| Li Chenxi is at the No.2 Primary School in Yin Chuan. She is interested in tie-dye (扎染). She can make dolls and dresses after learning for more than a year. "Now I can do what I want to do in my free time, I enjoy it." she said. |
| Chloe from Canada is a paper-cutting lover. Every Sunday, she learns paper-cutting from Mrs. Smith. The girl can easily cut butterflies, horses, flowers and so on. Last weekend, Chloe made a paper-cutting work of Rongbao. She felt excited to see it shown on the school wall. |
| Antoine, an international student from London, was surprised at the dragon dance. He kept practicing the basic skills day by day to perfectly do the jumps and turns and lift the dragon body high in the air. In 2015, Antoine built the first international student dragon dance team in his school. |
China now has 43 items (项目) on the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list, making it the nation with the most entries (入选) on the list in the world. Qinqiang (秦腔) was selected as the national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. It is special for its simple, bold (大胆的), artistic opera style.
Hou Yan, 48, is the president of Qinqiang Theater of the Ningxia Performing Arts Group. She started learning Qinqiang Opera from her mother when she was 4 years old.
Training in Qinqiang Opera is very hard. In 1985, Hou studied at an art school in Ningxia. She needed to do waist bending (下腰) and somersaults (翻筋斗) each day. In training, she had to hold each move for half an hour. A small mistake could mean she had to start all over again.
Her hard work paid off. Hou started to work in a troupe (剧团) in Yinchuan at the age of 16. But in 1993, pop and western music bit Qinqiang Opera hard. The troupe had to close and Hou left the opera stage.
In the past few years, however, China has worked hard to build up its traditional culture. Hou went back to the stage in 2000. She felt happier than ever before.
Now, Hou's team gives hundreds of Qinqiang Opera performances every year in Ningxia. The average (平均的) age of Hou's opera team is 30.
"As we become more confident (自信的) about our culture, more young people become promoters (传播者) of our own culture," Hou said.
China is home to tea and has a long history of tea culture. As time goes by, the tea culture has developed greatly.
In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, but also ate the tea leaves. That was why tasting tea was called "tea-eating". In the Song Dynasty, the way people drank tea became romantic and was full of art. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea returned to its true nature of "drinking tea". People put dry tea leaves in the cup and then poured boiled water into it before drinking. And in the Qing Dynasty, the tea culture finally came into common families. Drinking tea became part of their daily life. At the same time, there were more tea houses.
Nowadays, making tea around a stove (围炉煮茶) has become popular among young people. This is a special way of drinking tea. Many young people like to choose a quiet and comfortable environment to make tea. While boiling tea, there must be delicate and tasty snacks like small oranges and sweet potatoes on the charcoal (炭) stove, satisfying people's eyes and mouth. And beautiful cups and teapots would bring them more pleasure in mind. What they enjoy are art, spiritual world and the deep Chinese tea culture. Away from their busy work and life, they feel calm and peaceful in mind.
In fact, people began to make tea around a stove in ancient times. As time passes by, Chinese tea culture continues to develop. Modern tea culture has mixed traditional and modern art and life, showing a more open and colorful culture.
There are a lot of websites offering advice about the best ways to learn languages. ___ However, language learning is something that will take you a lifetime. It's impossible to learn a language in only a few weeks.
The thought of learning a language can be quite scary. Many people never try, as they listen to that voice in their heads that keeps telling them they can't do it because it's too much work. ___ When you achieve each one, you feel good and the fear goes away.
Most language experts agree it's better to learn new words and grammar by using topics that interest you. Reading long lists of words is not a good way of learning new vocabulary. ___ Reading those words in an interesting article, however, might not make you sleepy and is a much better way to remember them.
Many people will tell you that you can only really learn a language when you're young. ___ Instead, just keep on learning because there's plenty of evidence（证据）to show that adults can become just as good though they learn in different ways from children.
Learning more about your own language can actually help you when it comes to trying a new language. As you see, if you want to learn to use anything well, you need to understand how it works, and languages are no different___ And then use your knowledge of that language to help you develop skills in the new language.
A. Most people also find it very boring.
B. Don't listen to them because it's simply not true.
C. Try to understand how your own language works.
D. Some of them say you can learn a language in only a few weeks.
E. That's why it's important to break your learning up into small, clear goals.
When my children were younger, we used to walk around the lake near our home.
One spring day my daughter and I 1 just how much rubbish was lying along the way. So the next day we brought a big bag with us and started to slowly, step by step, pick up the 2 along the way. There were pop cans (易拉罐), plastic water bottles, empty chip bags and even an old worn-out shoe. We stopped and 3 each one and even fished a few pieces of rubbish out of the edge (边) of the water. By the time we circled the 4 the bag was nearly full.
Tired but 5 , we stopped before we headed home and took one last look at the lake as the sun set. It looked more beautiful than ever.
I know that at times this world's problems can seem terrible and you 6 what you can do to solve them. But the truth is—7 you do makes a difference! Every time you stop to pick up a piece of rubbish, you make a difference in the world. Every smile you share makes a difference. Every kind word you say makes a difference. The loving thought you think, the 8 you spread, the hug you share, the joy you create, no matter how 9 , makes a difference in this world.10 , you will find that the problems has become less terrible.
How would you feel if you get hugs after dining in a restaurant? Tim Harries gives free hugs to every customer at the end of each meal.
The atmosphere(气氛) at his restaurant Tim's Place is so positive that customers call it the ___ (popular) restaurant in the world. Tim's hug has ___ interesting name on the menu called a "love" treat.
The 26-year-old man is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer(唐氏综合症患者) in the US to own a restaurant. Also, he ___ (choose) as Student of the Year when he was in high school!
So when a man like Tim hugs you, it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experience. When Tim showed his interest ___ opening a restaurant, his friend Keith who was a businessman supported him. Tim hired(雇佣) many people. Some served the ___ (guest), some kept the place clean, and others did the cooking. Since Tim got to know how much people___ (want) to feel at home at a restaurant, the idea that his customers can order the free hug has been carried out.
Many customers have meals___ (happy) at Tim's Place. So far, Tim ___ (give) out over 19,000 hugs—he keeps count by ___ (use) a special Hug Counter.
Sometimes he may feel tired after a whole day's work,___ he'll never give up giving out free hugs.
Lian Po and Lin Xiangru were two important people in the State of Zhao. Lian was a brave general and Lin was an excellent advisor. Lian was famous for winning battles (战役) and making his enemies scared. Lin, on the other hand, was clever and knew how to use words to solve problems. He once saved the Heshibi for the King of Zhao and became a trusted advisor.
But there was a problem. Lian felt worried after Lin got a higher position than him. He thought he should be given honor for his achievements on the battlefields. Sometimes, Lian even spoke ill of Lin behind his back.
Lin didn't want any trouble, so he avoided meeting Lian. He didn't want to argue or fight. Lian though he was winning because it appeared that Lin was scared of him. Lin's friends, however, were upset about this. They thought Lin was too kind and weak. But Lin explained that he didn't have reasons to fight Lian because it would harm their country. He believed that if they pull together, the State of Zhao would become powerful.
When Lian heard this, he felt ashamed. He realized he was being foolish and also caused trouble for their country. So he said sorry to Lin, and they became good friends. They worked together to serve the State of Zhao and forget about personal problems. Lian and Lin showed us that even if we have differences, we can still put aside our pride and achieve great things.
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Dear Tom,
I'm glad to know you are coming to China for Chinese Spring Festival this year.
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I can't wait to see you soon in China.
Your,
Li Hua
