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云南省昆明市西山区2024年中考二模英语试题
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http://www.Chinadaily.com.cn/Culture/Chinese traditional solar terms | |||
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). It's very useful for people's life and work. Let's have a look. | |||
Start of Spring | Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. After Start of Spring, the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. And people eat spring pancakes and spring rolls on the day. | ||
Summer Solstice, the 10th solar term. At this time, much of northern hemisphere (北半球) receives the most hours of daylight, but it is not the hottest time in a year. The hottest days often come 20 to 30 days later. People have a tradition of eating noodles on the day. | |||
Autumn Equinox, the 16th solar term. On this day, day and night are of equal length (等长). After this day, days get shorter and nights get longer in the northern hemisphere. In South China, people eat Qiucai, a kind of wild amaranth (苋菜). | |||
Major Snow, or "Daxue" in Chinese, is the 21st solar term. The arrival of Major Snow marks the beginning of midwinter. The temperature drops day by day and heavy snow brings us a romantic ice world. People have the custom to eat mutton and porridge. |
Many libraries charge a late fee(费用). If you return a book after a certain date, you pay a fine. But this might be changing. For public libraries, anyway. Some say these fees stop some people from using the library. And the point of libraries is to make books available. So we asked our readers what they think about late fees. Keep them? Or stop them? Here's what two kids bad to say.
☑ Do you use the library?
☑ Have you had to pay for returning a book late?
Fiona Sheehy, 9, NY | Libraries should charge late fees. Do you enjoy the library? You can discover new books there. But you might not get a chance if kids don't return them. Paying a fee will teach kids to be responsible. This will help when they get older and have a job. Some borrowers return books late. The money can be used to make the library a better place. So late fees are a must. |
Aiden Robinson, 10, CA | Libraries should not charge late fees. Some people just need time to finish the book. Late fees at some libraries have reached $50 for a couple of books. Many kids can't afford that, And a late fee doesn't make people more responsible. What works is sending reminders. Or libraries can provide more overnight service for book return. I learned from the news that this helped in Brooklyn, New York. |
Click www.libraryservice.com to give us your opinions.
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