Bike-sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good to the1 development of the big cities.
A2 by a company found that shared bikes started the nation's3 for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people are4 bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities.
An engineer of that company says that since the5 of shared bikes, people have made fewer trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among 6 people, who were born in the 1980s and 1990s, but also among people over sixty.
At weekends, the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the7 of all cities. On weekdays, the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to work is8 in Shanghai.
It is said that bike-sharing will help9 the cities' environment. It not only helps solve the traffic problems, but also will help to make more use of10 in cities. Take Beijing as an example if more people choose shared bikes, an area of five Bird's Nest stadiums (体育场)will be saved.
If you spend some time in an English-speaking country, you might hear the term "etiquette". It means normal and polite social behavior. This may seem like a difficult word at first, but it can be very useful to understand.
Etiquette is not the same in every culture or in every situation. For example, standing very close to the person you are talking with is quite common in some Asian countries. However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel uncomfortable. Even in China, we all know that etiquette is not the same in all situations. Perhaps we think that talking loudly in our own homes is fine, but there are other places where talking loudly is not allowed. For example, most people would agree that talking loudly in a library, a museum or a movie theater is impolite. Even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places.
If we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, we may politely give them some suggestions. One of the most polite ways is to ask someone, Would you mind doing this or Would you mind not doing that? People don't usually like to be criticized, so we have to be careful how we do this.
Although rules of etiquette can often be different, some rules are the same almost everywhere in the world! For example, dropping litter is almost never allowed. If you see someone you know doing this, you can ask him, Would you mind picking it up?
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A. Is man the longest living animal in the world? B. how long can a butterfly live? C. it depends on what kind of dog it is. D. how much does an insect weigh? E. an ordinary cat weighs about a few kilos. |
Teacher: Does anyone know how heavy a cat is?
Boy: I think
Teacher: And
Girl: Only a few grams, I'm sure.
Teacher: Right. So. . . A cat weighs many times more than an insect.
Girl: And what about the difference between a dog and a giant panda in size?
Teacher: Well, But I would say that a big dog is just less than half the size of a giant panda.
Boy: I have a question!
Teacher: No, that's a giant turtle. But a man can live for nearly a hundred years nowadays. That's quite long.
Boy: AndCan it live as long as a man?
Teacher: No, a butterfly only lives for a few days.
Girl: What a short life!
Teacher: Yes, many insects have very short lives.
