Chinese food is very famous in the world. Chinese people think 1 is one of the most important things during their life. They do not greet each other with "How are you?" but they ask, "Have you eaten?"
Since table manners are part of Chinese cooking culture, Chinese people still 2 their table manners today.
There is a seat for the "guest of honor" or the oldest person in the family. In most parts of China, the "seat of honor" is 3 the one facing the front door of the room. The "seat of honor" can also be the one in the middle facing east of the room if there is no seat facing the door.
As for the host, he may take 4 seat. It is always the nearest to the kitchen or service door. It is better to sit after the elder or the "guest of honor" sits down. Guests should wait for the host to invite them to get seated.
Chinese people like having meals together and they put all the dishes on around table. There is sometimes a round rotating disc (旋转盘) in the 5 of the dining table. It makes sure that all the diners can enjoy the meal and feel respected.
Some students often have trouble learning English. They say the 1 takes up too much of their time. They have to read many passages, 2 new words in the dictionary and do lots of exercises.
Even though they work hard, they still cannot get good grades on tests. "3 ?" they ask. "How can I enjoy success?" The story of Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming might help to answer 4 questions.
Deng was chosen as an astronaut trainee (实习生) in
1998. That was long ago-you readers hadn't even been born yet. Since that day, he had spent almost all of his time training hard to become 5 . Over the years, Deng has seen his fellow trainees go into space one after another. He, however, was always a backup (后备人员). He often felt sad. Sometimes, he even 6 .
Deng still tries his best for the dream. 7 he is now in his fifties, he keeps training hard. "I must be ready whenever the chance comes to me," he once said. Finally, on the night of November 29, 2022, he and two other astronauts boarded the Shenzhou 15 aircraft and flew into space. Deng had waited 8 for that very moment.
So, if you want to give up learning English (or something else), think about Deng's story. Your efforts might not succeed at once. But be 9 , try to improve your methods and keep going. You probably won't have to wait many years for that moment 10 Deng. One day, success will knock at your door.
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Here are the posts in a chat room on the Internet. In this chat room, parents are talking about some of the problems they have with their children. |
At times, everything is going to go south on you. Maybe you can try your best to solve that. Maybe you have to accept that. You're going to say, "This is it. " "This is how I end. "
Let's read two stories about the super heroes from different countries. What did they do for their goals?
Jingwei Tries to Fill up the Sea
Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, went boating on the Eastern Sea. While she was enjoying herself, a strong wind rose on the sea, and her boat sank to the sea. Her spirit turned into a beautiful bird after she died. She cried sadly in the sound "Jingwei, Jingwei". That was why people called her "Jingwei".
The bird lived on a mountain near the sea. She was so sad that she decided to fill up the sea. Every day, she flew between the mountain and the sea, carrying a stone or a tree branch from the mountain and dropping it into the sea.
One day, the sea said to Jingwei, "Poor little bird, stop doing that meaningless thing! You'll never fill me up. " Jingwei replied, "I'll fill you up no doubt! I will, even if it will take me thousands of years! I'll fight on without taking a rest. "
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe is a main character from a novel named Robinson Crusoe.
When Robinson first arrived on the island, he had nothing. But he found the ship and made a small boat. He brought back many things he could use-food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although he lost everything, he didn't lose his life. He kept working and waiting for another ship. He used the knife to cut down trees and built a house. He went with his gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. He learned to grow fruit and vegetables. He lived on the island for many years and he was saved finally.
A: Hello, Amy! I didn't see you yesterday afternoon.
B: We went to the old people's home.
A: Wow! Sounds nice. How were you feeling?
B: Kind of tired.
A: A volunteer? I did that last summer.
B: Mm…We did lots of things such as reading newspapers to them, cleaning the room or just talking to them.
A: Oh, you must have a good time.
B: Yeah, very happy.
A: Listening to the old is important, too. A lot of old people are lonely.
B: You're right.
A: I do agree. We can learn new things and have fun at the same time
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A. Where did your class go? B. Helping others is a great thing. C. But I was glad to be a volunteer. D. How did you help the old people? E. The old people also told us stories about the past. |
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success how send education villager they without hard-working receive really |
On May 15, 2023, the Activity of Choosing People Who Moved Liangshan in 2022 was held in Xichang. Ten people the proud prize. Among them was Lou Se'er whose four children got into the famous universities in China. Two of them are studying in Tsinghua University. He was given a special prize by the government on October 31st, 2022. It's impossible for him to get such special prizes the great effort.
Luo and his wife live in a small mountain village in Butuo. They have a common and hard life as most other in their neighborhood. They have little education, but how can they bring up four excellent children? Luo told reporters about his "secrets of education. " "I hope my children can get more education and have a better future," said Luo. "My wife and I faced lots of challenges and difficulties. We don't know to read or write. We can hardly count. "
They realized the importance of education for their children. They made up their minds them to good schools. They can't help their children with studying at home during weekends, summer and winter vacations. The children have to learn by and sometimes the elder brothers helped their younger brother and sister. They studied very hard and made great progress in examinations. "My all children are in good universities. In fact, there is no secret. It's just a whole-hearted decision, I together with my wife will support them all the time as long as they need. We think plays a very important role towards success," added Luo.
Many people are touched by the story about the poor family-parents with little education and four children. They believe that the Luos' life must become better and beter.
A powerful robot named ChatGPT has been made by a US company Open AI. It is developed to make up human-like texts. It can translate languages, talk with people and write songs, poems and even jokes. If you ask the robot to write a bedtime story, just type in (输入) "A cat wants to go to space". One second later, you'll get a story of a cat called Max, who was on his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.
They posted their results on social media. Some asked it to take notes or give advice on how to communicate with people at a party, some wrote history articles with it.
The power of ChatGPT lies in its speed and understanding of difficult maters. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article on a certain topic. Another good thing about it is that if you ask dark, harmful questions, such as how to make weapons (武器), it will not give you an answer.
ChatGPT appears at a time when AI is becoming better at doing creative tasks. The system can produce something similar to human's own works. But the creation of art should also be a lot more personal. So people have many worries about that. However, the ChatGPT is a completely new thing. It is only natural for it to cause some problems.
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A. People around the world tried ChatGPT. B. It has the writing skills of a real person. C. We expect the problems to be solved over time. D. People start depending on ChatGPT for art works. E. Nowadays few people use ChatGPT to write or draw. F. But ChatGPT can produce a well-written article at once. |
Our world is in danger. We must do something to protect the environment. What are the main problems we face?
The greenhouse effect
When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal, a gas called CO2 is produced. Too much of this gas pollutes atmosphere, and causes it to keep in too much heat. As a result of the greenhouse effect, the earth's temperature is increasing. This causes sea level to go up, and in the future may cause cities to disappear.
Cutting down forests
Every year, we destroy nature by cutting down huge areas of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect worse because trees take in CO2 and give out O2. Cutting down trees also destroys the homes of the animals that live in our forests, and causes the surface of the soil to be easily destroyed by rain. This can result in floods and even more damage to the environment.
Bad habits
Many of our habits cause pollution. People often use things once and then throw them away, or leave them on the ground as liter. This creates tons of rubbish and pollutes our land and seas.
In order to protect the environment, we need to take proper action. Chinese government has made laws and rules about dealing with the waste. We are getting serious about our bad habits now. We should only buy and use products friendly to the environment. We should also recycle as many things as possible. To reduce air pollution, we can take the bus or subway instead of driving.
If we just learn to live in new and different ways, we can make a difference.
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The greenhouse effect |
CO: is produced when burning fuels. Too much CO2 causes atmosphere to keep in too much . The earth's temperature is increasing. Sea level goes up, cities may |
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Cutting down forests |
Make the greenhouse effect Destroy the animals' homes Cause the soil to be destroyed Result in floods and even more damage |
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Throw away things Pollute the land and seas |
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Make laws and rules to deal with the waste Take our bad habits Buy and use products friendly to the environment Recycle as many things as Take the bus or subway instead of driving |
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Everyone must meet a special person who makes you feel warm in life. Your parent, your teacher or maybe your friend…
Marisa: Is it ever OK to lie to a child? My 10-year-old son plays soccer. He's not very good at it, but he loves it. Yesterday he played very badly but happily. When he finished the game, he asked, "Did I play well?" I said, "Yes! You're a great soccer player!" Did I do the right thing? 
Bay 212: Yes, you did the right thing. Sometimes you have to tell lies that are not harmful. It's necessary to tell 
Bernie: I don't think there is ever a good reason to lie to our children. Parents are children's examples. We should be honest in order to teach honesty to our children. If you keep hiding truth from them, they will not trust you or respect you. Honesty is the first step to build a good relationship between parents and children. 
Missy: You lied to make your son feel better, but you missed a good chance to teach him a life lesson. People should work hard for what they want. Maybe next time you can say, "No! You didn't play well today. Great soccer players practice a lot. Let's go and practice. " The truth will make him strong and a good soccer player. 
Parviz: Parents should be honest to their children, but they don't have to tell the whole truth. Next time when your son asks, "Did I play well?" you can say, "What do you think?" Then your son can tell you what he thinks. That way, everything you say is true, and you avoid the truth that hurts him.