I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans, I thought to myself, “We don't have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: 1.
The other day, the two of us rode to a 2 near our home. After shopping I bought her an ice cream, and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a 3 look appeared on her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”
I nearly cried when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could 4 her time. I knew I had to make a 5. I thought of the times when I rushed (催促) my child through life, I began 6what really matters in life….
“You don't have to hurry. Just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and her shoulders 7. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.
When she got to the last bite (一口), she held it out to me, “ I 8 the last bite for you, Mum,” she said 9. As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time… and in return, she gave me her last bite and 10 me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life.
Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? You can find the NaNoWriMo
Young Writer's programme at ywp.nanowrimo.org. It is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in one month.
The programme bagan in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members. Last year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. On November 1st, writers visit the website and start to update (更新) their word count. They can communicate with other writers there as well. All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th.
Itis okay if you have never written a book before. The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners. You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel. Then you can start planning what your novel will be about.
Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMoprogramme? Here are a few:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Water for Elephants by SaraGruen
Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne
Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme? If you want, we hope you can write the best novel. If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo, but you have a good story in mind, join us!
① We can visit ywp.nanowrimo.org.
②We can update the word count.
③ We can publish the new novel.
④ We can choose what to write about.
a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed.
b. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke.
c. He was tired out and lost consciousness later.
d. He watched a film named “The Angry Swarm”.
e. He was attacked by tree-bees while taking a walk.
This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain (1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?
The answer shows Clemens' colorful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms (6 feet) deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humourousLife on the Mississippi (1883).
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of the Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)?
With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.
On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer—How amazing! But it may take a long time,I guess.
—Yes, I (study) in Nanjing University for four years.
Clothing(服装) is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about culure.
Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. The three colours—red, gold and green, are often used in the clothing. The first colour represents the blood of millions of people who fought for freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.
Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband (腰带) differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose (宽松的) clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is still quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
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Traditional Dress in Africa |
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Different colours |
The three most colours used in clothing are red, gold and green. Different colours for different things: the blood of freedom fighters, resources of the earth and the grassland of home. |
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Social meanings |
Because clothing has strong social meanings, people have to choose what to wear Women in Ghana even wear different waistbands according to how important the event is. |
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Everyday life |
Because the temperature greatly, clothes are usually loose and comfortable. Though Western clothes are popular with young people in some areas, traditional clothes are still of great |
This documentary helps us the school life in America.
In the summer camp last year, all the members .
computer games. Instead, they like reading.
If new energy , there will be much less pollution.
The foreign teacher in our school here since he came to Wuxi.
Could you tell me ?
内容要点如下：1）高个，擅长篮球，成绩优秀；
2）乐于助人，积极参加活动，热衷慈善；
3）去年，他……；
4）已筹集一千多元，准备寄给贫困地区学生；
5）得到高度赞扬，我们以他为荣。
注意事项：1）短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2）第3要点的内容须围绕主题，用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3）词数在90个左右，短文的开头已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；
4）短文内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
参考词汇：慈善（charity）
