John and his family have lived in Xiaozhou Village for many years. People there got along well 1each other. But something disturbing happened recently.
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. John's father and the old man were 2 friends. Unfortunately, the old man 3 last month. His wife 4 not live alone, so she asked her grandson to live with her.
The grandson became a big problem to all the neighbors, especially to John's family. He is noisy and the walls of the building are 5 thin that every sound from a next-door neighbor can be heard. John often goes to bed at 10 o' clock 6 he has to get up early to catch the first bus, but the young man likes to watch football games late at midnight. Sometimes friends of his visit and 7 make a lot of noise.
That drives John's family mad!
John's mother had no choice but to tell the old woman about the problem 8.She felt very sorry and promised to make her grandson 9 quiet. From then on，the noise stopped.
John's mother made some cookies to thank the old woman. "Thank you very much for asking your grandson not to watch football games at midnight, "she said. "Oh, I forgot 10him about that! "the old woman replied. "Maybe that's just because Portugal(葡萄牙)lost the game. His dream is to be a football star like Cristiano Ronaldo."
"If you support me, please Dianzan."Do you know Dianzan is one of the most popular1on the Internet? When you think someone's ideas are right, or when you are2by what someone writes, you can click（点击） the praise sign. Anyhow, clicking the praise sign means that you agree with someone or3someone.
Dianzan is a kind of Chinese Internet language. People4use it when they surf the Internet. There is a function（功能）of Dianzan in the QQ space. The QQ space has had the function since 2010.It wasn't used widely5Sina blog（新浪）started the function of Dianzan. In recent years, it has become more and more 6, When the 2015 New Year came, Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the word Dianzan to praise and7his thanks to the great Chinese people.
Websites can know how many people support some ideas by counting how many people click the praise sign. Experts can know what teenagers are8through what they click the sign for. That can help them solve teenagers'9.
Clicking the praise sign is really an10thing. Have you ever clicked the sign for anybody on the Internet?
What's on in Beijing
This spring is a busy season in Beijing. There are plenty of activities to choose from. (www. Beijing. com. cn)
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Play—Who Loves, Who Cares Place: Haidian Theater Date: March 24th-April 19th Price:￥120 for students, ￥280 for adults Time: Saturday :14:00, Monday to Friday:19:30 Tel: 5166-4261, phone at least a day ahead |
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Live Music-Today Xu Wei Place: The Workers' Stadium Date: April 9th (Thursday) Price:￥ 1, 280, ￥ 880, ￥580, ￥ 380, ￥ 280 Time:19:00-22:00 Tel: 5883-6800, phone at least a day ahead |
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Exhibitions— The Capital Museum Place: The Capital Museum Date: Every day except Sunday Price: Free, except some special exhibitions Time: 9:00-17:00 (No entrance after 16:00) Tel: 6339-3339 for ticket bookings Learn about Chinese culture and history here. Tickets are free but please book five days ahead. |
I'm sure you all know how important recycling is. Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things. It sounds like magic. But it's actually very scientific.
Material：
The first thing you have to do is to collect items (物品) that can be recycled. Only certain materials can be recycled. These include things made of paper， metal， glass and plastic.
Daily things：
Can you think of everyday items made of these materials？ Soda cans are good example. They are made of metal. Magazines and newspaper are made of paper. So are milk boxes. Some bottles of juice are made of glass. Bags are made of plastic. There are many things that can be recycled.
Sign：
These things are usually signed with the recycling loop. It has 3 arrows (箭头) that go in a triangular (三角形) circle. This shows that cycle (循环) continues. Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else.
Process：
Let's go back to the process of recycling. ①The items are put in a recycling bin. ②A truck carries the items to a recycling factory. ③The materials are separated and squashed (被压扁成) into square cubes. ④Companies buy and turn them into new products.
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⑴Alice is learning Chinese culture interested in beautiful poems. She wants and to read more. ⑵Having learned Nu Wa in Repairs the Sky, Jenny is asked to give a talk about old becomes Chinese mythical stories in Chinese v her class. She has to get more information. ⑶Hans needs to write a report about the three kingdoms from ancient China for his history class. He wants to add more details to his report. ⑷Cathy likes reading books that are funny humorous. She needs to read a book for fun during her holiday. ⑸Jimmy is interested in stories of the heroes in ancient China. He wants to write an article about it for and his Chinese class. |
A. Romance of the Three Kingdoms It tells the stories of the wars among three kingdoms-Wei, Shu and Wu. It describes their political relationships at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. B. Water Margin The whole book describes the great stories of 108 Liangshan heroes. They didn't want to follow their emperor, so they fought against him. However, they didn't succeed. C. The Book of Songs It was first known as a classic in Han Dynasty. It is also regarded as the earliest existing collection of Chinese poems and songs. D. Ghost Stories Many of the stories in this book are about foxes and ghosts. The writer Pu Songling wanted to reflect （反映）the Chinese society in the17th century. E. The Classic of Mountains and Seas It is about Chinese mythology（神话学）. There are many mythical stories about men and nature like Hou Yi Shoots the Sun and Cheng'e Flies to the Moon. F. A Dream in Red Mansions The novel talks about the life of two cousins from two big rich families. The love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is the theme of this book. G. Journey to the West This book is about the amazing adventures of Sanzang with his three followers, the smart Monkey, the greedy Pig. The story is funny and the dialogues are humorous. |
In my (看法)，helping others is helping ourselves. This story tellsus the truth.
One day, a （口渴的）bee went to a river to drink. As he was drinking, suddenly the beewas carried away by the running water in the （小溪）. He tried his best to swim towards the bank of the river, but （失败）. His life hung by a single thread. Just at that time, a kind birdflew over. Seeing that the bee was in great （困境）, the bird picked a leaf off the tree and threw it into the river.The bee climbed onto the leaf and it was （带来）safely to the land. He was so thankful to the bird for saving hislife.
Not long after that, the bird was sitting onthe branch of a tree. He didn't know that not far from him, a man raised hisgun and was about to shoot at （他）. However, it happened that the bee saw that. He （意识到） what the situation was like . As quickly as he could, he flewinto the man's （眼睛）and stung him. The pain in his eyes was so great that the man hadto give up shooting at the bird.
In this way, the bee, whose life had been saved by the bird, was （能） to save the life of the bird.
March 5 is a special day for Chinese people because of the name—Lei Feng. Lei Feng was an ordinary young soldier. His only goal was to serve the people. He was born in 1940 in Changsha, Hunan and died at the age of 22 because of an unfortunate accident. In 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong designated the day as "Learn From Lei Feng Day".
Most people born in the 1960s or 1970s admire Lei Feng and regard him as a good example to follow. What about young people today? Do they still believe in Lei Feng and follow his spirit? The following examples may answer the question.
In 2011, 27-year-old Zhang Liangliang and his friends made a movie named Lei Feng Xia. In the movie, an ordinary guy tries to become a superhero by emulating（仿效）Lei Feng. Millions of people have seen the movie online.
"We can see great things from what Lei Feng did, even though they were just small things. It's our duty to learn from him. "said Li Huanyue, student from Wen Yuan Middle School.
With the development of society, learning from Lei Feng should be more realistic and modern. So Guangdong government announced the new slogan "do each other a favor". And in Changsha, Hunan, the slogan was also updated （更新）from "devote yourself to benefit others "to" do my duty".
