There are two kinds of robots. The first type is the industrial robot. The second type of robots help us in our everyday lives. Robots of the later type are being used widely in Japan these days, helping people out in many areas—in hospitals, at homes and in schools.

Recently professor Tomomasa Sato and others developed a “robotic room”. This room is a robot itself, and they let the robot help the people inside. It has ten video cameras on the top of the room and walls. The robot can help the doctors and nurses do a lot of work with the help of its arms and nine computers. The robot's arms can lift and carry things needed by sick persons and nurses, and can throw waste things away.

   In the future, we may have robots at home to help out with the chores. Many people think these robots should look and move like humans. At Honda Motor Company, people made a robot that has two arms and two legs and can walk by itself, just like a person. This robot can walk freely by checking the road it walks on, and use its arms to do different things. The robot is 180 centimeters tall and weighs 210 kilograms. It can not only walk around flat places but go up and down stairs as well. It can also do such things as moving a bag. Not too far in the future, robots that look like movie characters may lend us a hand in our everyday jobs.

    Cars are very important in the life of the Americans. ⑴Without a car, most American people would feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car. ⑵Henry Ford was the man who started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn't know how much cars would affect the American culture. Cars have made the United States a nation on wheels. And ⑶it has helped to make the United States what it is today.

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    According to the traditional Chinese custom, 2018 is just the year of Dog. Ranking as the eleventh animal in the Chinese zodiac-the Shengxiao, Dog is a symbol of loyalty(忠诚)and honesty.

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    Words and phrases including dogs (Gou in Chinese) are commonly used by young people when telling jokes about themselves. For example, you can say "Valentine's Day has nothing to do with me since I am a single dog." It is believed that dog related words and phrases usually have good humour.

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    Among some young people, adding“dog”to a friend's name has the meaning of a close relationship. One of the most famous examples in China is that the actor Lin Gengxin is called Lin Gou by his close friends and fans.

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    Kids with pleasant names are easy to bring up, according to an ancient Chinese saying. Parents in the countryside prefer to give nicknames(绰号)including Gou Sheng and Gou Dan to their kids in the hope that they are as easy to be raised as dogs.

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    Since dogs are considered to have many good qualities(品质), the word is included in more than 10 Chinese metaphors. For example, "serve like a dog or a horse" is used to describe someone who is ready to work hard for the people who have powers.

    Lucy likes English very much. She studies hard. She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio. She likes watching TV. But she only watches it on Saturday evening.

    She doesn't like dancing. But she likes singing. She sings well. She likes driving a car too. Her parents like her. And all the teachers like her, too.

    Hello! My name is Gina. I have three good friends. They're Kate, Rose and Tony. Kate likes bananas but she doesn't like pears. Rose likes hamburgers but she doesn't like carrots. Tony likes oranges but he doesn't like salad. I like ice-cream but I don't like carrots.