—About half an hour
—Because the doctors here can't say ____ what's wrong with her.
—____. I like making a snowman with my family.
—I didn't arrive there until 4:00 p. m.
(Sheng Li met Lu Yuan on the playground. )
Sheng Li: Hi, Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan: I'm heading for the ping-pong training in the sports club.
Sheng Li: That's cool!
Lu Yuan: Since I was five years old. In my free time, I often watch ping-pong games.
Sheng Li: I know that Chinese Women's Ping-pong Team won ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships again. I'm so proud of the women ping-pong players.
Lu Yuan: Me , too.
Sheng Li: Ping-pong is really popular. It seems that every Chinese can play it.
Lu Yuan: That's true.
Sheng Li: I'd love to! I really want to learn it from you.
Lu Yuan: Then you must be a bright student.
Sheng Li: Let's go. I just can't wait.
Lu Yuan: OK. Let's go!
A. I'm also inspired by their spirit. B. So do I. C. Why are you in such a hurry? D. How often do you play ping-pong? E. How long have you learned ping-pong? F. Would you like to come with me and have a try? |
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. Suddenly, I found black smoke pouring from the back of my car. I stopped and 1 what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me. A 2 came out. They said they would take me to my parents' home. We 3 on the way into the city, and 4 I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I 5 him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I got a Christmas 6 from them. A note in it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I 7 to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon, I returned to my car and found that the battery(电池)was 8 . Then I 9 that the Friendly Ford dealership, a shop selling cars, was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen 10 beside the door.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?"I asked before 11 my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would not 12 any payment. When I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I 13 a letter back from one of the salesmen. 14 had ever taken the time to write to him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said "Thank you"-two powerful words.
They're 15 to say but mean so much.
Friends, "thank you" are magic words. We feel happy to say "thank you" because we get help. We feel even happier to hear "thank you" because we are able to help others.
Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds(种子)and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures:18~33°℃ Part 1 Germinating(使发芽)Sunflower Seeds ⒈Choose one kind you like. ⒉Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper napkins. Put them in plastic bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. Part 2 ▲ ⒈Choose a sunny location. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. ⒉Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2. 5 cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil(士壤)after planting Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants ⒈Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. ⒉Fertilize (施肥)a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize. ⒊Harvest (收获)the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature(成熟)and produce new seeds Tips: ◆ Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. ◆ Support plants over 90 cm with sticks. |
As a teenager, school was difficult for me. I had a kind of attention disorder, which means I couldn't direct my attention to what I was doing. So when everyone else in the class was centering their attention on tasks, I could not.
In my first reading class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all finished in 45 minutes. I immediately put up my hand and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to finish the task. "
She looked down at me through her glasses, saying, "You are not different from your classmates, young man. "With her encouragement, I tried. But I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He Lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted " students? With thoughts running through my head, I found myself deeply attracted in reading and writing. I completed the task in less than 40 minutes. I realized that I was not different from others. I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problem, why should I ever give up?
I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words, "See what you can do when you keep trying?"
① Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it.
② I read the story again in my quiet room.
③ Mrs. Smith gave an "A" on my paper.
④ I had a kind of attention disorder.
Growing up, we've heard a lot of stereotypes(刻板印象)of how sex( 性 别 )influences interests and jobs. For example. most boys do math better than girls, while most girls are better at learning languages. We usually think this is because of differences in how boys' and girls' brains work. But is it true?
According to past studies, some parts of our brains can be different in size. Scientists used to think these differences might influence how well men and women think and do things. They found this by scanning(扫描)people's brains. However, researchers only scanned dozens of (几十个) people. As said in a 2022 study, for such research to be believable, you would need to scan the brains of a few thousand people at least.
In 2023, the UK Biobank scanned the brains of 40, 000 people in the UK. It showed differences between men and women in the size of certain brain parts. About one-third of these parts were found to be larger in men, while another third were larger in women. However, these differences were very small. The differences are not big enough to form a conclusion(结论)from them.
Also, our brains might change in structure (结构)and size according to our life experiences. For example, even if a part of a man's brain, responsible for doing math, is larger than that of a woman, it is possibly because he takes jobs that use math skills. So, any brain differences between men and women could be a result, not a cause, of different roles in life and society.
In Chinese culture, there are 24 solar terms (节气)in a year. Awakening(醒来)of Insects falls on March 5 and ends on March 20 this year. The name itself suggests that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder( 雷 )and that the earth begins to come back to life.
Spring ploughing (春耕)
During this period, most parts of China experience warmer weather. It provides a natural environment for farming. Just as an old Chinese saying goes, "Once the Awakening of Insects comes, spring ploughing never rests. "
Offering sacrifices ( 祭 祀 )to the white tiger
According to an old Chinese folk story, a white tiger always begins hunting (打猎) during the Awakening of Insects. Sometimes it hurt people and brings bad luck. Therefore, people draw the white tiger on paper, and put pig's blood and pork on its mouth. It's seen as a way to avoid bad luck
Eating pears
As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes dry, people will feel thirsty and dry more often than usual, which can cause colds or coughs. A pear is sweet and juicy, so pears are good choices for health during the Awakening of Insects.
We should learn from our ancestors and spread it to the whole world.
A. It's an important and busy time for farmers. B. Chinese culture is colorful and rich in wisdom. C. Here are some things you may not know about Awakening of Insects. D. This means the tiger is fed so that it would not hurt people. E. Eating pears around the Awakening of Insects is a traditional custom in China. |
Karlsson, a foreign teacher at Beijing Union University (BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years. He showed great interest in China when he joined in a program for East Asian studies in Switzerland in
1997. Back then, cellphones and the Internet were not widely used. Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, dictionaries and tapes. He learned Chinese in that way.
In 2006, with a high score in the Chinese language test, he won a scholarship for a five-week summer program in Beijing.
After finishing the study program, Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher.
In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU.
Life in Beijing has been a wonderful experience. It has offered him many chances for personal growth. Today, thanks to high-speed broadband(宽带)and 5G, he can connect with students at BUU's partner universities in Russia or Mexico while riding on the Beijing subway.
Although he was busy on teaching days, Karlsson applied(申请)for a full-time scholarship(奖学金) at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. At the age of 44, he got his Ph. D. in economics (经济学博士). "I am quite interested in blockchain (区块链)technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications. So, I always write my articles in this area, "he said.
"There is always time to follow your dreams if you work hard, "he said. "Taking challenges and also helping others are what makes life worth living, "
The elephant-foot drum is a classic musical instrument of the Dai people. The drum-making skill (list) as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产)in 2011.
The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular with the Dai people. It is often performed during festivals. And it is way for the Dai people to show their joy as well as their village culture.
Xiè Wenping, 32, used to learn how to make a drum from his grandfather made elephant-foot drums for a living. "At a young age, I decided to make more and (good) drums, "Xie said.
While elephant-foot drums carry great cultural (important), making an elephant-foot drum is no easy task. "It takes about thirty (step), "Xie explained.
The repetition(重复)of the work might not be (excite), but whenever Xie sees his grandfather's smile while making the drum, he feels encouraged again. "Over the years the number of people skilled in making elephant-foot drums (go) down, "Xie said. "I feel like it's my responsibility to carry it on. "
Xie is creatiye in the form of the drum. To make easier for the elephant-foot drum to spread to places outside Yunnan, Xie came up the idea of making a mini version(版本)of the drum and designed(设计)key chains shaped like the elephant-foot drum.
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