Harry is a 21-year-old student from Canada. He 1 at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine now. He likes drinking tea and 2 Chinese qigong every day. Knowledge about Chinese medicine is useful, 3 it is also very difficult to learn well.
"I must work harder, " Harry said, " I was 4 when I was a little boy. To be strong, I learnt qigong at the age of twelve."
Harry 5 to come to China after he finished his college in his own country. 6 September 5th of 2010, he began to learn Chinese in Beijing. Then he went to Heilongjiang for 7 on medicine and began his three-year college life in China.
"I would like to 8 my country after finishing my study. I'll try my best to do something to let people know 9 about Chinese medicine and keep Canadians healthy. "
More and more foreign students from other 10 like Harry have studied at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine since 1986. From then on, the university has built communication and cooperation ( 合作 ) with educational and research institutes ( 学院 ) on Chinese medicine in more than 30 countries .
American schools begin in September after a two-month holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June.
Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and they have homework every day. After class, they do many interesting things.
After high school many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to spend a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms. For 35 years they farmed side by side, sharing machinery and goods as needed, without a single problem.
However, one autumn, things changed. It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse, which grew into a major difference. The difference led to angry words, followed by weeks of silence between the brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul's door. He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days' work, " the builder said. "Are there any jobs I could help with?"
"Yes, " answered Paul, extremely pleased to see the builder. "I do have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek（小溪）.That's' my brother's farm. That creek used to be a grass field but last week my brother dug a path from the river and made the creek. But I'll go him one better. See that pile of wood? I want you to build me a fence, two metres tall, so I won't need to see him anymore."
The builder said thoughtfully, "I think understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work. When he returned, the builder had just finished his job. Paul was shocked. Instead of a fence, there was a bridge, stretching from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge, staring in amazement, his younger Jason, came across, and took Paul's hand. "You are a good man to have built this bridge after all I've done, " said Jason.
Then, Paul, with tears in his eyes, said to the builder who was packing his to go, "Thank you so much. Please stay. I have much more for you to do."
"I'd love to." The builder said quickly, "but, I have many more bridge to build."
a. The brothers stood on the bridge.
b. Jas on dug the creek.
c. The brothers became angry with each other.
d. The builder asked for work.
e. Paul went into town.
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences of miscomunication.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks?" The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. Lisa later learned that the woman had answered her. The woman had raised her eyebrows and it means "yes" in Micronesia.
Jan had an experience in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means "no".
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people hand not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students really understood. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways to say "yes" depending on where they come from.
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Fun Reading We have all kinds of books here. There are books about history, geography, famous people, travelling, life paper cutting and drawing. We also tell each other what we think about the books we are reading. Time: Every Monday morning, 10:00— 12:00, from July 1st to August 26th Place: Reading Room in Guangzhou Library. |
Paint with your heart Mrs. Summer is going to show you how to draw beautiful paintings. You can learn to paint in water colour, Chinese ink and pencil. Tell Mrs. Summer what you like and she will teach you how to draw it. Time: Every Friday 15:30—17:30, from July 12th to August 23rd Place: 27th Baiyun Street, 2nd floor. |
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Swimming is cool It's dangerous for you to swim by yourself, even with friends by your side. Here are coaches teaching you how to swim and how to look after yourself. Besides, swimming is cool in hot summer days. Time: Every Wednesday and Sunday 9:30--12:00, from July 3rd to August 28th Place: Shamiam swimming pool. |
Make some music Would you like to learn to play some musical instruments? You can learn to play the piano, the drum and the guitar. Come and join us! Let's play your favourtie songs this summer! Time: Every Friday 9:30—12:00, from July 12th to August 23rd Place: The Children's Palace, 3rd floor. |
要点包括：
1）学校大约有200名教师和800名学生；老师们都非常友好；
2）学校最吸引人的地方是操场，它非常大，学生们可以在那里踢足球；而且有很多花和树，使学校变得更美丽；
3）学校最受欢迎的社团是话剧社……（自己补充原因）。
生词徒示：attract吸引 Dear teachers and students,
I'm glad to introduce my school to you.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. I'm sure you will like my school.
Yours,
Xiaoming
