I’m more than glad to have heard from you. Now let me explain to you in detail.
I’m expecting to receive your other emails.
Yours,
Li Hua
Getting out of my car one evening, I met my neighbor Theresa. “Mrs. Taylor is in
Most of my
After I moved here with our four
Robert Frost had a neighbor who
I want to
Mrs. Taylor didn't
A.hospital | B.school | C.court | D.prison |
A.trained | B.seen | C.forgiven | D.hurt |
A.scared | B.annoyed | C.cheerful | D.careful |
A.negotiations | B.appointments | C.quarrels | D.conversations |
A.remember | B.congratulate | C.save | D.consult |
A.shy | B.modest | C.noisy | D.lazy |
A.and | B.but | C.or | D.so |
A.helped | B.appreciated | C.admired | D.missed |
A.brought up | B.believed in | C.appealed to | D.picked up |
A.doubted | B.replied | C.insisted | D.warned |
A.carefully | B.wrongly | C.differently | D.perfectly |
A.agree | B.argue | C.team | D.meet |
A.climb up | B.prevent from | C.seek for | D.break down |
A.eventually | B.quietly | C.suddenly | D.happily |
A.permit | B.decide | C.refuse | D.tend |
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Moreover | D.Instead |
A.reflection | B.communication | C.progress | D.conflict |
A.fear | B.treat | C.ignore | D.survive |
A.anger | B.hope | C.sadness | D.shame |
A.rest | B.walk | C.trip | D.exam |
Yours,
Li Hua
The Importance of Good Sleep
In 1955, Andrew, an 11-year-old boy, saw a beautiful hairpin(发夹) in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price, five dollars, was too high for him. Five dollars would buy almost a week's food for his family.
Andrew couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Sally. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never ending, and she struggled to feed and clothe their five children but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.
Nevertheless, he opened the shop's old door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his yellowed shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”
“I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”
Andrew touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mom would get surprised when she saw that hairpin. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Andrew suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Andrew knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.
That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a cola box.
Yours,
Li Hua
Jenny was a brighteyed,pretty fiveyearold girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store,Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2. 50. How she wanted that necklace,and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her,her mother said,“Well,it is a pretty necklace,but it costs an awful lot of money. After all,I’ll buy you the necklace,and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday,Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill,too. Okay?” Jenny agreed,and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day,and sure enough,her grandma gave her a brandnew dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls!She wore them everywhere to kindergarten,bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands (差事).The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving Daddy. When Jenny went to bed,he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story,he said,“Jenny,do you love me?”
“Oh yes,Daddy,you know I love you,” the little girl said.
“Well,then,give me your pearls. ”
“Oh!Daddy,not my pearls!” Jenny refused. “But you can have Rosy,my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit,too. Okay?”
“Oh no,darling,that’s okay. ” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night,little one. ”
A week later,her father once again asked Jenny after her story.
Several days later,when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story as usual,he was surprised to find
Students’ Union
I have frequently taught Research Methods and Design to college students at several institutions. I love teaching this course. One reason, of course, is that I enjoy thinking about research methodology (方法学) and sharing it with others. The other reason, however, is the obvious impact that it has on students. Every term, one (if not more) student tells me how taking this course has affected him/her: “I used to just read articles and believe what they said, but now I find myself asking ‘Is this true? How do they know? Is this a well designed study?” That is what I want the students to achieve in this course.
This brings to mind something written by Dorothy L. Sayers in 1948. One of her books, The Lost Tools of Learning speaks to Sayers’ thoughts on education. “By teaching our young men and women to read, we have left them at the mercy of the printed words. By the invention of the film and the radio,we have made certain that no dislike for reading shall protect them from the constant battery of words, words, words. They do not know what the words mean: they are victims to words in their emotions instead of being the masters of them in their intelligence.”
We are well past the 1940s, but her observation is still relevant. Sayers’ point is well taken. In the world of 24-hour news and social media that often resembles (类似) the Wild West, the ability to carry out evaluations has never been more important. In order to resist the distortions with which we are constantly bombed in the media, as well as be able to present a persuasive argument, we must be able to reason well, and think and give a judgement carefully.
When my students begin the Research Methods and Design course, they are generally not content to read all those research article I give. However, by the end of the course, they are excited about their newly obtained abilities.
1.What is the author’s course goal for her students?A.Thinking critically. | B.Reading deeply. |
C.Designing studies well. | D.Questioning themselves. |
A.It was boring. | B.It was worrying. |
C.It was conventional. | D.It was useless. |
A.Popular news. | B.Various evaluations. |
C.Persuasive arguments. | D.Misleading information. |
A.To review a book. | B.To introduce a writer. |
C.To suggest a practical skill. | D.To criticize social media. |