—Sorry. I ____ a text message just now.
—____. She is kind and humorous.
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising 1 of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and 2 a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the 3 from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and 4 under the dish.
" I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it 5 the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door," Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway Mr. Jackson stayed 6 and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his 7 began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong 8 they didn't know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors 9 it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
" So my advice is this. If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take 10 photo first and then show the photo to the doctors," suggests Mr. Jackson. " Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for the photo, don't worry!"
Volunteers Wanted to Protect the Lake
Requirements | *Being more than 12 years old *Being free on weekends *Being able to speak Chinese |
Activities | *Picking up the rubbish along the lake and putting it into different trash cans *Handing out some notices about how to protect the lake |
Benefits | *Having colorful activities and make some new friends meanwhile *Having lunch and dinner for free *Learning something about garbage sorting (垃圾分类) |
" Humans can develop certain abilities we aren' t born with by practicing animals' movements," the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past — and still do today.
Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer (鹿), birds, bears and tigers. They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo, more than 1,800 years ago.
The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.
" The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart. " said Hua Yi, the 59th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.
For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus. Wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly. . . Little by little, you' ll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.
These exercises need no tools. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it' s fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
If you're enjoying a cup of tea while reading this, you're supporting just about every organ in your body. Unsweetened tea can prevent some diseases and help repair cells in the body. The popularity of Chinese tea cannot be separated from its medicinal value.
Your heart will thank you. Tea's properties can keep your blood vessels (血管) relaxed and clear, putting less stress on your heart, and thus slow down block formation in vital blood vessels. .
Your risk of the brain disease could decrease. . It's important to know the early warning signs and do what you can to prevent it. Green tea can help you develop resistance against stress and potentially Alzheimer's disease. The special substance in it protects cells from damage.
. If you spend your nights turnings try relaxing yourself with a cup of east-Asian medicinal tea before bed, which can improve sleeplessness. , it can help improve sleep and quality of life in those with mild sleeplessness according to a study in Integrative Medicine Research.
Your attention may improve. The caffeine in tea can improve your attention and awareness. The unique acid to tea may also improve attention by relaxing the brain, but stimulating it when it is time to focus. . try making a warm cup of tea just before it's time to work or consider these reasons you may not be able to focus.
A. Your sleep could improve
B. Your body becomes more energetic
C. When you have the habit of getting up early
D. Once you have formed the habit of drinking that kind of tea
E. you ever find yourself having difficulty with concentration
F. So drinking a proper amount of black tea can be beneficial to your heart
G. The thought of you being diagnosed with the brain disease is very scary
Every country celebrates high school graduation in different ways. Sweden is no exception. Swedish high school graduation is a very special day that is full of strange, funny and unique(独特的) traditions.
All students wear special white hats with their names on them. The hat is quite similar to a kind of hat that a ship' s captain wears. Girls prefer to wear a simple white dress, while boys wear suits. After getting dressed, students will have a champagne(香槟酒) breakfast in a large garden. Having breakfast outdoors is really a joyful thing. It is the perfect way to start the day.
After breakfast, students go to school and there is a graduation ceremony. After picking up their diplomas(毕业证书), students will make their way out into an outside space at the school. Their families and friends gather there and wait for their coming. Each family holds up a student' s childhood picture, then they give flower chains to wear round the students' necks. Families and friends also give them small gifts, such as a medal, a ring or a watch, which are usually kept for the rest of life.
With loud music, students get on a truck. And there is some slogans(标语) hanging on the truck. The truck runs around the town while the students wave, dance, laugh and enjoy themselves. People in the street will cheer to express good wishes as the students drive past.
Graduation in Sweden has turned into a whole town event. Relaxation seems to have become the real theme of Swedish graduation. The only thing students need to do is to enjoy the time with their friends and families.
A Chinese knot (中国结) is a knot that is woven (编织) from a single rope to be different shapes. Each knot has (it) own meaning. Now, you can see it as a decoration (装饰品) or a gift for friends. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually choose red it means good luck.
Chinese knots have long history. People originally made them to record some events and send messages before they (begin) to use words. It is well-known that the knots were used for decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. They were late popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Later in the Qing Dynasty, this art (accept) by more common people.
Even today, Chinese knots hold sentimental (情感的) value and carry different (information) when gifted and passed down through families. For example, lovers may give a knot (express) their love. The " double happiness knot" is given and used at weddings (婚礼) to express each other' s love and wishes growing old together. Besides that, knots are also used when people make traditional clothes in China. They can play the role of buttons (纽扣) and now silk is widely used to make these clothing knots.
It' s (sure) a good choice for tourists to buy Chinese knots as gifts for their friends during their trips. Yiwu Commodity (商品) Market in Zhejiang Province is one of the (famous) places for customers to buy different kinds of knots.
Besides the animal zodiac system(十二生肖), Chines people also show their connection with animals in other ways Paper-cutting in the shape of animals is one of the most common examples.
Paper-cutting is an amazing art. People use scissors cut paper into different shapes of animals, flowers, cut babies and so on. This art just needs simple tools, but it is not easy at all. When we look at the masters to cut paper, it only takes them a few minutes to finish, but for green hands, 他们需要练习很长时间。
Paper-cutting has a long history. When it first appeared in around 386, it didn' t attract much attention because of the shortage of paper. 这种艺术直到 6 世纪才开始流行。With the development of the art, even in royal(皇家的) families ladies were also judged by the ability at paper cutting. In the 21st century, red paper-cutting which means good luck can be often seen in weddings.
Without doubt, all these handwork products can reflect the relations between humans and animals, and even the whole world, and also the wisdom of ancient Chinese people. It' s regretful that fewer and fewer young people show interest in it. Maybe, when the young can understand the real spirit of the art, they will finally fall in love with it.
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Why can it be your dream?
How are you going to achieve it?
Right now…
In the future…
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Dream and hope can be very important to a person' s development. It' s the same to us middle school students who are studying for our future.
