Every year on 15th October, over 200 million people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day. But why do we have a day for something we do all the time? Well, research shows that not enough people often wash their hands with soap. Experts believe that this leads to the deaths of millions of people every year.

    Sidibe, a public health expert says soap is the most beautiful invention in public health. Washing your hands with soap can have a huge impact on reducing (减少) the spread of diseases. Handwashing with soap prevents babies from getting ill and keeps children healthy in school.

    However, washing hands with soap does not happen as often as you might think. This is partly because there aren't enough resources (资源) in poorer countries, but it's also because for many people, handwashing is simply not part of their everyday life. It's not easy to get people to change habits they learned in early childhood -- but this is what Global Handwashing Day wants to do.

    In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to promote (促进) the first ever Global Handwashing Day. Every year since then, many different events have been held around the world. In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used in the fight against Ebola, a very serious disease, with events held in affected (受感染的) African countries.

    Today, local and national leaders continue to use the day to spread the message about the importance of clean hands. The hope is that handwashing becomes a necessary part of people's lives and improves the health of millions around the world.

Kunqu Opera (昆曲),also known as Kun Opera, is a kind of Chinese musical drama (戏剧).But it is more than just drama. It is actually a kind of art{#blank#}1{#/blank#}history, music, dancing and others.

It is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}believed that Kunqu Opera is the beginning of all the other forms of Chinese opera. With a long history of over 600 years, Kunqu Opera started in the city of Kunshan at the end of the Yuan Rynasty. It became quite {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 2001,Kunqu Opera was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (人类口述和非物质遗产代表作).

Who is the best teacher in Chinese history? Many would say Confucius（孔子）. He was born in 551 BC in the state of Lu. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}He taught about 3，000 students，and many of them became great thinkers

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}They read his teachings，perform（表演）ancient dances（鞠躬）to his picture. Why do people still love them after so many years? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}His most important ideas are to be kind to others，be honest and have good manners. 

Confucius said that brothers and sisters should love each other. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Everyone should be strict with themselves，but be kind to others. Their ideas are always popular in China. People in other places around the world welcome them as well. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}We should learn from the great thinker. 

April 22, 2024 marks the 55th World Earth Day This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics". There are about one million waste plastic bottles produced by us every minute, and people use more than 570 million plastic bags each hour. Plastic products make our life convenient. However, plastic rubbish has been found in deepest seas by scientists recently. Plastic pollution is damaging( 损 害 )our planet. So it's high time to pay attention to the problem of plastic pollution. 

◆What can we do in our daily life to help solve the problem of plastic pollution?

◆What can we do for plastic recycling?

There are several steps for you to follow before you put plastic waste in recyclable waste bins. For example, when you have an empty plastic bottle, you can first take off its cap. The bottle and the cap can be two different kinds of plastic so you'd better take them apart(分开) . 

Then, make the bottle clean with water, especially the inside because there are always drinks or other things left. Lastly, crush(压扁) the bottle so that it can be easy to take and transport. 
 

Three steps in recycling a plastic bottle

Every small action counts when it comes to protecting our environment. Taking responsibility for reducing( 减 少 )plastic pollution not only helps the Earth but also sets a positive example for others to follow. Let's work together to keep our planet clean and healthy for ourselves and future generations. 

"I feel a bit 'emo'." Do you often1 people say this?" Emo" is short for" emotional (情绪化的)". Everyone has2 feelings from time to time. You may not3 to eat, speak, learn, or play when you fail the test. You may feel unlucky when you4 the key and so on. Hey, don't forget that you are the master (主人) of your emotions.5 to deal with (处理) bad emotions? Here are some ways for6 .

7 , taking a deep breath(呼吸). Keep doing it and you can calm down(冷静下来). Next, just move. Do some exercises, such as jumping and hiking. Hugging is a nice try, too.8 your parents, pets or your teddy bear. It may make you feel good.9 is another good way to relax . You can talk to others.

Do you know any other good10 ?

Children love the Spring Festival because they can get gift money. But how do the children spend the gift money? Let's see.

Song Qian, 14

In my family, I can decide how to use my gift money myself. I got 3,600 yuanlast year. I used the money to buy some books and school things. 4 这些钱对于我的课后活动也是有用的。

Zhang Ping, 13

During Spring Festival, I got over 2,000 yuan. I can decide how to spend the money. I chose to put all of it in the bank. 5 I hope to use it if I have a chance to study in other countries in the future. I know studying in other countries is expensive.

Li Lei, 12

The money I got last year was over 1,000 yuan. It was really hard for my parents to make money and they also gave gift money to my cousins, so I gave most of my gift money to my parents. Of course, I still had some money for myself. I bought something I needed and some gifts for my parents on their birthdays.

Li Ai, 14

I can use part of my gift money. This year, my parents helped me to save 1,800 yuanin the bank and left 1,000 yuanfor me. I spent 465 yuanon 8 books and I also bought Taylor Swift's new vinyl record (黑胶唱片) of Midnights in October for 337 yuanbecause she is one of my favorite singers.