Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to make money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their money!

    Pocket money

    Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do some housework to get pocket money, including cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and so on.

    Part-time work

    A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don't have pocket money or who want to get extra money. About 15% teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering (递送) newspapers, restaurant work and shop work. Children in Britain can work two hours a day at the most on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.

    Bank accounts (账户)

    Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or a young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child's bank account. Most banks have a prepaid bank card designed for young people.

    Mobile apps

    Many companies have made mobile apps for children, including GoHenry, Osper and Gimi. Parents can add money to their children's accounts and check to see how the money is spent. Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a card. The apps suggest that kids from 8 to 13 can use the cards.

    So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent (经济独立的) person and making and looking after your own money.

    Many of usdon't pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if youtake care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyesshould be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number oneplace.

    There areseveral causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes (基因) and aging (老化). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of havingpoor eyesight. If you work in front of the computer, it is best to take a breakevery once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make youfeel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes too. If this happens, the best wayis to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best toprotect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just forfashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight fromultravioletrays.

    Eatinghealthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and Eare good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And youshould do eye exercises because exercises protect your eyesight too. If aperson exercises regularly (定期地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in goodcondition for a long time.

    All aboveare natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy allthe time can be helpful to a person's eyesight too. In a word, eye care is veryimportant, no matter how old a person is.

Many Chinese words include directions or positions. What is the Chinese history and culture hidden behind these words?

When we go shopping, we say "mai dongxi" instead of "mai nanbei" in Chinese. Going back to the ancient city of Chang'an, the national capital in Tang dynasty, there were two large markets, one was in the east and the other was in the west, which were called "eastern market" and "western market". People went shopping either in the eastern market or the western one. As time went by, people started to describe shopping as "mai dongxi".

We use "shang cesuo" in Chinese to express "go to the bathroom" and "xia chufang" to mean "go to the kitchen". Why? In ancient times, houses were built in a certain way. The gate of the house would face south, with the bathroom in the north eastern part of the house and the kitchen in the south eastern part. On maps, north is usually at the top while south is at the bottom. In Chinese, we talk about "the north" as "shang" and "the south" as "xia". So people would say they were going "up" to the bathroom and "down" to the kitchen.

Ancient Chinese not only used "shang" and "xia" to refer to directions, but also social status. "Shang" was seen to be honorable, while "xia" stood for humility (谦卑). For example, people used "huangshang" to refer to the emperor and "dianxia" to refer to the son or daughter of the emperor, who had a lower status than the emperor.

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Visit the Metropolitan Museum to see the famous paintings, or the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs!

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Visit Central Park and go skating. Watch a baseball game -support the Mets or the Yankees.

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Visit Fifth Avenue for New Yorks famous shopping mall or shop in Greenwich Village.

China is a great country with more than 5，000 years of history.There are many places of interest.Some of 1 are beautiful mountains, long rivers and fantastic lakes, which attract(吸引)2 tourists from all over the world every year.

Many mountains, such as Mount Taishan, Mount Emei and Mount Huashan,3 very famous.It is reported that most people like to go to Mount Taishan to watch the sunrise.

There are many rivers in China.The Yangtze River is the4 one and the second longest one is the Yellow River.They are the birthplaces of Chinese culture5 Chinese ancestors were born in the areas.

There are also6 great number of lakes.One of the most famous lakes is the West Lake.Have you heard of the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake? It is said that the story7 on the West Lake.The West Lake is the best lake that I have ever visited.It lies8 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

The scenery(风景) is9 attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.The West Lake has become famous for not only its special scenery but some beautiful poems.The great poets Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo wrote plenty of10 about the lake.

Artificial intelligence(AI) can now do amazing things. ChatGPT is an AI that can answer questions, tell stories, and do much more. But it's very" thirsty", said a new study.

When ChatGPT works, its" home"- data(数据) centers around the world- gets very hot. Workers then have to use water to cool them down. Cold water goes into pipes(管道) near the computers at these centers. Because the computers are very hot, the water turns into vapor(水蒸气) and goes into the air. The water needs to be super clean. If they use sea water, it can eat away the pipes.

If you ask ChatGPT 20 to 50 questions, it needs to" drink"a 500- milliliter bottle of water. When people trained ChatGPT, it used 700,000 liters of water, said the study. This is the amount that is needed to make about 370 cars.

ChatGPT is not the only one that needs data centers. Everything you do on the internet needs data centers to work. There are more than 8,000 data centers in the world, said a report in 2021. The number is still growing. If AI keeps using a lot of water, we may have to" fight" with AI for water.