—I borrowed Li Lei's.
There are two kinds of robots. The first type is the industrial robot. The second type of robots help us in our everyday lives. Robots of the later type are being used widely in Japan these days, helping people out in many areas—in hospitals, at homes and in schools.
Recently professor Tomomasa Sato and others developed a “robotic room”. This room is a robot itself, and they let the robot help the people inside. It has ten video cameras on the top of the room and walls. The robot can help the doctors and nurses do a lot of work with the help of its arms and nine computers. The robot's arms can lift and carry things needed by sick persons and nurses, and can throw waste things away.
In the future, we may have robots at home to help out with the chores. Many people think these robots should look and move like humans. At Honda Motor Company, people made a robot that has two arms and two legs and can walk by itself, just like a person. This robot can walk freely by checking the road it walks on, and use its arms to do different things. The robot is 180 centimeters tall and weighs 210 kilograms. It can not only walk around flat places but go up and down stairs as well. It can also do such things as moving a bag. Not too far in the future, robots that look like movie characters may lend us a hand in our everyday jobs.
Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely. However, some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely. According to a new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind of people have brains different from common people. And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?
Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness. They provided four steps to get out of loneliness.
"It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online. That's because most people don't show their true selves there, said Dr. Cacioppo, one of this study's scientists. Another step is to get an action plan. As "actions speak louder than words"，people need to be active to communicate with others. They also need to meet people with the same interests. Moreover, they should try to expect the best from each activity. Who knows what good things are waiting for us?
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A. No, don't worry. B. The first step is to accept social invitations even if you don't want to go. C. After all, "tomorrow is another day". D. What's the reason behind that? |
—It's Mike's. His name is on it.
—No. It _____________be Mr. Wang. He has gone to America.
It's a sad thing to lose a beloved pet. This is what happened1Linda Edwards. 16 years ago, her pet cat Spaz went missing. However, 12 years2he got lost, Spaz was returned to her. How come? It sounds like a mystery, doesn't it?
Spaz went missing in 2002 and Edwards3him for three months. She tried every possible way but was never able to find him. Finally, she gave up.
But one day someone found a dirty, thin cat and took4to an animal hospital. The veterinarians (兽医) checked to see whether he carried a microchip (微芯片) .5, he did. So they got to know his name and owner.
"A good man6a cat and brought him here. The cat, whose name is Spaz, has been missing for 12 years!" The animal hospital wrote on its Facebook page. And then, a (n) 7reunion (团聚) happened.
The microchip does a good job. Sometimes cats or dogs run away, or somebody may steal them and take off their collars (颈圈) , making it8to recognize (认出) them. Those pets that carry a microchip allow animal services to find out if the pets have a9waiting for them.
Thanks to the microchip, Edwards10get her pet cat back.
—I'm not sure. She _____ in the library.
—Let me see. . . well, it's blue. Oh, I think it's Ricky's.
—It be his. His name is on it. (must/ may/ might / can't)
—Maybe it is (Linda).
