Some designers are trying to build a new type of house. The picture below shows some information about the house.
Ye Lianping is a 96-year-old retired teacher from a village in Anhui Province. He has been teaching left-behind children there for free during the past 24 years.
Teaching has always been an important part of Ye's life. After he retired, he began offering free English-language classes to left-behind children. He first set up a classroom in his own house. Later, with the help of the government, he got another two classrooms. To provide education for more children, he also set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund with almost all his money and the donations (捐赠物) from others. So far, it has helped hundreds of left-behind children.
Ye is quite generous to these children, but he spends very little money on himself. He lives a very simple life. He lives with his wife in a house built over 30 years ago. He never buys any drinks. And he has been wearing the same jacket for over 40 years.
Although he is getting older, Ye is never tired of teaching. In 2018, he got hurt while riding a bicycle to buy vegetables. Instead of resting in bed for recovery, he quickly returned to class with a walking stick.
Ye is racing against time to spend as much time as possible on left-behind children's education. People call him "the candlelight of the village". But he said, "I'm just a firefly (萤火虫), making little light, not as much light as a candlelight can give."
The first cellphone was invented fifty years ago. The man who built that phone, Martin Cooper, is now 94 years old. He has been called the "father of the cellphone".
In the early 1970s, Cooper worked for American technology company Motorola. At the time, Motorola and other companies were competing(竞争) to create cellphones. Cooper made the first public call with a handheld telephone in New York City on April 3, 1973. The device(设备), called Dyna -TAC, weighed about 1 kilogram and was 28 centimeters long.
He developed the phone with his team at Motorola for over five months. They could only talk on it for about 25 minutes. Cooper noted that such a call time was not a problem, because this phone was so heavy that you couldn't hold it up for 25 minutes. Cooper said, "The only thing that I was worried about: 'Is this thing going to work?' And it did. At the time, we had no way of knowing this was an important moment in history."
Today, the phone allows us to do many things. Cooper said the progress of cellphones is sure to continue long into the future. He thinks future phones will monitor our health at all times and batteries(电池) could even be replaced by human energy . He believes that one day, our phones might be small devices inside our ears.
Cooper has also expressed his worry. "We don't have any privacy(隐私) anymore because everything is now recorded someplace," Cooper said. However, he said hopefully that cellphones will continue to develop in ways that can greatly help humans.
Does it seem that the things you say often cause offense(冒犯) ? If so, maybe people think that your English isn't polite. ___!
◆"I'm afraid I can't" VS "NO."
It can be difficult to refuse an invitation from a friend. Simply saying "No." would sound impolite. The next time you have to refuse an invitation, you can say, "I'm afraid I can't.
◆ ___
If someone does something you don't like, would you like him to stop? To get the good result, instead of shouting "Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!", ask him politely by saying "Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?"
◆"Can you pass me. . . ?" VS "Give me..."
___, so it's sometimes difficult to get what you want without causing frustration(懊恼). Change words that sound like commands(命令), such as "Give me the newspaper." with a request like "Can you pass me the newspaper?"
◆"Could you give me five minutes?" VS "Go away."
You're really busy at work, but your co-worker needs your help. ___, just saying "Go away." is certainly not proper. Instead, keep everyone happy by using the words "Could you give me five minutes?"
A. "Would you mind . . .?" VS "Stop it!" B. People don't like being told what to do C. "Could you spare me…?" VS "Don't do it!" D. Learn how to be polite with this great guide E. When you're busy and can't do anything else |
Young Jim was glad when the ship finally arrived. He said 1 to his shipmates, carrying a heavy bag on his shoulder.
With him was Ben. Jim met the old sailor (水手) on Treasure Island—he was a nice person, but had become a bit strange after being on the desert island for three 2 !
"What are you going to do now, Ben?" he asked.
"A thousand pounds worth of treasure is 3 for me! I will live a happy life!" He waved goodbye as he 4 .
The minute Jim got home, his mother rushed outside. "Oh, my darling boy! It's so good to see you. I thought you had been lost at sea!" she cried 5 .
Jim showed her the one thousand pounds worth of treasure he made. She was amazed! More than 6 weeks later, while Jim was helping his mom with dinner, Ben appeared in front of him.
"Bad luck, Jim! The treasure weighed me down, and there were so many things to spend it on. In fifteen days, I had 7 every coin!" Ben said.
This was a sad turn of events! Jim asked Ben if he had any family he could 8 with. He sighed. "I've been on that island for years, so I've forgotten so many things. I wouldn't know where to find them! I couldn't even tell you when my birthday might be!"
Jim felt sorry for him! He went into the kitchen and came out with a 9 .
Jim told Ben, "Since you don't know when your birthday is, let's say it's today!" When Ben tore (撕破) the paper off the box and smelled what was in it, a tear came to his eye.
"A CHEESE CAKE! The very thing I 10 on that island for so many years. You've taught me a lesson—gold coins come and go, but friendship is a treasure that lasts forever!"
China has a long history. Many stories are hidden in ancient books. One of these books ___
(be) Shan Hai Jing. It is a special book that tells us about the geography and culture of China before a time called the Qin Dynasty. It is ___ (real) like a treasure box. There are many Chinese myths (神话) in it.
No one knows for sure ___ wrote the wonderful book. And the time when it was written is also ___ (certain). People once thought mythical figures (人物) wrote it. For a long time, figures like Yu the Great or Boyi ___ (think) to be the writer.
Shan Hai Jing talks about many things. It talks about more than 550 mountains and 300 waterways. There are stories of 400 mythical creatures (神怪异兽), ___. The book has about 31,000 Chinese characters. There are some oldest stories about how the world ___ (begin). One story is about the Great Pangu. He created the world. There are also stories about Nu Wa. She repaired the sky. Another story is about a great person—Kua Fu. He tried___ (run) after the sun.
The book is like___ bridge from the past to today. The stories have been passed down from parents to ___ (child) in China for many, many years.
In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and customs. Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of layue, is the first festival in this month. 59. 从这天起，人们开始为中国的新年做准备。 On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge.
There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds (莲子), dates (红枣), and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health, but a blessing (祝福) for the coming of Chinese New Year. Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜)is popular in the north. People begin to soak garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages.
Another major celebration before Spring festival is xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24t day of the last lunar month. Traditionally it is an important occasion when people offer sacrifices (祭品) to the Kitchen God who looks after the family. Don't forget to clean your home. This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start. 60. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.
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民间小吃 | 糖葫芦（tanghulu） |
原料 | 山楂（haw）,有些地方的糖葫芦用草莓（strawberry）、葡萄（grape），甚至小苹果等制成 |
历史渊源 | 据说，宋代（the song dynasty）一位皇帝的妻子曾因吃了糖葫芦治好了病，因此流传下来 |
象征 | 幸福和团圆 |