A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.

 The blind can read by using Braille – a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille writer. The American schoolboy, Shubham Banerjee, made a new Braille writer from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo – a combination (组合) of the words  Braille and Lego. It costs just $ 350. It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine.

 Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo last year for a school science exhibition. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee's machine last November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $35, 000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel.  He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying:”We as parents started to be interested more, thinking that he's on to something and this invention has to continue.”Banerjee told the AP News: “My dream would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braigo.”

    It was Sunday yesterday. Steve1a relaxing weekend. 2Sunday morning, he played computer games with his friends at home. It3pretty good. In the afternoon, he4with his mother. They bought many kinds of food and vegetables. It was really relaxing and exciting. In the evening, he5a talk show with his parents and listened to some songs by a6singer. 7Ann had a busy weekend. She8stopped working. On Sunday morning, she cleaned her bedroom and did her homework. In the afternoon, she went to visit her uncle and9him do some farm work. In the evening, she cooked dinner for her parents. After dinner, she washed the dishes. Then she went out10a walk with her dog.

    What about your weekend?

    I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all1of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 2that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought 3for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn't go, so my brother4me the ticket. I was really5!

    I remember the buzz(嘈杂声)of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 6. After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became7. I could barely make out the stage in the8. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band9the stage. My brother learned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn't10what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as11as a Jet engine. I could12the drum beats and the bass notes in my stomach.

    I can't recall any of the songs that the band played. I just13that I really enjoyed the show and didn't want it to14. But in the end, after three encores(加演), the show finished. We left the15and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just16from a long sleep. My ears were still17with the beat of the last song.

    After the18, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 19, I listen to one of their songs and20I'm back at that first show.

    Mary was ill, so she went to see 1 .

    "Doctor, I'm not feeling 2," said Mary. "Every time I do my homework, I feel 3 . If I go to school on foot, I have to sit down and 4 for a few times."

    The doctor looked over her 5. At last he said, "6 serious(严重的), but I'm afraid you are eating too much." "I don't understand. What do you mean(意思)?" asked Mary.

    "I mean you eat 7 food," said the doctor.

    "Oh! You mean I'm too 8 That's a problem," said Mary. "What should I do?"

    "The answer is easy," said the doctor. "If you eat a lot of food and also do much9, you 10 thinner and healthier"

    A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy 1. He broke off the paint on the car. The man was so 2 that he ran to his son, took away his hammer (锤子) from him, and used the hammer to hit the boy's 3 as hard as he could for punishment. The poor boy cried 4 but his father didn't care at all.

    When the father calmed down, he took his son to the 5 as soon as he could. Although the doctor tried to save the broken bones, he had to 6 the fingers from both of the boy's hands in the end.

    When the boy 7 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently (天真地) said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your car." Then he asked, "But when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father felt very sad and regretted this very much.

    Think about this story when someone steps (踩) 8 your feet and you want to argue (争吵) with him. Think first before you 9 your patience with someone. Cars can be broken, 10 bones and hurt feelings often can't. So always remember: excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!