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Hurting others online
One day, 14-year-old Wen Jiayi posted a photo on QQ. However, one of her classmates wrote “You're so ugly and silly.” under the photo. Wen was shocked and didn't know how to reply.
This is an example of cyber bullying (网络暴力), which refers to sending, posting, or sharing bad things about someone else online. Lots of kids these days have experienced some forms of cyber bullying. According to a recent survey, nearly 30% of teenagers in China have been bullied online. The most common form of cyber bullying is the use of bad language.
Nearly 70% of cyber bullying happens through social media (社交媒体). 14-year-old Sun Zhenyao studies at Hefei No.50 Middle School in Anhui. When he writes down his opinions on news articles, he sometimes receives rude messages from strangers. “It comes out of nowhere and drives me crazy,” Sun said. He adds the bullies to his blacklist and reports them to the sites he posts on.
However, most victims (受害者) don't take this kind of action. About 60% of cyber bullying victims stay silent. Sometimes it's difficult to fight back by yourself. But if those messages really hurt you, just ask your parents or teachers for help.
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Nowadays, more and more people would like to spend their holiday on the beach. However, the research estimates that floods of plastic come into the ocean. How can we ① the ocean? Here are some tips.
If we are going to take some delicious lunch to the beach, try to use ② bags. Delicious sandwiches can be covered in paper bags. Make sure beach toys don't get washed by the ③ . Children like ice-creams. Order an ice-cream served in a cone not a cup. We'd better not use any plastic ④ .
Clean up pet poo by using newspaper before we leave.
If we can't do everything-just getting started is the important part.
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Chang'e-5 Back Home In an ancient Chinese story, a beautiful goddess named Chang'e flew to the moon alone. It was a sad story because she never came back home. However, another Chinese "Chang'e" just came back. After weeks of space travel, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe(月球探测器)came home on December 17th, 2020. It landed successfully in Siziwang banner in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The whole flight took more than 20 days. Chang'e-5 brought back rocks and soil from the moon. They are the world's freshest lunar rocks in over 40 years. China has become the third country in the world to successfully bring back rocks from the moon, after the US and the former Soviet Union. The return of Chang'e-5 was the last step in China's three-step lunar exploration program(探月工程). It began in 2004, including orbiting, landing, and bringing back samples, Xinhua News Agency reported. To work together with other countries, China has planned to send some rocks to scientists from all over the world. Going to the moon has been a dream for Chinese people, and the story of Chang'e has been told through the ages. Now, Chang'e-5 has helped Chinese people realize the dream. |
"Clear your plate. Say no to waste." It means do not waste a grain of food. Food waste has become a big problem these days. According to the United Nations, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year—that's about a third of the world's total food. In China alone the restaurants wasted I7 to 18 million tons of food a year from 2013 to 2015. That could feed 30 to 50 million people for a whole year.
To reduce the waste, People have taken measures to control food waste. In Shaanxi province， restaurants were asked to serve half portions(半份)to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association(餐饮协会) suggested that restaurants use the "N-1 mode". For example, a group of 10 diners should only order enough for nine people at first. If people can't finish their meals, they are also encouraged to take the leftovers(剩菜)home. On WeChat, a mini-program called "Clear Plate" invites people to exchange pictures of their empty plates for credit points(信用分). People can use the credit to buy things or give food to children in poor areas.
"We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to carry out the virtue(美德) of cherishing food and developing the habit of thrift," said Liu Jichen, developer of the mini-program.
Children's Games in Ancient China
During ancient times, children didn't have much to enjoy. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.
Kicking stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
Playing hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: cover a child's eyes and then other kids run around to tease(戏弄)him, or more usually, others hide and one child must try to find them.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, the Tianjin kite and the Wei-fang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.
Watching shadow plays(皮影戏)
The closest thing to watching a film in ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.
Teacher sets an example of how to help others
Zhang Guimei, the headteacher of Huaping High School for Girls in Liiang city, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, was born in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province in 1957. At the age of 17, Zhang traveled to Yunnan and has been a teacher there for over 40 years.
The school founded by Zhang in 2008 was the first high school in the country to provide free education to girls. With Zhang's help, the girls were able to continue their studies after completing their nine years of compulsory education. Zhang did so much to improve the education for girls from poor families that she was given the title "Role Model of the Times" in 2020.
If you know Zhang's own conditions, you will be more deeply moved by her. She has no personal property (资产), and she has lived in the student dormitory since its founding. She spends most of her salary and the bonuses (津贴) she receives on her students. Although she has serious health problems, she always takes morning classes together with the students. She has also walked up to 110,000 kilometers to visit her students' families over the years.
Thanks to her efforts, about 40 percent of the high school leavers have been accepted by key universities. More than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities through her education.
Zhang's story will be long remembered and encourage more people to follow her example.
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Mobile phones have become an important part of our daily lives. However, to protect students' eyesight, make sure they focus on their studies, primary and middle schools will have more specific rules to limit students' mobile phone use on campus. The Ministry of Education gave a notice that limits primary and middle school students' carrying mobile phone use at school in January, 2021. Those who still require their phone for some reason must get their parents' and teachers' permission and must hand their phones over during class time. The purpose of this new rule is to help students focus on study and prevent them from being addicted (成瘾) to the internet and games. According to a 2020 report by the China Internet Network Information Center, China had 175 million internet users under the age of 18 in 2019, with 74 percent having their own mobile devices. This is worrying, because long-time use of mobile phones harms children's eyesight, cervical (颈部) vertebrae (脊椎) and even the brain, according to the World Health Organization. Many schools have taken measures to limit students phone use on campus. Before the new rule , Li Wen, an English teacher in Shantou, noticed that many students brought their phones to school. Some even played games on them during class. Now the situation has improved since the notice was given. |
Dear Li Hua,
I miss you so much. I'm sorry I didn't reply to your e-mail last Saturday because I went swimming with my roommate. She is a lovely girl from England. I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as I came back. In your last e-mail, you told me your family planned to visit Chaozhou this Saturday. I went there with my parents by train last October. My aunt and my cousin also went there. We met at Chaoshan Railway Station. I must recommend Teochew cuisine(推荐潮州菜)to you. I'm sure you will fall in love with it immediately. Besides visiting places of interest, we also enjoyed Chao Opera during our stay. But none of us could understand it. The traffic in Chaozhou isn't very heavy. You can take a bus or a taxi to go around. I know you like different kinds of bridges. Then you can't miss Guangji Bridge, one of the most famous bridges in Chaozhou.
By the way, I will come back on July 4th to celebrate my father's birthday. What about going to the new park in the city center after, come pack? Please reply to me if you are interested in it and tell me the exact time and place to meet and other information.
Yours,
Mary
A little pine tree(松树) had no leaves. It had needles(松针).The little tree said, "I don't like needles. I want pretty leaves just like others. But I will have better leaves. I want gold leaves."
Night came and the little tree went to sleep. A fairy(精灵) came by and gave it gold leaves. When the little tree woke up, it had leaves of gold. It said, "Oh, I am so pretty! No other tree has gold leaves." A man came by. He took all the gold leaves away. The poor little tree cried, "I don't want gold leaves again. I want to have glass leaves."
When the little tree went to sleep, the fairy came again and put the glass leaves on it." How pretty they look in the sunshine! No other tree is so bright, "the little tree said happily. Then a wind came up. The glass leaves all fell down and got broken. Again the little tree had no leaves. It was very sad, and said," I will not have gold leaves or glass leaves. I want green leaves like others."
And the little tree went to sleep. When it woke up, it had green leaves. A sheep came by. He was so hungry that he ate all the leaves. Then the little tree said, "I will not have green leaves, nor glass leaves, nor gold leaves. I like my needles best."
So you see, being yourself is very important.
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Kevin Michael Connolly began to love skiing when he was a child. He has skied and won medals in skiing competitions since 1999, and he has traveled all over the world taking photos. He's also written a book about his life--and it has been very successful. But the most unbelievable thing about Kevin is that he doesn't have legs. Kevin hasn't had a terrible accident or been in a disaster. He was born without legs. Kevin's parents helped him to overcome the condition by raising him like any other child. He learned to "walk" using his hands, and he went to school with the other children from his neighborhood. Kevin grew up in Montana. Most Montana kids learn to ski, and Kevin did, too. He used special equipment, and he became a very good skier. He also hiked and camped in the mountains a lot. After he finished high school, he studied Film and Photograph at Montana State University. Later, Kevin returned to his university to give a speech to welcome new students. Now he has his own TV show called Arm & Ready. On the show, Kevin travels to different places and faces different challenges. People love the show because they feel inspired when they see the world through Kevin's eyes. Kevin's excellent journey will change the way they look at others, and the way they see themselves. |
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