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Summer Camps in Season!
STEM Camp July 10 to August 14, Cost: $180
90% of the jobs in the future will require STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education. We find ways to make learning fun and exciting for students to help ensure their futures. Campers participate in fun and engaging STEM activities! Register: www.stemcamp.ca or call 519-475-6600.
Kandalore June 15 to 28, Cost: $2,340
The finest traditional camp in Canada, provides the best of both canoe adventures and in-camp activities. For more than 65 years, Kandalore has given campers the opportunity to know and be themselves. We create a warm and supportive environment where kids can express their unique self, grow in self-confidence and build lifetime friendships. Register: www.kandalore.com or call 416-322-9735.
ESL Summer Camp June 25 to July 21, Cost: $5,500
Pickering College has an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 12-18 who want to learn English and experience the wonders of summer at our 42 acre campus; students enjoy the excellent dormitory, dining, academic, and social facilities of one of Canada’s oldest independent schools. Register: www.pickeringcollege.edu.ca or call 905-175-8900.
DEEP Summer Academy August 16 to 26, Cost: $465
We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of engineering, technology, business and science subjects. Organized by the University of Toronto. DEEP is one of the most diverse pre-university engineering programs all over the world with scholarships. Register: www.outreach.engineering.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-0816
夏令营来了（夏令营正当季）！
STEM夏令营 7月10日至8月14日，费用：180美元
未来90％的工作岗位需要STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）教育。我们找到方法让学生的学习变得有趣和令人兴奋，以帮助他们拥有一个美好的未来。露营者参加有趣和吸引人的STEM活动！注册：www.stemcamp.ca或致电519-475-6600。
Kandalore夏令营 6月15日至28日，费用：2,340美元
加拿大最好的传统营地，提供最佳的独木舟探险活动和露营活动。 65年多以来，Kandalore为露营者提供了解和做自己的机会。我们创造了一个温暖和乐于助人的环境，让孩子们能够表达自己独特的自我，在自信中成长并建立终生的友谊。注册：www.kandalore.com或致电416-322-9735。
ESL夏令营 6月25日至7月21日，费用：5,500美元
皮克林学院为12-18岁的学生提供了一个令人兴奋的ESL夏令营，他们希望在42英亩的校园里学习英语并体验夏天的奇迹。学生们可以享受加拿大最古老的独立学校之一的优质宿舍、餐饮、学术和社交设施。注册：www.pickeringcollege.edu.ca或致电905-175-8900。
DEEP夏季学院 8月16日至26日，费用：465美元
我们为来自世界各地具有高度上进心的高中学生，提供在各种工程、技术、商业和科学科目中进行高级学习的机会。该夏令营由多伦多大学组织。 DEEP是世界上最多样化且提供奖学金的大学预科工程项目之一。注册：www.outreach.engineering.utoronto.ca或致电416-946-0816
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one of my mom’s favorite things to say is, “Do the right thing, at the right time, and you will never be sorry.” While I was growing up, those words didn’t mean very much to me. I would just wrinkle my nose every time I heard them.
This year, with the thought of going away to college rising in my mind, I have found myself reflecting on that advice. I believe the quality of our life is decided when doing something to benefit someone else rather than ourselves. It isn’t found in those extraordinary moments of great beliefs, but rather in everyday, more ordinary times, when we have the opportunity to brighten someone’s day or make someone smile.
When my grandfather was sick, I heard Mom saying, “Call right now.” I had just gotten home from school, and all I wanted to do was relax, but I made the call. After hearing the gratitude in my grandfather’s voice and knowing how much it meant to him. I knew I “did the right thing at the right time”.
I’m not sure what college I will be attending next year, but I am sure that Mom’s words will be echoing around me. When the lonely girl in the dorm room across the hall is by herself, I will invite her to dinner. When a friend needs help studying for a final exam, I will help her when she asks. When I see a friend hurting herself with an eating disorder, I will take her to a doctor. Those words that I didn’t think much about growing up have become a part of me, without my even realizing it. My belief will at ways be to “do the right thing, at the right time”, so I will never be sorry.
我母亲最喜欢说的一句话是，“在正确的时间做正确的事，那么你将永远不会后悔。”在我成长的过程中，这些话对我来说并不是很重要。每次听到它们，我都会皱起鼻子。
今年，我脑海里出现去上大学的想法，我发现自己正在反思这个建议。我相信我们的生活品质是在做一些让别人而不是我们自己受益的事情时决定的。生活品质，不是体现在伟大信仰的那些非凡时刻，而是体现在更平常的日常，当我们有机会照亮某人的某一天或让某人微笑时。
当我的祖父病了，我听到妈妈说，“现在打电话。”那时我刚从学校回家，我想做的就是放松而不是打电话，但我还是打了电话。从祖父的声音中听到感激以及知道这对他有多重要之后，我知道我“在正确的时间做了正确的事”。
我不确定明年我将参加哪所大学，但我确信妈妈的话会陪伴在我左右。当整个大厅里某一间宿舍里孤独的女孩独自一人时，我会邀请她去吃饭。当一个正在为期末考试学习的朋友需要帮助时，我会在她要求时帮助她。当我看到一位朋友因饮食失调而伤害自己时，我会带她去看医生。那些在成长过程中我没有考虑太多的话，已成为我的一部分，我甚至没有意识到这一点。我的信念将是“在正确的时间做正确的事”，所以我永远不会后悔。
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One way of preventing floods may be making rain! This may sound rather strange. As we know, heavy rain is the cause of floods, and in Malaysia most of the floods are caused by the annual monsoon, which brings heavy rain to the east coast. If, however, the rain could be made to fall in the China Sea, there would be no more floods since the rain clouds would not reach the east coast.
Is it possible to make clouds give up their rain? Yes, it is, and in 1973 the National Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) suggested that it would be tried. The institute knew of course that it is not possible to make all clouds give up all their rain. It calculated, however, that if the frequency of rainfall could be reduced by 10%, and the amount of rain that fell each time could be reduced by 15%, the total amount of flood damage would be reduced by 40%-50%.
Aa you probably know, clouds are caused by air containing water-vapor. The air rises and, since water-vapor becomes water when it cools, very tiny drops of water are formed. Since these drops are very small, they float in the air, and form cloud. When the cloud rises, however, the drops become colder. Because of this, they join together and become big drops. The big drops are no longer able to float because of their size, and they fall. As they fall, they pick up more drops and become bigger. This is the cause of rain.
防止洪水的一种方法可能是制造下雨！这可能听起来很奇怪。我们知道，大雨是造成洪水的原因，在马来西亚，大部分洪水都是由年度季风造成的，这些年度季风会给东海岸带来大雨。然而，如果雨可以被人为降落在中国海，那么就不再有洪水了，因为雨云到达不了东海岸。
是否有可能让云层放弃下雨？是的，有可能，国家科学和工业研究所（NISIR）在1973年表示将会试一试。国家科学和工业研究所当然知道，不可能让所有的云都放弃所有的雨。然而，国家科学和工业研究所计算出，如果降雨的频率可以减少10％，并且每次下降的降雨量可以减少15％，则洪水灾害的总量将减少40％-50％。
你可能知道，云是由含有水蒸气的空气形成的。空气上升，并且由于水蒸气在冷却时变成水，因此形成非常微小的水滴。由于这些水滴非常小，它们漂浮在空气中，形成云。然而，当云升起时，水滴变得更冷。因此，他们结合起来成为大水滴。由于它们的尺寸比较大，大水滴不再能够漂浮，它们会掉落。随着它们的下降，它们会携带更多的水滴 并变大。这是下雨的原因。
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All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours. There are all kinds of manners.
Many years ago, children who had good manners were seen and not heard. They kept quiet if grown-ups were talking. Today, well-mannered children have more freedom.
Somethings good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp” after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.” In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked to each one. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.
Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in th same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.
全世界的父母亲都教他们的孩子举止礼仪。其他孩子的举止可能与你的不一样。有各种各样的举止。
许多年前，有良好礼仪的孩子是被人看到的，而不是被人听到。如果成年人在说话，他们会保持沉默。今天，彬彬有礼的孩子们有更多的自由。
在某个地方有礼貌的某些行为，在其他地方可能是不礼貌的。假设你是蒙古国的访客。有些朋友要求你和他们一起吃饭。他们希望你有什么样的举止？他们希望你在吃完之后大声“打嗝”。打嗝会表明你喜欢你所吃的食物。在某些国家，如果你大声打嗝，你会被教导说声“对不起，请原谅。”在很多地方，人们喜欢一起吃饭。但在波利尼西亚的某些地方，被人看到吃东西反而是不礼貌的。为了体现礼貌，人们在吃饭时会背对别人。东非小镇里人们的举止是什么呢？人们尽量不去看你。他们这样显得有礼貌。你可能会看到一个朋友。他可能根本不会见你。如果你有礼貌，你会坐在他身边。你会一直等到他完成他正在做的事情。然后他会跟你说话。假设你访问了阿拉伯的一位朋友。你应该从其他帐篷后面行走，直到你来到他的帐篷。如果你从其他帐篷前面行走，你会被要求到每个帐篷里吃饭。人们会要求你和他们一起吃饭。如果你不吃，那会不礼貌。
世界各地的举止都不同。但是有必要知道，所有的举止都以同样的方式开始。人们需要各种方式来表明他们想成为朋友。
Are you having trouble concentrating when you’re reading a book or listening to a lecture? This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.
Make a list. We often have trouble paying attention to one thing because your brain wants to think about something else. 36 You don’t worry about whatever else you should be doing.
Sleep more. Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recalling information. 37
Eat Healthier foods. Many people enjoy foods high in fats and sugars. 38 They might give you a temporary burst of energy. However, that energy is soon followed by a crash.
Reduce screen time. This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young people. Screen time — time spent looking at cell phones, televisions, computer screens, has a clear effect on the attention span. 39
40 Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports. It could be that being active is helpful in this way. Participating in a sport trains your brain to concentrate on specific tasks, and shut out other thoughts.
在阅读书籍或听讲座时，您是否难以集中注意力？这份活动清单可能有助于改善您的学习习惯。
列一个列表。我们经常难以关注一件事，因为你的大脑想要考虑其他事情。 36 你不担心你应该做的其他事情。
多睡点。研究表明，在一段时间内每晚睡眠时间少于8小时的人的反应系统较慢，并且更难以回忆信息。 37
吃更健康的食物。许多人喜欢富含脂肪和糖的食物。 38 他们可能会给你一点暂时的能量。然而，这种能量很快就会消失。
缩短看屏幕时间。这可能是年轻人中最不受欢迎的建议。屏幕时间—看手机、电视机、电脑屏幕的时间，对注意力跨长有明显的影响。 39
40 参加团体运动的学生的注意力有所提高。这可能是以这种方式处于活跃是有帮助的。参加一项运动会训练你的大脑专注于特定的任务，并关闭其他想法。
One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer. It is set in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and live a quiet life.
The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in trouble with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.
Tom is different from the other children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really hurts anyone. He tried very hard not to go to school, and often jumps out of his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he manages to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new painting game. It is these little stories that make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that is the most important part of the book.
Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man in the dark. Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town because they think that life there is boring. They run away to an island in the middle of a river. They make fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a boat to travel up and down the river. Without seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think they have died. One day, when Tom comes back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter telling that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral. Then Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and attend their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.
马克吐温的经典小说之一是《汤姆索亚的冒险》。故事发生在19世纪的一小美国小镇。这个镇上的人非常传统，过着安静的生活。
这是关于一个名叫汤姆索亚的男孩的故事，他与姨妈波莉住在一起。他常给他姨妈带来麻烦。波莉姨妈非常善良，但是汤姆认为她总是试图控制他。
汤姆不同于镇上的其他孩子。他喜欢冒险。他做了很多坏事，但他从来没有真正伤害过任何人。他想方设法不上学，经常在晚上从卧室的窗户跳出来，去见朋友。他非常聪明。有一天，波莉阿姨要求他做一些油漆粉刷的活，他通过发明一种新的粉刷游戏，成功地让镇上的所有男孩为他做了粉刷的工作。正是这些小故事让读者想要继续阅读这个小说，但这冒险才是本书最重要部分。
汤姆最好的朋友是哈克·芬恩，一个没有家的男孩。在一次冒险中，他们在外面过夜，他们在黑暗中看到一个男人杀了另一个男人。在书的后面，汤姆、哈克以及另一个男孩，决定离开小镇，因为他们觉得那里的生活很无聊。他们跑到河中间的一个小岛。他们生火，捕鱼并睡在星空下。他们还造了一条船，沿着河上行和下行。好几天没看到这些男孩，镇上的人都认为他们已经死了。有一天，当汤姆回到姨妈家里，打算留下一封信，说他没有死时，他听到他的阿姨在谈论他的葬礼。于是汤姆产生了一个主意。在他们葬礼的早晨，这几个男孩跑回小镇里并参加了自己的葬礼，事先他们并没有告诉大家他们还活着。
British and American English are different in many ways. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. There are hundreds of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic. For example, Americans use automobiles, freeways, gas, cabs and subways while the British use cars, motorways, petrol, taxis and undergrounds. Besides, sometimes the same word used by Americans and the British has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing.
There are a few differents in grammar, too. In addition, the two varieties differ in spelling and pronunciation. American spelling seems simpler: center, color and program instead of centre, colour and programme. Many factors have influenced American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. But a Londoner doesn’t have much difficulty to understand a New Yorker.
The two varieties are moving closer. For more than a century, communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily, which has led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English. So, don’t worry. Users of English will all be able to understand each other — wherever they are.
英国和美国的英语有很多不同之处。第一个也是最明显的是在词汇上的不同。有成百个不同的词汇，在大西洋的另一边不被使用。例如，美国人使用automobiles(汽车)、freeways(高速公路)、gas(汽油)、cabs(出租车)和subways(地铁)，然而英国人使用cars(汽车)、motorways(高速公路)、petrol(汽油)、taxis(出租车)和undergrounds(地铁)。此外，美国人和英国人有时使用同一个词，含义却略有不同，这可能让人困惑不已。
语法也有一些不同。此外，这两种英语在拼写和发音上，也有所不同。美式拼写似乎更简单：用center(中心)、color(颜色)和program(程序)，而不用centre(中心)、colour(颜色)和programme(程序)。自四百年前第一批定居者到达以来，许多因素影响了美国英语的发音。但伦敦人在理解纽约人方面，并没有太多困难。
这两种英语正在变得更加接近。一个多世纪以来，跨大西洋的交流稳步发展，使得许多美国词汇和结构传入英国英语。所以，别担心。无论身在何处，英语使用者都能够理解彼此。
During the summer holidays, my parents and I paid a visit to my grandparents by train. There were a large number of people and the train was crowded, but everyone helped those who had lots of baggage and behaved politely. Along the way, we enjoyed beautiful views. At first, we saw one hill after one. Then what came into view were fields with green crops. After a six-hour trip, we arrived at my grandparents’ house. Although I felt tired, but I was happy to see my grandparents, whom I had not seen for a long time. It’s really an exciting trip because it was the first time that I had taken so a long-distance train.
在暑假期间，我的父母和我一起乘火车去看望我的祖父母。有很多人，列车上很挤，但是每个人都帮助那些有很多行李的人，并礼貌地行事。一路上，我们欣赏美丽的景色。起初，我们看到了一座座山。然后映入眼帘的是长着绿色作物的田地。在坐了六个小时的车之后，我们到达了我的祖父母家。虽然我感到很累，但我很高兴看到我的祖父母，我已经很久没见过他们了。这真是一次激动人心的旅行，因为这是我第一次乘坐长途列车。
