Yasutaro Koide, the world's oldest man, died at the age of 113, in Nagoya, Japan on January 19, 2016. But along with his many years, Koide also left us with a piece of advice for a long and fruitful life.
Koide was born on March 13, 1903. He learned sewing and worked as a tailor(裁缝) for a men's clothes shop in most of his life. He moved to live with his daughter when he was 107 years old. When he turned 110, Koide could still read newspapers without glasses and could eat well without dentures(假牙). In August, 2015, Guinness World Records confirmed(认证) that he was the world's oldest man.
Koide always loved sitting in front of his sewing machine, enjoying making all kinds of clothes by hand. Being a tailor was his only and last job before his death.
When he was given the world record in 2015, he told reporters about his secret of living a long life, "No smoking or overdrinking! Be happy about everything. Never overdo things. Work and live with happiness.
Do you enjoy watching movies when you are free? It's a great way to have fun. So how much do you know about Xu Zheng and Huang Bo? They are both popular actors in China, They act in a lot of funny and wonderful movies. But do you know there are many differences between them? Let's have a look.
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Actor |
Xu Zheng | Huang Bo |
| Birthday | April 18，1972 | August 26, 1974 |
| Height | 178 cm | 172 cm |
| Weight | 72 kg | 70 kg |
| Hobbies | Watching movies, taking vacations, playing basketball | swimming, dancing, singing diving(潜水) |
| Characters(性格) | Outgoing, funny, friendly | funny, talented, hard-working |
Dear Mom,
Today I'm going to tell you something special, I know you work very hard and feel tired every day.
Every time you come home and see the dirty house, I know you are very angry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I have too much homework, and I'm so tired, too, I also want to tell you one thing-I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I don't study hard enough. But in fact I just want you to praise me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So don't feel frustrated(挫败的) about my grades, OK?
I have made up my mind that I will do my homework as quickly as I can so that I can have time to clean the house, I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason— I want to make you a happy mom.
I love you!
Yours,
Sally
Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them－soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don't know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It's really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world,” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We're just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing-sleeping. Every year, there is a special ay for people around the world to celebrate the importance of good and healthy sleep-World Sleep Day.
Sleep is like food for the brain.
People of different ages need different amounts (数量) of sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation (国家睡眠基金会) in the US, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep night. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep.
The China Youth and Children Research Center said that about 80 percent of middle school students don't get enough sleep. It has influenced students' school life. They can't pay attention in class or do well in sports.
To solve this problem, scientists advise that students should get less schoolwork and more time to sleep. Good sleep habits help lot. For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays.
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A. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. B. Enough sleep helps the brain and body grow and develop. C. Taking a 20-minute sleep at noon is also useful. D. Students without enough sleep may get poor grades. E. However, many students don't get enough sleep because of too much homework. |
If you want to have true friends, you should be a true friend yourself. Wonder 1 you can do? Here are some tips.
2 and cry together
Laughing with a friend is the best, 3 sometimes crying brings you closer (更亲密的) together. Don't be 4 to be yourself when you stay with your friends. Share your 5 feelings with your friends. Then friends will know each other 6 better.
Be a nice gift giver
Gift-giving isn't just for birthdays or holidays-it can be a fun way of making your friends 7 special! But you don't need to buy 8 gifts. Making things by yourself 9 your care, because you put time and ideas into your 10.
Stand up for him or her
If someone 11 your friend, don't just stand there quietly. Do 12 about it! You can try to 13 a smart way to solve (解决) the problem and make others look at your friend differently. Sometimes it's necessary 14 you to make him or her feel better. It may not be 15, but it's what a good friend should do!
A farmer had a donkey and a dog. Both the donkey and the dog (help) their master in many ways. One night, two thieves broke in the farmer's . The dog heard them and started barking. The farmer got and so did the neighbors. So they caught the two thieves.
The farmer said, "I'm glad I had this dog." The neighbors also thought so.
From that day, the donkey decided to show his master that he could also be (use) just like the dog.
One night, the thieves again entered the farmer's house. As the thieves looked in, they saw the dog (sit) just outside the main door. "It seems the dog is quite watchful," said one thief.
"We better go at once," the other thief said and then the two thieves went away. But unknown to the thieves, the donkey was watching all this. He thought, "It is a good chance for me to show master that I can be useful. The thieves have run away. If I start (shout), the master will thank me." So the donkey started braying(驴叫) (loud).
When the farmer heard the donkey, he angry. He came out with a stick and hit the donkey hard. "This will teach you not to bray at night," he thought.
