我们学校的四季

    Our school is beautiful all the year round. It is warm in spring. All the trees and grass turn green. The water in the lake gets warm, too. We plant trees around the lake or fly kites in the playground. It is hot in summer, but we feel cool under the trees. We can play games there. Sometimes we swim in the lake. It's cool! When autumn comes, all the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall. We clean them every day. Winter comes. It's very cold. We must wear warm clothes. The lake freezes. We can skate on it. When it snows, we can make a snowman.

Little Peter is nine years old. And now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up early in the morning. This term, Mrs Black, Peter's aunt, works in Peter's school. She asks Peter to come to school earlier. This morning, Peter got up late again. When he ran to school, it was eight thirty. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

“You are thirty minutes late for the first class. Peter. ”Mrs Black said unhappily. “Why are you often late?”“Every time I get to the street, I always see a sign. It says‘SCHOOL—GOSLOW' ”Peter answered.

    Is lightning dangerous?

    Lightning is beautiful and exciting, but it kills a thousand people in the world

every year. Lightning is electricity. The electricity in lightning is very strong.In 1998, one flash of lightning killed eleven players at a football match.

    What does it feel like?

    Sabrina, aged 12 and her father are lucky to be alive. Last year, they were hit by lightning, but it did not kill them. Sabrina said afterwards, "It felt like a big hammer. My feet and legs hurt for an hour afterwards. My dad said he felt as if his hands were in an electric socket (插座).”

    How far away is it?

    When you see lightning, start counting the seconds: one...two...three....Stop

counting when you hear the thunder. Every three seconds is one kilometer. So if

you count six seconds, the lighting was two kilometers away. That does not mean

it is safe. Lightning can move very fast.

    How to be safe in a storm

    ⒈Stay inside if you can. You will be safe if you do not use the telephone,

electrical equipment or water. Do not stand too close to windows or doors.

    ⒉Lightning often hits metal things, so do not touch metal things outside. But

you are safe in a car if the windows are closed. The electricity goes down through

the car's metal and not through the people!

    ⒊Lighting often hits the tallest thing. Ask yourself "What is the tallest thing there?" If the answer is "A tree", do not stand under that tree. If the answer is "Me", move quickly!

Welcome to our zoo!

Americans think much about time. From children they learn to value (珍惜) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying (垂死的), they say he is living on borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge (知识). Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his spare (空闲的) time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday or Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can not see that a man walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time can bring them money and a lot of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel that they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.