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    Mrs. Smith is Jim's mother. She loves her family very much.  She goes to the store every day. She often buys food, fruit and clothes for Jim and her husband. Now many clothes are on sale at Renmin Clothes Store. They are very cheap. Mrs. Smith comes to the store and she wants to buy some clothes for her family. There they have sweaters in all colors for ￥15 each and sports shoes for only ￥28. Mrs. Smith likes the red sweater and she buys one for herself. She buys a pair of sports shoes for her son. The great T-shirts in the store are just ￥18!  She buys a white one for Mr. Smith. And that's not all. The socks, in all colors, are ￥2 each. She buys the socks in many colors for her family. She is really a Rood mother and a good wife (妻子).

    People normally think of dogs as man's best friend, but to Brian Wilson, his two pet parrots are his best friends.

    It all began in 1995, when Brian was still a firefighter. A car accident caused serious damage to his brain. After several months of treatment, Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again and that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home.

    However, according to Brian, his two pet parrots didn't give up easily. They kept talking to him day and night, until one day, he said one word, then another, and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

    Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners. Now, his house is home to about 80 birds, including a great variety of birds like several macaws, cockatoos and African gray parrots. The birds fly around from room to room, some cackling (咯咯叫), others talking like humans. Though they all have big cages, Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

    Over the years, Brian has developed a special relationship with birds. The birds that bite other humans, seem to like him and can get along with him well. He is now called a bird whisperer (鸟语者). Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds with his own money, but has recently established a foundation (基金会) to accept donations. He and his birds also earn money by performing at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

    For people who want to adopt (领养) Brian's birds, they have to volunteer at the foundation for three months before they can take the pet home.

The video "Hello! Spring Festival" by China Dailytells us what the Spring Festival is like in some foreigners' eyes. 

"Chinese New Year is the most important festival in China, and the beautiful thing I like is the way we put up ‘Fu (福)' outside. We change the direction, and it means that Fu has already come, " said Emma, from France. Running a French restaurant in Hangzhou, Emma seems to know everything about it. Actually Barbara, a German designer who is running a children's wear brand in Shenyang, is full of praise for Chinese food, especially Yuanxiao (元宵). "We always prepare some handmade lanterns (灯笼) to celebrate the Lantern Festival, " she added, "This year for Chinese New Year I gave out some special Hongbao, but the most important thing is the money inside. " 

Zhang Luka from Italy is a big fan of Chinese culture. He told us what his first experience with the Spring Festival was like. "At that time, I saw everyone leaving, taking big bags and going back home. All of a sudden, all the restaurants were closed and take-out food was pretty difficult to order as well. What an unbelievable story! Luckily, after the first year, I got to meet many Chinese friends and enjoyed the holidays in a Chinese way. This was the opportunity for me to really get close to Chinese culture. "