Mike was 1 curious (好奇的) boy. Mike was interested in new things. He sometimes forgot 2 the rules. And this made 3 in danger. His mother reminds (提醒) him of this again and again before they left.
One day went with his father to see his grandparents who live in a small town.
On the train, Mike put his head out of the window every minute. His father said, "Mike, be 4 !
Don't 5 your head out of window!" Instead of 6 to his father, Mike went on putting his head of the window. His father could do 7 .
Then Mike's father wanted to play a joke on his son. He took Mike's cap quietly, hid it behind his b ack and said, "You see, your cap has flown away." Mike touched his head and it was really gone. He didn't know what to do. The boy began to cry. He wanted to get his 8 back.
"Don't worry, son." Said his father, "I will get your cap back." "How can you get it back?" Asked Mike in 9 . His father said, "Close your eyes and whistle (吹口哨) once, and maybe your cap 10 back." His father quickly put the cap on the son's head.
"What a strange way!" Mike said. He was happy, then he quickly took his father's cap and threw (扔) it out of the window. "Now, it's your turn to whistle, Dad!" He said happily.
Frank used to live with his mother. They were poor and could just meet their living needs. His mother had only one eye and because of that, Frank used to see her 1 a shame (耻辱) . One day when his mother went to his school, everyone in school laughed at him.
Because of this, Frank started to hate his mother and he didn't want to live with her. So he decided that he would study really hard and would leave his mother. Frank 2 his studies with good grades and landed a good job in another city. He left his mother, bought a big house, got married and had kids. He was living a happy and 3 life.
One day his mother came to see him. When his kids saw her, they felt scared and went to him. When he came to see who was at their door he found that it was his mother. Seeing her, he said, " 4 " Mother understood that her son didn't want to see her and quietly answered, "Oh, I am so sorry. I may get to the wrong 5 . " Then she left.
Days later, when Frank saw 6 again, she was lying on the floor lifelessly (没有生命地) with a piece of paper in her hand. She 7 :
My dear son,
I won't be able to visit you anymore. But would it be too much to ask8 I wanted you to come visit me once in a while after my death? I'm sorry for being your shame. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye so I gave you 9 . I was so proud of you because you were seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that 10 . I was never upset at you for anything you did.
I love you.
In our solar system (太阳系) , Earth and the other eight planets travel around the sun. Unlike Earth, Saturn (土星) has rings. The chart shows more ways in which Saturn and Earth are different.
Category (类别) | Earth | Saturn |
Average distance from the sun | 93 million miles | 890 million miles |
Length (长度) of day | 24 hours | 10 hours 39 minutes |
Length of year | 365 days | about 10, 585 days |
Number of moons (卫星) | 1 | 33 |
What it's made of | rock and water | gas (hydrogen and helium) |
One day Mrs White took Trudy and Ben to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall (购物中心) .
"Why do you buy things here, Mum?" Trudy asked.
"Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store," Mrs White said. "Help me check (检查) the prices."
The Whites were not wealthy (富有的) and Mrs White was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought some groceries (杂货) in the supermarket.
When they got home, the children said, "We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket there."
"Of course I did," said Mrs White, "everything was cheap there."
"We know," said the children, "but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The cost (花费) of the taxi was more than the money you saved!"
Mrs White added everything up and found her children were right.
"Well done," she said, "next time we will do shopping near our home."
A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. The waiter received him kindly and he got a room. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before saved his life.
Last Friday afternoon, a group of boys and girls were standing together in the school. They were wearing traditional Chinese clothing, waiting for their parents to put a hat on their head or stick a hairpin (簪) in their hair. These young people were having their coming-of-age ceremony (成人礼) . We usually see coming-of-age ceremonies in TV, films and books. In fact, it is an important event in almost every culture.
In the United States, turning sixteen is a big deal. Most teenagers get their driver's licenses at 16. Girls have "sweet 16" birthday parties when they turn sixteen to celebrate the coming of age. They usually wear pretty clothes and have a special dance with their father.
In Japan, Coming of Age Day is a national holiday on the second Monday in January every year. People who are twenty years old al officially (正式地) dress up on this day. Girls wear make-up and put on kimonos (和服) . Boys wear a man's kimono or a smart suit. They all go to streets, take photos, and have fun to enjoy their big day together.
In Germany, the coming-of-age ceremony is called Jugendfeier. It seems to be more thought-provoking because during this ceremony, a teacher will always give a speech to young adults, telling them adulthood brings not only joy, but also more responsibilities (责任) .
My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and said, "Get up, you're going with me to cut the grass in the garden."
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business (生意) made me feel proud (骄傲) and excited. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden, in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $6 for my work that day.
One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. "Take away these leaves!" he said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." The message was clear. Today I still value (珍视) it, which my father gave to me that day. It will always be helpful to impress (给……留下印象) the person you are working for.
After two years, I left home and went to another town to start my new life. Luckily for me, I quickly found a job to wash dishes in a restaurant. Every morning, I set off early, always with the same strong wish I got long ago. I felt like I was old enough to be independent and make a living by myself.
In fact, washing dishes was not exciting, but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than I had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and do it better and better. One day, a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. "If you only think about hard work and money ◆ ." I answered.
In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something that helps me in my next job.
(①=Para. 1②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para. 5 ⑥=Para. 6)
A: Excuse me sir.
B: Sure, madam.
A: What were you doing when the accident happened, sir?
B:
A: Did you see what happened?
B: Yes, an old man was going across the street. A boy rode the bike too fast and knocked him down.
A: Did you see the traffic lights?
B: I didn't notice that.
A: OK. Thank you, sir.
B:
A. Not at all. B. Were they red or green at that time? C. I was running along the street. D. May I ask you some questions? E. I ran to help the old man quickly. F. All right. G. Was the old man hurt seriously? |
Mike was a young man. He was not very rich. One day he went into a watch shop to buy a nice-looking watch for his girlfriend, Rose. He fixed his eyes on(注意, 凝视) a nice golden watch, and decided to buy it. The shop assistant (店员, 售货员) took the watch out, and asked for three hundred pounds for it. Just then, a boy of about fifteen suddenly rushed over and grasped (抓住) the watch from the assistant's hand. The assistant hurried out to catch the boy. But it was too late, the boy had disappeared among the street very quickly. On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the gold watch for only one hundred pounds. "The boy didn't know that I saw him stealing (偷) the watch from the shop. And he asked for much less money than that in the shop." Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home. The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch. Rose looked at the watch for a while, then, laughed loudly, "You are really a fool!" she said, "This watch isn't worth 100 pounds at all. The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together!"
he down when playing soccer?
He drink hot tea with honey.
His father has a bad cough, so he must smoking.
Because of the bad weather, we have to the sports meeting.
How to Beat Sadness
We all have days when we are down and unhappy. That's OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Sadness makes us upset, , we can still come up with some ways to beat it. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling .
●Stand up straight. This helps your energy flow (能量流动) . When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.
●Smile! It's easy to do and have good results. This way can not only make you happy but also help you get well with others.
●Listen to music. It can be your favorite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out w kind of music works the best for you.
●Enjoy some "me" time. Sometimes happiness can on how much time you spend on yourself.
You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise, going fishing or anything else by yourself.
●Exercise. Even something simple like a walk will get your blood flowing. is a good way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.
These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don't just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them become a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple will keep your sadness away. But if you are still sad, go to see a doctor.
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参考信息：1)了解到事情缘由 2)安慰并给出建议 3)……
Dear Mike,
Miss Smith
