Introduction VI
Day 01 The Unluckiest Guy in the World 2
Day 02 A Postcard From Xiamen 4
Day 03 School Dance 6
Day 04 Idioms to Make You Mad as a Hatter 8
Day 05 German Phrasebook 10
Day 06 When to Reach for a Glass of Water 12
Day 07 What’s Your Favorite Class? 14
Day 08 Greetings from Home 16
Day 09 Better to Be Yourself than Perfect 18
Day 10 Welcome to the Sunnyside Dog Park! 20
Day 11 A Most Delicious Debate: Who Invented the Hamburger? 22
Day 12 Will Robots Help Us or Just Steal Our Jobs? 24
Day 13 The Amazing Max 26
Day 14 The World’s Most-Visited Cities 28
Day 15 Exam Preparation Tips 30
Day 16 The Seven Colored Earth 32
Day 17 Doctors Without Borders 34
Day 18 Movie Budget Breakdown 36
Day 19 Teatime for Class 3B 38
Day 20 Remembering Aunt Pat 40
Day 21 Using the Metro 42
Day 22 A New Year Card 44
Day 23 Search Engine—African Penguin 46
Day 24 Finding the Road to Happiness 48
Day 25 Understanding ADHD 50
Day 26 Never Too Young to Change the World 52
Day 27 Gardening in Space 54
Day 28 The Carnival of Venice 56
Day 29 Fort Bragg’s Glass Beach 58
Day 30 EMP Museum 60
Day 31 The Dos and Don’ts of Online Chatting 62
Day 32 Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 64
Day 33 Is a Crow Smarter than a Seven-Year Old? 66
Day 34 The Languages of international Business 68
Day 35 Breathable Roads 70
Day 36 Cloud Computing 72
Day 37 Iceland 74
Day 38 House Hunting 76
Day 39 Crosstalk of the Town 78
Day 40 World Magazine 80
Day 41 The True Cost of a Tasty Steak 82
Day 42 Blueberries: The Superfood! 84
Day 43 A Note for the House Sitter 86
Day 44 Little Guangzhou 88
Day 45Watch Out! Your Smartphone Can Make You Go Blind 90
Words 92
Answers 102
