ABite of China

Are you aneating-lover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do youwatch the popular programA Bite of China?It's a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Isthere any holiday that isn't celebrated with special festival food? Here are severaltraditional Chinese foods:

Noodles are a symbolof long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthdaycelebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many western countries.Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.

Although westernerssometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a wholefish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to servethe whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has aspecial meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it isbelieved that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.

A very popular dishduring the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty dish is made of rice dumplingswith meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition ofZongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.

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①The Christmas party is over. The gifts are opened. Now, it's time for the Christmas tree to" retire" . Every year, people buy lots of trees for Christmas. In 2022, people in the US get about 28,000,000 trees! But where do the trees go after the festival.

②Many cities and countries recycle(回收) the Christmas trees. In Berlin, people take off the lights and toys from the trees and put the trees on the streets. Then the trees go to power stations(发电站). Every year, Berlin recycles about 350,000 trees. They can make electricity(电) for 500 families to use for a year.

③In New York, people always put their trees in parks. There, the trees are cut into small pieces(碎片). The wood pieces can keep the plants warm and health y in gardens.

④Many of the trees go to zoos. Once a year, elephants in Austria get their favorite snack(点心). The trees taste sweet. Some other animals also like them.

⑤Some people like to have fun with the old trees. In Germany, people like a Christmas game. They try to throw(扔) the trees very far. It is an interesting tree- throwing game.

⑥As you can see, the lives of Christmas trees are short, but they bring people so much fun.

Our schooldays are the best and happiest days in our life. We should learn not to waste this wonderful time. 

Be positive (积极的). Don't say things are difficult or boring. We should be interested in the school life and school subjects, such as Chinese, maths and so on. We should join in lots of activities. We will enjoy ourselves very much. If we want to have a rest from schoolwork, we can go to some public places to do volunteer work (义工). 

Keep healthy. We need to have a good breakfast so that we won't be hungry in class. If we go to bed late, play the phone until (直到) midnight and don't get enough sleep, we will feel sleepy in class. In order to keep our body healthy, we should also do some sports. 

Study hard right now. Some students always say that they will study hard tomorrow. It is important to study today and the following every day. Everyone wants to be the first one to get to the top of mountain. In fact, if we fall behind, it will be very difficult for us to catch up (赶上). 

Don't be too disappointed (失望) if things sometimes go badly wrong. We should always believe that we are the best.