You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.

    "We certainly have the technology for it now." says Andrew Poliak of automotive(机动车辆的)technology supplier QNX." We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025."

    The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self-driving. They have to steering wheels(方向盘）or pedals(踏板). Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.

    Another American company, Tesla, added an "Autopilot" feature to its cars last month. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and drive by itself. You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. The car uses sensors to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down.

    Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars. It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.

    Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do. She thought about disabling the Autopilot feature many times during her trip. She wanted to take control at every bend in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down. Yet the car drove perfectly.

    Other companies are working on self-driving cars, too. Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW. Volvo and Toyota all have plans for such vehicles.

Whether you're spending time with family and friends or hoping to catch dinner, fishing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Here are some tips before you start fishing.

Go where the fish are.

Talk to other fishermen to get some tips on locations for fishing. Public lakes, rivers, and ponds are usually your best choice.

If you live on the coast, ocean fishing is a good choice, but you'll need a license(许可证) for ocean fishing.

Find out what people fish for in your area.

Many newspapers have local fishing reports.

Catfish are common river and lake fish all over the United States.

In the south, gar and bowfins are common in swampy (沼泽地的) regions.

In the northwest, rainbow trout are well stocked and common.

If you want to find out what kind of fish are around, throw in some food and wait a few minutes.

Fish at the right time of day.

Most freshwater fish come out to eat at dawn and at dusk, making sunrise and sunset the most effective(有效的) fishing hours.

It's March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees 1 on this day. 

The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great 2 in Chinese history. He said more trees were needed as a 3 against flood and drought(干旱). In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then in 1979, the day was 4 to March 12th to 5 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died. 

The Gobi(戈壁) Desert in the north of China was 6 every year. So in 1978, the government started a tree planting project to 7 the Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert. "Have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That's the biggest tree planting 8 of all." says Li Li. 

"Tree planting has become a tradition in China now." says Lin Tao, "Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a 9 day. My parents planted a tree when I started school. And my cousin planted 10 on his wedding day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves."

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth today (April 30, 2024) after six months in space.

The Shenzhou-17 spaceship landed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today at 5:46 pm Beijing time, about nine hours after leaving China's Tiangong space station.

All three Shenzhou-17 members—Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin—are healthy and safe, according to Xinhua News Agency.

It was sent into space on October 25 and arrived at Tiangong about 6.5 hours later. It was China's sixth manned (载人的) visit to Tiangong.

The Shenzhou-17 crew (乘组) was the youngest crew ever to visit Tiangong: Tang Hongbo was 48, Tang Shengjie was 34 and Jiang Xinlin was 35. However, that record was just broken by the astronauts of the Shenzhou-18: Ye Guangfu, Li Guangsu and Li Cong were just 43, 36 and 34 years old.

The Shenzhou-17 crew did a lot of scientific experiments (实验) during the six months. They performed two space walks—one in December, 2023 and the other in March, 2024. On February 9, 2024, the astronauts specially recorded a video to send New Year's greetings to everyone on the space station. On April 25, they welcomed the crew of Shenzhou-18 to Tiangong space station. Five days later, Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship returned and landed successfully. The crew members were in good physical condition. This manned flight was a complete success!

In ancient(古代的) China, people(人) have three names: the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} name, given name, and courtesy name(字).

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There will be an activity (活动) about green life in our school next week.