Was Air Pollution Monet’s Muse (灵感之源)?
Claude Monet was a French painter who lived at the turn of the 20th century, from 1840 to 1926. He is credited as the founder of impressionism, a painting style characterized by its use of many thin brushstrokes
Many of Monet’s paintings portray the passage of time, like clouds
Monet was painting at a time when heavy industry was starting to seriously impact the environment. This was especially true in urban centers like London and Paris. The supposition is that Monet’s works reflect the increasing levels of air pollution that Europe
In letters to his wife, Monet sometimes described the smoke and fog in London, for
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Dare to be Dull
A big part of why spontaneous (即兴的) speaking feels so challenging is the desire to always say the right thing in the right way at the right time. But that leads to unnecessary self-evaluation and criticism, consuming precious mental energy and preventing you from
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4 Ways to Get That Vacation Feeling in Two Days
Going on vacation every week? It might sound like the
A few years ago, Holmes and her colleagues began
“What was somewhat surprising is that the effect wasn’t driven by people spending time all that
We asked people to share their favorite tips for adopting a vacation mindset at home.
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Focus on what makes a vacation different from a
Decision scientist Nika Kabiri recommends doing something totally new so you can disconnect from the same old routines
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A.unattainable | B.inharmonious | C.incomplete | D.unprofessional |
A.study | B.shift | C.trend | D.proposal |
A.representing | B.ranking | C.exploring | D.predicting |
A.persuaded | B.challenged | C.motivated | D.instructed |
A.practically | B.literally | C.identically | D.differently |
A.In light of | B.Regardless of | C.In favor of | D.Instead of |
A.telling | B.killing | C.making | D.changing |
A.cleared | B.packed | C.removed | D.dominated |
A.laundry | B.recreation | C.movies | D.picnic |
A.regular | B.dramatic | C.primitive | D.peaceful |
A.identify with | B.depend on | C.follow through | D.substitute for |
A.resident | B.master | C.tourist | D.neighbor |
A.facilitating | B.governing | C.revealing | D.polishing |
A.proved | B.defined | C.described | D.meant |
A.Plus | B.Hence | C.Still | D.Finally |
PAUL HEMINGTON, 57, is the Assistant Operations Manager at Cheddar Gorge(切达峡谷) and Caves cheddargorge.co.uk
I moved to SOMERSET mainly for my family. My daughter was getting married and I didn’t want to live six hours away, so we made the move. Once we moved, we were made unneeded and it was a mad race to get work. I ended up at here at Cheddar Gorge and Caves.
Cheddar Gorge is like nothing else in the UK. It’s a unique phenomenon, because although there are other caves in the country, you don’t have the gorge elsewhere. This is a major geological feature, it’s three miles long and there’s just this natural, raw beauty. I can sit at my desk in guest services and look out at part of the gorge. It’s amazing.
The Cheddar Gorge spirit is strong. You know, not having worked here or heard about the area, you come here and it gets under your skin in the right way. You become part of it, it becomes part of you. I’m very passionate about it. And there’s the amazing wildlife, the geology, the prehistory — Cheddar Man is still one of the greatest finds in the UK.
Every day at Cheddar Gorge and Caves is different. You’ve got the rock sports side of things, the climbing, the caving. We take people through the caves on tours and we have pre-history, which we do with the museum, whereby we have schools come in and do demonstrations with them. We will dress up as genuinely as we can to reproduce the time period of the Cheddar Man, which is the Mesolithic period, so 10,000 years ago. We do fire lighting, for example, and hopefully it’s inspiring to the young people! It’s really cool to be in the museum garden and have part of the gorge as the background while you’re doing it, so you can really submerge yourself in that moment.
My favourite spot is when you go past the peak on the walk and you can look back down into the gorge or across to the reservoir. The view is amazing. Yes, you can see pictures of it, but honestly you have to be there to fully appreciate it. You might hear some buzzards or see some sheep or goats while you’re up there, just to enhance the experience!
1.PAUL HEMINGTON originally moved to Cheddar Gorge to __________.A.settle down in the countryside | B.be closer to his daughter |
C.land a job as a tour guide | D.take part in a competitive race |
A.affects you deeply | B.bothers you greatly |
C.increases your strength | D.improves your skin condition |
A.He goes to the school to give lectures on pre-history. |
B.He demonstrates to young people how to climb rocks. |
C.He participates in recreating the scenes in the Mesolithic period. |
D.He decorates the museum garden to make it look like the gorge. |
A.How he adapts to the local way of life. |
B.What major local attractions are worth seeing. |
C.Why Cheddar Gorge ranks first as a natural wonder. |
D.What makes Cheddar Gorge so special to him. |