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When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still1of the dark. 80 Mary left the hall light on when we slept.
However, David2the grey moths (飞蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked3, he simply answered, "Because they are ugly and scary. I don't like them." Mary laughed and said, "Being ugly outside doesn't4not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful insects in the insect world.
Once. the angels (天使) were5. They were sad because it was raining heavily. The6little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow (彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies (蝴蝶)7, they could make a beautiful rainbow together.
Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn't want to8any of their colours. so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colours on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more9the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colours except grey, which didn't match the beautiful rainbow.
Then the once colourful moths became10. The angels saw the rainbow and smiled.
My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn't feared moths since then.
Emojis, or emoticons, are picture-like characters which many people find necessary in their social networking communications. They allow people to liven up their texts with hundreds of colourful images. But do you often feel that there are still not enough emojis to express (表达) yourself very well?
Laura Ustick, manager of a fast-food restaurant in Illinois, US, said, "There are emojis for ice cream, pizza and sushi, but not for the all-American hot dog." That's why he and other emoji fans are taking action to get more emojis.
"When we want to write something cute, it's just not there," Ustick told The Wall Street Journal. Other emoji fans are trying to get symbols like cupcakes and bacon, according to the newspaper. The BBC also reported on a petition (请愿书) posted on DoSomething.org calling on Apple to increase the diversity (多样性) within its keyboard. However, not everyone can design (设计) an emoji symbol. Emojis are largely controlled by the Unicode Consortium. It was founded by some computer programmers in the 1980s.
In response (答复) to the DoSometing.org petition, an Apple spokesperson last month said, "We have been working closely with the Unicode Consortium. We are trying to meet the needs of emoji fans."
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Famous Landmarks
★The Great Wall of China was built in 214 B. C. . It is the largest structure ever built. There is an old saying about it: He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.
★The Colosseum in Rome(古罗马圆形大剧场) was opened in 80 A. D. . It was sometimes filled with water for ship battles.
★The Statue of Liberty in New York was opened in 1886. It was a gift to Americans from French people.
★The Eiffel Tower in Paris was completed in 1889. It was built for the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution（法国大革命）.
