Have you ever looked up at the night sky and seen a blue moon? A blue moon doesn't happen at1fixed time and it is not a common sight. And most of the time, it isn't actually blue. A blue moon takes place when there2two full moons in one month. Most months have 30331 days, so sometimes a month will have two full moons.
In fact, the moon doesn't change the color to make4appear orange, red or blue. Instead, particles (微粒) in the Earth's atmosphere (大气层) lead to the result. For example, the moon5appeared blue in Indonesia in 1883. That year, the volcano Krakatoa erupted (爆发). The ash (灰)6into the air, which stayed in the atmosphere for quite a while. It had the effect of making the moon appear blue.
In 2020, sky-watchers were in for a treat when a blue moon lighted up the night sky7October 31, the first time that had happened in nearly 20 years.
The blue moon also has another8. Have you ever heard the phrase "once in a blue moon"? When people say that, they mean9something uncommon happens—like a blue moon.
What other colors have you seen the moon takes on? Carry on watching the night sky and you are sure10a beautiful moon at some point.
Many years ago, back in the seventies when I was young, there used to be a Polish lady called Mrs. Jankowski, who lived in one of the flats in our building. Her husband1many years ago, and she lived with her cat Misty. Everyone in the building liked her a lot and she liked them, too. For the past few years, as she was getting2, people in the building helped her as much as they could. Some neighbors used to get her medicine and gave her a3in their cars when she needed to see a doctor. My mother liked to visit her and take her some homemade biscuits, cakes and pies. Others came and brought her books, did some shopping for her and took her to have lunch with their family. She had a nice comfortable flat which she4. Although she had been living in the UK for nearly forty years, she still had a strong5for her native country, Poland. You could6this through the way she decorated (装饰) her flat. As a child and until I got married, I used to like visiting her to keep her company, play with Misty and7her stories about her childhood in Poland. She was a good8. I visit Mrs. Jankowski whenever I go over to visit my parents. She is like family to me and I love her9. My mother called me a few days ago and told me that Mrs. Jankowski had a10for the first time from Poland and to my great surprise, she also told to me that it was her twin sister.
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SUPER SALE! Computer World
Is your current computer too slow? Is your printer too old? Are your ink cartridges (墨盒) not cheap enough? If so, now it's the time to come to the super sale at our Crawley store and update your technology. There's an amazing special on some of the laptops, printers and touchscreen computers only on August 31st. Look out for our own Computer World netbook. It's as powerful as famous brands, but half the price! Buy one, get one free on all our ink cartridges.
Subscribe (订阅) to our newsletter (简讯) for 10％ off. Sale starts at 9:00 am, but you can have a look at our best offers from 8: 30 am. Our cheapest computers are now only $200! You won't find a better price anywhere in town! Also, it's a good chance for you to get your old computer or laptop repaired! Everyone who comes to our super sale will receive our computer service for FREE! If you can't bring it in and you live within 5 miles away from our store, we also offer pick-up and delivery service for a small fee. If you have any question or want any further details of our products, visit our website www.cracley. computer.com, call us at 354-482-3098, or directly come to our super sale! |
It is calculated that by the year 2230, the entire population of the USA will be dangerously overweight. Nine years ago only one in eight was obese (肥胖) . Nowadays in five Americans one is obese and the number continues to rise. One of the problems is the big amounts of what they eat. The drink and food portions (分量) are so large in America that a new vocabulary has appeared on the menus to fit the portions. Food sizes no longer stop at large, but run through jumbo, supreme, monster and super size.
Everybody is not only eating more, but also consuming more and more junk food. And everybody knows what food like this can do to their weight and health. Americans eat about 20 teaspoons of sugar a day, twice the suggested safe amount and 25 percent more than 10 years ago.
Besides, most of the Americans sit at a desk all day, go past a drive-through restaurant, head home, open the garage door and head for the armchair, television with voice control and mobile phone resting on the arms. Everything is electric, and everything has been motorized or electrified.
The growth of obesity among children is also worrying American health experts. Children are spending long hours sitting, watching TV, surfing the Internet or playing computer games. As a result, 12 percent of teenagers are overweight.
The Center for Disease Control has already warned the nation about an epidemic (泛滥) of obesity, but it is hard for people to give up their eating habits even if they know about the health risks they run.
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Adam likes climbing mountains with his friends on weekends. Last weekend, he was bitten by a snake when he was climbing mountains. Tom is 12 years old. He often watches TV when he is eating. Yesterday, he choked (噎) a piece of chicken while having lunch. Peter is good at playing football. He usually plays football after school. Last Friday afternoon, he got hit in the right eye with a ball during a football game. John, whose son is working abroad, lives alone. Yesterday, he fell down on the way to the supermarket and his arms were bleeding and in great pain. Sam's mother had her left hand burned while cooking dinner for him. Her hand became red and she felt painful. |
A. If the patient is bleeding, try to stop the bleeding first. Don't move the patient. Keep the arm still by using a sling (吊带) and send for an ambulance or a doctor at once. B. Stand behind the person and put your arms around him. Make a fist (拳头) with one hand and make quick and hard movements till the food comes out. C. If you get hit in the eye with a ball, rock, or something else, put an ice bag on your eye for 15 minutes. Then call somebody to take you to the doctor. D. If something gets into your eyes, don't rub (揉) your eyes. Wash your eyes with clean water. If you don't feel better, go to the hospital at once. E. Clean the bitten area with soap and water. Cover it with a clean and dry dressing. Get to a doctor at once and tell him or her what kind of snake it is or describe the situation. F. To help someone whose nose is bleeding, make him sit up or place something cold on the bridge of the nose. Don't be nervous, and breathe through the mouth. G. Use running water to cool the burned area for 15 to 20 minutes and cover the burn with a clean cloth. And then go to the hospital. |
When looking at a pair of used chopsticks, most people would see nothing but waste. But Felix Bock would see boxes, tables, shelves and so on.
In 2016, Felix Bock, a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia, Canada, found out people away about 100, 000 pairs of chopsticks every day in Vancouver alone. He felt he needed to do . So he started the company ChopValue in the same year. The company collected used chopsticks restaurants, schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US, and turned them into furniture and other artworks. Now in its fifth year, with the growth of the company, Bock employs (雇佣) 40 people. By using his special methods of steam and press machines, he has 32 million pairs of chopsticks.
Bock takes in his work. And he hopes the idea behind ChopValue will help people rethink they see as waste. "I believe every small action can help," he said. "And I am happy that my business provides a way for people." Hundreds of restaurants across North America pay a small sum of money to Bock for the recycling of their chopsticks. Bock doesn't stop there. Now he is busy taking his business to more countries and has set up for recycling local wood like chopsticks in 10 countries.
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It's said, "No farmers, no food." What we put on our tables comes from those who work hard on farms. To celebrate farmers' hard work, the Chinese government created the Chinese Farmers' Harvest (收获) Festival. In 2018, the national festival that was specially set up for farmers was first celebrated. It is celebrated on the autumnal equinox (秋分) every year. The action shows the government's concern about agriculture (农业) and its people to draw the whole society's attention to Chinese farmers who work hard to help the country develop faster.
The festival falling on the autumnal equinox also shows respect for traditional 24 solar terms which Chinese people have followed since about 2, 200 years ago. At the same time, it mirrors Chinese people's knowledge of seasonal changes in nature and their efforts to adapt to natural rules. Although the weather is different in different parts of China, most crops (庄稼) are harvested in autumn. So it's the best time to celebrate the harvest. The festival is especially important to China, an agricultural country with thousands of years of history. A whole year's hard work brings big harvests, filling farmers with joy. Not only will this festival celebrate harvests, but it will call for more attention to traditional culture. |
1）农民丰收节的时间和地点；
2）农民丰收节的活动内容（2项）；
3）邀请Bill来参加此活动。
参考词汇：民俗 folk
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Dear Bill,
How is everything going?
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
