Ebola (埃博拉) is a river in Africa. In 1976, a 1 virus (病毒) was found there. The virus can cause people to get very sick and even 2. So people call the virus Ebola.
Last year Ebola caused the worst problem in western Africa, and 3 spread very quickly. Medical experts all over the world did their best to stop Ebola and to treat the people who were sick.
Ebola 4 starts with fever and headache, kind of like the flu. But it can get worse and cause serious bleeding and 5 problems. It's very important tor infected (受感染的) people to get treatment right away. People who have Ebola need to be cared for in a special way 6 the illness doesn't spread to doctors, nurses or others in their families.
Doctors aren't sure how the 7 person got Ebola, but they think people picked up the virus from infected animals. People can get the virus by touching an infected person's drops of 8. But Ebola doesn't spread through food or water like some viruses 9. It also doesn't travel through the air like cold or flu viruses do. In areas where the Ebola virus is, anyone who doesn't feel 10 should get medical held immediately.
Day and night across China, groups of middle-aged retirees, mostly women, gather together to dance in open space, like squares and parks. They are known as "guang chang wu da ma". Their love for square dancing has made them a national phenomenon (现象).
However, some people don't think highly of it. Their music is too loud, and they take up too much public space. Besides, they even dance at improper (not proper) places-such as the square in front of the Louvre in Paris, where Chinese tourists broke into a dance last year.
Even so, the dancers are growing in number and style. Li Dong, 46, is a pioneer in this field.
"In addition to keeling fit, square dancing has become so popular because older people who are free from work and from raising children want to be connected with one another. But I think that square dancing has a deeper meaning."
By teaching herself different dances, such as Latin, Tango and Cha-cha, Li adds variety (花样) to square dancing. "Although we are old, we are curious (好奇的) and want to try different dance style," she adds, "because square dancing has attracted so much attention, I want to take it seriously. "
As for people's objection (反对), Li says her team has taken the suggestion of turning down the volume (音量) and dancing at proper sites. "We are not a trouble at all."
Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients (营养物质) your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (钙) your body needs to grow strong bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
Fourth, limit (限制) screen times. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise, such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the "'Heads-down Tribe (低头族). Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, people who use mobile phones while driving in Taiwan are fined (罚款). Car drivers and motorcyclists who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$ 3, 000 and NT$1, 000 respectively (分别地).
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the "Heads-down Tribe". Let's have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eves from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away quickly. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It's strange that they don't talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let's be "'healthy" users and try to be the "Heads--up Tribe".
