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The Spring Festival is a great festival. It's one of 1 festivals in China. People usually go home to be with their family2 the festival is coming.
In fact, from Little New Year, people start 3 preparations for the Spring Festival. They want to have 4fresh beginning in the new year. The first thing that people usually do is to clean 5 houses. They believe good cleaning can sweep bad luck away. They also buy food to welcome the festival.
There is a story about the Spring Festival. A long time ago, a monster called Nian6 people on New Year's Eve. People did not know what to do at first. Finally, they knew Nian was afraid7 red, fire and loud noise. Then they posted red couplets (对联), set off fireworks and played the drums. Later, Nian never came to the village again. Even today, people celebrate the festival in this way.
During the Spring Festival, people usually visit their family members, friends and wish each other good luck. The traditional ways of 8 the Spring Festival are having a big family dinner on New Year's Eve and watching the Spring Festival Gala. In 2020, the Spring Festival 9 on January 25. Did you10a happy time? Did you do anything special?
Once there was a good vegetable patch (菜地), and there grew a very big tree. Both the vegetables and the tree 1 the place wonderful. But no one knew that the vegetables in the patch and the tree couldn't 2 each other for a long time. The vegetables didn't like the tree's shade (树荫) because it stopped them from getting enough 3. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables. The 4 was that the vegetables drank nearly all the water before it could get to him, leaving him a little water.
They kept this situation 5 the vegetables got completely bored with the tree one day. Then they decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die.
What would the tree do? Without question, the tree answered back 6 refusing to shade the vegetables from the sun. It was so hot that the vegetables became dry. Before long, all of them 7died.
At that time, the vegetables and the tree realized that it was 8to help each other than to fight. They learned that they should 9 those around them. From then on, they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow. Before long, they together showed 10 a beautiful picture.
Sunglasses from America Do you want to have a pair of sunglasses? They are special and no two pairs are the same! Each pair looks expensive, but only 82 yuan each. What's more, if you buy two, you can get a free drink at Tina's Cafe! |
Handbags from Thailand These colorful bags are beautiful and useful! Each bag is 90 yuan. If you buy more than one, they will be 20% cheaper for you. |
Pens from Japan The pens come from Japan. They are very great. If you use them once, you will stop using other kinds of pens. Now they are cheap. You can take them home with only 8 yuan each. |
Noodles from Italy Do you like eating noodles? Here we have noodles from Italy. Everyone knows that Italian noodles are famous. However, eating Italian noodles in the restaurant is very expensive. You can cook Italian noodles at home yourselves. You can buy a bag of Italian noodles at the price of 25 yuan in our shop. |
Horses are beautiful animals. They can be in different colors, and can run quickly. People like to watch horses because they are strong and beautiful.
Horses are mammals (哺乳动物). The mother horse usually has one baby in spring, and feeds the baby milk. Horses have long legs and big eyes, so they can see almost all the way around them. They can walk and jump.
Horses can live up to 20 or 25 years. Sometimes people can tell how old a horse is by looking at its teeth! They usually sleep by standing up. Horses only need about three hours of sleep per day!
People need to take care of the horses "hooves". If a horse is doing a lot of walking on hard ground, people put horseshoes on them. When the hooves need trimming (修剪), people take off the horseshoes, and then give them new ones.
For food, horses eat food such as grass, corn, apples and carrots. They don't eat other animals. Their stomachs are small, so they eat a little at one time, but they eat many times.
Some horses are very famous. For example, Bucephalus, the famous horse of Alexander the Great. When Alexander was a boy, he got a horse. Nobody else could ride on it. Alexander named the horse Bucephalus and the horse carried him in many battles (战役). Here is another example. Napoleon had many horses, and Marengo became famous after Battle of Waterloo.
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I am working as an English teacher in China. Now I'd like to go to America, but I don't have anywhere to live because I sold my house in America. What should I do? I have two young children, so it's difficult for me to work full time. I like meeting people, and I drive my own car. I'm at college, so I'm studying during the day, but I need to make some money. What should I do? I'm bored with working in an office. I'd like to do something different and work in a foreign country, but I don't know what to do. I enjoy playing football a lot, but my parents don't want me to be a football player. |
A. Talk with your parents about your hobby and your plan. Try hard to make your parents understand you. B. Call your friends in America at first. Ask advice from them. They may have the answer to your question. C. You can do some part-jobs at night. You can teach little children, work as a waiter, or write something on the Internet. D. You can learn to be a teacher to teach foreign learners. After learning, you can find a job in a language school in Spain, Italy, Greece or England. E. You can work in our small, friendly hotel, but you must have two years' experience of hotel work and be able to work on weekends and in the evenings. F. You can talk with your friend about your problems and be friends with her again. Or you can write a letter or send a message to your friend. G. There are some jobs for you. For example, you can sell something to your friends and neighbors by WeChat. The more you sell, the more you make. |
You might have heard the story of The Tortoise and the Hare (《龟兔赛跑》). The hare lost because he was sleeping of keeping running during the race. However, there is another more interesting story.
Once a time, a rabbit (家兔) and a turtle (海龟) were arguing about who was faster. could give an answer, so they decided to have a race.
Before the race, the story The Tortoise and the Hare the rabbit of his friend, the hare." He should be able to teach meuseful lesson." So he called the hare." How can I the race?" he asked. The hare answered, "Don't belike me!"
The next day, the two animals met. When the fox called "Go!" in a loud , the rabbit started running as fast as possible. Soon, he couldn't see the turtle. He didn't slow down. He ran the whole race he reached the finishing line.
In the end, however, he was sothat he found the turtle was already at the finishing line!" How did you get here so fast?" asked the rabbit. The turtle smiled and said, "Well, I also called the tortoise. He told me to take a taxi!"
Better hygiene (卫生) habits can help you stay healthy
According to the World Health Organization, 60 percent of people's health problems are related(与…相关) to everyday hygiene habits. As the COVID-19 spreads across the world, governments and organizations in many countries have suggested that people should pay more attention to their daily hygiene practices.
In China, for example, people usually share dishes together at the dining table. But this habit has a high risk of spreading diseases through saliva(唾液). To fight against COVID-19, many cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have called on people to order separate(分开的)meals or use serving chopsticks(公筷) to take their food. Many people also suggest that Chinese should continue these habits after the outbreak.
In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked people to develop healthy hygiene habits. For example, people should cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when they cough or sneeze.
According to a survey by YouGov, a British market research company, many Americans have taken action to change their daily habits in the face of COVID-19.
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