutter is
But getting limitless content without paying while also being
A. account B. contented C. contested D. date E. feature F. previously G. believably H. pointed I. represented J. stretches K. winds |
For centuries, two of the most intriguing question about Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” were “Who?” and “When?” A discovery made at Heidelberg University in 2005 pretty much answered both. A note written in a manuscript in the library confirmed the
A third mystery—“Where?”—is still in dispute, But on June 3rd a French engineer, Pascal Cotte, declared that he and a collaborator had identified the landscape in the background of the painting. Arguments had once been made for
Mr. Cotte, who was asked by the Louvre (where the “Mona Lisa” hangs) to create a digital image of the painting, is the inventor of the multispectral (多光谱的) camera: a device that can detect not only the drawing below the surface of an oil painting, but also, where they exist, intermediate layers of work. It was among these, under what appears to be a
The landscape of the “Mona Lisa” also includes a huge steep cliff. That is similar to one that da Vinci included in a sketch of a fortress(堡垒)
Mr. Cotte argues that a channel that
It never was. But if Mr. Cotte’s theory is right, it might just explain why Gherardini, a Florentine, wears such a
A. inevitable B. reversed C. complications D. fueled E. dramatically F. access G. devoted H. exports I. yield J. thrives K. organic |
Quinoa, of which both the seeds and leaves can be edible, is a crop native to the Andes Mountains. It took off in richer countries in the 1990s after NASA researchers recommended it as part of a potential space-colony diet. Over the past decade, quinoa, one of the leading crops that
It also provides food for thought about the
And trouble with the neighbors. In an economy dependent on unsteady commodity
The series of problems raises concerns about whether the satisfying act of buying fair trade — which aims to help small farmers gain
A. abandoning | B. captured | C. caution | D. dominant | E. enduring | F. fearful |
G. grief | H. isolation | I. locked | J. popularized | K. revolutionary |
Welcome to the YOLO Economy
Something strange is happening to the exhausted, type-A millennial workers of America. After a year spent hunched (弯腰驼背) over their MacBooks,
If this movement has a rallying cry, it’s “YOLO”—“you only live once,” an acronym (首字母缩略词)
To be clear: The pandemic is not over, and millions of Americans are still experiencing
“It feels like we’ve been so
Raises and time off may persuade some employees to stay put. But for others, stasis (停滞) is the problem, and the only solution is
even though be opposed to call off as though agree with care for spare spot consist of shut down |
2. Your story doesn’t
3. My grandma stared at me
4. The game was
5. Most bosses
6. It can be hard for even a trained doctor to
7. Jack went ahead with his experiment
8. The International Olympic Committee
9. Could you possibly
10. He thanked the nurses who had
A. legacy B. inspiring C. potential D. minds E. proposal F. publications G. iconic H. expressed I. fictions J. diagnosed K. remembered |
Death of science icon
Throughout modern history, there has perhaps never been a scientist as
On March 14, the British physicist passed away at his home in Cambridge. England. Since then, many people have
Hawking was an icon for many reasons, but he will be best
His work in science aside, he also managed to overcome many difficulties in his personal life. While studying for a postgraduate degree in cosmology at Cambridge University, he was
Hawking leaves behind a great