One Day University

One Day University was founded by Steven Schragis in 2006. He came up with the idea after he dropped his daughter off at college in upstate New York. The school had about a dozen professors giving short talks about a variety of subjects. All the parents had the same reaction: “I wish I were the one going to college!”

One Day University creates fascinating days of learning designed to inspire your mind. We work with over two hundred professors from the country’s top colleges to create events. No matter what you love, you’ll find that every One Day U event is filled with exploratory talks that will challenge you as if you were a student in college once again! And just like your college days, you’re sure to meet new friends who share the belief that learning is a rewarding lifelong process. At One Day U, there’s no homework and no grades. Just learning for the sake of learning!

Every year, many people go to the Rocky Mountains for $2 million of treasure(珍宝). The treasure belongs to Forrest Fenn. In 2020, when he was 80, he went into the Mountains by car and then on foot, putting the treasure somewhere in the woods. So that’s one clue about where it is: an old man can walk there with a heavy box. But the nine most important clues(线索)are in a poem. Treasure hunters look at every word in the poem but feel at sea. Here is one part to start with:

Begin it where warm waters stop,

And take it in the canyon down,

Not far, but too far to walk.

Put in below the home of Brown.

‘Warm waters’ and ‘the home of Brown’ are probably important clues. Warm and cold water could be two rivers. Brown might be a person because names usually start with a capital letter. So, maybe you have to look for people called Brown who live in the Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately, a lot of people have the surname Brown!

Forrest says people should wait until spring because winter weather is dangerous. He also says people shouldn’t go alone. But not everyone listens. Three people have gone missing while they were looking for the treasure. The police want Forrest to take the treasure and put a photo of himself with the box on the internet.

But Forrest says no. He thinks people spend too much time inside their houses and offices on their computers and phones. Some treasure hunters have looked for the box many times. But there are people who think the whole thing is a trick. Some say maybe Forrest had a box of treasure, but they don’t believe he put it in the mountains. Others say he took the box back years ago. They say maybe he just likes knowing people are talking about him.

We all wish for the arrival of Sunday. 【小题1】 The hard work of a busy week is soothed (抚慰) by a good sleep that lasts, in most cases, till the Sunday afternoon. But after that, too much sleep can make the rest of the day generally end in lazing around the sofa, without doing anything.

Therefore, to really relax on a Sunday, the answer doesn’t lie in sleep, but in doing things that provides a soothing touch. Most often we get so lost in work that when Sunday comes, we really don’t know what to do with the free twenty-four hours we’ve got. 【小题2】 Luckily, there are many things you can do to enjoy your Sunday.

【小题3】 An early morning jog would restore your tiredness caused by the daily schedule. After the morning walk, you’ll have more energy to face the day head on.

You must have bought a lot of books on your last visit to the bookstore, but lack of time must have prevented you from reading. Spend the Sunday afternoon reading any book that Interests you. 【小题4】

With life being filled with too much work, finding free time during the working days is surely a struggle. 【小题5】 In such a case, Sunday is the best day to pull up your sleeves, and get to work on the house. Clean the house, wash the clothes or mend anything that is broken. In short, making the house clean and tidy is a good idea of spending Sundays.