A: Good afternoon.
B: I would like to buy a washing machine.
A: Well, we have many different kinds of washing machines. Some are made in China, and some are made in other countries.
B: This one looks very nice.
A: In Germany.
B：
A: Sure. Put the clothes in the machine, close the door and press this button.
B: It's easy. How much is it?
A: 4,000 yuan.
B: Wow, that's too expensive! Do you have a cheaper one?
A: How about this one? It is also good. It's only 2,000 yuan.
B: Well, this one looks very good. And the price is OK. Can I use WeChat to pay for it.
A: Of course.
| A. When was it invented? B. I can't afford it. C. I'll take it. D. What can I do for you? E. Can you show me how to use it? F. Where was it made? |
When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God give me a gift—it was happiness. One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home, a car ran over me and cut off my 1 because of its high speed.
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital. I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 2 arms. How sad and scared I felt at that time! 3 slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it., I couldn't get my arms back even though I 4 every day. However, it's easier 5 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 6. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a 7 mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 8 about little things. For example, they get bad grades in the test; their bus comes9; they don't have a mobile phone but10have. But I only11 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident: it is a waste of our life to focus on(关注)what you have 12 . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say ,"My whole life would improve 13 I had a new car" But when you get the car and what 14? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart. It's a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel15. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.
"I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry," said Zhang Hua ,a middle school students in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest problems is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, ect. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to your friends. Phone them if you stay somewhere else late so that your parents don't call every hospital in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Some day, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.
In American schools there is something called Homecoming day, many high schools and colleges with a football team have a Homecoming game. This can be the most important thing of the year except graduation or commencement(颁授学位典礼) day. Students plan Homecoming day for many weeks before the day.
Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the students. Many people still come to Homecoming to twenty or thirty years after they leave school. During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not a perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
If you do something wrong, will your parents punish you? Some students shared their experiences. My mom loves her garden. Anytime I did anything to make her angry, I had to work in her garden. When I told her I failed my English exam, my punishment was to build her a pon. It took me a week of work to dig it out, shape it, fill it and then plant everything around it. Then she told me that she really hated the 30-year-old tree in the garden and if my grades didn't improve I'd remove it.
—Luke
My mom made me write letters on what I did wrong from when I was little up into high school. I hated writing them. She kept all of them, so now they're great for a laugh.
—Maria
Once I made my mom very angry. When I got home from school, my bedroom was empty. She took everything out. I had to do chores and get everything back bit by bit. I started with my quilt and clothes, so I could sleep and go to school the next day. It took me nearly two weeks to get everything back. After that, I tried very hard not to get on her bad side too much.
—Ken
I have an older brother. One day I did something wrong, so my mom took away my favorite soft toy and put my older brother in control of it for two weeks. I felt so sad.
—Vera
You can't have heard of "Family Fun Day" before, as it is a holiday created by my husband and myself for our children a few years ago. The point of Family Fun Day is to celebrate the fun of being a family in simple ways. It can be on any day. Instead, we think about new, interesting ways to have fun together and make our children know that they are special to us. What do we do on that day? In the morning, we create a restaurant with colorful menus. We don't tell the children which day Family Fun Day is, but they know the minute they see the restaurant. After a nice breakfast we do a few simple activities that our children love to do, such as going to the park, having a picnic or playing ball games. There is no housework and no calls from the office on Family Fun Day. Family Fun Day is simple, fun and useful. We just want to make our children know that we love them and that we value our time together as a family.
| A. My husband is the cook and I am the waiter. B. There are no big meals, no cards and no gifts. C. It is just a day for the family to have fun together. D. What is the point of Family Fun Day? E. We end the day by watching a movie together and |
Zhou, the father of a Junior 3 student in Nanjing, was sitting at home one day. All of a sudden, he realized he didn't speak to his son's teachers all term. He wasn't even invited to a parents' meeting!
Zhou decided to ask his son why. The answer his son gave him was a big surprise. Zhou's son paid a man 25 yuan and asked him to be his "father'' at a parents' meeting! "I did badly and I was afraid my father knew it." says the boy "I didn't want him to be unhappy with me.''
The boy is not the only student to do that. Six of his classmates have used their pocket money to do that. Most of them played the trick(玩把戏) because they were afraid of the punishment（惩罚）. A few just didn't want to make their parents feel angry.
Teachers say that parents are to blame(负责) for kid's buying "fathers'' "Parents are demanding(要求) too much of their children,'' they say .''Junior students often cannot meet their demands(要求). And they don't know how to face their parents when they do badly.'' Expert(专家) on teenagers say students should have heart-to-heart talks with their parents which will help to solve the problem.
Nothing can be completed without rules. As students, they should be about their studies first. After class, they can spend some time doing thingshelping the old. They should be friendly to the old, too. Don't talk to them. What's more, the students should also be allowed to make their own decisions, parents should allow them to the concert, but girls should not be allowed to get their ears . So remember it is important for us to follow rules.
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