Have you ever seen (曾经见过) snow? Many people1the world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only2on the tops of very high mountains.3the north of England4quite a lot of snow every winter,5in the south of England, there is usually little.
When a student from a6country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.
But snow is7.Though (尽管) it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps (也许), after a few dark mornings, the student wakes up (醒来) one day and there is8in his room. He thinks "Is it so9?" and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes10clean, beautiful snow.
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.
When you go to the US, someone often says "give me five". What should you do? Do not get five dollars from your pocket! It will make them laugh! They are not asking for your money, but your fingers. In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture(手势). You can see it often in movies or on TV. It means hitting each other's right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens(发生). For example, when a student gets good grades in tests. If a football team wins a game, the players will give the high five to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising(举起) the right arm for the king. This showed the person raising his arm did not have a sword(宝剑) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
Mineral City is an interesting place to visit. It is a beautiful little town with many old buildings. Take a walk through the center of the town on Main Street. Look first at the Mineral City Hotel. It is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue. It is about 150 years old and people will stay there. There is an interesting old building across the street from the hotel. This was a post office. Now it is a store for books and videos. There are many places to eat on Main Street. You can get lunch or dinner in one of these places. There is a park between Main Street and Oak Street. You can sit on a bench in the park. It is nice and quiet, and you can enjoy the trees and flowers.
You can also take a walk down Glenn Avenue. Look at the old buildings and interesting little stores on this street.
It is cloudy. Zhang Qiang flies his kite on the playground. He is very happy. But it is raining now. He can't fly his kite. His T-shirt and trousers are wet. He doesn't want to go home.
Ten minutes later, the sun is shining. It is warm now and Zhang Qiang has a good idea. He takes off his wet clothes and ties them to the long string (线) of the kite. He flies his kite and clothes. So they are dry (干的). He puts on his clothes and there is a smile on his face. What a clever boy!
