One day I was watching a movie at home and tears dropped from my eyes as I saw a moving picture. My three﹣year﹣old son came to me and asked me why I was crying. I 1 silent as I couldn't explain to him it was just an emotional（情感的） thing. To my surprise, he2 my face with his little hand and said, "Dear Mom, stop crying! You see3 will be fine. You're my good girl. So just get up and let's get ready for school." On hearing him saying this to me I could not help4. It was so funny for a child to say so. Later I5 that he had repeated almost the6 thing that I told him when he was crying.
The first time a child begins to speak, he tries to7 what his parents have been telling him for a long time. Usually parents8 with the words "Mama" "Papa" and so on. But as the child continues learning and possibly starts speaking on his own without being9 we as parents always10he's still being guided by us. The only11 is that we're now doing that in a more passive （被动的）way than before. We always use words that we don't want our child to say, and when he says those words, we12where he has learned them. Even then, some of us don't realize that the child has learned the words only from13 only. Instead, we start to put the blame （ 指责） on either his friends or somebody who has talked to him when we are not present.
So if you want your child to have perfect14, you'll have to set a good example to him. And if you can't do this, you have no right to expect your child to have such a thing. After all, the parents' words and behavior have a great15 on their children.
Bob: Hi, Kate! How was your weekend?
Kate: Awful. You know, Bob, I was busy after school.1?
Bob: Great. I went to the amusement park. and had a lot of fun there. Have you ever been there before?
Kate: No, never.2.
Bob: That sounds bad. I think you should relax yourself on weekend.
Kate: 3. Well, can you tell me something about the amusement park?
Bob: It's hard to say. 4. I hope you can go there some day.
Kate: Well, could you please go with me next Sunday morning?
Bob: No problem. 5.
Kate: OK. Let's meet at the subway station at eight o'clock.
Bob: See you then.
Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by "culture?" Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.
Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or "culture," can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(非洲小猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.
It must have been around nine O'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark. As I came near to the gates I turned off the headlamps of the car so as to prevent the beam(光)from swinging in through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But needn't have done so, I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway— unless he had fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake but he didn't even turn towards me.
"What's up, Jack?" I said.
"For God's sake(看在上帝面上), don't make a noise," he said.
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself a serious injury(伤害).
"Take your shoes off, Neville," Jack said.
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better humour (迁就)him to keep him happy, "There's a snake here" he explained, "It's asleep between the sheets. I was lying on my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of the question. I couldn't have moved even if I'd wanted to." I realized that he was serious. "I was relying on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home." Jack went on." It hasn't bitten me yet but I daren't do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I'm sick of this," he said," I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago."
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late. I looks at him as encouragingly as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at 'bed and breakfast' houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
"We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses," they said, "because we found that most families were away on holiday."
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought 'VACANCIES' meant 'holidays', because the Spanish word for 'holidays" is 'vacaciones'. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said 'VACANCLES', which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said 'NO VACANCLES', because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word 'DIVERSION' means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word 'DIVERSION' on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said 'Thank you' in French. I meant that I would like some more, However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that 'Thank you' in French means 'Mo, thank you.'
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March 9 was a special day for our school. The weather was and sunny. A group of 40 American headmasters visited our school. I got up very in the morning. I was one of the student guides on that day. I was excited about this. We showed the headmasters around and told about the history of our school. We also introduced our school's . They include a Beijing Opera club, a Chinese handwriting club and a Chinese painting club. They were very interested our clubs. They learned some Beijing Opera skills and tried to write with our Chinese brushes. But their two-hour visit soon came to an end. It was such an interesting spring day.
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Do you remember the classic poem The Ballad of Mulan? It the story of Hua Mulan, a village girl who lived during the Northern Wei Dynasty. She dressed up like a man her father's place in the army, as he was too old to fight. In October 2016, Disney announced a live-action Mulan film would be created. Now, Chinese actress Liu Yifei Mulan's role in this Disney movie in 2019. Liu is quite suitable for the role, Disney said. Her English is very good, since she part of her childhood in New York City. Besides, she is a popular star in China. Liu also sounds excited to play the role. "I love Mulan's courage. Many thanks to Disney for in me, I will go all out!" said Liu.
Kobe Bryant was born in August 23, 1978. He began his career at the age of 18 when he became the youngest player in history to be drafted out of high school.
As the most successful Shooting Guard after Michael Jordan, in 2006 he once scored 81 points at a single game. In 2008, he got the MVP award, and led Lakers back to the top. It was the 20th year for Bryant to play for the Lakers. But in recent years, he missed a lot of games because of injuries.
So it was a largely ceremonial(仪式的) season for Bryant to say goodbye to all his fans. Every game he played had a large crowd. Many people wanted to see him play once more.
On Wednesday, April 14th, Kobe Bryant played his final game. A lot of famous players and people came to the Staples Center in Los Angeles to watch his performance. Fans even signed a big goodbye message for him at the sports center. Also, lots of people watched the game on TV and the Internet.
This season, the Lakers were not a good team. They only won 17 of 82 games. He scored 60 points to help Los Angeles defeat Utah, 101 to 96. He finished his playing career with over 33,000 points. That makes him third on the all-time scoring list.
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A.But Bryant saved a truly amazing performance for last. B.As Bryant wasn't in the game, the Lakers finally lost the championship. C.Earlier this season, Bryant said this year would be his last. D.But not everybody would like to watch the game. E.During the 20 years, the team won five NBA championships. F.The game made him the top focus that day. G.He is an American All-Star shooting guard in the NBA who plays for the Los Angeles Lake. |
假如你是李华，想成为国际儿童福利院的志愿者，请用英文给相关负责人写一封申请信，介绍自己的基本信息，包括你的年龄、所在学校，你的爱好及能为儿童福利院的孩子们做什么。
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua. I'd like to be a volunteer at the International Children's Home. …
I'm looking forward to your early reply.
Sincerely,
Li Hua
