—Don't worry about it. It's never just one person's fault. We should think about ______better next time.
Girl: Mom, what will the future 1 like?
Mom: Well, no one knows what the future will be like.
Girl: But will I be2 like you? Will I be a pilot? I want to3 into the sky.
Mom: You're already beautiful. And you should study hard. Then you will be a pilot.
Girl: OK. I must 4 harder then.
Mom: But you should also remember that there will be both good and bad things in life.
Girl: Oh, I'm not 5 , Mom, because you can help me!
A: Li Ping, have you seen the science fiction film "The Wandering Earth"（流浪地球）recently?
B: Yes, I have. I saw it during the Spring Festival.
A: It was reported that the film was great. What does it tell about?
B: It tells a story about humans, threatened（威胁）by a dying and swelling sun, build very large engines to push the planet out of the solar system, starting a centuries-long journey in search of a new sun.
A: You mean our earth is in great danger and we should try to save it, right?
B: Yes, quite right. As we all know, with the of modern agriculture and industry, more and more pollution is produced. We all should have a strong sense of protection. Or we humans won't find places to live in.
A: Sure. But in your opinion, what of pollution are there?
B: There are many. The most important ones are water, air and land pollution.
A: Can you tell me what caused water pollution and how we should solve these problems？
B: As we can see, people are litter into the river and factories are putting waste into the river, so water is polluted. I think we should require our government to close down those factories and call on people to clean up the river and every kind of pollution.
A: Do you have any ideas for solving the air pollution?
B: Well, to cut down air pollution, we should take the bus or subway instead of driving. Of course, riding a bike is also a good choice. It's good for health and it costs anything!
A: What else can we do to help save the earth?
B: Nothing is waste if we have a mind. We can put those things we don't need to good use. We can rethink, reuse and recycle them!
A: Any good examples to share with me?
B: We can learn from Amy Hays, a most unusual woman in the UK. She lives in a house that she built out of rubbish. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong made handbags by using old clothes, especially old jeans. Both of them are good at recycling and they are a(n) to us all.
A: They're great! If only we join together to fight against pollution and learn to recycle, we will make a difference and lead to a better earth.
In the past, going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. You could have one lesson a week. If you didn't have private (个人的) lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself. This was easy for some, but very difficult for most. However, with technology as it is today, there is at last another way that you can take piano lessons. You can take an online course.
An online course can save you lots of money. If a private lesson costs 30 or 40 dollars per week, just think about how quickly that adds up. You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons. Also, private lessons are only usually one hour per week. If you have questions during the rest of the week, or if you forget something that your teacher said, you will have to wait for your next lesson to continue your learning. However, online piano courses are quite different.
With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace (进度). You can also take as many lessons per week as you'd want, or go back and listen to your last lesson if you have forgotten anything. Most adults who want to learn how to play the piano enjoy being able to go back and listen to lessons they watched before. It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, and what you should be doing before the next lesson.
Of course, if you need someone to sit beside you and give you instant feedback (及时反馈) while you are playing, you are not suggested to choose an online course. But most adult learners think they can get their own type of feedback by watching the course again and again.
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. "Get out the classroom into a job." it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. "You are lucky, Ron," he said. "For every boy with a job these days, there's a dozen without." So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his schooldays as a time of treat variety（多样化） and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an eldly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithmetic in the records of the business.
At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.
A story tells about an elder villager who led other villagers carrying salt day and night to a town in order to buy food for the winter. One night they camped in an open air with a starry sky above. The elder villager, following the tradition passed down from ancestors, took out three blocks (块) of salt and threw them into the campfire to tell the change of weather in the mountains.
All people waited for the old man's "weather report": if the salt in the fire produced crackling sound (爆裂声), they would have good weather; if no sound was produced, it then meant the good weather would soon end and a storm would come at any moment.
The elder villager looked serious. The salt in the campfire made no sound at all. He urged the whole team to set out immediately. A young man in the group thought it absurdly (荒谬地) superstitious (迷信的) to "forecast the weather by using salt".
It was not until the next afternoon, the weather suddenly changed, with cold winds blowing and a snowstorm coming. In fact, the method used by the elder man could be well explained by modern science: whether or not salt produces sound in campfire depends on air humidity (湿度). That is to say, when a snowstorm approaches, lead to high humidity, the salt blocks will not produce any sound in fire.
Young people often don't mind the philosophy (哲学) of the old, regarding their ideas as out date and useless. To be honest, however, some beliefs in life are just like salt blocks that are distilled (蒸馏) from the sea: old as they are, they remain crystals (结晶), and carry with them deep memories of the sea.
Lucy and her classmates are discussing about creating a homepage for their class.
Lucy: What should we put on our class homepage?
Jane: I think our class homepage should have daily or weekly news of class activities.
Mathew: What kind of class activities?
Jane: Something like spring outings, class meetings, a school singing competition, etc.
Mathew: We will go for a spring outing next week, won't we? I can write something about it.
Lucy: Great! What else should our class homepage have?
Mathew: Um… How about photos of students' artwork, presentations, and outdoor activities?
Lucy: Good idea! But who will take the photos?
Mathew: As I am a fan of photography, I can take the photos.
Jane: I've got an idea. As parents always want to know what assignments their kids do in and after class, we can also post our weekly agenda (计划表), including in-class assignments and homework assignments, on the homepage.
Lucy: And I think I can create a "reading corner" on the class homepage, too. As I am a bookworm, I can recommend good books to our classmates.
Jane: Great! Let's get down to work!
Saas-fee is a village in Saas Valley, Switzerland. It is a good place for all kinds of travelers. The following are some useful tips for traveling there.
● How to getthere You can go there by plane,by train or by car. It is important to know that Saas-fee is a car-free. You have to leave your car in specially designed car parks. You can get an electric car to drive you around the village by using the free public phones.
●Accommodation Either you are looking for a five-star hotel or a holiday apartment, Saas-fee has just the place for you.But I think a wooden house is a perfect choice for a holiday in Saas-fee.
●Restaurants The village has 42 restaurants, 11mountain restaurants and 5cafes (small restaurants). The world's biggest revolving (旋转的) restaurant is in Saas-fee and from there you can watch the biggest mountain in Switzerland.
●Events Saas-fee hosts many popular events like the Snowboard FIS World Cup and Ice Climbing World Cup.
●Activities The village has a lot to offer when it comes to season activities. Hiking in Saas-fee is the most popular activity in summer. Besides, tourists also like mountain biking,wildlife watching, and so on. In winter, the village attracts all ski snowboard lovers.
Most visited museums in the world
The British Museum, London, UK It is one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. It was opened on Jan 15, 1759. And now it has about 8 million things, from the stone tools of early men to 20th century inventions. Some famous inventions are on show there, such as the bicycle, the telephone, the television and so on. |
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France It was first built in 1204, but as a museum, it was opened in 1793. Once a palace that was homes to kings of France, the Louvre is now the world's most famous museums. Millions of visitors go to the museum every year. It's famous for some of the best pieces of art in the world. |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US The museum is one of the world's largest museums. It was opened in 1872. There are over 2 million things of art. You can see many interesting things from Africa and the Middle East. Of course, it has a great collection of American art. If you are interested in American history, don't miss it. |
You must have changed a lot from primary school to junior middle school , haven't you? Please talk about your changes from many aspects such as appearance, personality, hobbies , school life and so on.
You must write at least 80 words. The beginning of the article has been given.
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
