Imagine you are studying English,then you feel the need to check your phone. (1) .This process,when repeated many times,could reduce (降低) your ability to learn new materials.It is what you might call a bad habit.
(2) .Wendy Wood is a psychologist(心理学家) and an expert on habits.In her book Good Habits,Bad Habits,she points out that repeatedly checking the phones is one of the bad habits.She offers some ideas on how people can cut back on their cell phone use.
One suggestion is to wear a watch. (3) .
Another suggestion is to increase the number of steps you need to take in order to use your cell phone. "Silence it.Turn it off…Turn on Flying Mode," she writes. (4) .For example,you can put your phone inside a backpack.
Wood also suggests another way to reduce the use of your cell phone.She says you can ask one of your family members to watch you and remind you every time you check your phone.
Finally,Wood suggests one kind of reward (奖励),you could give yourself for not looking at your phone﹣reading a good book.
Today,we discussed ideas for reducing your cell phone use. (5) .Habit changes take time.But with planning,repetition and insistence,you can do it.
A.You can also use these ideas to break other bad behaviors. B.Today we will discuss how you can break such a kind of bad habit. C.Perhaps you are learning new words and expressions on your phone. D.This will give you no excuse for looking at the phone-checking the time. E.You return to your study,only to look again at your phone a short time later. F.She adds that you can move your phone to a place that is more difficult to reach. |
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for my life and sometimes I had to work at night.
One late night, I got a telephone call (1) a neighborhood. When I arrived there at 2: 30 am, the only building was dark except a single light in the (2) (five) floor window. So I walked up and knocked at the door.
Just a minute, "answered a weak voice. After a long time, the door opened and a small woman(3) (stand) in front of me. Next to her was a small box.
Quickly I took her box to the car and then returned to hold her. She kept(4) (thank)me.
When we got in the car, she asked, "Can you drive me through the blocks?
"(5) it's too late now, "I replied.
"I don' t mind, "she said slowly. "I'm in no hurry. The doctor says I don't have much time to live…"
I (6) (quiet) turned off the meter(计费器), For the next two hours, we drove through the city and passed the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ,and some other places.As(7) sun was rising ,we stopped in front of a low building. Two young(8) (woman) were waiting there. They were both the nurses who would look after her.
"How much do I have to pay? " she asked.
"Nothing, "I replied. I was sure I would never forget this(9) (pain)experience.
She looked surprised, "You gave a woman who is dying a little moment of pleasure, "she said.
"Thank you".
Sometimes people may not remember exactly what you did or said. However, they'll always remember how you make (10) (they) feel. And they'll never forget it.
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It's very important to know something about traditional presents.In the West,people often take flowers when they (1) others.Different flowers have different (2) .For example,people often give red roses to (3) who they love.In Greece,you must not give white flowers because white flowers are for the (4) .When you go to a foreign country,it is always best to check what people (5) do.If you remember this,you can avoid making a lot of mistakes.
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We were going to play with a team from a country school. They didn't come (1) the match nearly began. They looked (2) than we thought.They wore dirty T﹣shirts and blue jeans and looked(3) farm boys.We thought they had never seen a basketball before.We (4) that we didn't need any practice to play with such a team. It was so late that they couldn't have (5) time to practice. The match began.One of our (6) got the ball and he tried to give it to another one. But from out of nowhere a boy in a T﹣shirt caught the ball and he (7) and beautifully got the ball into their basket and had two points.To our (8) ,they had another two points in a minute.Soon it was all over.The country team won the match.(9) course we knew that there was still another team better than any good team.But the most (10) lesson we learned this time was: One can't tell a man or a team by the appearance.
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A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today's big ones. People will like this kind of small cars more and more. The car is as small as a bike but can(1) two people in it. Everybody can drive it, just like riding bike. Even children and old people can drive them to school and(2) .
If everyone drives such a car in the future, there will be less (3) in the air. There will also (4) more space for all the cars in cites, and the street will have more space for people to walk. Three such cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the (5) size.
The little cars of the future will cost much less (6) to own and to drive. And they can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer, too.
The cars of the future will be fine for(7) around a city, but they will not be useful for a long trip.
This kind of cars can save a lot of gasoline (汽油).They will go 450 kilometers (8) needing to stop for more gasoline.
If big cars are still used along with the small of (9) , two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small,(10) cars.
Let's share this article about the importance of family in our life. As soon as the man goes into the world, the first persons he meets are his family(1) (member). The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this(2) (beauty) world. Then is his father who is always there to look (3) him. Then come the brothers or sisters.
Family is the first place for a person(4) (learn) things in this world. He learns everything from his family from baby time till old age, He sees his family walking and then he tries to follow them. He sees his family talking and then he tries to repeat the words. He also(5) (slow) learns the basic communication among the people in the family. He learns how to love, (6) to do, when to go to bed, and how to get on with others well. This develops a kind of love among all family.
The family works like a chain. You know, kids know(7) (little) than other people, so they should learn from elders while elders depend on(8) (they) kids for a lot of things. When kids grow up, get married, have children, the circle repeats again. Your family always come to your help when you are in trouble. They always support you in different ways(9) it is on money or just on spirit. You can always share your problems with the family, and you always find a better way to solve your problems after(10) (discuss) them in the house.
Considering all these things, we can say family is one of the greatest gifts that God sends us.