Many of you fail to seek your purpose in life. You dream and then follow it up with a list of reasons the dream is unachievable. You fill your life with different (excuse) and "I can't", which gradually leave your dreams (break).
Many great companies came from a dream, were nurtured (培育) in a garage or basement and (grow) to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Why not you? Why not your dream? The only true limits you experience in life are those you create or those you allow others (put) on you. If you can dream it, you can do it!
Dreaming is the easy part while (act) on the dream is hard. Recognize that a dream is journey. On the simplest level, it takes time, desire, and courage. But rarely is something great (easy) realized. Dreaming is recognizing and believing the potential for greatness and seeking it in all areas of your life. Believe in your dreams and your ability to realize (they). Keep your dreams front of you. Do not be afraid to dream. Never forget, if you can dream it, you can do it!
The subway under construction for people to get around.
Chinese calligraphy or "shufa" in Chinese is one of the most (importance) art forms in China. Many Asian cultures have created their own calligraphy styles, China's is unequaled (无与伦比的) because of its beauty, grace and history.
The (origin) of Chinese calligraphy are unknown, but local tales say it dates back over 4,000 years. At that time characters (carve) on animal bones or tortoise shells. Only after Emperor Qinshihuang united China did it really gain popularity a common art form. He simplified Chinese characters and set regular rules, (make) them easier for people to learn and master. This Chinese art form continued to progress and during the Han Dynasty a new type of cursive script (草书) was formed. It is written (free) , but it's not as easy to read.
Today Chinese calligraphy is once again a subject in schools and an art form highly (appreciate) across the world. Anyone can practice it and is required is a simple set including: brush, ink, and paper. Practising this art can develop personal character and (be) of benefit to health.
5G stands for the fifth generation, meaning the next step in the progress of technology to take the place of the present 4G system. 4G took the place of 3G, which came after 2G, and so on. These systems are wireless (无线的) computer networks.
Earlier "G" systems were to improve mobile communication operations. Each new technology brought major improvements in speed and greatly increased the network ability. The new 5G system promises more of the same. However, technology experts say there is a major way that 5G is different from the earlier networks. It will move well beyond mobile network technology to influence more industries than other "G" systems.
Wireless industry groups say 5G will help build future "smart cities" by connecting sensor (传感器) networks. Such networks will be able to control traffic and quickly find out streetlight problems. 5G is also expected to connect self-driving cars. Higher 5G speeds could also allow doctors to commonly perform long-distance operations. Factories and businesses could use 5G technology to improve the collection of information.
However, there are some safety concerns with 5G. More data (数据) —and many more kinds of data—will be traveling across 5G networks. Much of the data could include private information about people, businesses or government organizations. The increased data flow would give Internet attackers (袭击者) a lot more possibilities to steal and misuse data.
In addition, the wider use of a 5G wireless network means any breakdown of the network would have more serious results. Such difficulties could influence public safety as well as world business activity. Government network failures could create national safety risks. A failure during a doctor's long-distance operation could lead to the death of a patient. Or a network breakdown could cause terrible accidents of self-driving cars.
When I was a boy, our big family would sometimes gather (聚集) together at my aunt's tiny house over the summer. 1 from all over the country would come in to 2. The adults would sit together in the living room to 3 and catch up on each other's lives. The kids would be sent out into the front yard to 4 while dinner was cooking for all of us.
We would play a good old-fashioned game of tag (捉人游戏). I remember one of those times 5. I was the youngest and smallest of all the kids there so I got 6 first and couldn't catch anyone else. Hard as I ran after my brothers and cousins, they were all too 7 for me. I grew more and more8 .
As I sat thinking how I could 9this difficult game, a good 10came to me. I aimed at one of my brothers. Unluckily, I 11. I got up with tears in my eyes. Then things started to 12. I saw one of my cousins whom I met for the first time standing there. She 13 to run but was going much slower than before. I 14 caught up and tagged her. Then she 15 to me and smiled, "You'd better run!" I ran off laughing 16she turned and started to run after others.
Now I see how her act of17 that day saved me from 18and returned me to joy. Although we hardly ever 19each other, we were family and she loved me. I always remember what she did for me and would try my best to share
20 with everyone.
I remember my grandma sitting at the kitchen table with cucumber (黄瓜) pieces stuck on her face. My sisters and I had them on our faces, too. We would just sit laughing at each other and seeing who could stick the most on at once. We looked silly, but it was a good way of cooling down when the apartment got too hot.
From our days as newborns, my grandma raised all three of us while my parents worked. As I got older, my family left the apartment and moved into a new house. I called my grandparents every day. I can't remember all that we talked about, but I remember how much we laughed. Mostly, though, our phone calls centered on my school homework.
Grandma was a Greek who came to America without speaking a word of English. I remember when one of my tasks was to learn the Greek national anthem (国歌), she took it upon herself to teach my sisters and me every word. As she sang, her voice was always filled with pride. She didn't Americanize herself to fit in, but brought her roots (根) and planted them firmly.
Now, I visit my grandma once a week in her nursing home. She can no longer walk, eat hard food, or carry out a conversation. She can say a few words at a time on a good day, but the nurses don't understand her, as she's returned to speak Greek.
One afternoon, I was feeding my grandma and a nurse walked up to us and said, "Are you her grandson? Because she knows you — I can tell. She doesn't look at anyone else like that." I looked over and my grandma's eyes were fixed on me, with the same kind of smile I've known all my life. I got close to her and she kissed me. Of course, she hasn't forgotten.
With the Chinese language becoming popular, the UK government plans to invest 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin (普通话). Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.
Jack (UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and useful, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK is said to be bad at learning foreign languages. Why should they learn Chinese when most people in the world speak English?
Mark (US): I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college. I studied Mandarin informally for about 4 months before moving to China. Now I speak Mandarin every day as my wife doesn't speak English. But it is far from being fluent. Learning additional languages is a great thing, which offers a different view on the world around us. Nowadays, it's almost necessary to be able to speak more than just your mother tongue.
It's estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. About 90% of (they) are used by less than 100,000 people.
Languages are grouped into families that have shared origins. For example, English is related German and Dutch, and they are all part of the Indo-European family of languages.
About 2,200 of the world's languages can (find) in Asia, while Europe has merely 260. Nearly every language uses a similar grammatical structure, even though they may not be linked in vocabulary or origin. Communities which are (normal) isolated from each other may have developed multiple languages.
The ease or difficulty of (learn) another language can depend on your mother tongue. general, the closer the second language is to the learner's native tongue and culture in terms of vocabulary, sounds or sentence structure, the (easy) acquisition (习得) will be.
Dutch is said to be the easiest language for native English speakers (pick) up, while research shows that for those native English speakers already know another language, some of the most difficult languages to get your head around (be) Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
