—The one who can ________ extra stress and burden.
—Yes, with pleasure.
Today in China, many families have only one child. Gradually some of them get used to 1 their parents and family members, as a result, they lack the ability to face their lives by themselves.
There are some ways to help children to be 2. First, the child should have a chance to see the world around him to understand that there are 3 people and competitions in their lives, and learn to find his right position in the society. Second, it is impossible to ask a child not to depend on parents at once. The children need 4 from their families. Without any help, the child may lose his faith. Thirdly, parents can help their children make their own decisions. A child should be praised when he is successful or encouraged when he fails.
To be independent is good for the children, 5 no parents can go with their children for the whole life. Only an independent person can live and enjoy a full and meaningful life.
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this case he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged (乞求)him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and begged for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you. "
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked (哽咽)up and all my disappointment (失望) and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time." and hung up.
Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around.
After the meeting, Karl said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded.
"That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud. "
With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and unclear, 16-year-old Sun Run went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight was from 5. 0 to 4. 6 in only a term. "A few of my friends have had the same experience lately," Sun said.
In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59. 2 percent to 70. 6 percent in the first six months of 2020 because of online classes.
To protect students' eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements for school supplies (供应) and equipment (设备) that will work on March 1, 2022.
According to the requirements, the size of text in students' textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point. Teachers should also avoid using multimedia (多媒体) equipment like screens that are too bright. There are also requirements for desk and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off as little blue light as possible. Blue light is bad for our eyes, but many of the electronic instruments we use every day, including our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.
Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students' eyesight in China. In May 2021, the National Health Commission required schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.
"Lying down" (also known as tang ping), has become a hot word among young Chinese people these days. The idea of low material needs and being willing to accept whatever life gives them is described as a "lying down" lifestyle.
Some young people complain that to raise a child needs too much money and they often get into a fight with their family. At the same time, the rising living costs including food and housing have pushed them so hard that they could hardly breathe. Some want to lie down because their tiring jobs, competition with peers, as well as personal relationships force them to run away.
On the other hand, with the great improvement of living conditions, it is true that some Chinese youth today have lost the spirit of fighting hard for a better life. "I stay at home, sleep and watch TV series, and I'm pleased with what I have now. Actually, there are many people around me who value happiness and freedom most," said Daisy, who left her job two weeks ago. No wonder that some young people would choose to live a simple way instead of always following the good quality of fighting hard.
Interestingly, most young people, who are "big fans" of the "lying down" lifestyle, point out that they only accept a temporary (暂时的) lying down as a short rest. In fact, lying down is not totally comfortable for them. Most young people who lie down always regard it as a lack of ambition (雄心壮志) and feel ashamed (感到羞耻的) about it.
"Young people have both ambition and confusion (困惑) about their future, but most of us have refused to waste chances and challenges," a college student said.
Success in life often comes from your constant effort, and only self-discipline (自律) allows you to do that.
It's up to you.
No matter what your goals are, there is one great law that you need to obey in order to be successful: No one else is going to climb the ladder (阶段) of success for you. From the day you start to make your own choices. You are responsible for your life. Only you can choose how you spend your time, and the decisions you reach make or break your life.
Think life through in the long term.
Abraham Lincoln said, "The best way to predict (预测) your future is to create it." If you wonder where you will be 10 years from now, look at your life.
How many new things are you learning? Are you putting in the effort necessary to achieve your goals today? People often think that their lives will suddenly change through some magical events in the future, but that is not the case. Your life will only change if you change it.
In life, nothing worth having comes easy. You have to work hard to achieve your goals if you want to make it. It is certainly true that there will many discouragements, and any time you get close to finally succeeding, there will be some more adversity (逆境) testing. How badly you really want it.
So whenever you face a challenge, keep going! No matter how long it takes or how hard it gets, always remember the words, "It's not over until I win!"
If you could build unbreakable self-discipline, you will succeed in anything you set your mind to. Maybe not immediately, but surely.
A. What actions are you taking?
B. Only after passing one more test will you be able to succeed.
C. Here are 3 powerful ways to build it.
D. So take responsibility for everything in your life.
E. Discouragements are part of success.
The fear of the novel coronavirus（新冠病毒） has turned into discrimination (歧视) against certain groups of people, (include) people from Wuhan, Chinese people or Asians in general. However, the outbreak of the disease can't be an excuse to isolate these groups. What we should do is (get) rid of (消除) discrimination and show sympathy (同情) instead.
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), many people (live) in fear. This is normal, as the disease is infectious (传染性的) and dangerous. However, some people turn pale at the mention of "people from Wuhan or Hubei province", the center of the outbreak.
Ding Baixing, a doctor at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, has seen this himself. He treated a suspected (疑似的) patient (name)Chen Hui who traveled from Wuhan to Shanghai. Chen appeared desperate (绝望的) and avoided (keep)in touch with other patients, as he worried that they would be afraid of him.
Chen is not alone. Chen Xue, an editor (work) in Beijing, went to Chongli in Hebei for a ski trip on Jan 23. Though her temperature was fine and she hasn't been to her hometown – Hubei province – since October last year, the hotel she was in told her that it (will not) receive Hubei guests from the next day.
However, the real enemy is the virus – not the patients or people from Wuhan or Hubei province. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong echoed this idea in a speech at the Chinese New Year dinner. "Even though the virus started in Wuhan, it doesn't respect nationality or race (种族). It does not check your passport (护照) before it goes into your body. Anybody can be infected," he said.
It is not the (patient) fault that they have been infected. There is no reason to blame them. If patients didn't go to the hospital for fear of discrimination, the virus (spread) to more people. "Protecting them is just as important as protecting ourselves," Ding said.
Poem that inspires
At the CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会), six hosts read a poem to inspire people across the country. It called for greater respect for medical workers, as well as called on everyone to work together to fight the virus. One of the lines – "we isolate (隔离) the virus, but we don't isolate love" – has been (wide) posted online.
Good advice can help people make better decisions. When someone you for advice, you should take it seriously and try your best to give good advice.
There are some for you to give good advice. Listen to the person asking you for advice. Every situation is special, so think you know all about a problem. Listen to the person who wants advice, and learn as much as possible about the situation.
Put in others' shoes. Think about what you will do if you are in the same situation. Don't just on your experiences to give advice.
Think about the results of taking and not taking your advice. When , think twice about all the possible results. This is more important really difficult problems.
Understand that the person may not take your advice. Someone asks for your advice, he or she may not take it. Don't be surprised. When you give advice, the idea is to give someone the tools to make their own decision, not to make the decision for them.
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Bob is stressed out these days. His parents just want him to be excellent. In my opinion, taking some after-school classes good for our future and it can help us get many life . However, if we spend too much time on after-school classes, we'll have little time to play and relax. And we will feel than before. I think if we are not in them, parents should cut out some of them. It's important to keep more and have healthier eating habits. So why not communicate with our parents? We should explain that too much pressure is not good for our development. I'm sure they will understand us and won't push us so hard anymore.
(Alice meets Ben in the city library. Alice=A; Ben=B)
A: Hi, Ben. What are you doing here?
B: Hi, Alice.
A: Visiting the museum online? What do you think of it?
B: I can take a 360-degree look at the museum, and click (点击) around the valuable artifacts (人工制品) to get information on their histories.
A: That sounds cool. I've never heard of it before. Can you share other online resources (资源)with us?
B: Of course.
A: Wow, great! How can I find them?
B: You can visit their official websites like the National Museum of China, the National Library of China and the National Center for the Performing Arts.
A: Thanks. By the way, how long have you spent visiting the museum?
B:
A: What a long time! You have to stop to have a rest, or your eyes may be hurt.
B: Let's go for a walk.
A. You can also visit online libraries and go to cloud concerts for free!
B. I'd like to learn to visit the museum online too.
C. Yes, you're quite right.
D. I am visiting a museum online.
E. For about three hours so far.
F. It costs me much money to visit the museum online.
G. It's really unbelievable.
学业上：
1）每天花费很多时间在作业上，导致休息、锻炼时间减少；
2）作业难度大，经常遇到不会做的题目；
3）……
同学关系上：毕业临近，不舍分离。
家庭关系上：与父母欠缺沟通，父母不理解。
Dear Miss Li,
Your advice is always helpful to us. I've met some problems these days.
……
Yours,
Wang Lin
