Venice
| Venice is in the north cast of Italy. It was built on small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago. Venice is a city with no cars and people travel by boat. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. |
Auckland
| Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. In these aside city, you can enjoy an amazing view from the city's tallest tower-the Sky Tower. You can also see Maoritraditional dances at the Auckland Museum. Auckland is called "The city of Sails" because it has more boats than anywhere else in the world. |
Budapest
| The population of Budapest is about three million and the city is a very popular place for tourists. Visitors like to take boat rides along the Danube. Budapest is also known for its exciting nightlife. It's better to visit Budapest in summer since it is very cold in winter. |
I am Wilson. My sister and I spent our summer vacation with our uncle this year. He is a scientist and he loves to collect(收集)stones.
One day, he bought us two bags and asked us to go to the mountain with him. We walked all the time. Along the way, he put stones in our bags. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from our bags. We thought he had just found better stones.
When we got back home, we were very tired. The bag were so heavy that we felt relaxed when we took them off. But our uncle's bag was half empty.
"Why did you give us so many stones?" we asked. "I didn't. You did," he said. "You didn't know it but I gave you a little attitude test today. I listened to every word you said. Whenever you said bad words, I put a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something good, I took out a stone. And now look at your bags. "
Our bags were full of stones.
"Your bad feelings are just like stones. You put them in your mind just like those stones in your bags. The more sad feelings you have, the heavier your mind will be. " said our uncle.
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life--the attitude toward our life.
Cut, copy and paste (粘贴), these three commands (命令) are often used in computers and phones, and they started with one man: Larry Tesler.
Tesler became a student at Standford University in 1961, when he was just 16 years old. He started working for Xerox, a company best known for its photocopies (复印机), in 1973. He then moved to Apple in1980. At that time, computers were not "user-friendly". Every program worked differently. Tesler's work, which included developing cut, copy and paste, made computers easier to use for common people.
Cut, copy and paste were based on (基于) the old way of editing (编辑). People would actually cut printed paper with scissors and glue pieces of text in other places on the page. The commands were first built into Apple's Lisa computer in 1983 and are now used in all the computers.
Tesler left Apple in 1997 and later worked for Amazon, Yahoo and other companies that deal with technology. He died in 2020 at the age of 74, but his work lives on in the computers we use every day.
Language students often think they have memory (记忆) problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they study. In my opinion, using a right way is the most important.
To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory:short-term and long-term. When you see, hear or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds, that means we will forget things soon in short-term memory. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many books. And like a library, it's organized. When you put away a book or memory, you can't just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.
How can you do this with vocabulary (词汇)? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences with the word in it. Even better, you can invent a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is "height", you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory.
And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
This is my idea about how to improve ways to remember words, and I hope it can help you.
Maybe you are a common student. You may think you will never be a top student. However, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how:
When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After you make this list, you should make a schedule (时刻表) of your time.
Look around the house for a good study area. Keep the space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Keep away from everything but study materials (材料).
Put the class time to good use to listen to everything that teachers say. Taking notes will help you remember teachers' words.
At home, prepare for the important points that your teacher will discuss. If you do it regularly (有规律地), you will remember them longer.
The purpose of a test is to check what you have learned. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be over worried.
A. Make good use of your time in class.
B. Find a good place to study.
C. Develop a good attitude about tests.
D. Home is the best place to study.
E. Study regularly.
F. Plan your time carefully.
When Dorothy opened her eyes again, the house was on the ground and everything was quiet, she picked up Toto-Dorothy's dog, 1 the door, and went out. They saw tall trees and beautiful flowers, and little 2 with blue doors.
Dorothy gave a little cry. "This isn't Kansas, Toto! And 3 are we?"
A little woman walked up to Dorothy and said, "Thank you, thank you! Now the people are 4 !"
"Why are you 5 me?" Dorothy asked.
"You 6 the Witch (女巫) of the East," said the woman. "She was a 7 witch, and her People, the Munchkins (芒奇金人), were 8 her. Now she is dead, and we and the Munchkins want to thank you. " "But I didn't kill 9 !" Dorothy said.
"Your house 10 on the Witch," laughed the woman. "Look! You can see her feet!"
Dorothy looked, and saw two feet, with 11 shoes, under the house. 12 one of the Munchkins gave a shout. "Look! Her feet are disappearing in the hot sun. "
A second later, there were only the red shoes.
"Good," said the woman. She 13 the shoes and gave them to Dorothy. "They're 14 shoes now. You must wear them, 15 a witch's shoes can sometimes do wonderful things. " "Thank you!" said Dorothy.
The spring festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. On that day, people would come back home and get together their family. So it becomes the (busy) time of the year. Chinese people (celebrate) the Spring Festival about 4,000 years ago.
Before the Spring Festival comes, people do lots of preparations like cleaning the rooms and (shop) in the stores. They also put two big red lanterns (灯笼) on both sides of the front door for about half month.
Spring Festival Eve is the most important. At that time, all family members eat dinner happily together. The meal is much (big) than usual. After the dinner, they don't go to bed they see the New Year come. The next morning, people wear new clothes, especially red ones. It is a great time (visit) their friends and their relatives. Children get lucky money from their parents and their relatives. When people meet, they say "Happy New Year" to each other. They also give their best (wish). All the people enjoy (they) during such a wonderful festival, and the festival can bring happiness and luck for the next year.
Dear Li Hua,
How are you these days? Time flies! I heard that you went back to school again. How was your summer vacation? Did you go anywhere with your family or friends? Did you do anything interesting there?
Please write to me soon.
Yours,
Jason
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Dear Jason,
I'm glad to hear from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
