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Throwing tomatoes-Spain Spain takes "tomatoes fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
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Rolling cheese-England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
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Burning man-The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture(雕像) of a man. |
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Pouring water—Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
I walked into a stranger as he passed by me. "Excuse me," I said.
He replied with a smile and said, "Please excuse me, too. I didn't notice you. "We apologized(道歉) and went for our own ways.
Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too near, When I turned to search for some milk, I nearly knocked her over. "Move out of the way!" I shouted.
She walked away sadly. But I didn't feel like I had to apologize to her.
While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me. "While dealing with a stranger, you were polite. But with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You will find them in the kitchen by the door, Have you seen the tears(眼泪）in here yes?"
I quietly went and sat down by my daughter's bed.
"Honey, I am so sorry, "I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
She said, "I found them by the tree. I picked them because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue ones. "
I tearfully replied, "Sweetie, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn't have shouted at you. ""It's OK, I love you anyway. "She said as she kissed my face.
If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?
People often ask me for advice about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I'll share some of my experience. I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.
One thing I can tell you is that, once you've started learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about "How would I say them in English?" At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now I'm in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It's amazing how much this helps.
For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because l didn't want to make mistakes. Finally I got it over. And while traveling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.
Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.
Anna used to wake you up on Sunday morning when you wanted to stay in bed, but now you feel strange if she gets up before lunch. She used to be very quiet, but now she talks all the time-but not to you. She used to hold your hand when you went to visit your friends. Now she doesn't even want to be seen with you when you go to visit your friends. Your Anna might spend hours on the phone or in the bathroom now. At the same time Nick next door has become quiet and dirty. He used to be very polite. Now a simple conversation with Nick becomes very difficult. You've gone from a hero to the most embarrassing adult in the world. Your child has become a teenager!
What makes adolescence(青春期) so difficult? Physical(身体上的) and emotional changes are the reasons that make them change so much. When they are young, children live in a safe and simple land called" childhood". Parents organize their lives. Parents choose children's clothes, take them to places, and spend time with them. They're there with the children when there is a problem. As children get older, however, they learn about another land—an exciting land, called " adulthood". Sooner or later their hormones (荷尔蒙) push them into the open sea—away from the safe land or childhood. Adolescence, then, is the journey from childhood to adulthood. Some find the journey quite easy. For others, it's very difficult.
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The Spring Festival is one of the most important (festival) in China. During the Festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year. the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get red pockets from their parents and their relatives by web chat. It is a good time for people (visit) relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The Spring Festival was celebrated in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of (active). They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or watch movies in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival (become) a key time for Chinese living in the US.
One day, Anna (walk) on the street when a car ran so fast that she lost her arms later. What was worse, she lost her parents the age of twenty. Her elder sister wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused (live) with her sister. She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, she graduated and found a job. Once she wrote in her diary, "I am quite lucky, I lost my arms, but l still have my legs."
Anna chose to face her misfortune(不幸) in an active way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She (teach) us a good lesson.
When something bad happens to us, we have two choices. One is to complain(抱怨), and the other is to face it bravely, If we choose to run away, it (follow) us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.
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Zhou, the father of a student in Nanjing, didn't speak to his son's teachers for along time. He wasn't invited to a parents' meeting!
Zhou decided to ask his son. The answer was his son a man 50 yuan and asked him to be his "father" at a parents 'meeting!" I did badly on my exams and I didn't to tell my father about that, "says the boy." I didn't want to make him feel angry. "
This boy is not the only student to do that. Six of his classmates have used their money to do that, too. Most of them were afraid of being punished for getting bad Teachers say that Parents are too much of their children. They say. "Sometimes many students fail, and they don't know how to face their parents then."
Students should make friends with their parents. Experts on teenagers say that is exactly best way to deal with this problem. Then students will be able to have heart-to-heart talks with their parents. These talks will be to solve the problem.
English has some apologetic terms(表示歉意的用语). It seems that they mean the same thing. They almost do. However, what's the difference between "Excuse me", "I'm sorry", "Pardon" and "What"?
Pardon
Americans don't really use" pardon". If you do, they will probably joke that you're trying to sound pretentious(炫耀的) or joke that you're British.
I'm sorry
We often use "I'm sorry" for past events. That's to say, it is generally used to apologize for something you have already done. For example, if you step on someone's feet on a crowded bus, you would say "I'm sorry" or "Sorry".
Excuse me
This is generally a term to ask permission(允许) for something. For example, you're walking through a crowded space and someone is in your way. You would say" Excuse me' to ask him to move out of your way.
What?
Americans usually use it to ask someone to repeat himself. If you want to be polite you could say, "I'm sorry, what was that? "or" Excuse me, what did you say?" or any other such thing. Most Americans will just say "What?" though.
In our daily life, we can also use these terms by mixing them up. You could, for example, ask someone to move by saying "Sorry, would you mind moving?" It's an extra-polite way to make your request.
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个矮内向，没什么朋友，还怕黑。喜欢音乐，参加了音乐俱乐部。 |
高大英俊，外向活泼，对同学们友好。我仍然对音乐感兴趣，我认为音乐可以使我开心。 |
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不知道怎样学习，总是犯错误。大部分时间不能理解老师。放学后，我经常去闲逛，我不能按时回家。不能完成作业。 |
更努力了，更关注学习。形成了多种学习技能，如记笔记、画思维导图……学习越来越好。我的父母以我为自豪，我的妈妈说"多好的孩子啊!" |
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How I have changed
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