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Going Green

Green is no longer just a color. It is a new way of thinking about the world and a way of living your life. It's catching on all over the world. More and more people decide to "go green" because they know that we only have one planet to live on. We won't be able to live on it much longer if we keep wasting energy, and destroying(破坏) our home with air, land, and water pollution.

"Green Living" means:

    Understanding that your choices affect(影响) not just you, but everybody everywhere.

    Understanding that your choices affect not just today, but the future.

Understanding that when we talk about "saving the planet" or "saving the environment," we are actually talking about saving ourselves!

You may be thinking: "Hey, I'm just one person, on a planet with billions. I can't really make a difference." Well, have you ever seen a group of people do "the wave(波浪)"? It always starts off with one or two people, jumping up and down like crazy. Soon thousands of people are joining in. "Going green" is just like that. It starts with small, simple actions. It can soon build into a wave that will change the whole planet and lead us all to healthier, happier lives.

    Many students have already shared with us their efforts to help the environment:

Gabrielle, 12, writes, "I have helped my community plant a garden and I ride my bike or skateboard to school."

Kaitlyn, 10, says, "Lots of paper towels are thrown away, so I use a reusable cloth towel to dry my hands instead."

"I always recycle(重复利用)" says Natalie, 13. "You can call me a recycler! I always look at the bottom of things. I want to see whether they have the little sign that tells you it can be recycled. So I almost recycle everything!"

Now it's your turn to think about how you can "go green". Make important choices and take actions to improve the environment right around you and the health of the whole world.

    On May 17, 2009, according to the plan, Mike Good and I would take a space walk to the Hubble Space Telescope to repair an instrument. The power supply on this instrument had failed, so it could no longer be used. I would be the person doing the repair and Mike my assistant.

    Working in space is more difficult than you can imagine. As there is no gravity, you can't stand and any slight push can result in tragedy -you can be pushed into space, never be back.

    We got to the telescope. Before we could replace the power supply, we would have to remove from the telescope a handrail fixed with four screws. Having taken out the first three, I found the fourth stripped. I realized that the handrail would not come off, which meant we could no longer be able to replace the power supply and repair that instrument, which meant scientists could no longer look at the universe and find life on other planets.

    I tried all kinds of things, and nothing worked. Then Houston, the control centre on the earth, called up and told me to use the tape to tape the bottom of the handrail and pull it off the telescope. They said it was going to take about 27 kilograms of force for me to do that.

    I knew what it meant: The handrail could be completely pulled off and the safety tether might break, and I might therefore be pushed into space.

    Mike was next to me in his space suit but he could not take over my role. I turned and looked into the cabin where my five crewmates were, and nobody in there had a space suit on. However, I knew they were all looking at me. "Come on Mass, we are all behind you." The telescope must be repaired.

    "Bam!" The handrail came right off. The rest of the walk went well. We finally got the new power supply in. They tried it; turned it on from the ground. The instrument came back to life.

    At the edge of darkness, after about eight hours, I turned around and saw the Earth from our altitude at Hubble, 568 kilometers up. I saw the huge round pure blue globe home planet. It's the most beautiful, magnificent thing I've ever seen. It's like looking into heaven. It's paradise.

First Man is a picture book and it tells the story of Yang Liwei flying into space.

Yang Liwei is an astronaut. He was born on June 21st, 1965 in Huludao, Liaoning. He took the Shenzhou 5 spaceship and entered (进入) space in 2003. He is famous as China's first man in space.

To remember China's first trip to space, the picture book First Man was born. By reading the book, readers are able to know the travel in space. With beautiful pictures and the exciting story, the book tells readers about space science in an interesting way.

There is a surprise (意外,惊喜) in the book—a picture of a rabbit looking at the moon. China is looking forward to standing on the moon. With the development (发展) of science and technology (科技), the dream may come true soon.

 Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (write) in classical Chinese and is a symbol of traditional culture. Many poems come from particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang Dynasty and the verse of the Song Dynasty. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(it) history dates back to at least as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry or Shijing. There are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(difference) combinations(组合) of forms and genres(体裁), {#blank#}4{#/blank#} mostly appeared at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

 The development of Classical Chinese poetry {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (active) continued up to 1919, when the May Fourth Movement {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take) place, and it is still popular even today. Classical Chinese poetry created during this 2,500- year period has been developing continuously, producing

a great deal of diversity — classified by both major historical periods {#blank#}7{#/blank#} dynastic periods.

 One of the key parts of Classical Chinese poetry is its close {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(connect) with other forms of Chinese art, such as Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy(书法). Classical Chinese poetry {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(consider) to have a strong influence {#blank#}10{#/blank#} poetry worldwide.

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