Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25％ students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce the amount of fat students today and in the future.

    The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students' obesity. So that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.

The lady is trying to fight the students' obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one too.

     The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

    There is a bar (酒吧) with the name “The White Horse (马)”. A picture of a white horse is on the door (门) of the bar. It is Mr. Webster's. Few (很少) people go to the bar.

    One day, Mr. Wilson comes in, drinks (喝) a cup, watches the bar, and then says to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down(拿下) the picture of the white horse and put (放) a picture of a black horse.” “But the name of the bar is 'The White Horse',” Mr. Webster says. “Yes, but do it,” says Mr. Wilson.

    After that, Mr. Webster goes to a store and says, “I want a picture of a black horse.” The next day, a picture of a black horse is on the door of the bar.

    The next morning, a man comes in and asks, “The name is “The White Horse”, but why do you put a picture of a black horse on the door of your bar?” The man sits down and asks for a cup. Then a second man comes in and asks the same question, and then a third man .... Many people (许多人) come in and say, “The picture on your door is not right.” After that, they all sit down and drink in Mr. Webster's bar.

    A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).

    "You have no flying skills at all!" he said to the swans. "All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that's beyond you. Let's have a flying competition. I'll show you what real flying is! "

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

    Now it was the swan's turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn't see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

    The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, "Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? "

    "No," said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. "I'm in trouble because of my pride! If you don't help me, I'll lose my life…"

The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

    Do you know the little boy in the picture? Oh, his family name is Zou. His first name is Mingxuan. You can call him "Xuanxuan". He is in Hong Kong with his family now.

    His father's name is Zou Shiming. He is a boxer(拳击手). Xuanxuan's mother is Ran Yingying. She is a host(主持人). Xuanxuan has a brother, and his name is Zou Minghao. Xuanxuan was born (出生)in 2011. Minghao was born in 2013.

    In July, 2015, Xuanxuan and his father took part in(参加) Where Are We going, Dad? In Hunan TV. Many people in China like Xuanxuan very much.

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Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen has made Olympic history. She became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal on August 3^rd, 2024. Now she is known as "Queen Wen" online. 

The 21-year-old tennis star was born in a sports family in Shi Yan, China. When she was a child, she liked exercising. When she went out with her father, she always walked or ran instead of taking the bus. She said, "Walking and running are good exercise. They make me healthy. And I can attend(参加) the Olympics when I'm older. "At the age of eight, her father took her to Beijing to watch the Olympics, she showed great interest in tennis. After getting back, she left home and began to train tennis in Wu Han. "My father, I didn't see him for more than one year because during my childhood I didn't have much time to spend with the family together. " Zheng Qinwen shared. 

One of her biggest inspiration(激励) was tennis legend Li Na. Li Na became the first Chinese player to win Grand Slam Singles title(大满贯单打冠军) in 2011. Zheng told the Tennis Channel how important it was for her. "Li Na won her first Grand Slam and I started thinking, ‘Oh, Asian (亚洲) players can also do something good in tennis. ' And then I think that she put a little seed(种子) in my heart that I also want to do it. I want to be like her, even better. " She was also inspired by one of the greatest tennis players Roger Federer, playing at the 2008 Beijing Games. 

Zheng made her first WTA(国际女子网球协会) debut in 2021. She broke into(闯进）the top 100 in 2022. Since then, she has made a Grand Slam final and ranked(排名) as high as No. 7 in the world. And with her winning at the Olympic, more and more Chinese begin to play tennis.