What tiny daily habit could be life changing? 什么日常小习惯能改变生活？ The 5-second tiny habit that made the biggest impact in my 2016 is actually a non-habit. Let me explain. I used to come back home in the evening, and fall asleep pretty late with a sense of dissatisfaction. 这个在2016年对我影响最大的5秒钟小习惯其实也不算习惯。我先解释一下，我以前晚上回到家很晚才睡着，总感觉不满足。 I wanted to get back into my…
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Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes, at namesake stores and Sam’s Club locations. The nation’s largest retailer is responding to growing health concerns around vaping, especially among young people. 沃尔玛称其同名店铺和Sam’s Club店铺将停止销售电子烟。这家全国最大的零售商此举为了响应越来越多人，尤其是年轻人对电子烟对健康影响的担忧。 Walmart cited “growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes,” saying that its stores will stop selling e-cigarettes once…
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“These aren’t even that good. I think I could do better.” That’s one of the reasons I started writing. Because I was reading other articles and that thought came to mind. I’ve even thought that about books. Famous books. Brilliant books. “这些都不够好，我觉着自己能做得更好。”这就是我开始写作的原因之一，因为我读别人的文章时就有了那样的想法。我甚至对书也有过那样的想法，包括名著和经典著作。 Who the fuck am I to think that? 我是谁呀？怎么有资格那么想？ That’s my ego. 这就是我的自我价值感。…
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Learning proverbs – or sayings – are a great way to get insight and improve your English. Unfortunately, some proverbs are easy to understand and others more difficult. This article provides twenty intermediate level proverbs that are right for your level. Each proverb has a definition for you to learn the proverb. Once you have…
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You may know that Taylor Swift is a creative and dramatic singer. 你可能知道霉霉是一个既有创意又有戏剧性的歌手。 You may know that she is also a songwriter. 你可能也知道她还是个写歌人。 But if you assume that all her commercial success came from herself, then you are wrong. 但你如果以为霉霉的商业成功完全是因为她自己，那你就错了。 There are a lot of people who’ve made great contribution to this icon’s triumph. 她的辉煌，是很多人共同努力的结果。…
Details1.I really desired confidence and was ready to give anything to have it- it all starts with this burning desire to want to be something more. I was going to be confident no matter what or I die trying! 1.我真的渴望获得自信，并准备好了为之付出一切——一切都源于你想达到某种目的的强烈愿望。只要能自信，无论付出什么代价，就算是死我都愿意试试。 2.I read lots of books on self-confidence and motivation alone- I have a lot of…
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Once there was a fish who lived in the great ocean, and because the water was transparent and always conveniently got out of the way of his nose when he moved along, he didn’t know he was in the ocean. Well, one day the fish did a very dangerous thing, he began to think: “Surely…
DetailsHow do I improve my reading comprehension in English? 我怎样提高英语阅读能力？ Reading short one page articles on the internet are not of any use for developing reading skills. As others have added already, the more you read the better you get. Don’t focus on individual words but rather the pargraphs as a whole. You might not…
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There’s nothing quite like staring into a celestial abyss to put your life in perspective. Perhaps that’s what we all need in 2020. 没有什么能比得上凝视深邃的天空正视自己的人生，这可能就是2020年我们所有人需要做的。 On the brink of a new year, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snapped a swirling mass of star dust and gas, known as spiral galaxy ESO 021-G004, and the resulting image is…
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For years, life went something like this: We’d grow up in one place, head off to college, then find a city to live in for a few years at time to pursue a job or higher education. The end goal was to find somewhere to settle down for the long haul, buy a house, start…
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