Mr. Mora used to work on our big farm. His family had a little house next to ours. I liked him and his little boy Bob. But I did not like to go to their house.
Bob's father, mother and grandmother were always fighting about something. Their voices were loud and cross. Often, they were fighting about how to bring up(教育) Bob. He was the only child in the family.
They didn't like Bob's dog. His pet was called Old Dog. And he was old and always in the why. He seemed to sleep most of the time. And he ate too much! Only Bob loved him.
Bob came to our house sometimes. Old Dog always came along. Right away, he would go to sleep on our floor. He would sleep until Bob shook him awake to go home. Then Old Dog would get up slowly and go home with Bob.
"I wish I could run away, Bill Bob told me one day." I would like to go lar away. I wit to take cate horses. But Old Dog is too old and sleepy. He couldn't go with me. I love Old Dog. I will never leave him. So I will have to stay at home. "
Tom is a TV reporter. An amazing thing happened to Tom yesterday evening. He was walking alone on his way home when he saw bright light in the sky. Spacecraft (航天器) showed up(出现). At first he thought it was a plane, It was orange and white and it was coming closer and closer. Then it stopped a few meters above the ground. He saw two people inside. They had big ears and small eyes, but no hair. Tom thought they were aliens. He had a camera with him then, but he was too scared to take a photo. Then he began to feel weak and fell to the ground. An hour later. He woke up. He found himself lying on the grass in front of his house, He couldn't explain how he got there. Of course he told his friends about the strange experience. All of them said he was kidding.
Buy Nothing Day
For many people, the last weekend of November kicks off the holiday shopping season. But a growing number of people are celebrating a different kind of holiday. It's called Buy Nothing Day. On this day, people are encouraged not to spend any money at all. The movement was started in 1995 by a group who cared about the environmental effects of shopping. "if we buy something, we think we are helping the economy. But we' re killing the planet, and wasting our resources, "said one organizer. "For one thing, just think about all the paper and plastic we're wasting on shopping bags. "
There are Buy Nothing Festivals in most major cities. Participants go to big shopping centers and malls and hand out leaflets about the bad effects of shopping. Other participants cut up their credit cards in public.
Some organizers are unhappy this year because major TV networks will not give them air time to advertise Buy Nothing Day. Although it's hard to advertise this event, over one million people in at least 65 countries are expected to take part in the next Buy Nothing Day.
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.
Finally he planted the tree in his woods(树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. The farmer said angrily. If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit. "
Osmanthus (桂花) is one of the most beloved autumn flowers. It is widely planted in China, with a very long planting history of more than 2, 500 years. This famous plant even appeared in The Classic of Mountains and Seas (《山海经》). And the flowers are seen in the cities of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Guilin as their city flower.
The name "osmanthus" comes from the Greek, word osma, meaning "sweet", and anthos, meaning"flower", Since the ancient times, osmanthus has been a symbol of good things, like peace, love and happiness.
Legend (传说) has it that there was an osmanthus tree on the moon. A man named Wu Gang was ordered to cut it down. However, the tree could grow again. Wu had to keep on cutting it again and again on the moon. The tree has been growing till now.
Osmanthus flowers between September and October, and it is when the Mid—Autumn Festival is celebrated. so osmanthus has become the best flower for people to enjoy with a full moon. It has been loved by many poets, including Li Oingzhao and Yang Wanli from the Song Dynasty, Yang wrote that the sweetness of osmanthus is so clean and rich that it's hard to believe it comes from nature and not the moon in heaven.
The Chinese people's love for osmanthus has become a part of their drinks culture. Osmanthus wine and tea are popular traditional Chinese drinks. For those who have a sweet tooth, there are many foods made from osmanthus flowers. The flowers of osmanthus can also be collected to make honey and jam.
In the past, people used words to express their ideas and feelings. Now people have another way to share their lives with their friends on WeChat Moments(微信朋友圈).
To make WeChat Moments, people can use pictures, sounds, videos and their words to express what they want to say. Some people don't write anything. They show what they are eating, drinking, listening to, buying and fun time by sharing pictures.
Someone says that WeChat Moments are like personal TV stations. People do not have to spend money putting them on the Internet, so it is easy for people to make them and watch them on their phones. Only friends on your list can watch your WeChat. WeChat businessmen even put the advertisements of their products on the WeChat Moments for their friends to choose and buy. WeChat Moments are becoming more and more popular among people. When we post(发表) something on it, we must be sure that the information is healthy for people to read and watch.
One day, a young man was cleaning out his dead grandfather's belongings and he found a bright red envelope. Written on the front were the words, "To my grandson. " Knowing his grandfather's handwriting, the boy opened the envelope. A letter inside read：
Dear Ronny,
Years ago you came to me for help. You said, "Grandpa how is it that you've done so much in your life? You're still full of energy, and I'm already tired of hard work. How can I get that same energy that you've got? "
I didn't know what to say to you then. But knowing my days are numbered, I think that I should give you an answer. So here is what I believe.
First, when you meet up with challenges, welcome them. They'll make you wiser and stronger than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be thankful for the things it taught you. Use that lesson to help you reach your aims.
Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching the top. Part of it is moving from one top to the next. If you rest too long, you might give up. Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.
Most important of all, never give up yourself. The person that ends up as a winner is the one who decides to win. Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best back to you.
That was a rainy day. I was looking for a job. I had no umbrella with me, for my old one was broken.
I sat down on the bus, finding a beautiful umbrella near my seat. I saw a name on the handle(把手) of the umbrella. Although I wanted to have a nice umbrella like that, I decided to find the owner by myself. Then I searched a telephone a telephone book for the name on the umbrella. I called and a lady answered," Yes. "She said in surprise. She was so excited when she knew that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes were filled with tears.
The woman wanted to give me a reward(报酬), but l refused. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don't remember.
The next six months, I was poor. Before Christmas. I only had fifteen dollars which Peggy and I would need for food. I bought her a small tree, and we were going to decorate it that night. The doorbell rang and Peggy ran to open the door. Then I heard a man talking happily to her. He was a delivery (快递) man, and his arms were full of boxes. This is a mistake," l said.
When he left, Peggy and I opened the boxes. A huge doll, gloves, candies and a beautiful pair of boots… What a big surprise! I looked for the name of the sender. It was the woman!
In 1989, a strong earthquake almost flattened(摧毁)America, and over 300,000 peoplewere injured in less than four minutes. Though the earthquake had not ended completely, afather rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, he was surprised to find thatthe building was as flat as a pancake.
After a moment he came to himself and remembered the promise he had made to hisson, "No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!"And tears began to fill hiseyes. As he looked at the ruins(废墟), it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering hispromise to his son. He rushed there and started digging in the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, saying, "It 's too late! They're alldead! Come on, face the fact. There's nothing you can do!"To each parent he just replied,"Are you going to help me now?"No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son,stone by stone.
Courageously he went on along because he needed to know for himself, "Is my boy aliveor is he dead?"He dug for... 12 hours... 24 hours…36 hours,then two hours later, he pulledback a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son's name, "Sean!"He heardback, "Dad! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you werealive, you would save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, 'Nomatter what happens, I'll always be there for you! 'You did it, Dad!"
"What's going on there?"The father asked anxiously.
"There are 14 of us, Dad. We're very frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you'rehere. When the building fell down, it made a triangle(三角形), and it saved us. "
"Come out, boy!"
"No, Dad' Let the other kids come out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what happpens, I know you'll aways be there for me!"
It only takes one night to become a star in the internet time.
This is true of Tamdrin, a 20-year-old Tibetan man who recently drew a lot of attention after a cameraman posted a short video of him on Douyin. Tamdrin lives in Litang County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichun Province.
People say they like his sun-kissed skin, mop (蓬乱)of brown hair and comforting smile. They say Tamdrin has "stars in his eyes" and is different from young male idols (偶像) who have perfectly clean faces and fine makeup(妆容).
Within five days, Tamdrin got over 2.5 million followers on Douyin. After he became famous, some companies invited him to become a professional online celebrity – famous person. Instead of doing this, Tamdrin got a job with Litang County's culture, tourism and sports investment (投资)development company.
"Tandrin has been working for our company to help make tourism in Litang County more popular," the company's manager Gao Xiaoping told Red Star News. "He'll get a monthly pay of3. 500 yuan. We' help him to decide which company he can work with so he won't be cheated. "
"I'm glad to see that Tibetans are increasingly becoming internet celebrities, Sangyeshung a Tibetan doctor told China Daily. "They can introduce Tibetan culture, food and places of interests to the world." he said.
