Singapore is a city of different cultures. Walking through the streets of Singapore, you can (听到)different languages spoken, such as English, Chinese and Malay. People from different cultures live and work peacefully with each other and (分享)their traditions.
In Singapore, cultural differences are shown in building styles, shops and in many other ways. Take food as an (例子), each culture has its own place to sell their traditional food, but there are also the (著名的) hawkers markets. Different foods are sold here in these (繁忙的) markets. And these are very popular with Singapore citizens and (游客)from around the world. The food is good and very (便宜的).
Singapore is also an interesting city. Large numbers of people, ideas, etc, are mixed together (在……下面) the same sky. English is used for business, (虽然)the national language here is Malay. Now, however, there is a strong Chinese business community and also a growing Indian business community. Singapore welcomes talented people from around the world and (希望)they will live there all their lives.
"What's this?" Bob asked, pointing at a wooden box on the sidewalk (人行道). The sign on it said Little Free Library.
"I've heard of those," Bob's elder sister Lily said. "People make them and put books 1. Other people take away the books they want and add the 2 they've already read."
"I want to make something like that," said Bob, "for kids to exchange books."
"What if (要是……会怎么样) it doesn't work?" Lily asked.
"Why wouldn't it 3?" asked Bob. Lily shrugged(耸肩), "Maybe kids won't notice it, or maybe they won't want to 4 their books."
"I'd like to try anyway," Bob said. "Will you help me make one?" "Sure," Lily said. "I'll also ask Dad for 5."
Bob ran inside to collect books while Lily talked to Dad. With Dad's help, they 6 a wooden box. They put a door on it and attached(固定) the box to a post(桩). Then they dug a hole in their front yard and lifted the post into the hole.
Bob put the books inside the box and closed the 7. "Now I just have to wait," he said. Three times that day, Bob ran outside to check. 8 each time his books were the only ones inside.
For the next few days, Bob 9 the box again and again. However, his books were still there. "I guess you were right, Lily," Bob said. "No kids want to exchange books." "I know you really wanted your 10 work, Bob," Lily said. "I'm sorry it didn't."
The next two days, Bob didn't check the box. "Aren't you going to check your little 11, Bob?" Lily asked. "Maybe 12 decided to exchange. You can go and have a look."
Bob walked slowly to the box. He opened the door. His books were gone. Instead, the box was 13 with new books. "Wow, it worked!" Bob shouted excitedly.
Indeed, it was Lily who helped her brother Bob. She called all the 14 kids in the neighborhood and asked them to tell their younger sisters and brothers.
Bob's idea worked 15. He was very lucky to have new books to read and a very good sister.
What do you think will be invented in the future?Do you have any ideas?Soon,there will be a Museum of Future Inventions near London..
The museum will be very big.There will be modern escalators(自动扶梯) and beautiful glass lifts. They will listen to audio (音频的) guides to find the things in the museum. Some of the robots will talk to you. They will be able to talk in a lot of different languages.
There will be cinemas, laboratories, classrooms, a cafe and a gift shop in the museum. At the gift shop there will be fantastic things to buy for your friends and family. Children will make their own future inventions in the laboratory.
There will be very small computers that you can wear like a watch.There will be game consoles and TVs with 3-D images.There will be tiny phones you will wear in your ear.
Do you have an idea for a future invention?Why not send it to us? We will send the best ideas to the museum and they will put them on the walls of the Young Inventor Laboratory for everyone to see.
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A. We will send you a Future Inventor T-shirt. B. Visitors will move through the museum on moving walkways. C. At the museum you will be able to see models of the machines,cars and robots of the future. D. There will also be a Young Inventor Laboratory for children,with displays(展览,陈列)of new inventions. E. In the Technology Room you will see displays of computers,TVs and game consoles (控制台)of the future. |
