Jenna and Leo heard the words every parent feels frightened of: Their newborn wasn't going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature(早产的),1 just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no2 . His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he'd stopped breathing. The baby, whom the couple had already named Jamie, had just minutes to live.
"I saw him gasp( 喘 息 ) weakly, but the doctor said it was no3 ," Jenna told the Daily Mail five years later. "I know it sounds stupid,4 if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn't going to give up5 ."
In an effort to cherish( 珍 惜 ) her last moments with the tiny boy, Jenna asked to6 him.
The couple knew this was likely a7 .
Jenna ordered Leo to take his shirt off and join8 and the boy in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible in their arms and hoped the skin-to-skin touch would improve his9 . They also talked to him.
"We were trying to ask him to stay," Jenna told the Daily Mail. "We explained his name and that he had a twin who he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to10 him."
Then something completely11 happened. Jamie started12 again. Finally, he reached for his father's finger.
The couple's lost boy had made it.
"We're the13 people in the world," Leo said.
Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The parents only recently told the kids the story of their14 . "Emily burst into tears," Jenna told the Daily Mail. "She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole15 makes you cherish them more."
Title: The Last Equation(方程式) By: Stuart Gibbs Reviewed by: Zara Lee The police are looking for a special equation. It could destroy the world if the bad people get it. The police turn to Charlie, a 12-year-old girl for help. She is as smart as Albert Einstein. Charlie doesn't have a lot of time to solve the world's problems but she is the only one who can do it. People who like adventure will enjoy reading this wonderful book. |
Title: Stargazing By: Jen Wang Reviewed by: Nora Wilson Moon is new in Christine's school. Christine hears that Moon beats people for fun. Unfortunately, Moon comes to live with Christine's family. And then the two children become best friends. Stargazing is written according to what truly happened to the writer as a child. The story is about the power of friendship and how people are able to change. |
Title: Roll with It By: Jamie Sumner Reviewed by: Joe Lin Roll with It is a story about a 12-year-old girl named Ellie. She has suffered from cerebral palsy(脑性瘫痪)since she was a baby. It makes her hard to walk on her own, so she has to use a wheelchair all the time. When Ellie and her mom move to another place, she must learn to explore a new school. This book is a must-read for everyone. It's a heartwarming story that shows the value of family. |
Do you get lots of reading tasks as part of your homework? You might wish that you could read faster. There are some people who say that you can learn to read at super-high speeds. But experts disagree on this idea.
"Speed reading is not actually possible," said Elizabeth Schotter, a scientist at the University of South Florida, US. Schotter pointed out that people who say that they can teach others how to speed read are usually doing it to make money by selling courses and books.
Schotter explained that reading is a task difficult to finish. It includes four steps: seeing a word, retrieving(检索) its meaning from your memory, connecting it to other words in the same sentence, and then moving on to the next word. This process uses many parts of the brain at one time. It can't be sped up.
In fact, speed reading has been advertised since 1959, when US educator Evelyn Wood introduced a speed reading programme. Several US presidents have even asked their officers to take speed reading courses. However, there is no real science behind speed reading.
Some people who say they are able to speed read are simply skimming. Skimming involves reading a passage quickly and only looking for certain words or sentences. Skimmers can figure out the main idea of a passage, especially if it's a topic they're familiar with, but they will not be able to remember all the pieces of the information.
So is there a way to become a faster reader? Research suggests that you should try to improve the number of your words and simply read more.
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. "Cindy, my company wants to promote (升职)me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said "yes" but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment, ____ It was then that I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.
Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I've learned a lot because of this separation. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.
"No building comes without carvings ( 雕 刻 ), and carvings make buildings more valuable," goes an old saying in Minnan, an area in southern Fujian Province. The saying refers to brick carvings, which were an important feature of the old red brick buildings in the area.
The carvings were once commonly found on either side of the main entrance of Minnan's buildings. However, with development, the number of ancient red brick buildings has decreased( 减 少 ), and Minnan's brick carvings have gradually faded from sight, said Wu Jiandong, a young master brick carver from Fuiian's Quanzhou City.
The 42-year-old has learned the traditional technique and now combines(结合) it with modern tastes to develop his own style of brick carving. Wu said that he hoped to be able to help the traditional craft continue through innovation.
"Market demands have changed in recent years, and so has our thinking," Wu said. "We must add modern elements(元素) to help pass down and develop traditional crafts."
People in Minnan love tea, so Wu created a series of carved brick tea decorations, including tea plates, cup holders, pot holders and other items. They have been warmly received by local people and foreign visitors.
Earlier this year, a pendant (挂件) decorated with a swallow tail ridge(屋脊)and a bright moon was bought by an overseas Chinese man from the Philippines. The customer told Wu that he would hang the pendant in his office as a reminder of the architecture and the moon of his hometown.
Because of the market's recognition of his work, Wu will be able to pass down the craft and further develop his pieces, and the popularity of short videos has also given him new hopes of promoting(推广) Minnan brick carvings.
The art form originated during the Song Dynasty and flourished ( 繁荣) during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is now an important part of national cultural heritage.
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From time to time, people come into your life and you know that they are there to teach you a lesson, or to help you( 理解 ) who you are or who you want to become.
You never know these people who may be a classmate, a( 邻居 ) or a friend but when you lock your eye on them, you know at that very(时刻)they will influence your life in some ways.
Sometimes things that happen to you may seem unpleasant, painful, or frustrating at first. But in (另一个) way, you find that without getting over those(困难) you would have never realized your ability, strength or will power.
The people you meet and the(成功) you get help to create who you are and who you become.( 甚 至 ) the bad experiences can be learnt from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones.
If someone( 提供 ) you love, give love back to them in the way you can, not only because they love you ,but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.
If someone hurts you( 严重地 ) , or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being careful of people around.
Self-confidence is(必要,必需) to a person. If you're not confident, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
Learn a lesson in life each day you live.
What does it feel like to spend 40 days in a cave without a phone or sunlight? Fifteen volunteers took part inexperiment like this in the Lombrives cave in France, the Guardian reported. As one of (large) caves in Europe, it's about 39 kilometers long and has large, open spaces.
The experiment was designed( 设 计 )(answer) some big questions, such as how humans deal with new and unusual situations.
It was cool inside the cave—about 10 ° C. The volunteers slept in(tent).they wanted light, they had to pedal( 踩…… 的踏板) a special bike to make power. They got water pulling it up from a well deep below. They cooked meals for(they) on a fire stove.
Since there was no sunlight, the team lost their sense of time(easy). Different people developed different timetables. One volunteer thought he had been underground in the cave for just 23 days and he said great fun he had.
The campers came out on April 24. The experience(enjoy) by most of them. Two-thirds said they wished they could have a few more days in the cave. Would you like to have a try?
Short videos are very popular in China. They are often fun to watch. People like to watch short videos when they feel bored or stressed(有压力的).
Most people kill time by watching short videos. But over time, short videos have started to mean something more. Some videos help us learn more about the world. Vloggers like Li Zigi use short videos to show delicious Chinese food. They have gotten a lot of attention. Some short videos teach people many useful skills. For example, teachers tell students how to answer difficult questions in easy ways and doctors tell people how to keep healthy.
Every coin has two sides. The popularity of short videos can also bring people some problems. Some people spend a lot of time on short-video apps. It means they have less time to work or study. Some even watch short videos until midnight. That brings lots of problems to their eyes. What's more, there are always new short videos waiting for people. Once they start watching short videos, they can hardly put down their phones.
The popularity of short videos brings people closer together on the Internet, and it's OK to relax by watching short videos when we are free, but there is no need to spend much time or even all our time on them.
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参考词汇 |
Brief Introduction |
middle, 7.13 million, ... |
Attractions |
Double dragon Cave, Guzi Ancient City, ... |
Specialties(特产) |
Jinhua ham, crispy cakes, ... |
Traditions |
Wu Opera, ... |
Warm reminder |
wear, ... |
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1. 包含所有要点,可适当发挥;参考词汇供选择使用;
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等信息;
3. 词数:80-100 词;开头和结尾已给,不计入总词数。
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