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Do you know who the girl in the picture is? Yes, it's Zhang Guimei. Rccently a picture of 17-year-old Zhang Guimei has been spread on China's social media. The young girl 1 glasses is smiling brightly into the camera.
Did she know, then, that she would 2 up to be the famous president of the Huaping High School for Girls in Lijing, Southwest China's Yunnan province? People are deeply 3 by the fresh-faced girl in the picture, which is very different from Zhang's now aged face people know very well, as it tells a story of a woman who has given her life to pushing for the 4 of education in the countryside.
With the 5 of the Party and the government, she helped set up the county's first senior high school, offering free education for girls who would have been unable to continue their studies after 6 their nine years of compulsory (义务) education. Zhang Guimei had serious health problems, 7 she took morning classes with students for 12 years.
"I was built to be a 8 not a small river, rising high into the sky. I was born to be 9, not worthless, standing on the shoulders of the great people, the cowards (懦夫) 10 me." The motto (格言) of Huaping High School is also what Zhang Guimei always tries to follow. Zhang Guimei is a common person, but she is also a national hero.
Xu Yuanchong was a Chinese translator. He is best known for his translations of ancient Chinese poems into English and French.
Xu's translation career (生涯) began during his college years when he studied at the National Southwest Associated University in Kunming. In 1939, he translated a poem written by Chinese poet Lin Huiyin titled. Don't Cast Away, which is known as his earliest work. In the late 1940s, Xu went to France to study French literature (文学). Later he returned to China and began to work at Peking University.
While teaching at Peking University, Xu kept on his translation work. He was the first Chinese to translate Chinese poetry into English and French. For him, translated literature is a beautiful art. He once said, "The greatest joy on the earth is to introduce the beauty created by a people to the whole world."
Xu paid much attention to the beauty of language. He would leave something out and add something to make the translated works more beautiful. But other translators thought that made his translation a bit different from the meaning of the source text (原作). Xu had many debates (辩论) with them. He said, "I'm not afraid, because the truth becomes clearer with each debate."
Over the years, Xu's beautiful translation works have acted as a cultural bridge connecting the East with the West English-and French-speaking readers are able to better understand Chinese literature through Xu's translations. At the same time, Chinese readers can enjoy foreign works in the same way as they read works written in Chinese.
Zhang Chaofan, 29, was born without a left arm in Changchun Jilin Province. In November, 2021, she was chosen to receive the National Ethical Role Model award (全国道德模范奖) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Over the past six years since 2021, Zhang had given away 1.35 million yuan and raised 5.2 million yuan from the public to help more than 400 people with health problems learn traditional Chinese culture.
In 2015, Zhang set up a handwriting and painting school in Changchun. When she found that some parents were unable to pay for the cost of their children's education, she made the lessons free and began providing 300,000 yuan every year to help them. She said, "I will try my best to help them get enough chances to follow their dreams and encourage them to do their best."
In early 2020, her school was made to suspend (暂停) all courses because of the epdemic (疫情), but it didn't stop her from helping the poor families. Also she raised materials and sent medical masks (口罩) and daily necessities to medical workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. "Women in the new time should have the courage to create value and also have sense of social duty." she said.
"It is my great honor to be chosen as a model. This will become a driving force for me to move ahead and keep helping the poor or the disabled." she said.
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its (write)? It was written by an American girl. And she (become) very rich and famous after that. When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to (she) friend's birthday party. She was (please) but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.
"The party is (come) soon, but now I have little money." Tears ran down her face.
(late) that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. "What (happen)?" her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to…" a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke . It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift." said her friend.
The History of the Guinness Book of World Records
Are you interested in world records? Do you want to know who the oldest person is in the world? Or the largest cake? Or the heaviest newspaper? Well, if you do, you can find all the a from an amazing book: the Guinness Book of World Records《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》.
The idea for this book started from an argument. Hugh Beaver worked for Guinness (金氏啤酒) Company in Britain. One day he went out for a walk with his friends. When some birds flew across the sky, he said they were the fastest birds in the world. Nobody a with him. He made a bet (打赌) with his friends. The next day, he tried to solve the problem by reading some books in a library. H, he found out that none of the books had the information he needed. He suffered a heavy loss (损失), but came up with a good idea: If his company could publish such a book with all the world records, he was sure that he could make a lot of money.
Everything was hard at the beginning. Beaver had great d in collecting the unusual records. But when the first Guinness Book came out in 1995, it sold like hot cakes. In fact, his book has r one of the best sellers for many years.
Today, the book is published throughout the world. Every year, a new book is published to keep up with the c records. It is one of the most p books in the world. By now almost everyone agrees that reading the book is not only a lot of fun, but also an eye-opener.
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"Every day, we see the sunrise 16 times. Do you know why? Well, we circle the Earth every 90 !"Do you still remember these words? It was June 20th, 2013. Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping a science lesson in space. Millions of students and teachers across China listened to it. Were you one of them? On the afternoon of December 9th, 2021, Ms. Wang gave her "Lesson Two"!
This time, Wang and her team will stay in space for 183 days. She has become the first woman completed the spacewalk. We also heard the first Chinese New Year's greetings coming from space. But perhaps the most part for us is Ms. Wang's "Lesson Two".
Wang's space dream began when Yang Liwei became China's man in space in 2003.
"When will our country have a spacewoman?" she thought to . Wang was a fighter pilot. Because of her excellent performance, in 2010, she was chosen to as an astronaut by the government. After lots of hard training, the woman realized her space dream in 2013.
Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music basketball. She said, "We are all students in facing the universe. We are looking forward to our young friends to learn and explore (探索) the beautiful universe."
A: Carol, what happened? Why are you so upset?
B: Er…Linda, you know what? The moment I turned on TV, I got the bad news that Grandpa Yuan left us forever. It really saddens me.
A: You Dr. Yuan Longping? I also watched the news. He passed away yesterday in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. It rained heavily, but many people still ran along the street trying to see him for a longer time. Tears ran down their faces with the rain.
B: Grandpa Yuan is really the respect shown by these people. Thanks to his research, we have more tools to fight against around the world. He is always called the "Father of Hybrid Rice" (杂交水稻之父) by the Chinese.
A: Do you know why Grandpa kept on researching rice?
B: Maybe it has to do with his experience. How to get enough to eat used to be a serious problem in China. Dr. Yuan said he saw people die due to the lack of rice when he was young, and that made him decide to increase food production.
A: Wow, Grandpa Yuan is really a great man! he did saved China. China has always paid much attention to its food problems. It knows that its population is ever-increasing while the usable land is ever-decreasing. It doesn't produce enough, so the country is on international imports (进口).
B: It's Grandpa that changed the terrible situation. That's why he was awarded the World Food Prize in 2004. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章), the country's highest honor, for his to China's food security (粮食安全) and scientific development of agriculture.
A: He really did a lot for our country and even for the world!
B: So he did. But for me, he is more a kind and easygoing neighbor than a scientist.
A: Oh, why do you say that?
B: Like our common people, he liked swimming, playing sports as well as playing mah-jong with his neighbors. What's more, it's unbelievable that Dr. Yuan is good at English. Actually, he spoke English when he was interviewed by CGTN and foreign reporters.
A: Really? It seems that you know so much about our Grandpa Yuan.
B: Of course, he is my idol (偶像). He is an to me and his spirit encouraged me to study hard and be a useful person for the society like him
A: Fighting! I believe you can!
