Years ago, my friends and I were on a vacation in UAE (the United Arab Emirates). One day, we were visiting Abu Dhabi, traveling with a few people on a bus. At our 1stop, we got off to take some pictures. At our second stop, we noticed that we had 2 one of our shoulder bags. The 3 part was that our passports, visas ( 护照、签证) and hotel booking papers were all inside it and we had to go back to India in two days.
During this process (过程) of 4 the bag, we met so many strangers(陌生人) who were really warm-hearted and 5 .
A tour guide and a bus driver helped call us a taxi so that we could travel back to find our 6 .
A taxi driver 7 us for almost three hours to help us. He took us to the hotel we had stayed in, 8 that a cleaner might have found the bag. Then he took us to the nearest police station. He said, "Nobody loses their goods in our country. Don't 9 . You will find your bag."
A visitor standing outside the park at our first stop was 10 for his friend's car and he had to be somewhere. However, he 11 to help us and spent 30—40 minutes in looking for the bag with us.
A local man, who actually 12 our bag, checked the bag and found a number to a travel agency (旅行社). He tried to get in touch with us and 13 us our bag back.
On that day, I was not able to say a proper thank you to all those strangers who 14 us in such a hurry. I don't even know their names, but I will never be able to 15 their kindness. The world needs more people like them and I've decided to try to become one of them.
Do you like to make delicious food yourself? The 3rd Chinese Food Cooking Competition is coming! Come to join in and make your favorite Chinese food!
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What You Need to Know ●If you are a college student between the ages of 18 and 25, you can join in the competition. ●You have to make a short video of one to three minutes. The video needs to have both Chinese and English subtitles (字幕) and show the way to make the food. ●Please send your video to 1948798247@qq.com and make sure your e-mail contains (包含) your name, telephone number, and school name. ●Send your video before April 30, 2023. |
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Prizes for the Winners There is one first prize, two second prizes and three third prizes in this competition. The first prize winner will get $500, the second prize winner will get $300 and the third prize winner will get $100. |
Join in the competition and have fun!
Some people may open a bakery (面包店) to turn their hobby into a job. Some may open a bakery to make their childhood dream come true. Zheng Xiaoyan, a girl in Shenzhen, Guangdong, runs a bakery to help special people with hearing and speaking problems.
Zheng is a baking lover. A few years ago, she learned from a friend that people with hearing and speaking problems had difficulty looking for jobs. Then she wondered what she could do for them. One day, she read the news that a German couple (夫妇) opened a bakery in Changsha, Hunan and the workers in the bakery are mostly deaf-mute people (聋哑人). She thought it was great. Later, Zheng decided to open a bakery like theirs to help people in need.
In June 2020, her bakery opened in Shenzhen. Zheng named this bakery"Silent Bread Tree". Many people visit the bakery. They like the warm place and the friendly workers. Zheng has helped about 20 deaf-mute people. Yanyan is one of them. She is from Yunnan. She says that she's very happy to be able to make money by herself.
Now, Zheng is planning to show her bakery through Douyin, a Chinese short video app and train one of the workers to become the livestreamer (主播)."They can do the job as well as others,"she said."Hopefully, we can help make their lives better. I feel really happy to see the smile on their faces."
We seem to have a lot of arguments (争吵) in our family. Is this common? Arguments between parents and their children are inevitable in family life. It may happen at any time in every family. If your family never has arguments, it probably means that problems are being avoided (回避). To become good adults (成年人), children need to be able to tell others about their ideas clearly. Parents should make sure arguments are helpful to their children.
When a problem appears, decide if you need to argue about it. For example, you bought a new pair of sports shoes for your daughter days ago, but your daughter wants to wear an old pair of shoes to school. At this time, you don't need to argue with her. Just let her decide which pair of shoes to wear.
It's important to let your children win when they are right. When you and your children argue, you need to do more than listen to their ideas. When they give a right point, be happy to say,"You make me believe you are right. We'll do it in your way."Let your children know that you think their ideas are important and let them win. And through talking with each other, you can solve (解决) problems and arguments.
Set boundaries (界限) for arguments. If you are unhappy with the article that your children wrote about at school, you can have a discussion. But remember, it is their school work. It is up to their teachers to decide if it is good. If you are angry about this problem, then it's time for a break. Tell your children,"We need to stop, cool down and come back to it later."Then, when one of you might have a new way, it's time to discuss it.
①When a character slips (滑倒) on a banana peel, people laugh a lot. You may have seen such a scene (情景) time and time again. From early black and white movies to today's sitcoms, this scene is as old as time. What if we told you there is more to banana peels than just being used in sitcoms?
②As surprising as it may sound, banana peels can find their place next to your face wash according to Bright Side. Take the inside of the banana peel and rub (揉搓) it right on your face. Leave it there for around 10 minutes and then wash your face. Do this every day and in a week or two, you may find it is useful to reduce your scars (减少疤痕).
③You can take the banana peel and rub it on all kinds of leather (皮革), such as sofas, chairs and shoes. Just use the inside of the peel on your leather things and rub until they are shiny.
④▲ When you are cooking meat or fish, put a banana peel together with it. The peel helps keep the meat or fish wet as it cooks. It acts as a "blanket"for the meat and stops the water loss of the meat. As a result, it can make the meat more delicious.
⑤Banana peels can be eaten according to Healthline. You can put the banana peel in hot water for about 10 minutes and then add it to a juicer. Banana peels can be enjoyed on their own or put together with other fruits like strawberries and bananas, of course, to make fresh drinks.
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Frank is a middle school student. Last autumn, he came to China to visit his uncle who worked in Beijing. The (温度) there wasn't high or low. His uncle tried to (接待) different Chinese food and different kinds of drinks to him. Frank's uncle had a nice (机器). He put a(n) (西瓜) in it and turned it on. After a while, he turned it off and (倒出) the juice into a glass and added some (食糖) to it. A delicious drink was (最后) OK.
There, in Beijing, Frank had a good chance to learn more about (传统的) Chinese festivals. One of them is the Mid-Autumn Festival. He knew that the festival had been around for thousands of years and that there were many folk (民间的) stories about this festival. He was happy to (庆祝) it together with his uncle and some Chinese friends. They put some mooncakes in a big (碟子) and prepared other delicious food. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they watched the moon and enjoyed the mooncakes. Frank said he would never forget the visit to China.
In the UK, 60% of 18-year-olds can't cook five easy meals. In fact, young people can learn how to cook by (they) in many different ways.
Watching TV cooking (competition) like Junior MasterChef is a great way for them to learn to cook. The program (start) in the UK over 20 years ago. The idea for the program is to help people think about the food they eat. In show, young people prepare different foods every week. The one who makes the (good) food will win the competition.
Junior MasterChef (win) also share their recipes online to help other people learn to cook. Many of them said they learned to cook with the help of videos online.
There are also cooking classes for young people in the UK. Ben is a teacher at a cooking school. When Ben was a teenager (青少年), he found it difficult (study). Ben says,"My brain seemed not to work, cooking was different for me. I learned (quick)."In 2016, Ben opened his cooking school to help teenagers like him.
So, next time when you're free, why not turn your computer and watch a video about how to cook your favorite food to get some great ideas? Then you can start cooking!
Mushrooms (蘑菇) are delicious, fantastic, and sometimes dangerous. But, no matter (无论) how you may feel about them, they play a big role in our world. Here are some fun facts to help you know more about mushrooms.
Many people think that mushrooms are vegetables. They aren't even plants. They are a kind of fungus (真菌). Different from plants, they do not need the sun to grow. They may be white, red, yellow, blue, orange, green, brown, or black. They also take different shapes. The most common kinds look like little umbrellas. Some look like small balls. Some may look like stars or bird's eggs.
Mushrooms grow all over the world. Some kinds of mushrooms can be delicious foods, but some others are poisonous (有毒的). If someone eats poisonous mushrooms by mistake, he or she might have serious health problems and could even die.
Mushrooms are more than just foods. For example, some of them can be good for the heart. What's more, people can use mushrooms to make dyes (染料). The dyes are environment-friendly. Now many people around the world are trying them.
How fantastic mushrooms are!
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A. They can also be medicine. B. Mushrooms have different colors. C. In fact, they are not vegetables or fruits. D. We still have a lot to learn about mushrooms. E. There are also many special shapes of mushrooms. F. There are about 14,000 kinds of mushrooms in the world. |
