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A group of grown-ups, all did well in in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. Soon they began to complain (抱怨) about the stress in work and life.
The teacher1 to the kitchen and returned with a pot (壶) of coffee and all kinds of cups-crystal (水晶), glass, plastic (朔料); some nice looking, some just commonsome2, some cheap. And he3them to drink the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said," I4that all of you took away the nice looking expensive cups, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the cause of your problems and stress.
You know that the cup itself doesn't make the coffee5 delicious. You really wanted the coffee, not the cup,6 you just went for the best cups.
Now think about this:Life is the coffee. The jobs,7and position (地位) in society (社会) are the cups. We just use them to hold life, and the type of cup does not change our life. Sometimes, by seeing only the cup, we forget God (上帝). He8coffee to us. God provides us with the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!" The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make everything9. Live simply. Love generously (慷慨). Care deeply.10 loudly. And leave the rest to God.
It is back-to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunch.
But, don't forget about breakfast! When things get busy in the morning, some people don't eat breakfast to save time. The parents and students must realize the mistake. Everyone should pay attention (关注) to breakfast.
As a student, you should not skip breakfast because it has something to do with your grades. Maybe you don't believe it.That is the finding of a study from Cardiff University in Wales. Researchers did a survey among 5,000 students from more than 100 primary schools in the U.K. They asked the students whether they had breakfast and what they ate for breakfast. Finally, they found out that the students who ate a healthy breakfast got better grades.
The answer is yes. Researchers say that situations are different in different countries. For example, in the United States, about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school do not eat breakfast. When students are in high school, 20 to 30 percent of them ignore (忽视) the morning meal.
A. Is it true that many children don't eat breakfast?
B. Children wake up early and get ready for school.
C. Here is a finding about breakfast and grades.
D. But that may be a big mistake for students.
E. Some students just have lunch at school.
F. Then they did a survey about their grades 6 to 18 months later.
In America, some teenagers are interested in charity (慈善).They are willing to help others. Some teenagers even set up their own charity group. Shreya Papneja is one of them.
Shreya Papneja is 13 years old. She started charity group called Children's Health Awareness Program in schools. Her charity group helps kids make healthy choices and tried to stop childhood obesity (肥胖).
A doctor once told Papneja that more than one-third of children were overweight. She did a lot of research about it. Then she made a website to teach other children about exercise and healthy eating.
She does a lot of things for her charity group when she is free. For example, she often organizes different activities at school around her hometown.
"I know how hard it is to make a change, but I won't give up. At least I've changed a lot. Now I eat more healthy food instead of junk food", She said to a reporter.
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm (蚂蚁窝). First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day something terrible happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down.
Although (虽然) the ants kept alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was frightened as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner (角落) of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand (忍受) that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just. appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2 to 3 babies at a time. They don't leave their mothers until they are about 2.5 years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are about 20,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice-polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. Join me and save the polar bears, and, of course, the tigers the giant pandas and …
Before 1800, many people spent one day a week at church. On that day, they rested and prayed. However, many workers played games and had fun on that day. And they felt too t to work on Monday mornings. In the USA, workers called them “blue Mondays”. To s the problem of "blue Mondays", the English made Saturday afternoon holiday. At one o'clock, everyone stopped w. This was the b of the idea of the weekend in England. By 1940, offices and factories in the USA were c all day on Saturdays, and the two-day weekend began.
Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across mine, and it was only a few meters away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sitting by the window each afternoon, drinking or (read).
Several months (late), I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything (be) not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didn't wash her window.
One (sun) morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I was sitting down for a rest by the window. What a (surprise)! The woman who was sitting by her window was clearly seen! clean her window was! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I (watch) her through my dirty window all the time!
That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (判断) someone, asked myself first," Am I (look) at him through the dirty window of my heart?" Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world (clear).
Kangkang: Hello! May I speak to Bob?
Bob's mother:, please.
(Bob answers the telephone.)
Bob: Hello.
Kangkang: Hello, Bob. This is Kangkang speaking.? I called you but nobody answered.
Bob: At this time yesterday? Oh, I was watching a movie with my sister. What's up?
Kangkang: I want to ask you to go to the concert with me.
Bob: Sounds great. ?
Kangkang: At 4:00 tomorrow afternoon.
Bob:?
Kangkang: Song Zuying, Jay Chou and some other singers will sing at the concert.
Bob: Really? I like them very much. They are great singers.
Kangkang: . Let's go together.
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