Bill is a student in Jiangdu Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents.

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    There is a big demand (需求) for English teachers in China. The country develops at a high speed, so it needs lots of volunteers who can teach primary school students conversational (对话的) English skills in China. Global Crossroad is mainly connected with several Chinese public schools. And most of them are in the countryside. Non-native English speakers are also invited to join this project.

    With the growth of the country's economy, the demand for English education in China is growing. As China continues to be a global business country, the importance of English education is increasing as well. Many public schools in China have an "English Comer", which is a place of the classroom designed (设计) and set aside for teaching and learning English. These schools are in need of international teachers to teach English.

    Most schools in the countryside in China are searching for good English teachers. Your time and efforts are so important in improving these students' English skills and helping them get more equal (平等的) chances to work in the future.

    The Oxford English Dictionary（OED）is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao to its 2014 edition（版本）. The word has become popular in China since 2013. It is used to describe rich people who spend money in extravagant（奢侈的）ways. The word has also become popular in Western countries, too.

    The word being used by people in foreign countries is an example of China's spreading influence in the world in not just economy（经济）, but also society and culture. People are paying attention to what is happening in China and are gradually picking up some Chinese words. These words express special Chinese ideas, but they cannot be easily translated into English.

    The OED is also thinking of adding hukou and dama to the 120 Chinese words that have been collected in its dictionary. Hukou means China's system（制度）that makes sure Chinese people can live in a certain place, and dama means middle-aged Chinese women who influence the global gold markets because of their gold-buying habits.

    The news that the OED will include these Chinese words has been criticized. Some people say the words can be embarrassing to some people in China, but others think that it's natural for words to spread and be used in other places. In fact, the word tuhao expresses the humor of China. It is easy to pronounce and it makes fun of rich people who have more money than taste.

    So, welcome to the English language, tuhao-let's be friends！

    A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

    Venice is in the north-east of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

    Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 177 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and the cool summer night while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

    Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1, 500 years ago, and built homes there.

    Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's nothing special but when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.

    Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimetres. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化).

    Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

    Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.

    He will be the ambassador of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Of course, we're talking about the one-and-only Son Goku (孙悟空). Nope, this is not a joke. His dad is named Akira Toriyama (鸟山明). He must be very proud of him. Goku is 1.72 meters tall. He had a monkey tail as a child. He has beaten some of the universe's biggest enemies. The Tokyo Olympics are two years away, but the Olympic committee has already made a decision. Goku is a world famous Japanese character. He's worth investing in for the Olympics. He will be the main character with other eight Japanese popular cartoon characters.