The programmes Sun Xiaomei hosts might be among the shortest on CCTV. On Screen Next Week is on once a week for 15 minutes, and TV You, He and I comes on for five minutes each time once a week too. “Though these programmes are short, I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience,” she said.

   Sun was interested in music in her childhood. She played the violin since the age of five until she finished middle school. At first her father wanted her to enter a music school; however, 16-year-old Sun Xiaomei became a student in Beijing Broadcasting College.

   Sun loves her job as a hostess very much. She pays great attention to learning from her comrades(同事), especially Zhao Zhongxiang. When Zhao Zhongxiang hosted The World and The Animal World, Sun would sit beside him to learn.

 “I am sure that when I am seen by hundreds of millions of audience on the weekend, I can make friends with them through my warm and easy talk,” she said.

    A girl named Mary was killed at around 6：20 p. m. on a rainy day. Somebody found her on a street and called the police. The next day, the police got four suspects(犯罪嫌疑人). The police asked them the same question, "What were you doing at around 6：20 p. m. yesterday？"

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Everyone knows a power nap(小睡) feels good. If power naps fit right into your normal sleep/ wake cycle(周期), they can really help you get through the day.

Our bodies have a timekeeper called the circadian rhythm(昼夜节律). It helps you fall asleep, wake up, and feel more or less tired throughout the day. It also changes during the day, as shown in the picture below.

As we can see, the circadian rhythm is low between 2:00 and 4:00 pm. To improve your attention, productivity and memory, a power nap may be the answer.

In studies, a 10- minute afternoon nap is the best in improving your energy. And, it makes sense to nap around 2:00 pm.

Besides the length and the timing, there are other ways to have power naps:

●Try deep- breathing as you start.

●Choose a quiet, darkened place. A sleep mask may help.

●Lie down or sit in a comfortable chair.

●Listen to soft music.

●Give yourself a few minutes to refresh after your nap. Try a bit of stretching(伸展) and walking around.

In America, there are many cars. But there are few traffic jams and accidents. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all drivers follow traffic rules strictly, and people hardly find that someone does not follow traffic rules in the street. 

About American traffic rules, there are many good terms, such as:

Stop lines: There are stop lines in all crossings without traffic lights (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line. 

Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road. Cars may almost turn every direction, and the traffic lights can give signals step by step, including U-turns(掉头), There is a kind of middle lane(车道) of turning left. When a driver wants to turn left on the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks it's safe, he may turn left. 

Specific(明确的) items: As for parking. there are three kinds of lines (their colours are white, blue and red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are many streets in some residential areas (住宅区), but no car can park there at any period of time. 

About the priority(优先权) of passengers and cars: In any case, passengers have the priority to cars. And only after passengers have passed the road, cars may go ahead. 

In general, the traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe. 

Do you know sugar painting? It is one of China's most popular folk art {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. 

It is said that Chen Zi'ang, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, created sugar painting. Chen liked brown sugar, but{#blank#}2{#/blank#} way of eating it was different from others'. He first melted (使熔化) the sugar {#blank#}3{#/blank#} heating it. Then he shaped the hot sugar into animals, flowers, plants, and so on. Once the sugar cooled down, it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} sweet artworks. 

One day, Chen made a nice sugar creation. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} he was admiring it, the little prince passed by. He was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to see the special sugar and took it away. Back in the palace, the little prince ate the sugar and cried for more, which upset the emperor. The emperor ordered Chen to come to the palace and show{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he made it. 

Soon Chen completed a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} sugar coin. The emperor thought it was an interesting {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. He praised (表扬) Chen and offered him a job in the palace. 

From then on, the sweet snack became{#blank#}10{#/blank#} popular and it slowly developed into the art of sugar painting today.