Being outgoing is good for your life. If you are more outgoing, you may have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange people. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some more talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello!” or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in the newspapers and prepare (准备) your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, the beach, a club, a party or any other places that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving to be dangerous for wildlife, with birds and ocean creatures trapped in a large number of waste facial masks littering animal habitats.

Worm once, single-used surgical masks can take hundreds of years to decompose (降解).

“Face masks aren’t going away any time soon-but when we throw them away, these items can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet,” Ashley Fruno of animal rights group PETA told AFP.

Macaques have been seen chewing the straps off old masks in the hills outside Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. And in an incident that captured headlines in Britain, a seagull was saved by RSPCA after its legs became tangled in the straps of a waste mask for up to a week.

The biggest influence may be in the winter. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world’s oceans last year, accounting for around 6,200 extra tonnes of ocean plastic pollution, according to environmental group Oceans Asia.

Already there are signs that masks are worsening threats to ocean life. Conservationists in Brazil found one inside the stomach of a penguin after its body washed up on a beach, while French companies Operation Mer Propre found a dead crab trapped in a mask in a saltwater lagoon near the Mediterranean in September.

Masks and gloves are “particularly problematic” for ocean creatures, says George Leonard, chief scientist from US-based NGO Ocean Conservancy.

“When those plastics break down in the environment, they form smaller and smaller particles (颗粒),” he told AFP. Those particles then go into the food chain and influence the whole ecosystems, he added.

Campaigners have encouraged people to bin them in a proper way and snip (剪断 ) the straps to reduce the risk of animals becoming trapped. Oceans Asia has also called on governments to increase fines for littering and encourage the use of washable masks.

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. 4.Money and success alone do not bring lasting (持久的) feeling of happiness and satisfaction. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves”. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasure, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. 5.朋友对我们的生活有很大的影响。People who have several friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.