I'm Elisa. Several days ago, our family were sleeping in Canada'sBanff National Park when a wolf (狼) suddenly1ourtent. My husband, Matt, was hurt. This is a2thingto post on my Facebook, since I haven't fully understood3ithad happened yet.
It was like something out of a terrible4.Matt threw his body in front of me and the boys, and fought with the wolf as5caughthis arms and hands. We were shouting for help as he was fighting with it andtrying to save us. I6my body on top of the kids and Matt madethe wolf not move by holding its mouth closed with his hands, but he7andthe wolf started to drag(拖) Matt away, while I wascatching his8trying to get him back. I don't think I'llever be able to describe the terrible experience9.
It was then that Russ10into the picture. He kicked the wolf andit finally let go of Matt. They continued to throw huge rocks11thewolf while we ran as fast as we could to the car for safety.12,the wolf ran away. And then Russ sent us to the nearest hospital and we got the13intime.
It could have been so much worse, and we are just feeling so happythat we are all still sitting here as a14family.Matt is our hero and we are forever15that Russ came to help and saved Matt'slife.
One hundred years ago, the world was a very different place. Many important things were invented that year. Some of them totally changed people's lives. | |
| ●In 1920, the world's first three-color traffic light was put to use. William Potts, a U.S. police officer, invented the modern traffic light system using red, green and amber (黄褐色的) lights. It was first set up in Detroit, U.S.A. |
| ●In the past, there was no easy way to deal with injuries(损伤).That all changed in 1920. Earle Dickson, a U.S. cotton buyer, invented the Band-Aid. One day, Dickson's wife cut her fingers while cooking. Dickson wanted to help treat the injury. He tied tape and gauze(纱布),and a Band-Aid was born. The product hit the local market the following year. |
| ●KDKA was America's first commercial(商业的) radio station. It made its first broadcast on November 2, 1920.That day was election day (大选日). For the first time, people could know the results before they read the next day's newspaper. Westinghouse Radio was the company behind KDKA. The company set up KDKA in order to sell more radios. The plan worked. In just four years, 600 new radio stations had appeared across the United States. As a result, Westinghouse Radio was able to sell a lot of radios. |
I bought two sachets(小香袋)of warm cinnamonspice(肉桂香料) while shopping today. Seeing I was fightingwith my crutches(拐杖), a staff helped to push myshopping cart to the door. I gave one to him and he was really pleased.
With so many things, I decided to take a taxi to go home. The driverput my things in the big box and was really lovely with small talk.
A song came on the radio and he sang along to it. It was StevieNicks. He then told me that about20 years ago, he took a "Will you marryme, Stevie?" banner(横幅) to her concert. He saidthe band were pointing to it and laughing during the performance.
When we arrived at my house, he asked if I would be able to get thefour shopping bags out of the box myself. Of course I said yes and with mystrong independent nature, I said that I could manage. He was kidding though.He brought the shopping bags up to the door. As he got back into the car, somethingtold me to gift the other sachet to him. By this stage, he was already back inhis car. He rolled down the window. I told him I wasn't Stevie Nicks, but herewas a gift that would make him smell sweet-smelling. He laughed and told me Iwas an angel (天使).
This was a lovely, fun and warm exchange. He was not smelling roses(玫瑰花), but in the Christmas season, it was much better to smell warmcinnamon spice. As for me, I would rather be an angel than Stevie Nicks,although I'm sure she's lovely.
The local government killed more than 34,000 stray dogs(流浪狗) several months ago because they were afraid that the dogs would spread rabies (狂犬病).
This caused a discussion across the country. Some people said that it was verycruel to kill dogs. There might be a better way to avoid the disease.
In the future, killing stray dogs might be seen as a crime. The Chinese government published a draft(草案) of animal rights law. It says that a person who kills a stray dog without good reasons will be put in prison(监狱). The draft also says that people who treat animals badly will be considered crimes under the criminal law
The government published the draft so that the public could read it and discuss their thoughts. People share different opinions. Some think the law is good. They say other countries like Britain and Japan have similar laws. They say we will do better at protecting animals if there is one. But others say it's not necessary to fight animal abuse with a new law.
Some people also say that the draft doesn't deal with the biggest matters facing the country's development. The country should make progress to give all people equal (平等的) rights, they say, before turning attention to animals. Another part of the draft is causing discussion. It says that people should not force animals to do something dangerous, like jumping through a ring of fire. But many people enjoy watching this kind of performance at the circus, especially kids. They say that if the animal does it properly, it will not get hurt.
Mars is an empty planet, but that could change. Someday, it might have farms where fruit and vegetables could grow.
Growing food on Mars has always seemed hard. But scientists think they have found a way to do it. They put sheets(薄膜) of material on the ground. The sheets could change the cold, dry planet into land for farming.
Robin Wordsworth worked on the sheets at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He said the sheets could let people live on another planet. On Mars, the conditions are not good, though. Most importantly, the planet is cold and dry. The soil might have polluted parts, and the air does not have much nitrogen(氮气) that plants need to grow.
The sheets do not solve all the problems. Still, they could help to set up a place for plants. The plants would grow only under the sheets. So there is less worry about harming the rest of Mars. The sheets would cover the plants.
The scientists worked with sheets about an inch thick. Those allowed light through for plants. They also warmed the ground and trapped enough heat to melt ice on Mars. Placing the sheets over icy parts of Mars could let plants alive there. Their study was printed in Nature Astronomy. The sheets could be on the ground to grow water plants and they also could be hung. That would give room to plants to grow on land below them.
Wordsworth said, "You can imagine this being used in a number of ways. It could be used for visitors to Mars. Later it could be for people who live there. However, it's a pity that the sheets are being studied in the lab."
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The balalaika(巴拉莱卡)also called the "Russian guitar", is a (传统的)Russian musical instrument, It has a long neck, a wooden triangle-shaped body and strings(弦). It's usually used to play Russian music with (手指).
Russians like the balalaika. The music played with it can be cheerful, as if the farmers were (跳舞) happily to celebrate their harvest. It can also be
energetic, as if the workers were working hard to make their country (更强壮) and richer. If a Russian moves to live or work abroad. he will (正常情况下) take a balalaika with him. When he feels lonely and sad, he will play it to cheer himself up.
The balalaika was first played by the poor. At that time, balalaikas were (生产) by the players themselves. They were simple with different numbers of strings from two to even (六).Later a Russian musician, a (先驱者) Vasily improved the balalaika. He (创建)a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes, all with three strings. The smallest is 60-70cm long. The biggest is almost 2 metres high with a leg to sit on the floor.
Today, there are (职业的) balalaika groups performing around the world. More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music.
Strange School Rules
As students, we are all familiar with school rules. But some rules are strange. Here are two strange school rules. Do you think are reasonable?
No red ink(墨水)
Teachers usually mark our homework red ink. The bright color (use) to point out all our mistakes. However, red ink is banned (禁止) (strict) by many schools in Australia and the U.K. Some people think that red ink can influence kids' feelings the color makes them fear and puts pressure on them. They think green, pink, yellow, purple and blue are more relaxing.
hand-raising
While students are taking (course), it's common for them to raise their hands in class to answer questions. However, the raising of one's hand has been banned in a school in Nottinghamshire, England. The headmaster of the school (believe) that teachers always only see the same students raising their hands. This doesn't encourage the learning of the students who are (silent). Now, thanks to the rule, a teacher can choose any student (answer) the question. The students are becoming more active.
Adoctor in the family!
After studying for a long time, my brother has now graduated and we arevery lucky to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad, my sister and I areall interested in arts and languages. ① -it's so difficult and takes such a long, timeto study. So we're all very proud of him. As well as this, we have a doctor ofour own to ask about any medical problems we have! How good is that?
② He's patient and understanding. And he cares alot about people. He has helped at car accidents and done some smalloperations. ③ I can't stand the sight of blood, so I could never do what he does!
Micky says he wants to work in hospitals to help people withdifferent illnesses. ④ In my opinion, it's wonderfulif you can have a job that you really enjoy and Micky has found one. I just hopehe isn't so busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment(预约) to say hello.
A. I admire him very much. B. I think Micky will make an excellent doctor. C. Nobody in the family has ever studied medicine before. D. And he knows doctors in hospitals will work very long hours. |
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Chinese brands |
be more comfortable have a lower price have meaning of culture |
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be more fashionable have a better quality |
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参考词汇：fashionable时尚的
短文首句：Recently, we had a discussion about whether we like to wear clothes with Chinese brands or foreign brands.
