When I was a boy, our big family would sometimes gather (聚集) together at my aunt's tiny house over the summer. 1 from all over the country would come in to 2. The adults would sit together in the living room to 3 and catch up on each other's lives. The kids would be sent out into the front yard to 4 while dinner was cooking for all of us.
We would play a good old-fashioned game of tag (捉人游戏). I remember one of those times 5. I was the youngest and smallest of all the kids there so I got 6 first and couldn't catch anyone else. Hard as I ran after my brothers and cousins, they were all too 7 for me. I grew more and more8 .
As I sat thinking how I could 9this difficult game, a good 10came to me. I aimed at one of my brothers. Unluckily, I 11. I got up with tears in my eyes. Then things started to 12. I saw one of my cousins whom I met for the first time standing there. She 13 to run but was going much slower than before. I 14 caught up and tagged her. Then she 15 to me and smiled, "You'd better run!" I ran off laughing 16she turned and started to run after others.
Now I see how her act of17 that day saved me from 18and returned me to joy. Although we hardly ever 19each other, we were family and she loved me. I always remember what she did for me and would try my best to share
20 with everyone.
Yokohama Chinatown is the (large) among Japan's three Chinatowns, which lies in downtown Yokohama. large number of Chinese stores and restaurants can be found in the narrow and colorful streets of the Chinatown.
From this month, the Yokohama Chinatown Development Association (YCDA) will be busy (start) the "Yokohama Chinatown Tour" all year round. Visitors will find it extremely necessary to make use the chance to enjoy lunch while learning Chinese food culture and traditional arts with the Yokohama Chinatown doorkeeper will tell stories about its history and culture.
The first event with the theme (主题) of "Meeting to enjoy Chinese tea" (hold) next week. A Chinese specialty store (专卖店) has been set up (allow) people to first learn about tea ceremony and different (type) of tea, and then enjoy lunch at a Chinese restaurant.
According to the organizers, in September, the theme will be "Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake making experience", when visitors will make mooncakes by (they). After that, the organizers plan to hold events in November and next January with the theme of Spring Festival.
"It is a (meaning) tour to experience traditional Chinese culture. Let's enjoy it together," an official of YCDA said.
British English and American English are almost the same.
The first difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. Almost all of the words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. For example, Americans would say "apartment", but the British would say "flat" to talk about the place where they live. In addition to some common words, many idiomatic (惯用的) expressions are different. In England people might say "I'll ring you up tonight", but in the US, people might say "I'll call you up tonight".
The second difference between British and American English is in pronunciation. The main difference in pronunciation lies in the vowels. But most of the time, the British and Americans do understand each other's pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects are the same.
The third difference is very small. A few types of words are spelled differently in British and American English. The most common example is in a word like "center". In British English, this word would be spelled C-E-N-T-R-E, while in American English the same word would be spelled C-E-N-T-E-R.
The British may say "Have you got …?" while Americans prefer "Do you have …?" An American might say "my friend just arrived", but a British would say "my friend has just arrived".
A. This is the difference in spelling.
B. There are a few differences in grammar, too.
C. But there are some differences between them.
D. Only a very small number of words are used differently.
E. Both languages have a slightly different structure of telling the time.
F. The English language was introduced to America in the early 17 century.
G. Sometimes, Americans and the British don't understand each other's pronunciation.
Looking out of the window of his truck, Bob Fitzgerald sees dying forests and empty farmland. Fitzgerald says the land has been in his family since the 17th century. "I can show you land around here that people grew tomatoes on when I was a little boy. And now it's gone."
Climate (气候) change is making things worse. As sea levels rise, salt water is entering rivers and other waterways. As a result, the land is becoming too salty for crops to grow on. Hundreds of millions of people will be forced to move inland because of rising waters.
Kate Tully, a researcher in the University of Maryland, wants to keep coastal farmers in business as the seas rise. She has seen the forests filled with pine trees killed by the increasingly salty soil. The United States Department of Agriculture gave Tully and other researchers $1.1 million to study the problem. She and her team hope to give farmers ways to stay on their land.
They are testing different crops on pieces of land around the Eastern Shore. "Sorghum is my new favorite crop because it can grow without rain and it can grow with lots of rain." The grain (谷类) crop may be a good choice to feed the nearly 600 million chickens kept in the area each year. As farmers know, chickens can deal with salt, dry weather conditions and heavy rains. Yet just being able to grow a crop is not enough. The crop has to bring in money.
Some people believe the land should be given back to nature. They say the fields should be turned into wetlands, which are popular with duck hunters (猎人). "There's money in duck hunting," Tully said. "Hunting organizations will pay farmers for hunting on their land. Farmers could make a lot of money from duck hunting."
Tully and her team are just getting started. It will be a few years before they really understand how to save the farms.
The Red Cross is known for doing some of the most heroic acts in the world. There are Red Cross societies in 190 countries all over the world. Their task is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of sudden serious situations by organizing the power of volunteers and asking people to donate(捐献).
In 1860, Swiss businessman and social activist, Jean Henri Dunant, saw the effects of war, and countries not prepared or able to deal with the suffering of those who had been injured in the Battle of Solferino during the second War of Italian Independence. Dunant organized a group of volunteers to help bring water and food to the injured, to help with medical treatment, or to write letters to the families of those who were dying. After that moment, he knew that more had to be done, and he wrote the book, A Memory of Solferino, which encouraged the public to create an organization which would help the wounded. His writing encouraged more people to support him in creating the International Federation of the Red Cross. And in 1863, International Committee of the Red Cross was founded.
The modern-day Red Cross does more than nursing soldiers during wartime. The group began to spend most of its time on disaster relief and epidemic (流行病) treatment. It has achieved even greater service in humanitarian (人道主义的) programs that serve continuously in both peace and war.
One of the easiest ways you can help the Red Cross is to make sure you are able to donate blood and make an appointment at the Red Cross website. But, donating blood isn't the only way you can help out — the Red Cross also encourages you to donate your time if you can, along with other things the modern-day Red Cross wants you to know.
I remember my grandma sitting at the kitchen table with cucumber (黄瓜) pieces stuck on her face. My sisters and I had them on our faces, too. We would just sit laughing at each other and seeing who could stick the most on at once. We looked silly, but it was a good way of cooling down when the apartment got too hot.
From our days as newborns, my grandma raised all three of us while my parents worked. As I got older, my family left the apartment and moved into a new house. I called my grandparents every day. I can't remember all that we talked about, but I remember how much we laughed. Mostly, though, our phone calls centered on my school homework.
Grandma was a Greek who came to America without speaking a word of English. I remember when one of my tasks was to learn the Greek national anthem (国歌), she took it upon herself to teach my sisters and me every word. As she sang, her voice was always filled with pride. She didn't Americanize herself to fit in, but brought her roots (根) and planted them firmly.
Now, I visit my grandma once a week in her nursing home. She can no longer walk, eat hard food, or carry out a conversation. She can say a few words at a time on a good day, but the nurses don't understand her, as she's returned to speak Greek.
One afternoon, I was feeding my grandma and a nurse walked up to us and said, "Are you her grandson? Because she knows you — I can tell. She doesn't look at anyone else like that." I looked over and my grandma's eyes were fixed on me, with the same kind of smile I've known all my life. I got close to her and she kissed me. Of course, she hasn't forgotten.
"We can't keep this rabbit," I told my husband, as he stood there holding it. He had found the rabbit outside a medical center an hour earlier. It was clear that someone had given it up. Our dog, Autumn, stretched (伸长) her neck to look at the rabbit in my husband's hands.
We agreed the rabbit could spend the night in our back yard, and I would try to find a new home for it the next day. Autumn followed me as I put a bowl of water and lettuce (莴苣) near some bushes, where she lived and played.
"Don't worry," I told Autumn. "This yard is owned by you, and you don't have to share it with a rabbit." We went back into the house and locked the rabbit outside. My husband was worried about the rabbit's safety all night.
The next morning, Autumn and I checked on the rabbit. Suddenly, the rabbit rushed from under the bushes and directly ran towards Autumn. He ran in big circles around my big but gentle dog, as if to say, "I'm the boss here. You might be bigger, but you're not going to hurt me."
Autumn looked as if she had no idea what had just happened. Since she was a hunting dog (猎狗) by nature, I expected her to run after the rabbit, but no, it was the rabbit that ran after her.
In fact, just one strong shake of the head or neck from Autumn could scare off the rabbit and make him not dare to hang around her. However, instead of hurting the rabbit, Autumn made the rabbit's effort to show his power a game. She seemed to enjoy being run after.
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When the rabbit ran after her,
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As this friendship grew,
