Driver Wanted
Clean driving license (执照).
Must be of smart appearance.
Age over 25.
Apply to (申请): Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Royston.
Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted
Applicants (申请者) must be between 20 and 33 years old.
Height: 1. 6 m to 1. 75m.
Education to GCSE standard.
Two languages. Must be able to swim.
Apply to: Recruitment (招聘) office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West. HR 37 KK.
Teachers Needed
For private language school.
Having college education.
Teaching experience unnecessary.
Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd. 279 Canal Street, Royston.
Today an electric light is the most commonly used device in our daily lives. We need them to provide light for houses, buildings, and streets. We also have handheld lights that have a backup (后备) time of more than 12 hours. The technology that we use today may be different from the past, but what we have today can be traced all the way back to the invention of the electric light.
Efforts to create a working electric light go back to 1800 when an Italian scientist named Alessandro Volta, during his experiments on the development of electric batteries, observed that when a copper (铜) wire connected the two ends of the battery, it starts to glow due to the passage of electricity. The electric battery he invented then became the source of many electric experiments.
Researches and developments on the electric light were continued by many inventors. It is said that the electric light was invented by 20 inventors before Thomas Edison.
The main problem in the developments of the electric light was the filament (灯丝) inside it; it didn't last very long and melted very quickly. In this regard, Thomas Edison was very important in the development of the electric light.
Edison started developing and testing new filaments that could last longer. He tested many materials and finally developed a filament that could last for 13.5 hours, which proved that he was moving in the right direction. He tried more than 3,000 electric light designs and 6,000 different filament materials. Finally, he found a filament that could last for more than 1,200 hours.
Edison became successful not just because he developed a long-lasting filament. He also developed the entire electric lighting system, including the sockets (插孔) and switches. He also made the first steam-generating power station in 1882.
On the 1st of March Bulgarian people celebrate a traditional holiday called Baba Marta and it is related to welcoming the approaching spring. People all over the world meet spring with joy and new hopes but in Bulgaria it is saved as an ancient tradition.
On that day, Bulgarians exchange so-called "Martenitsa" and tell each other, "Chestita Baba Marta!"(Happy Grandma Marta!). This custom is essentially to wish great health, good luck, and happiness to family and friends. The name "Martenitsa" is taken from the Bulgarian word for March, or, as a legend tells, an angry old lady called Grandma Marta-Baba Marta in Bulgarian.
In Bulgarian folklore Baba Marta is a grumpy old woman who changes her mood very rapidly and it reflects in the changeable March weather. When she is smiling the weather is sunny and warm, but if she gets angry the cold will stay for longer and it may even snow. By wearing the red and white colors of the Martenitsa, they hoped that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring.
The Martenitsa is made of twined red and white threads-woollen, silk, or cotton. The white is a symbol of strength, purity and happiness. The red is associated with health and blood.
When someone gives you a Martenitsa you should wear it either pinned on your clothes, on the hand tied around the wrist, or around your neck until you see, or a fruit tree in blossom for the first time in the season. After that you can tie it on a blossoming tree for fertility. Like kind of amulet, Martenitsa was regarded as a magic power believed to protect folks from "ill fortune", diseases and an evil eye.
The custom of wearing Martenitsa is probably one of the most interesting Bulgarian traditions and it is considered to be unique to Bulgaria. According to one of the many legends, this tradition is also related to the founding of the Bulgarian state in 681 AD.
Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality(VR)headsets can reduce sensitivity to pain, by immersing(沉浸)people in icy Arctic scenery. In a study published in Pain Reports, a team from Imperial used VR video to reduce people's sensitivity to ongoing pain and sharp shooting pain.
According to the researchers, the findings add to the growing evidence for the potential of VR technology to help patients with long-term pain. Beyond the distracting effect, they think VR may actually cause the body's own inbuilt pain-fighting systems to start working.
Dr Sam Hughes, the first author on the paper, said "Our work suggests that VR may be getting involved in processes in the key parts of our inbuilt pain-fighting systems and are helpful in regulating the spread of increased sensitivity to pain.
To test their theory, researchers applied a cream containing capsaicin(辣椒素)-the chemical that makes your mouth bum-to 15 healthy volunteers. The capsaicin makes the skin more sensitive to painful stimuli(刺激)like a very small electric shock.
In the first trial, participants were then asked to rate the pain caused by the capsaicin cream on a scale of 0-100 (from 'no pain' to 'worst pain possible' )while either watching a VR scene of Arctic exploration through a headset, or looking at a still image of an Arctic scene on a monitor. Under the same conditions, they were also asked to say when a stimulus applied directly to the skin area is considered as painful.
The team found that ongoing pain was reduced following VR immersion, and that sensitivity to painful stimuli was also reduced. However, the same effect was not seen in people who looked at still images of the polar environment.
They explain that while the findings made at the beginning are encouraging, the study is limited by the small number of healthy participants, without long-term pain. However, the researchers believe VR could hold a bright future to treat patients with long-term pain who have poor inbuilt pain fighting systems.
How to Help Others in Your Community (社区)
Helping others in your community is a great way to spread joy to others and get the most out of life.
You can choose to become a volunteer. Volunteering is great way to help others out in your community. Look around for a homeless shelter or soup kitchen and spend some time there doing whatever needs to be done. For example, try tutoring homeless kids at the local shelter so that they can stay in school and not fall behind, and also you get a sense of achievement.
You can give away money to some organizations that help others. If you don't have money to spare, look through your unused items (物品) and see what you can part with that is in good condition. They are needed by a local food bank or shelter.
You can choose to redirect gifts. You can invite them to do voluntary work to celebrate your birthday. You can also suggest they donate the money they intend to use to buy gifts for you.
You can stop to help. There are many cases where you can stop to give a helping hand. If you see people on the street struggling to carry all their groceries, stop to help However, keep in mind that they may not always need help. But never feel discouraged when your kindness is turned down.
A. Usually they are grateful to accept your help.
B. You can choose to donate to important causes.
C. There are a number of chances you can take advantage of.
D. You can help your neighbors without spending much money.
E. Donate the gifts you receive to poor children in your community.
F. Not only will this help others, but also you will gain certain benefit.
G. Instead of getting new gifts every birthday, have your friends and family help others.
Lauren Turner spied a vehicle speeding past him while on 1 , so the officer managed to stop the car. He 2the driver only to find an unbelievably3woman racing to get medical help for a 12-day-old baby.
Mom threw open the door and 4 the baby to Turner for help. She5just after drinking some milk, the baby named Ryleigh struggled and then fell weak and 6.
Without 7, Turner grabbed hold of the baby and made a(n) 8to recover her breath. "Come on, baby. Cry for me. Come on, open those eyes, sweetheart. " Those 9words seemed to work. However, the baby started breathing and then stopped. Turner held her chin and rubbed her lip so 10she started over breathing. Turner sighed in 11and people around were applauding everything the officer did to 12the baby.
13what he did, Turner received the Life-Saving Medal from Berkeley County. He also was 14to Ryleigh's first birthday 15and was thrilled to be a part of her big day.
When the doorbell rang at Turner's home a bit later, in walked Ryleigh and her mom. They had a 16for Turner, which almost brought him to tears. It was a card 17: "Will you be my godfather?"
Turner could 18believe that and his 19was "certainly". What began as a most terrifying moment for a family with a baby on the point of death 20forming an amazing relationship between an officer and the baby whose life he saved.
Freedom above snow
With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, will start in five months. Freestyle skier Gu Ailing, 18, looks to be one of the superstars of the event.
Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu (decide) to compete for China in the 2022 Winter Olympics in June 2019. Just two months later, she bagged her first gold medal for China at the Australia New Zealand Cup. Her strength continued to grow as she won one bronze and two gold medals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard and Freeski World Championships March.
People say she is (talent). But Gu says that talent counted for (占据) "only 1 percent" of her wins, adding that her hard work is matters. While going to school in San Francisco, Gu could only practice on weekends. She spent eight hours (go) to the ski hill and back, doing her homework on the way and making full use of her time at the hill (practice) skiing.
Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports, many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her " (free) and creativity", especially when she perfectly controls her body and does tricks that others cannot do.
Now she (prepare) for the Winter Olympics as a full-time athlete. "Of course, I want to win medals and even golds," Gu said. "But what's (important) is to bring out my own style, enjoy the game and love the sport."
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While in the three grade, I got to like the library in my hometown and the gently librarian. And it occupied a place in my heart since then. I used to spend most of my spare time in a library every weekend. At first I could only chose to read children's books. Later on, I became interested in foreign classic work, which greatly broadened my horizons. Having read plenty of books, and I tried writing articles and contributing them to magazines. I still remember how thrilled it was to see one of my articles publishing in a magazine. It is reading books and writing articles, I think, that adds more pleasure to my life.
