In Britain, people usually begin their talks with weather. For example, they will say “It's a fine day, isn't it?” “Do you think it will rain?”

    Many people believe that they are able to tell what the weather will be like. But they never agree with each other. One man may say, “How cloudy (阴的) it is now! It's going to rain.” Another man will say, “No, it's going to be fine later.”

    People always hope the weather they want. For example, when a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain. When a man wants to travel, he is sure the weather will be fine quickly.

    Now almost everyone listens to the weather report. It doesn't always tell us the weather we want, it only tells us what the weather will be like. But sometimes it makes mistakes(错误).

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    When we talk about our grandparents, the first word we can remember is "old". Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather contest (比赛) gives old people a chance to show their talents to us. What is this contest like?

    Every year, people aged over seventy, from all over Georgia, come to Tbilisi to take part in Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather contest. Some play the piano, some dance, some sing and some perform plays. Although they are very old, they perform very carefully. In fact, some of their programmes are good and they are even invited to television shows.

    In this year's contest, 80-year- old Tsuri Kakabadze got the title of "Super Grandmother" because she had a beautiful voice. And 77-year-old Yuri Merabov got the title of "Super Grandfather" because he played the piano well.

    But the results do not really matter. These old people just come to have some fun. I hope this kind of contest should be all over world. Don't you?

    The Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel (1833--1896), a Swedish inventor and businessman. During his lifetime, Alfred Nobel contributed to more than 350 inventions and set up 87 companies around the world. When he died, he left the largest part of this fortune, a total of 9 million, to be used to found the Nobel Prize. Now the prizes are given to the people in six areas: peace, literature(文学), physics, chemistry, medicine and economy.

    Winners can be individuals (个人) or organizations. The Red Cross, for example, has won three times. Prizes are sometimes shared between up to three people. Prize winners receive a medal, a certificate (证书) and 10 million Swedish crowns(克郎，货币单位). Generally those who win a Nobel Prize value the honor more than the money they receive.

    The youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize was just 25 years old. He was Lawrence Bragg, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 together with his father. The oldest winner is Leonid. He won the Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007 when he was 90 years old.

    So far, more than ten Chinese people have won dais great prize. The most recent ones are Mo Yan and Tu Youyou.

    Japanese girls love stickers(贴纸). After school, the sticker stores are usually full of young girls.

    Every kind of stickers can be bought in stores. The cartoon sticker with Hello Kitty or Doraemon on it is always the hot topic. Of course, stickers with pop stars are becoming more and more popular. New stickers come out every day, so young girls always go to those stores. Choosing stickers in those stores may be the best time for girls after school.

    Every Japanese girl has a special book to put her favorite stickers. They classify(分类)their stickers according to different subjects. They like to get together in their classrooms or at their friends' houses to exchange stickers. Their talks can go on and on just by talking about their sticker books.

    Young Japanese girls often stick their favorite stickers to cards and then send the cards to friends. For them, the sticker is not only something to collect, but also a tool to know about friends. They can see what their friends like by looking at the stickers they collect.

Happy New Year

    Lots of fun is waiting foryou on New Year's Eve!

    Chinese food

    Beijing Restaurant: 5:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.

    Lion & dragon dance from

    Guangdong and Fujian

    Central Square(中心广场), 1:00p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.

    Fireworks

    Central Square, 8:00 p.m. ~ 11:00 p.m.

    The New Year parade(游行)

    Tianjin Street, 2:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

    Chinese music & dance

    Central Square, 5:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

    Sunday Date: Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

    Place: Chinatown

    More programmes(节目) are on CCTV. Let's welcome the New Year together!