Withtheflightofitscharactersthroughalandscapedestroyedbyclimatecrisis,thisnoveldoesnotindicatemuchhopefulnessforthefuture.WithinitisaseriesofsituationsandconsequencesmademoresevereinafutureCaliforniashortofwater.Acrossthedesert.wefollowWatkins'charactersthroughaplacesotransformedthatitneedsitsownfieldguideofanimalsnewlyadaptedforstrangesurvival.
TheMinistryfortheFuture
byKimStanleyRobinson（$18.1）
TheMinistryfortheFutureisamasterpieceoftheimagination,usingfictionaleyewitnessaccountstotellthestoryofhowclimatewillaffectusall.Itssettingisnotadesertedworld,butafuturethatisalmostuponus.Thisextraordinarynovelfromthevisionarysciencefictionwriterwillchangethewayyouthinkabouttheclimatecrisis.
BreathingFire
byJaimLowe（$27）
Thefrontlinesofthefightagainstclimatechangearepeopledwiththosesocietyhasforgotten.Upto30percentofthefirefightersbattlingwildfiresinCaliforniaeachyearareprisonersperformingbackbreakinglaborwhileearninga40thofwhatacivilianmakes.Thisbookfollowssixfemaleprisonerfirefightersandtheirworriedfamilies,lookingintothehumancostofenvironmentalcrisis.
SomethingUndertheSun
byAlexandraKleeman（$28）
InAlexandraKleeman'snewnovel,anovelistnewtoLosAngelesteamsupwithaformerchildactortoinvestigateaconspiracy（阴谋）.ButthisisL.A.,wherewildfiresburnallyearlongandtherichstorewaterwhilethepoorsufferfromtheconsequenceofclimatecrisis.Humanweaknessispushingthecitytowardadisaster.
Cultureandlanguageareintertwinedandshapeeachother.Itisimpossibletoseparatethetwo.Languageisnotamatterofgrammaticalrules.Eachtimewechoosewords,formsentencesandsendamessage,wealsomakeculturalchoices.Weallagreethatlanguagehelpsincommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.However,wemaybelessawarethatculturalimplicationsarenecessaryforunderstandingthelanguagebeingused.Ifwechooselanguagewithoutbeingawareoftheculturalimplications,wemayatbestnotcommunicatewellandatworstsendthewrongmessage.
Alllanguageshavesocialquestionsandinformationquestions.Asocialquestion,eventhoughitcomesinquestionform,doesnotaskforinformation.Itissimplyahelpinghandtomovetheconversationforward.InAmericanEnglishthequestion“Howareyou”isasocialquestion.Inmanyothercountries,suchasGermany,Russia,andPoland,“Howareyou”isaninformationquestion.Thespeakeractuallywantstogetananswertothequestion.
Languagereflectstheenvironmentinwhichwelive.IntheAmazonareasnowisnotpartoftheenvironment;therefore,peopleinthatareadonothaveawordfor“snow”.Inareaswhereitsnowsoccasionally,peoplehaveawordfor“snow”,butitmaybejustonewordwithoutanydifferentiation.MostAmericans,forexample,usewordssuchassnow,powdersnow,sleet,slush,blizzard,andice.That'stheextentofmostpeople'ssnowvocabulary.Peoplewholiveinanenvironmentwhereitsnowsmostmonthsoftheyearmayhavemuchmoredifferentiatedwordsfor“snow”.
Inadditiontotheenvironment,languagereflectsculturalvalues.EdwardsHall,forexample,pointsoutthattheNavajodonothaveawordfor“late”.Time,hetellsus,doesnotplayaroleinNavajolife.Thereisatimetodosomething,anaturaltimeratherthantheartificialclocktimethatindustrialcountriesuse.SotheNavajodonothavethedifferentiatedvocabularyconnectedwithtimeandclocksthatAmericanshave.
Anemployeewhosepersonalitytraitscloselymatchthetraitsthatareidealforhisorherjobislikelytoearnmorethananemployeewhosetraitsarelesscongruent(一致的),accordingtonewresearch.
Findingsfrompreviousresearchhaveshownthatsomepersonalitytraitsaregenerallybeneficialwhenitcomestoaworkenvironment.Beinghighlyconscientious(勤勉认真的),leadresearcherJaapJ.A.Denissennotes,isconnectedwithbeinghard-workingandwell-organized,qualitiesthataretypicallyprizedinemployees.ButDenissenquestionedtheideathatthereisanidealpersonalitytype.Theresearchersthoughtthatthematch,ormismatch,betweenaperson'straitsandjobrequirements,mightbeimportantwhenitcomestoimportantoutcomeslikeincome.
Theresearchersdevelopedanewwayofdirectlycomparingthefitbetweenagivenemployeeandagivenjob,usingthewell-establishedBigFivepersonalitytraitstoquantify(量化)thetraitsthatajobrequires.Theresearchersexaminedpersonality,yearlyincome,andjobsof8,458personslivinginGermany.
Theresultsshowedthatfitreallydoesmatter,atleastwhenitcomestoextraversion,agreeableness,andopennesstoexperiences.Forthesethreetraits,greatercongruencebetweenanemployee'sownpersonalityandajob'srequirementswasconnectedwithhigherincome.Importantly,thedataalsoshowedthatemployeeswhoweremoreagreeable,moreconscientious,ormoreopentoexperiencesthantheirjobsrequiredactuallyearnedlessthanpeoplewhohadcongruentlevelsofthosetraits.
Theresearchersnotethatadditionalstudieswillberequiredtounderstandhowjobexperiences,jobsatisfaction,andjobperformancemightinfluencetheassociationbetweentheindividualjobpersonalityfitandincome.Theresultsofthepresentstudydosuggestthatachievingtherightfitrequiresaspecialapproachtoknowingbothpersonaltraitsandjob-relatedtraits.Payingattentiontotheapproachcouldhaveimportantimplicationsforbothemployeesandemployers.
CeciliaPaynewasborninEnglandtohighlysuccessfulparents.HerfatherwasafellowofOxfordUniversity,andhermotherwasatalentedartist.Sheshowedagreattalentformusic.22However,itwassciencethatstoleherheart.Hermotherhadtoldherofabeeorchid,aplantthatresembled(类似)abumblebee,andupondiscoveringthisPayne’smindwassetonpursuingacareerinscience.
AsayoungadultshewonherselfascholarshiptostudyattheUniversityofCambridge’sNewnhamCollege,whereshebeganstudyingbotany,chemistryandphysics.23AfteronelecturegivenbyArthurEddingtononthegeneraltheoryofrelativity,Paynelostsleepthinkingaboutitsmeaning.Herdestiny(命运)hadbeenset,andfortherestofherundergraduateyearsshemajoredinphysicsandbecameabsorbedinastronomy,hertruelove.
24ShewenttheretoworkwithHarlowShapleyandPrinceton’sHenryNorrisRussell,twoofthemostnotableresearchersinherfieldatthetime.Injusttwoyears,PaynecompletedherPhDessayonthechemicalcompositionofthestars.Herresultsprovedgroundbreaking:theSunwasmadeupmainlyofhydrogenandhelium.ButRusselldisagreedwithherfindingsastheyconflictedwiththeacceptedtheoriesoftheday.25HereachedthesameconclusionasPaynebydifferentmeans.
PayneremainedatHarvardfortherestofheracademiccareerandgrewintoahugesuccessstory.Inthemid-1950sshemadehistoryagainbybecomingthefirstwomaninherdepartmenttobepromotedtoaprofessorship.Shediedoflungcancerin1979.26.
So,whatisvulnerabilityForme,vulnerabilitymeans_______yourfearofembarrassmentandallowingpersonal________Ithastraditionallybeenviewedasa(n)_______intheworkplace.Theverythoughtof_______yourweaknessesisterrifying.However,wecan_______theviewssurroundingit.I'mtalkingaboutthevulnerabilitythatstrengthenscourageand_________moresuccessasavet.
Aftergraduation,1startedworkinginaclinicwhere1didn'thavethehelpIrequired.Quicklybecoming_______,within18months,Ididn’twanttobeavetanymore.Duringthisperiod,IrealizedwithoutthesupportIwanted,IwaspotentiallymakingmistakesIwasn’teven_______of.wasItreatingpatients________Iwouldn’tknow.
Idecidedtobevulnerable.IacceptedthatIwaslivingwithpoormentalhealthand________importantknowledge.IwantedtofindsomewhereI’dbeabletocontinuebuildingmyknowledge,notasa(an)________vet,butasanexcellentone.Aftertwoandahalfyearsworkingasavet,IhavefinallyfoundaplacewhereIgetthesupportIneed.My________is:bevulnerableandhavethe________toacceptwhenyou’rehappy.Findsomewherethatwillsupportyouandpushyoutodobetter.
Vulnerabilityshouldbeviewedasa(an)________ratherthanaliability(不利因素)intheworkplace.Itistheabilitytoshowpeoplethatyouarehuman.
ThegrandceremonyheldonSundaynightinBeijingtomarktheclosingofthe2022WinterOlympicGamesputanemphasis,muchliketheopeningceremonyonFeb4,42athletes,children,Chinesetraditionandordinarypeople.TheceremonyattheNationalStadium,alsoknownastheBird’sNest,beganwithchildren43(dance)whileholdingsnowflake-shapedlanterns.44(accompany)byadultperformers,theyrodein12cartsshapedlikeice-skatingboots.
Atraditional“Chineseknot”pattern45(appear)overthestadiumbeforeathletesenteredthevenuetoBeethoven’sOdetoJoy.ThegiantredChineseknotwasprojected46(digit)intothesky,symbolizingnotonlythe47(connect)ofChinawiththeworld,butalsotheOlympicspiritoftogetherness.AsanothernodtoChinesehistoryandtradition,thestage,48wasfilledwithLEDscreens,displayedvisualimagesoftheweepingwillow(垂柳),symbolizingbiddingfarewell.
AccordingtoHuangHui,adirectorandmemberofthecreativeteambehindtheclosingceremony,49ideaofusingwillowtosaygoodbyewasinspiredbyChinesetradition.InancientChina,50twofriendsparted,thetravelingpartywouldreceiveawillowtwigasagift,indicatingthatitwastime51(depart).
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