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Giving Directions in Different Places
If you ask people of different countries "Could you tell me the way to the post office?", you will get different answers.
In Japan, people use landmarks(路标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers," Go straight down to the corner. 1 The post office is across from the bus stop."
In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within(在……之内) miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, "Go north two miles(英里). 2"
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, "Follow me." 3
Sometimes if the person doesn't know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know."4 They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can always get lost in Yucatan!
5 You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the correct direction. Go on in that direction and you may find the direction.
A. Turn east, and then go another mile.
B. But one thing will help you everywhere.
C. People there think "I don't know." is not polite.
D. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.
E. Then he or she will take you through the street of the city to the post office.
With the change of different seasons, people will need different kinds of clothes. When school begins in autumn, it is cool. So at this time of year, people often wear something such as shirts, coats and pants. Winter usually comes in December. It is very cold in the last two months. And people should wear warm and heavy clothes. Jackets, sweaters, hats, and gloves can also keep people away from the cold weather. Spring is usually from March to May. In spring, the weather changes again and gets nice and warm. People begin to wear cool clothes. With the summer months coming, people often wear shorts, T-shirts or something else to keep cool. It gets very hot in July and August. Don't forget sunglasses and sunshades(遮阳伞), for they are both what you need in the hot sunny season.
Seasons |
Climate(气候) |
Months |
Clothes |
Spring |
Warm |
March, April, May |
Cool clothes |
Summer |
Hot |
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Autumn |
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September, October, November |
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Winter |
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December, January, February |
Jackets, Sweaters, Hats, Gloves |
A. They live in the forest. B. I must finish my homework first. C. you can go with your family. D. I come from, Rizhao Shandong. E. Where do they live? F And I know a baby lion was born(出生)there last Friday. |
My name is He Min.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}I think the best place to visit on weekends is the zoo. When you are free,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}In the zoo, there are many animals like pandas, koalas, elephants and lions. Elephants are the biggest(最大的) animals on land(陆地上). Lions come from Africa.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I want to see lions.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Sally wants to go with me this weekend. But I have lots of homework to do.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then we can have a good time there
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Paper was first created about 2, 000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read.
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Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}No, I don't think the poster about Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a two-metre-high computer!
A. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. B. So will books be replaced by computers one day? C. Can we imagine life without paper or print? D. Then printing was invented in China. E. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly. |
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