As I repeated my shopping list in my broken Italian, the grocery (杂货店) worker in front of me couldn't help 1 . Was he getting mad?
We had just 2 to Italy, and I was trying to learn Italian. We had lived here for a short time years earlier, so I had 3 learned some words. But this time I wanted to 4 the language well. I even put notes on things in the house, labeling(标签) everything in 5 .
We kept a grocery-shopping list on the kitchen wall, and added things on 6 we made a trip to the store. I encouraged my husband to write things down in Italian, so I would get used to reading the list and speaking to the 7 in Italian.
One day we decided to hold a housewarming party because we hadn't met our Italian friends for long. At the party, they all seemed interested in my efforts to learn 8 language when they noticed the Italian labels and my Italian grocery list. I spoke to them in my broken Italian and was 9 that I was already able to understand and join in simple conversations.
The next day. I went to the grocery store 10 with the shopping list. Once there,I managed to11 most things on the list and find them on my own. But there were some things on the 12 Ijust didn't understand. So,I found a worker and talked to him in Italian, reading out the 13 things on the list. That's when he started laughing. Quickly, he asked to see the list."Perhaps someone has14 on you,"he said in English."Things like‘husband'on the list can't be found in any store."
Then I realized that while hanging around the kitchen, our friends at the party also"15 "my shopping list.
Weather Animals and nature In the north and east, winters are cold、summers are hot、and there's an average amount of rainfall each year.The south-castern parts of Austria have longer, hotter summers. In the west,winters are not too cold and summers are warm. The western part of Austria also receives more rain. | There are about 43,000 kinds of animals in the country. Austria is especially popular for birdwatchers.You can find over 320 types of birds around the National Park alone. |
Culture Capital: Vienna In Austria, over 90% of citizens speak German. English is taught in all schools as a second language. Austrians are usually very family-centered,eating meals together in the evenings, and visiting grandparents or taking part in other family activities on the weekends. | Quick Facts Capital: Vienna Population: About 8.7 million Key Cities: |
Music is a major part of Austria's culture, especially classical music and folk songs. There are many festivals and celebrations about music. | Salzburg, Vienna Official Languages |
The Salzburg Festival celebrates the composer Mozart and is the most famous Austrian event. Held in the city of Salzburg, the festival includes musical and dramatic performances. | German, Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian |
"The best mianshi lies in China and the best Chinese mianshi lies in Shanxi."Can you imagine that in North China's Shanxi Province, there are over 280 kinds of mianshi, or cooked wheaten (小麦的)food?
Shanxi people's love for mianshi is closely connected to the local natural conditions. The dry weather on mountains and plateaus(高原) makes it a good place for growing wheat. Therefore, as time passing by, Shanxi people not only developed an eating habit for mianshi, but also invented different ways of cooking wheaten find
Among the many Shani manshi, the shiced(ni)的) noodle is the most famous one. It is a nocal le made with a special knife When making it, the cook needs to hold hand. The length and thickness of each sliced noodle are required to be the same.Experenced cooks can even turn the way of slicing noodle into an excellent show.They can slice 200 noodles in one minute, and make sure each noodle falls exactly into the soup pot 1.5 meters away.
In Chinese food culture, people like to give special meanings to the food. For example, they would have a bowl of Changshoumian on their birthday, carrying good wishes for health and long life. In many places, the tradition is to servejiaozi to a person leaving home, and noodles to a person returning home,as both food have their own important meaning.
Well, seeing all these Chinese mianshi, do you feel enjoyable? Would you like to have a try?
"Jobie Nymble from Class 3 Grade 9 wins the first prize in the girls'100-meter hurdles!"crowd cheered.
"Next is the city match. Here we come!"Jobie said to her green training shoes. They looked of dirty but she didn't care. They were her lucky shoes and she treasured them. She expected to take the gold next Saturday with the shoes on. Jobie trained with excitement all week long. At practic jumped over those hurdles faster than she'd ever done before.
The day before the match was her teammate Marisol's birthday at Hidden Park. Jobie put favorite clothes and her lucky training shoes. The birthday party was crowded and there she saw the BIGGES Tslide(滑梯) she had ever scen. Without thinking twice, Jobie took off her shoes and ran toward the slide. She tried the slide again and again. When it was finally time to go home, she went back to the place where she'd left her shocs. As she eyed the area from a distance, a sense of dread____set in. The closer she got, the faster her heart beat. When she reached the place, her heart stopped. Her lucky shoes disappeared. Jobie's teammates helped her search the park. No lucky shoes."Goodbye, gold,"Jobie cried.
The next day, the best teams got together at Hidden Park. Soon it was time for girls'100-meter hurdles. Jobie's teammates cheered her up as she slowly walked to the starting line, her feet getting wet in her new shoes.
Runners were ready now. Jobie had just raised her eyes and something familiar on the bleacher(看台) caught her eyes. Her shoes! Someone must have found them and put them there.
Buhhhh he went the starting gun.
In a flash, Jobie was off. She set fully focus on her lucky shoes as she cleared hurdle after hurdle.Closer and closer she got. Just one more hurdle and -‘Number 52, Jobie Nymble, takes the gold forRiverside School,"said the speaker.
Jobie picked up her lucky shoes and rushed to her teammates. Marisol cried out,"Jobie, you broke a record for the hurdles!"Then she added,"Lucky you."
"Lucky me?"Jobie questioned at first. Then, after a minute, she looked down at her feet and smiled.No lucky shoes. Smiling with joy, Jobie said to herself,"Lucky Me."
① Jobie couldn't find her lucky shoes.
② Jobie went to Marisol's birthday party.
③ Jobie won the first prize in the city match.
④ Jobie trained with excitement all week long.
Are there any lakes in your hometown? What color are they? Around one-third of the world's lakes are blue. according to a study in September 2022. But global warming(全球变暖) may lead them to turn green or even brown.
Yang from Southern Methodist University in the US and his team studied the color of over 85,000 lakes based on satellite photos taken from 2013 to 2020. They found that lakes in places with cooler average summer air temperatures - below 19℃- were more likely to be blue than lakes in places with warmer summers.
According to the research, the color of a lake is in part decided by what's in the water. Water takes in the long wavelengths of sunlight, such as red, orange, and yellow, leaving behind the shorter ones like green and mostly blue. In other words, the cleaner the water is, the bluer it looks. In warmer lakes,phytoplankton (浮游植物) develops easily. It has colors from green to brown and red, giving the lake a different color. If global warming continues, one in ten blue lakes might change color, according to the study.
Lakes serve as an important part of our environment, with their color being one of the oldest ways to decide the health of an ecosystem. Humans get their drinking water from lakes, streams and groundwater. As lakes become greener, people may lose lots of clean water. Because of this,treating the water of such lakes becomes more expensive.
At the same time, blue lakes are also a place for people to relax. Some people, according to Catherine O' Reilly, a scientist from the study, considered blue lakes as a place to set their minds free. As these blue lakes disappear, they may feel sad.
If the temperature keeps rising, the fast growing of phytoplankton in greener lakes will provide lake animals more food. However, an increase in these things may also cause some lake animals to die because there is not enough oxygen for them.
① Some animals in the lakes may diè:
② The weather in these places may change.
③ The plants around the lake may grow well.
④ People may not get enough drinking water
Poetry (诗) is a creative way to express your ideas and views in words. Many writers enjoy poetry because there are no real rules to writing a poem. Even so, there are some useful suggestions that can help you write poetry.
Keep reading
Reading poets' work can help you explore what kind of poetry you might like to write. Ask a teacher for advice, or visit your local library. You can check out books about poetry like A Journal of Poems by Kristin e George, Poems About Soccer by Elizabeth Steinglass.
Pick a subject
When thinking about what to write, pay attention to what's around you. It can be anything from a sport you love to a nice place you've visited. You can also get ideas from subjects that matter to you, such as protecting the planet.
Start writing
Write down anything that touches you, from colors to smells to sounds. From there, you can start wrıtıng your poem. Once you have a draft ready, you can put it away for a day. Then read your poem again and improve it.
Share it with someone
After you finish your poem, read it to a family member, a teacher, or even your pet. (We'd love to read your poem!Have an adult send it to us at hello@theweekjunior.com.)
A. Here's how to read your poems.
B. Saying a poem out can bring it to life.
C. Keep a small notebook or a note to write your ideas.
D. The best way to become a better writer is to be a reader first.
E. You could also spend some time thinking about what you love.
Which of the suggestions above is the most useful to you? Why? (用约 20词回答)
If you want to be successful in life, it's a good idea to start when you are (年轻) . Follow these steps, and success will come your. way.
Work hard at school. A good (教育) will help you succeed in later life. Do the best you possibly can: listen to your teachers, study hard and read a lot, including (报纸) and magazines.
Think about what kind of job you want to end up、in. The sooner you have an idea about what your goals are, the sooner you can make the (决定) that ' will help you achieve them.
Behave yourself! This isn't the easiest time to (避免) dangerous and unhealthy activities,because you have so much energy. But don't (担心) -it gets easier as you get older!
Be nice and (诚实) to your parents and teachers. They're there to help you. They are worth your respect.
Value your friendship. Friends are (必要)( in your life. So choose them well! Stay close to the people who make you laugh (大声) and make you feel loved, and be there for them when they need you.
Keep moving! Whether you join a sports team, take up cycling, go (游泳) , or just walk—make sure you exercise.
Sarah Chang loves, playing the violin very much. She says that the violin is one of the (close) music to the human voice. Sarah was three years old when she learned how (play) the violin. Her parents helped her a lot. At the age of five, she (accept) as a student at a famous music school called Juilliard. Her parents were amazed!
Surah's father was her first teacher. He taught Sarah(he) and often took her to the concert.Sarah's mother in music teacher and she helped Sarah learn to read music. She also wrote musicher free lime.
Sarah's whole life ha been about her talent .She started to play with (musician )when she was eight yearn old. So far, she (record) some of her music on CDs. A famous musician named Ychudi Menuhin said that Sarah was the most perfect violinist he had ever heard.
Sarah(usual) travels to play with different people. She says that her whole life is planned. Sometimes, she doesn't like that. She wishes that she had more free time. However, she also says that she doesn't touch a violin for a few days, her fingers will miss playing. For her, violin is the most important thing in life.
