Sally: Hello, this is Sally speaking.
Tina: Hi, Sally. It's Tina here. I don't know what to do.
Sally: Don't worry. What's the matter?
Tina: My best friend doesn't speak to me.
Sally:
Tina: She lent me her pen, but later I lost it. She was very angry.
Sally: You should talk to her and buy one for her.
Tina: No use. But it doesn't work
Sally:
Tina: No.
Sally: Maybe that's why.
A. How did it happen? B. Something worries me now. C. Did you give her the new pen? D. I promised to buy her a new one. E. Well, I don t think it's a serious problem. |
While many Chinese students go abroad to learn western culture, foreign students come to China. In order to get close to1Chinese culture, last July, 55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a(n) 2camp. They visited several schools in Chengdu, Sichuan. At Huaxin High School, they made dumplings, played tai chi, did paper-cuts and learned calligraphy(书法). To help them3more about China, Chinese students led these foreign 4to some places of interest.
In recent years, there are more cultural exchanges between Germany and China. Almost 400 German schools have Chinese classes. Over 8,000 students study in China. The situation is the same to China. Chinese students are one of the5foreign student groups in Germany.
There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them1answers.
There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to2.
"Let's3the old lady," he said. "I'll ask her what I'm holding in my hands. Of course, she'll answer that I have a bird. Then I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I'll4my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly5it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she'll be6."
The children agreed this was a clever plan. So7the hill they all went to the old lady's house.
"Granny, we have a8for you," they all shouted.
"What's in my hands?" the little boy asked.
"Why, of course it must be a bird," the old lady replied.
"But is it alive or dead?" the boy asked9.
All the boys10 her answer and got ready to laugh at her.
The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, "It's up to you, my child. If you're kind enough, it'll be alive."
Professor Lee is talking with a group of students from Yizhou High School. Now Li Hua is asking a question and professor Lee is answering.
Li Hua: When I hang out with American friends, I'm always afraid to speak. I feel like they will laugh at my accent(口音). What can I do, Professor Lee?
Professor Lee: It's a good question! This is a typical problem among you students. First, it's Ok to speak English with an accent. It shows who you are and where you're from. English is an international language. English speakers from the US, the UK, Australia, and South Africa all have different accents. In fact, correct grammar and word choice are much more important. Second, most foreigners are friendly and will not laugh at you. So just relax and be yourself. I always tell my students. Don't be shy. Just try!" If you have a chance, take it. Finally, failure is the best teacher. As the saying goes, "Failure is the mother of success." Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, found the secret to success. He said, "I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed.”
Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students' Life:
A. You should discuss this problem with your parents. Have you talked to your father? Surely, he misses you, too. Tell him how you feel, and perhaps he would spend more time with you. You can also ask your mother to do something fun with you when your father isn't home. |
B. You shouldn't worry so much. If you study hard, you'll do well. Try to relax, find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day. Don't drink coffee or tea, or you won't be able to sleep. You'd better drink a glass of hot milk before going to bed. |
A: Johnny, do you know the young man named Frank?
B：Yes. He's an engineer. Why do you him?
A: I feel strange. Wherever I go, I see people greet him warmly. How long has he been in George Town?
B: He's been here for only one year, less than half of the time I've stayed here.
A: That's amazing. Why is he so in such a big town?
B: Maybe it's because of his. He's fun. To our surprise, he can always find humorous points in what seems rather usual. And he helps anyone in trouble if he can to. He values the friendship with others.
A: That would it. What about you, my friend? Why do you have so few friends in the town?
B: It's probably because I'm the to Frank. And my work is busy, so I have no chance to meet people.
A: I think I can't introduce some of my friends to you.
B: Well, thanks, but actually I have many friends on the Internet. I often chat with them online.
A: you can share something with them, you should know that they can never be with the friends around you.
B: You're so kind. Thank you for your advice.
but choice color direct fly high important instead it many quick slow |
One day, a father and his son went to a kite flying festival. When they arrived, there were already many adults and their children playing in the park. When the son saw the sky filled with kites in different shapes, he was excited and wanted to get one too. His father agreed to buy one for him. So they went to a kite shop and a beautiful one.
With the string(线)in hand, the son started the kite. Soon, the kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, "Father, it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father didn't reply, but just cut the string off the reel(线轴). Suddenly, the kite began to go , which made the son much happier.
However, to his surprise, the kite was coming down. They waited for quite some time. , it fell onto the grass. The son felt upset and asked, "I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”
The father smiled and said, “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher, helping it stay in the sky, because the kite can' t fly up. By using the string you help the kite go up in the right . When you cut the string, it could not support the kite.
In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us. We can really grow up and become stronger by realizing the of these things.
Have you ever tried to hide your emotions (情感)from someone during a conversation?
Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other people's emotions according to changes in the color of their faces.
Scientists studied pictures of people's facial expressions. For example, happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks and a little blue around the chin. Disgust(厌恶)creates not only a blue-yellow color around the lips, but also a red- green color around the nose and forehead.
“We believe these color patterns are the result of small changes in blood flow triggered(触发) by the central nervous(神经) system." Lead researcher Alex Martinez said.
Does the color alone or also facial expressions help people tell other's emotions?
To figure this out, scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. They were able to tell the emotions 75 percent of the timewithout any difficulty. For example, when two people are heatedly arguing over something, we say they are red in the face. When a person is very angry, we'd say he or she is blue in the face.
A. But this raises a question. B. It is shown that human emotions are influenced by colors on the face. C. They found that every facial expression is connected to a certain color. D. It's not always easy, because the color on your face may tell the truth. E. Then, volunteers were asked to tell what emotions the faces were showing. F. This is why there are some Chinese sayings that connect emotions to the color of one's face. |
Today almost everyone has a smart phone booths are out of date and seem to be useless. But cities like Shanghai are trying to bring the old phone booths to life.
Shanghai will make changes to 263 phone booths in Xuhui District. The Library Booth is one of the six new kinds of booths, offering 60 booths for people to borrow and read. Another kind allows users to listen to audiobooks( 有声书)and even record their own voices.
Shanghai is not the only city trying to save the old phone booths. London cares about them even more, because the red booths have long been a special scene in London since the 1930s when they were painted all red. In recent years London has come up with many ideas to help phone booths stay useful. The UK company British Telecom has added screens and free WiFi to some booths. Users can use them to surf online and search for maps and weather reports. The company also allows people to rent(租)some booths to change them as they want to. Since 2009, more than 1,500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafes, art museums and even shower rooms.
In New York City, three phone booths in Time Square are turned into places for immigrant(移民) voices. When visitors pick up the phone, they can listen to oral(口述) histories of immigration from the newest New Yorkers. They can also open the books inside the booth to know more about the storytellers. Or they can share a part of their own stories if they wish.
Brazil made phone booths works of art. Sao Paulo paired 100 artists with 100 phone booths. Some artists painted on the booths, others made them sculptures- one was shaped like a brain and another wore a pair of shoes.
Phone booths are finding creative ways to live on. Will they succeed? Only time will tell.
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