The roller coaster is a scary thing in most amusement parks. My friends used to think so. Now, they have 1 that riding the roller coaster is a challenging but very interesting thing.
2 I went to Qicai Yunnan Happy World with my friends. The roller coasters in this amusement park were all exciting, and my friends just 3 to ride them. "It's too scary. I can't do it." said one of my friends. "But we all need to push ourselves!" I encouraged them. At last, we decided 4 the Music Roller Coaster first.
When the roller coaster slowly started moving, my friends were too 5 to open their eyes. They quietly sat in the seat. I told them shouting could help make them more relaxed and overcome their 6 . So they just yelled (喊叫) the whole time 7 the ride! After getting off the roller coaster, Tina said it was not scary anymore. She thought it was exciting and fun.
We tried some other roller coasters, 8 . We were no longer afraid and were even looking forward 9 them. My most timid (胆小的) friend Grace, opened her eyes, and she felt totally fine.
Sometimes, our biggest enemy is nobody but 10 . When you think something is scary, why not have a try first? Perhaps you'll find what you were scared of before is nothing.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a boy called Kuang Heng. He was born in a poor family and couldn't go to school. Luckily, one of his relatives taught him to read and he became very interested in reading.
At that time, books were expensive. Kuang Heng couldn't afford books, so he decided to borrow some. He worked for a rich man without getting paid. The rich man asked, "Why don't you want the money?" Kuang Heng said, "I like reading. You only need to lend me some books." The rich man was surprised at his diligence (勤奋) and agreed to lend him books.
In the daytime, Kuang Heng had to work, so he could only read in the night. However, he was too poor to buy even a candle. How could he read in the dark night? He found that his neighbor lit (点燃) candles in the house, and he had a good idea. He dug a small hole on the wall so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he read every night until the light went out.
Finally, Kuang Heng became a successful person with great knowledge.
Zong Qinghou was the founder (创始人) of Hang zhou Wahaha Group. He was born in 1945 in wartime China. He grew up very poor in Hangzhou and often went hungry. His father was out of work, and his mother supported the family of five children as a factory worker.
"Because of the hardship, as a child I had many dreams and hoped to make big money for my parents in return," Zong said in a history book. As the eldest child, Zong left school after junior high to support his family and spent over ten years doing different jobs, including hard physical work at a far-away farm.
In 1978, Zong returned to Hangzhou and spent the next ten years working as a salesman. "My only dream at that time was to have my own company and do what I wanted to do, and I had been looking for such a chance," he said in the history book. The chance finally came in 1987. Zong borrowed 140,000 yuan to start his own company, selling ice pops (冰棒) and stationery (文具) to students at a nearby primary school.
The company, which would later become Wahaha, sold ice pops for a cent each. During his door-to-door sales, Zong learned that many children were picky eaters so that they can't get all the necessary nutrition (营养). That was a big headache for parents.
Seeing a potential chance, Zong worked with a professor of nutrition to invent a vitamin drink for children called Wahaha Oral Liquid. The product became a huge success soon. The company achieved nearly 100 million yuan in sales in the third year after it went on the market. That year, Zong founded the Hangzhou WaHaha Group after buying a failing food factory.
①Zong works as a salesman in Hangzhou. ②Zong did different jobs to support his family.
③WaHaha group was founded. ④Zong bought a falling food factory.
⑤Zong borrowed money to start his own company. ⑥Zong dreamed to make big money.
In China, the year 2024 is known as longnian in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Over a long period of time, it has been called the Year of the Dragon in English. But actually, there are a lot of differences between the Chinese long and the Western dragon.
The Chinese long is made up of parts of some gentle animals, such as a rabbit's eyes and an ox's ears. In Chinese mythology, long is able to fly. In addition, it can also spray (喷洒) water from its mouth to create rain.
However, in Western culture, a dragon breathes fire and has the body of a snake and big wings of a bat. What's more, you will find most of the Western dragons in dark colors because they usually stand for evil (邪恶). As a result, normally at the end of the stories, the evil dragon will be beaten by the superheroes.
What makes such differences? In fact, they have something to do with the cultural differences. In Chinese Confucian (儒家的) ideas, kindness and harmony (和谐) are very important. It is our duty to help each other and live a peaceful life. Western culture, on the other hand, prefers individual heroism (个人英雄主义). Whenever something terrible happens, there will be a superhero who is brave enough to stand out, fight against the enemy on his own, and, of course, save the whole world.
In recent years, Chinese have tried to translate long in another way. For example, Zhejiang's Loong Air has already written long as Loong. One of the reasons is that Loong sounds the same as the Chinese character long. Besides, the letters "oo" in the word Loong look like the two big eyes of the animal, which makes it easier to memorize this word.
Anyway, no matter how long is translated, there is one thing for sure: the Chinese long is different from the Western dragon, and it is a symbol of good luck.
Wish you and your family the best in the Year of Loong!
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In most situations, light helps us see. But now humans are using too much of it. In fact, it's a kind of pollution.
According to scientific research, about 2,500 stars can be seen by the human's eyes. But because of light pollution, you can only see 200 to 300 stars from today's countryside, and no more than ten stars from a city. In most big cities, people can't see the sky filled with stars like they did in their childhood.
Light pollution influences more than just our view of sky. Research shows that lots of nighttime light can harm wildlife, too. When birds fly to another place over cities, they sometimes get lost by bright light and fly in circles until they drop from tiredness. Sea turtles (海龟) need dark beaches for laying eggs, but they can't find good places because of those bright lights. Too much light at night may even harm human's health, but scientists are not sure of that. They are still learning more.
In order to stop things from going worse, the governments and organizations (组织) are working hard to reduce light pollution. Many cities and towns have taken actions to reduce the use of lights at night. Lights are used only when and where they are truly needed. They also shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky and use lower brightness levels.
Hopefully, in the near future, humans can enjoy the clear and beautiful sky again and all the wildlife will live a peaceful life, too.
In China, safety education is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. A member of Blue Sky rescue team came to our school and gave a speech, which helped the students to learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe in school accidents. Stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.
A stampede always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd,
When earthquakes happen, you can get under a desk quickly and hold on. If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines.
It's better to put something wet over your mouth and nose. In this way, you won't breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke.
That's very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.
A. It makes them cough and they can't breathe.
B. Leave the classroom quickly when there's a fire.
C. move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
D. We must know how to keep safe.
E. So what are the accidents at school?
F. It'll protect you from falling things.
G. look for your friends quickly.
