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For as long as I can remember, I want to be a performer. But when it was time to go to college and decide what I wanted to be for the rest of my life, it didn't occur to me to choose drama as my major. Making a living as a performer seems impractical to me. So instead of starting drama I started pre-law, and then went to law school like my two sisters did before me. They seemed happy enough, I thought; they worked about 80 hours a week, but they made good money and could afford expensive cars and fancy apartments in the city.
After law school I got a new job and worked as a lawyer for a big company. I had great benefits, including four weeks of vacation a year, but I never got to use any of my vacation time because there was always too much work to do. I worked from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, and when I was finished, all I could do was collapse into my bed until I woke up to do it all over again the next day.
After five years of this lifestyle, I thought I was going to go crazy. I was unhappy and exhausted, I never saw my friends or my family, and I realized I hadn't been in a play or musical since I started law school. I thought that acting in a small community play might make me feel better, but rehearsals and performances all took place during my work hours. So I made a drastic decision and quit my job.
I got a small part in a local play and then the lead role. Now I make my living from acting, and once in a while, I do some legal consulting for a little extra money. I don't get paid a lot for my acting jobs, but it's enough. I had to give up my big apartment and expensive car, but I'm so much happier now. I see my friends and family, I have free time,and I get to do something I love every day.
C He hated working and wanted a break.
D. Some rehearsals and performances took place during his work hours."What kind of rubbish are you?" This question might normally cause anger, but in Shanghai it has brought about weary groans over the past week. On July 1st, the city introduced strict trash-sorting regulations that are expected to be used as a model for our country. Residents must divide their waste into four separate categories and toss it into specific public bins. They must do so at scheduled times, when monitors are present to ensure compliance (服 从) and to inquire into the nature of one's rubbish.
Violators face the prospect of fines and worse. They could be hit with fines of up to 200 yuan ($29). For repeat violators, the city can add black marks to their credit records, making it harder for them to obtain bank loans or even buy train tickets.
Shanghai authorities are responding to an obvious environmental problem. It generates 9 million tons of garbage a year, more than London's annual output and rising quickly. But like other cities in China, it lacks a recycling system. Instead, it has relied on trash pickers to sift through the waste, plucking out whatever can be reused. This has limits. As people get wealthier, fewer of them want to do such dirty work. The waste, meanwhile, just keeps piling up. China churns out 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year.
Many residents appear to support the idea of recycling in general but are frustrated by the details. Rubbish must be divided according to whether it is food, recyclable, dry or hazardous (有害的), the distinctions among which can be confusing, though there are apps to help work it out. Some have complained about the rules surrounding food waste. They must put it straight in the required public bin, forcing them to tear open plastic bags and toss it by hand. Most annoying are the short windows for dumping trash, typically a couple of hours, morning and evening. Along with the monitors at the bins, this means that people go at around the same time and can keep an eye on what is being thrown out; no one wants to look bad.
When delivering medications to patients, one of the most effective methods is direct injection （注射） into the bloodstream using a needle. But this can be an uncomfortable experience, especially for kids or adults with a fear of needles. While patients do have the option to take oral pills instead, drugs containing large molecules（分子） are not absorbed effectively this way.
Now, inspired by octopus suckers（章鱼吸盘）, researchers from China and Switzerland have designed a needle-free alternative: a tiny, drug-filled, cup-like patch （贴片） that sticks to the inside of the cheeks. The device is easily accessible, and it can be removed at any time and the drug gets absorbed through the lining of the inner cheek, the team reports in a paper in Science Translational Medicine.
To test the design, the team 3D printed the suckers. They loaded each with the drug and stuck them inside the cheeks of three beagles, a kind of dog which has a similar inner cheek lining to humans. For comparison, they also delivered the drug to beagles via a pill. After three hours, the team found that drug blood concentrations in dogs with the patch were more than 150 times higher than in the dogs that took a tablet. They also found patches worked effectively for drugs with large molecules.
40 healthy human volunteers self-applied water-filled patches to see how well they would stay on while talking and moving their mouths. After 30 minutes, only five of the 40 patches had fallen off, which was because of improper placement. Most volunteers said they would prefer a patch over injections for daily applications.
Still, the team only tested the patch for a short time so they would need to find out what would happen if it was used repeatedly. They'd also need to determine which drugs would work with the technology: the target is large molecules, such as those used to treat obesity or osteoporosis, but they can't be too large to fit in the cup.
Summer is the swimming season. As fun as a swimming pool can be, it's also a major safety risk if you don't take the appropriate precautions (预防措施). Here are some tips for a safe swimming season.
If children or inexperienced swimmers are in the pool, it's very important to have close supervision. Supervisors should be an adult who can swim well and knows how to save others in a swimming pool. They mustn't be distracted with their cellphone, or a conversation with another adult. They must take that role very seriously. . More children aged 1 to 4 die from drowning than any other causes of death.
Keep a variety of flotation devices in and around the pool like a life jacket plus pool noodles or a paddle board. That helps when accidents happen. .
Supervisors should also learn basic CPR.
The steps are:
⒈Place the person on his back and gently lift his chin and tilt (倾斜) his head back.
⒉Place one hand over the other, place them over the patient's breastbone and administer 30 chest presses.
⒊Pinch their nose and place your mouth tightly over their mouth and administer two short breaths
Start again until the patient starts breathing.
Emergency department staff sometimes see significant head injuries and spinal cord injuries that come from careless diving. This happens more among teenagers and young adults. Prevent this by making sure people are only using existing diving boards that are designed to dive into deep water.
Another risk is a condition called "dry drowning". This happens after a near-drowning event in which water gets into someone's lungs. . Call 120 or go to the emergency department right away. This is very rare, but can be fatal (致命的).
A. Drowning can happen in an instant
B. Adults should watch over the safety
C. Drowning isn't the only danger with pools
D. Pool owners should be sure to have a fence around their pool
E. Call for help and start administering CPR as quickly as possible
F. A drowning person having something to grab can get out of the pool quickly
G. That means the airway is closed off and can't provide someone with enough oxygen
After my diagnosis (诊断) with a cancer, I loved the 1 of having something new and green around. My wife, Hannah, bought me what she said was a lucky bamboo plant in a deep-green pottery bowl. We placed the plant in the living room. I 2 every time I looked at it from the sofa where I spent most of my time.
I told Hannah I wanted to 3 the plant myself. I was pleased when it didn't immediately turn yellow or brown or 4 all its leaves.
The cancer 5 my ability to walk, and the treatment left me 6 , making it hard for me to perform everyday tasks. Since my diagnosis in August 2018, far too often, it seemed that I had to depend on help from other people. The huge 7 left me feeling upset. 8 , caring for the plant gave me a sense of 9 at a time when I sometimes felt 10 .
Before I fell sick, I had worked as a family doctor. I was used to being the one who 11 care, not the one who received it. Watering the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to my old 12 and taught me I could still be a caregiver. Plants and 13 could still depend on me.
Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and 14 work. Now I keep a few pots of lucky bamboo in my clinic. Sometimes, I will give one to my patients, telling them, "Take care of it. It 15 you!"
Young Chinese are fighting against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the "tangping", or "lying flat", way of life (include) not getting married, not having children, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all. "I stay at home and sleep and watch television series." said Zhang, who described herself as "lying flat" for the last two weeks leaving her job in the film industry in Wuxi.
"Tangping" (emerge) over the last few months. Some compare them to the 1950s Beat Generation in the United States. (other) call their behavior a form of nonviolent resistance. "People realize there is no upward mobility," said Yicheng Wang, a PhD student in political science at Boston University. The term developed after April post on the Tieba forum, whose author, unemployed for the last two years, described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle consisting of just a few months' work out of the year.
"Lying flat is my movement," he (write), referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a large container. He posted a picture of himself lying in bed in the middle of the day with the curtains (draw).
But as "tangping" gained (popular), it also brought a level of dishonor. Nanfang Daily called the philosophy "shameful". Global Times made light of it describing "lying flat" as "not a serious philosophy".
For Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. "Many people want to lie down because 996 is too (tire), " she said, referring to the constant hours common in tech industry, the staff are expected to work from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. , six days a week. The philosophy is also about giving oneself a break.
As a young boy, I was carefree. Every vacation I looked forward to two things—seeing my grandpa and hearing his wonderful stories. My grandpa was a very good storyteller. He had worked various odd jobs when he was young and wove his adventures and misadventures into fantastic tales. These wonderful tales colored my childhood.
As I grew up, I had to admit that Grandpa's stories went on a little long, even a little boring and gradually lost their magic. However, not wanting to upset him, my brother and I would sometimes take turns sitting in the living room, listening to grandpa tell his stories.
When my grandpa was approaching 91, he suffered from serious memory-loss. It was kind of what doctors called dementia (痴呆), probably the earliest stage of Alzheimer's disease. Following the doctor's directions, we moved him into a Sunrise Assisted Living Community, where he could get a better care. After that, grandpa hardly came to our house.
One weekend before my grandpa's birthday, I came to visit him. Seeing grandpa sitting in his armchair, dull-looking, I was consumed with mixed feelings. I wheeled grandpa to the sunshine in the courtyard, talking to him. He couldn't express himself clearly and spoke in short bursts, but I listened to him patiently and carefully just as I used to be a little boy.
It was then that I noticed a shadow box with some old and yellowish photos in it. I picked one up, in which my brother, several boys in our neighborhood, and I were playing basketball with grandpa cheering us on twenty years before. My mind flashed back to those beautiful memories. Back then, Grandpa was in good physical condition and we were all wearing basketball jerseys, playing and laughing with abandon. I presented the photo to my grandpa, pointing at each member and reminding him of their names. Incredibly, grandpa could speak out the name of every player. I even caught a soft light in grandpa's eyes and a smile on his lips.
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A bright idea for grandpa's birthday came to my mind.
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Seeing "the same players" playing there, grandpa seemed to have thought of something.
