If you enjoy canoeing(皮划艇运动), you can paddle for free in Denmark, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Norway, but you also have to be willing to pick up trash.
(organize) by Greenkayak, free trips in the group's two-person kayaks(皮艇) are offered in return for collecting waste from water surface. The project began in Denmark in April, 2017. With the help of a thousand kayak (voluntary), three tons of trash (collect) from Copenhagen harbor that year. You can easily book a kayak for the time being works for you. Life jackets and equipment—like a paddle, a waste picker, a bucket for the trash— (provide): just bring yourself. You can have two hours of free kayak time.
Greenkayak believes that kayaks are highly effective at collecting waste because they can get close to areas that are hard (reach).
"In Denmark, people love to hang out on canals, but (fortunate) they see waste (float) by," one of Greenkayak's co-founders speaks of the program's origin. "You can't take your shirt off and jump in. However, you can get in on the Greenkayak and make difference."
If you want to take advantage the free kayak, tour a city from its river and do your part to control water pollution.
Attention, all the first grade students!
It's time for the Winter Dance! The Winter Dance (hold) this Friday night on the fourth floor of the dining hall. Tickets for this dance will be on sale on Thursday and Friday. Each ticket costs $5, and $3 for groups of ten or (many). They will not be sold in the school office in the office of the Students' Union, which lies on the third floor of the dining hall.
All the money is collected at the dance will be given to needy families in (poor). This is a great way to start the holiday season by (help) them. When you attend the dance, you are helping poor and this is a fantastic thing to do! So please remember to buy your dance ticket at the Students' Union this Thursday or Friday. With your ticket, you will get the chance ticket at the Students' Union this Thursday or Friday. With your ticket, you will get the chance (go) to a great dance, enjoy the free (drink) and snacks and at the same time you will help others need. We hope to see all of you at the dance on Friday night!
As is (know) to all, the Olympic Games are the most important events in the world. They were first held in ancient Greece 776BC. And the events were named after the city Olympia. Slaves and women could not be allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics, and the (athlete) were all from the same country.
In 1896, first modern Olympics opened in Athens, the capital city of Greece. From then on, the Olympic Games (take) place every four years. Athletes from the whole world can take part in the (importance) events，whether they are men or women. The five rings on the Olympic Flag stand five continents and the union of the whole world.
China didn't become a member of the modern Olympics the 1950s. And in 1984, Xu Haifeng became the first Chinese that won an Olympic gold medal in shooting. With the development of China, Beijing finally succeeded in (hold) the 2008 Olympics, during which the five Fuwa mascots(吉祥物) (deep) impressed the whole world.
The game of basketball was created by Dr. Naismith, Canadian who worked as a physical education instructor at the Springfield College.
The New England winters were very cold, and the students were unwilling to do outdoor (activity). Naismith determined that a fast-moving game could be played indoors would fill the empty afternoons after the baseball and football seasons had ended. First he tried to change outdoor games such as soccer to indoor play, but he soon found them (suitable) for small areas. December of 1891, Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gym at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, (organize) the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and banned (run) with the ball.
Five years later, a championship (hold) in New York City. By that time, the team had been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in the 1897 season.
basketball first appeared in the 1904 Olympic Games, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal ring was used (replace) the basket for the first time, but the name basketball has remained.
A fan can drive summer heat away and help bring a cool breeze(微风). Since ancient (time), the Chinese fan has been carrying artistic and unique (nation) style. China has always been regarded" the kingdom of fans".
The fan first (appear) in China about 3, 000 years ago, in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. However, the fan in the early period was used as the symbol of etiquette(礼仪), it was called" the fan of honor" .
After the Qin and Han dynasties, the main shapes of fans were square, round and hexagon (六边形). The materials (use) to make fans were mainly silk. Because the silk fans were often used in royal court, people called them" court fans". The person held the silk fan always appeared gentle.
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the common fans were round fans, feather fans, and some paper fans. The folding fan (gradual) became popular after the Song dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the folding fan was popular in Zhejiang, Suzhou and Sichuan. Then the (popular) of writing poems and drawing pictures on the cover of a fan was rising. Then this skill (introduce) to Europe and became popular all over the world.
As science technology develops, mobile phones have become necessary for Chinese. individual possesses one mobile phone on average. In addition to the elderly and children, the majority the Chinese people are using mobile phones in the age of mobile phone.
Over the past few years, the Chinese market of mobile payment (witness) a booming development. With the emergency of the mobile internet, smartphone shopping has (gradual) become trendy, especially with the 18-30-year-olds make up the lion's share in the mobile payment market. Since it is so convenient to pay with a smartphone while (shop), many consumers prefer (pay) by their phone rather than by cash or credit card.
To boost (consume), many stores offer a discount to customers who make mobile payments. , the Chinese market of mobile payment has a great potential for (far) development, according to experts' prediction.
Have you bought blind boxes? Blind boxes(make) fortunes for toymakers in 2020. Many young Chinese(hook) on it are crazy about (endless) purchasing the toy to complete its whole "range".
The blind box market was worth 7. 4 billion yuan in 2019, according to market research firm Qianzhan Intelligence, added that could increase to 30 billion yuan by 2024.
The craze(狂热) has not escaped criticism, with state media earlier this year (compare) the trend to gambling and warning that the products become(addict).
In a commentary in January, Xinhua called for more regulation of the sector and said the boxes should not(sell)"blindly" to consumers.
"One of the reasons behind the success of blind boxes is that they divide their productsdifferent categories of rareness. brings a sense of competition is that they set a barrier — not everyone can get the (special) boxes.
Drunk driving is a very serious issue in China. It is(legal) to drive after drinking alcohol, but there is still drunk driving, (cause) deaths and injuries. The deadly result (raise) heated debates on whether offenders deserve more severe punishment for these years.
There are a number of reasons the increase of drunk driving in China. Firstly, China's(high) sociable but sometimes excessive(过量的)drinking habits should(mention). People often persuade others(drink) more, even if they know their friends may drive after drinking. Secondly, the (press) on drunk driving is not heavy enough. Many people argue thatcost of drunk driving is too low, so drunk drivers do it again and again.
More severe punishment is definitely necessary to prevent drunk driving. drives after drinking should be severely punished. But we also need to attach greater importance to education. Anyway, prevention is always the best measure.
Like Peking Opera and other traditional national arts in China, Piyingxi or the shadow play show, (know) as a Chinese (culture) heritage, has spread to many countries. Vivid design and a rich variety of (color), beautiful costumes, change of lighting, and unique singing, together make up the fascinating world of a shadow play.
As old form of storytelling and entertainment, shadow play artists use plain figures in front of a bright cloth (create) the illusion (错觉) of moving images. The figures are usually moved people behind a thin screen. Shadow play is not (entire) a show of shadows, but rather a show of silhouettes (剪影).
That day I (watch) a shadow play show at the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and was fascinated by the wonderful (perform). Most young people have little understanding of what a shadow play is，despite its 2000-year-old history. It is a pity that nowadays young people don't know how to appreciate this traditional art, is our precious folk art. Let's preserve it!
Although the history of kites has been debated, there is evidence of kite flying in China from more than 2000 years ago! There is one Chinese legend that suggests that a peasant's straw hat flew off his head, but followed him in the air (attach) to a thread from his clothing-perhaps the first (inspire) for kites?
It is also said General Han Hsin flew a kite for the walls of a city he was attacking, to measure the tunnel his troops needed to build. Kite flying spread by traders from China to Korea and then to India. Monks used bamboo and silk kites for (religion) and ceremonial purposes, sending messages and prayers to the spirit world.
In 1295, Marco Polo （document) their construction and how to fly kites, and interest spread for hundreds of years. During the (eighteen) century, kites started to be used in field of science.
Nowadays, kite flying festivals (hold) around the world. In Asia, there are often "kite fights", participants attempt to cut their competitor's kites down. In Indonesia, India, Vietnam and China, kite flying is sport and recreation. In other countries, kite flying is children's play like during the New Year holidays.
