A 14-year old boy from the US was described as a hero after he saved the life of a girl in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much1in computer. One day, he2an email to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a message saying" Help! Pain! Help!". The message was from Finland,3kilometres away from America.
"I didn't know4I should do," Dean said to a reporter afterwards. "It was really difficult to tell if the message was real. "So Dean did nothing at first.5the messages kept coming.
"By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble," Dean explained. He6and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was7 ， there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch8the police immediately. And they realised that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library.9, she was still alive and was sent to hospital quickly.
"I'm glad she's OK," Dean said. "It's hard to believe, but10saved her life.
A famous designer(设计师) and a university student produce a new cup called Vessyl. They have spent several years1it. The smart cup can not only tell Coca Cola from Pepsi Cola,2also tell people whether they should drink water or not.
When people3liquid(液体) into this smart cup, a few seconds(秒) later, it can check this kind of liquid and tell them what it is. Then it gives4information of the drink, such as sugar, fat and calorie. When people put the cup in their5, it can also show them the condition of their bodies. If they are6, I can tell them to drink water.
"My partner and I want people to7healthy. In modern society, people are usually8busy to do exercise, or even drink enough water every day. They have much9. We produce this smart cup so that people can make a choice10," the designer said.
Many years ago in a village, Harlem, Holland, there lived a young boy. His name was Hans and he was eight years old. One1day, Hans went across the reservoir(水库) to visit an old blind man. He gave the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while. Then, Hans decided to2his home.
"The water in the reservoir usually gets3in autumn," said the old man." Be4, Hans." On his way home, Hans sang a song, watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother.5, the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall. Hans felt afraid and started to, 6Just then, he heard the sound of water running away. He looked around carefully, and then7a very small hole in the dam(水坝).
Hans felt scared8he knew what could happen. The9could get bigger and bigger. Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by water. Hans knew what to do. He put his finger into the hole,10no more water could come through it. "Please, someone, help me!" Hans11. But there was no one to help him. After some time, he began to feel very cold and tired, but he could not12the dam. All night long, Hans waited and waited...
The next morning, a farmer walked by and heard Hans' cries. "I am trying to stop the13,"the boy said. "Can you help me?" The farmer called some other people and they quickly14the hole. Then, they took Hans home. Everyone was very proud of that15boy.
Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.
In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around-the world race when he began to 1 the huge amount of rubbish in the world's oceans. When he returned to Australia, he 2 to do something about it.
He organized a community 3 called "Clean Up Sydney Harbour". On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40,000 volunteers came out to 4away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge 5 Across Australia, about 300,000 people spent the day improving their local 6.
Since then, "Clean Up Australia" has got 7every year. In 2002, for example, 800,000 people cleaned up almost 15,000 tons of rubbish from Australia's beaches, parks and streets.
Kierman was 8 with the success of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the9 of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced "Clean Up the World", an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. "Clean Up the World" has grown 10 and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.
Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can't hold anyone in your 1 . You can't walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 2 at yourself in the mirror(镜子) like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian？
Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not3 for him. At school many students played jokes on him 4 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 5 friends, so he always felt 6.
However, he faced that bravely. He 7 to type and write with two toes(脚趾) at the age of six, and he could8surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the 9 students in the studies. And he decided on 10 to do later in his life--to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular 11 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story 12 difficulties. "Living life fully is about looking at what you 13 , not what you don't have. " he said. His 14encourages millions of people.
"I tell people to keep on getting up when they 15and to always love themselves," he said. "If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done."
No visitor was left in the museum now, and John was walking around to check if everything was all right.1 he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John2 and gave it to the curator (馆长). The curator called several museums to check if it was a stolen painting3no one claimed(认领) it. So the curator decided to hang it.4said it was beautiful and had a very deep meaning. The curator was5to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery. Some weeks later a woman and her 6came to the museum. While they were looking at that painting, the little boy began to7. The curator went over and asked what was making him so sad. The child pointed to 8and said, "That's my painting and I want it back."
"Yes," said his mother. "He 9it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see the name on the painting. " The curator 10believe his ears when he heard the truth.
The Phone Call
It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed ( 叹气 ). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn't be much fun playing1in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn't.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad, "Paul, I'm2, but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?
Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so3 He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and 4 a test. Mrs Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. This isn't like you. What's wrong?"
Paul just sat there 5"Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will. I know that something's worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's 6He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he 7his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail(语音信箱). Paul began talking, "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting, whenever you 8our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 9sometime. Dad, I love you. "
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself 10 He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
The best experience of my life was when we went to Stonehenge. We went there on a group tour.
When I saw Stonehenge, my first 1 was that it was huge. You know, Stonehenge is about 5,000 years old. I 2how the ancient people moved these huge pieces of stone.
After we parked at the Stonehenge parking lot, our guide Nick took us to a 3shop. There my mum got a nice painting of Stonehenge. After we left the gift shop, we went to Stonehenge 4 the tunnel.
That was a privilege（优惠待遇）at Stonehenge5we were able to go right up to the stones and touch them. Usually visitors 6 get really close and touch the stones. At Stonehenge we walked around the circle and then 7 the ceremonial(仪式的）centre. There we were given half a(n)8 to look around and explore.
930 minutes we got ready to leave. It was 10that we had to leave Stonehenge. Hopefully one day I'll go back.
Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said," Fried chicken. "She said I wasn't funny, but she wasn't 1, because everyone else in the class laughed.
My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite2. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a(n) 3of PETA. He said they loved animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. 4, nay teacher sent me to the principal's office(校长室).I told him what happened, and he 5, too. Then he told me not to do it again.
The next day in class my teacher asked me what nay favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me 6 , just like she'd asked the other children. I told her it was because people could 7 them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don't 8. My parents taught me to be honest, 9 my teacher doesn't like it when I am.
Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person 10 like (s) most.
I told her, "Colonel Sanders (肯德基创始人).
Guess where I am now?
You often see people in movies celebrating a white Christmas in England or the United States. But Christmas in Australia is very different.
The holiday is on December 25. It 1at the hottest time of the year in Australia. The temperature is usually about 30℃ in most cities and can even be 240℃ There is certainly no 3 Christmas in
Australia!
Because it is so hot, the tradition is to have a lunch outside and to 4 in the pool or beach. Most people have a one - week holiday during this time. So they will travel to meet their family for Christmas 5Christmas lunch is usually a big meal of ham, turkey, salad and fresh seafood. Family members all cook 6 different to bring to the meal. 7presents from "Santa Claus" always makes children very excited. They often play 8with the other family members. The sport of cricket (板球) is very 9 in Australia and another tradition is to play a game of cricket in the garden.
It is still a very exciting and fun time of the year in Australia 10 there isn't a white Christmas.
