If you've fallen in love with stories about prince and princess, l've got you covered with the books below, which are brand new in 2019.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
This Beauty and the Beast retelling follows PrinceRhen, cursed into a beast by a powerful woman, and Harper, a teenage girl who might be able to save him. But powerful forces are standing against them, and it will take more than a broken curse to save them from ruin.
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
This Robin Hood retelling from the view of Maid Marian opens after Robin of Locksley's death. Maid Marian doesn't know how she'll go on, but the people of Locksley town, pressed by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. Marian never meant to tread in Robin's footsteps, but now she'll make the choice to become her own hero.
Blanca Roja by Anna-Marie MCLemore
This Snow White retells Blanca and Roja, as they meet a spell(咒语) that will pull them into a dangerous game, which will leave one of them, and trap the other in the body of a swan.
A Blade So Black by LL McKinney
This Alice in Wonderland retelling follows Alice, trained to battle monsters in the dark kingdom known as Wonderland. When Alice's teacher is poisoned, she has to find the medicine by going deeper into Wonderland where she's ever gone before.
Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from even the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to the shop to get supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave, when a piece of paper on the ground caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully.
It was a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owners payment of her Vehicles Registration fees. At first I thought that I could find the owner. So I waited there for about an hour. Although the receipt had been borne on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owner? I looked over the receipt for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag or telephone number. I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the name of the owner and pocketed the paper. I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful "thank you" letter from a very grateful and happy woman containing a handwritten message and a gift card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind snatched (夺去) her receipt from a pocket in her car's passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.
It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that at first glance(一瞥) seemed little and unimportant.
Are you familiar with the greeting, "Can I add you on WeChat?" It seems like every time we meet new friends or colleagues nowadays, the first thing that springs to mind is adding each other on the app. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of WeChat users report feeling stressed or anxious when they receive a large number of messages, according to a study done recently by the app's developer Tencent (腾讯). In other words, WeChat can overwhelm (使应接不暇) us, while also breaking down the boundaries between our work and private lives.
Just think how easy it is now for bosses to hand out assignments during the holiday, so long as they have your WeChat contact. When you're at the cinema enjoying a romantic movie or having a barbecue in the backyard, you can never cut yourself off from the outside world unless you switch off your phone. Not to post something in WeChat Moments before replying to your boss first!
Apart from interrupting your leisure time, WeChat can also reduce your productivity at work. For many office workers, logging in to WeChat on their computers at the start of the day has become routine. But what if browsing the Moments distracts us from doing the work? The app steals our time without us even noticing it, making us have the false belief that we are busy all the time.
And as if that weren't bad enough, there're the "one-off" friends who take up space on our WeChat friend list. A handy way to check how many one-off friends you have is to take a look at your chat history with them. Sometimes, you only sent the initial friend requests so you could invite them to a WeChat group or inform them of something for your boss. Yet still, as your friend count (好友数量) ever goes up, it can make you feel the need to post selfies (自拍) and share details of your life in your Moments, just so you can stay up to date.
With WeChat, all our spare time is swallowed up by the constant torrent of messages and our attention keeps getting diverted by Moments and pop-up ads. So it's time that we should do something to nip this problem in the bud.
Demand for the Chinese tech company's devices(设备) is red hot even though the country's overall market for smartphones is getting smaller Huawei's China sales rocketed more than 20% in the final quarter of 2018, and experts say that's partly due to the US govenment's global campaign against the company.
"The latest tension between the US and China raised the patriotism(爱国主义) in Chinese consumers, said Jusy Hong, an analyst at research firm IHS Markit
He pointed out that some Chinese companies encouraged employees to buy Huawei phones late last year. The moves were a gesture of support after the firm's chief financial officer was arrested in Canada in early December at the request of the United States.
Huawei's booming sales show how major parts of its business continue to increase even as the United States tries to persuade other countries to shut Huawei products out of 5G wireless networks and pursues(追究) criminal charges against it. The company expects to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker by next year.
Huawei sold 30 million phones in China in the last three months of 2018, nearly three times as many as Apple(AAPL), according to data published this week by research firms Canalys and IDC. Apple's sales plunged almost 20%.
Huawei's success in China, the world's largest smartphone market, is more than about geopolitics(地缘政治). Chinese consumers love its flagship, high -end- phones because they have great cameras, cutting edge technology and cost less than the latest iPhones, according to analysts. And by offering a selection of cheaper phones, Huawei is able to target a bigger market.
It also benefited from the troubles this year at ZTE (ZTCOF), a rival Chinese smartphone and telecommunications equipment maker. ZTE was banned by the US government from buying vital American parts for months last year.
A Housewarming Party
A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house. The person or people who bought the apartment or house or moved are the ones who throw the party. It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like. It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents.
It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party. Some common items(物品) people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains. Even if there isn't a registry, a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with, like, a piece of art or a plant. This is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn't a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches.
The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes. This isn't usual though.
Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter.
A. You can also bring food or drinks to share.
B. Different activities are held to make guests satisfied.
C. There are usually no planned activities at a housewarming party.
D. Now most homes substitute (替代) fires with central heating to keep warm.
E. Different people hold or attend housewarming parties for various reasons.
F. Some people register a list of things they would like to give as gifts at local stores.
G. The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate the person or people on the new home.
It was an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and skipping in a circle on brightly colored 1. Music was blaring from a loudspeaker: "Animal action… Move like a lion!" and suddenly everyone was crawling on the ground2like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It's 3that the kids are so excited!
These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动）4in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this opportunity when my gymnastics coach started5tumbling for kids aged from three to seven. My sister 6 immediately. Despite my going with her to her first practice, she was more7than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join in to make her more8. The practice needed high energy and non-stop 9, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels (侧手翻）and playing games like "Animal action". I began going to all of the practices with my sister and 10 in any way that I could. Afterwards, I 11 looked forward to the weekly classes, where I could improve my ability to 12 other individuals.
One of the 13moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of my students how to do a walkover (软翻). I had watched her making progress as a 14 for two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she15accomplished a walkover on her own made the 16not only an accomplishment for her, but one for me as well.
For two years I was a(an)17coach and during those two years I 18as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it 19to be a coach and that being a coach didn't mean giving orders, but giving kids a role 20to admire and learn from.
The Internet makes shopping at home convenient. However, for many, the attraction of shopping can turn into addiction. Experts believe there is a danger that online shopping can develop into a mental illness.
Researchers from the Hannover Medical School have termed the illness "Buying Shopping Disorder" (BSD). The researchers say this condition should be recognized by the medical profession as an illness and should not (simple) be classed as one of (vary) "impulse control" (冲动控制) disorders. Dr. Megan said: "It really is time to accumulate further knowledge about BSD on the Internet."
Last month, Dr. Megan and her team (carry) out a research on earlier studies on shopping. Their research focused on 122 patients sought treatment for BSD. Dr. Megan said five percent of people might suffer BSD. Younger people are more likely (develop) it. They also have greater levels of (anxious) and depression. People with BSD exhibit negative behaviors. These include (spend)large amounts of money on things they don't need, keeping and never using things they order, buying things for instant satisfaction, and ending up in debt. BSD can destroy (they) marriages, relationships and mental health.
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I'm terrible sorry to make you disappointed for not have finished my homework on time. In fact, I had something else to do, that made me have no time for my homework.
My father is badly injured in a accident yesterday. Hearing the news, I hurried the hospital after school. I had a busy night, but I didn't do my homework. As what you know, I am an ordinary student in class and eager to improve your English. I find I have great difficulty concentrating on my study. Would you please give me some suggestion? Besides, I wish you could give me more chances to practise my English in class.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you early.
1）注意合理饮食
2）保证充足睡眠
3）坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育活动
注意：1）词数100左右。
2）可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jenny:
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Yours,
Li Hua
