Most of us know that Ikea is the world's biggest furniture company. However, did you know that it's also a pioneer in environmental protection?

    Ikea says it's working hard to improve the environment. The company has made huge efforts to cut the carbon emissions(碳排放)of its suppliers(供应商).Over the past five years, Ikea has helped its suppliers become 18 percent more energy-efficient. It managed to do so by bringing its suppliers together. The one that produces the least carbon emissions will be praised.

    Ikea has also invested(投资)heavily in clean energy. The company now operates more than 300 wind turbines(叶轮机)around the world. It has also set up nearly 750,000 solar panels(太阳能嵌板)on the roof of its stores. As a result, Ikea can produce 71 percent of the energy it uses, which are all from clean sources. In some countries，such a} Denmark and Finland，the company produces as much energy as it uses.

    Ikea has been buying forests as well. It owns nearly 750 square kilometers of forest.

    Last but not least, Ikea has tried changing customers' behavior(行为).It does so by improving product designs. In 2015, Ikea changed all of its lighting products into LED. This change alone, it says, has saved lots of electricity.

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The health of our children is important. Children should take part in(参加) sports or other activities(活动) often.However, this isn't always easy. In cities, it can be hard to find activities to play. Don't worry. The West Moor Sports Camp can help you!

The West Moor Sports Camp is an outdoor camp for children from 7 to 16. Children can enjoy outdoor activities here, such as running, swimming or riding bikes. And their parents can also relax here, knowing that their children are safe

The West Moor Sports Camp is quite big. There is a lot of space for children to run around and enjoy themselves. There are many games and sports for them--badminton, basketball, ping-pong, tennis and swimming. Swimming in the sea is really a great thing. There are also classes about health. Both children and parents can take part in them.

This camp is very god for children. Firstly, children can take part in their favourite sport activities. They will become fitter when having fun! The second is that children will make new friends. They will learn how to work with other children.

So visit our website (网站) today to find out more information. Give your children a better future !

On May 5，2017, China's home-made passenger aircraft C919 completed its 90-minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai. 

C919 is developed by COMAC, a Chinese aircraft company. It is designed to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The first C919 aircraft can carry 168 passengers and is able to fly a distance between 4, 075 and 5, 555 kilometers. It's reported that a C919 costs around 50 million dollars, less than half of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320. Up to now, more than 570 aircrafts have been ordered from 23 customers，mostly Chinese，but also American and Thai companies or airlines. COMAC aims to take one fifth of the world's narrow-body aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035. 

The name C919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both "COMAC" and "China". The number 9 is pronounced as jiu in Chinese, which means "forever". And the number 19 refers to its capacity (容量）of 190 passengers. 

The large passenger aircraft is praised as "the flower of modern industry". It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards as well as the comprehensive (综合的）power. In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy (战略）of the nation, COMAC bears the nation's dream and people's trust. China considers it as a national pride. 

When you are reading something in English, you may often see a new word. If you want to get its meaning (意思), you can just guess and you can also ask your teacher or friends for help. But, what's the best way to know it?

A dictionary is your best friend when learning English. You need an English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word you don't know. For example (例如), it tells you how to read this word, what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words in the dictionary and how can you know where the word is? There is a way to look for it. 

In the dictionary, you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B, C, D, E… That means, if there are two words, "desk" and "hour", " desk" will be before "hour"; "story" before "Sunday", "tomato" before "tomorrow" etc (等等). 

The English-Chinese dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will often use it in your English learning.