Last summer holiday, I got a job working at a coffee shop.

    One rainy day, one of my regular customers(顾客）camein. He looked upset. He said he wanted to get in bed, pull the sheets(被单) up over his head, and stay there for a few years. I knew that he was unhappy.

    Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was surprised, since he hadn't ordered anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut(油炸圏饼).

  "It's on me," I told him. "Have a nice day. "

    He smiled and thanked me before heading into the rain.

    The next day, it was still raining. I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders. I was wet and cold. Worse, no one was tipping(给小费）that day.

    In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note. He said that not many people took time to care about others today. With a friendly wave, he drove away.

    I ran to the back of the shop and read the note. It read:

Christine，

    Thanks for being so sweet, kind yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who's so nice. Please don't change your ways! Have a great day!

—Hank

    After that, whenever I felt upset, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile，hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"

    Night after night, a wolf walks around a group of sheep, looking for one of them to eat, but the shepherd (牧羊人) and his dogs always make him go away.

    But one day, the wolf finds the skin (皮)of a sheep. He puts the skin carefully over him. Then he walks into the group of sheep.

    The shepherd thinks that the wolf is one of his sheep, and makes the wolf eat the grass with the sheep, and even lets him sleep with the sheep.

    For many days and nights, the wolf eats and sleeps very well. The wolf enjoys himself very much. But one day, the shepherd wants to sell one of his sheep at the market. He finds the biggest and fattest sheep and brings him into town. Can you guess who it is? It is the wolf!

    One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!". I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"

    "Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say!"

    I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"

    "Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.

    "Did you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.

    Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain," 'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms."

    Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

   Why do we play sports? You might say "to get exercise" andyou'd be right. To have fun? That's true, too. But there's more. In fact, thereare at least five more reasons. According to the report, people who play sportsget1 more than just healthy.

   People who play sports do better in school. You might think that playingsports will2 all your study time. But a research shows thatstudents who play sports do better in school than3 whodon't. Exercise improves learning and memory, which can help students becomemore active in class.

   It's4 that people who play sports learn teamwork andgoal setting skills. Sports teach valuable life skills. When you work withcoaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, you'relearning5 tobe successful. Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life.

   Sports are good for people's health. Besides being healthy and keeping ahealthy weight, people who play sports are also less possible to smoke. And6 inlife, people who exercise have fewer chances to have cancer (癌症)or some otherillnesses.

   Playing sports improves confidence. People who play sports feel betterabout themselves. Why? It builds confidence when you know you can practice,improve, and7 your goals. Sports are also a feel-goodactivity8 they help people get in shape, keep a healthyweight, and make new friends.

   Exercise cuts the pressure. Playing sports can make you have less9 andhelp you feel a little happier. A person's mood (心情)improves during exercise. Friends canalso help improve your mood. And being on a team creates close relationship10 friends. It's good to know your teammates willsupport you - both on and off the field!

With a habit of drinking coffee on weekends while doing schoolwork, Wu Zibo, a 17-year-old student from Beijing No. 1 High School, wanted to order a cup of Moutai-flavored latte ( 茅台味拿铁 ). "I wonder how my father's favorite Chinese strong drink would taste with my favorite coffee, " Wu told China Daily (中国日报).

Moutai-flavored latte craze shows a team-up business pattern (团队经营

模式) in China. The team-up between Kweichow Moutai and Luckin Coffee has interested many people. It sold 5. 42 million cups and made 100 million yuan just on Sept. 4, the first day it came out, China Daily reported. 

Moutai has tried many ways in recent years to be more creative, such as by bringing out Moutai ice cream and canvas bags. "This creative team-up lets Moutai make its brand（品牌) younger, "Li Honghui, a marketing director for drinks, shared with China Daily. "Through team-up, brands can make the market bigger, and bring more new things to buyers", added Li.

In 2023, China's team-up market will grow to over 100 billion yuan and may reach 300 billion yuan by 2025, according to China Quality Daily. However, wrong team-up may have undesirable results and even hurt brands. "The secret to making a team-up successful is about how good the products are. The brands should not just pay attention to getting the people excited, "said Li.

We all want to get along with our friends, family, and other people. We understand that how we act and what we say is important. For example, using polite words such as please and thank you shows that we care about other people's feelings. 

However, we don't always know the right way to act when we are angry or do not agree with others. When these happen, we just think about how angry we feel. We never remember that the problem may have started with a simple mistake, such as gossip（流言蜚语）. For example, when we say untrue things about another person, we hardly know whether that person may feel hurt or angry. But they exactly do. 

Things like gossip often make us unhappy or hurt because we have feelings. Although our feelings are inside us, they sometimes show on the outside. In other words, people can see our happy face. They can hear our angry voice. We also show feelings by the way we act. 

The way we show our feelings is very important when we get along with other people. So share our feelings in clever and proper ways if we feel angry. And how? We can control them. For example, speak calmly, and don't shout. Listen politely and don't interrupt（打断）. Respect （尊敬）the other person's feelings. 

Actions that hurt people make things worse, not better. So we should share our feelings, talk about what we want, and work things out with other people.