Beijingers like to go to the city's famous Guang de Lou Teahouse to enjoy the cross-talk (相声) of De Yun She. But now, many of them go there to 1 Jingyun Dagu. It is a kind of 2 Chinese art of storytelling and singing. It was once popular in Beijing and Tianjin during the Qing Dynasty (清朝). There are usually one or two people standing and singing during the 3 .
The Guang de Lou Teahouse is often 4 people on Sunday afternoons. And don't be surprised that over half of the people are 5 . 26-year-old Mr. Wang is one of them. "I like traditional Chinese 6 . for example, cross-talk, Peking Opera and Jingyu n Dagu. I really love the great skills in the music and 7 in Jingyun Dagu." he said. After having loved the art for years, Mr. Wang is almost an expert on it.
But most of the young don't 8 as much as Mr. Wang. Some university students come to watch Jingyun Dagu after listening to De Yun She's cross-talk. "In the cross-talk, there are many singing parts that come from Jingyun Dagu. I thought them interesting and found more to listen to. And then I 9 the traditional art." one of them said.
Thanks to young people's love, traditional art is revived (复兴) in Beijing. Many fans10 ask for more performances. It makes the performers and artists confident about the future of traditional art.
What are PE lessons like in your country?
—He Liyan, 13, Jiangsu
John, 16, UK | At my school, sports can be very relaxing. We don't have to go to a 40-minute class each week. Instead, we get to pick when we want to play sports. Also, the most great thing is that there are a great number of sports to choose from, so everyone can find something they enjoy. We can take lessons in swimming, rock climbing and dancing along with ones in soccer, netball (女子无挡板篮球) and badminton. We don't have exams for sports. |
Tim, 15, US | In my school, every afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00 is PE time. In PE classes, students usually just do practice, like running or weight lifting in the sports center. However, people in the US love sports a lot. Sports team training is another way of PE. Every school has sports teams, for example, American football, baseball, basketball, tennis, and much more. All the teams compete in different leagues (联盟). In order to get a better place, every team has their training plans, but they usually train until 5 p. m. every day. Some students can become team managers to help the coach in team training. |
Do you have a secret place just for you and your best friend? My secret place is a corner of my primary school.
Once, while visiting the library on my own, I saw a quiet corner down one of the aisles (通道). There was a lovely girl also looking at the same comer. It was so small that it could only hold two people. Although it was quite tight (挤的), we felt happy and warm. We've been best friends ever since.
We often met there after lunch. We read books together and talked about homework, hobbies and so on. We also shared our secrets with each other.
Before we left primary school, we held a special ceremony to say goodbye to our secret place. We gave each other gifts and letters and took pictures of ourselves together there.
Now, we are in middle school. Although we're not in the same class, we're still besties (闺蜜). And what makes me happy and excited is that she is in Class 6 next door. I can see her as soon as I step out of my classroom. I believe...
Little Scientist Taste Testing Without Smell We all know that some foods taste better than others. But what gives us the ability to experience all these special flavors (滋味)? This simple experiment (实验) shows that there's a lot more to taste than you might have first thought.
What you'll need: A potato and an apple Attention: Cut the potato and the apple into the same size and shape, so you can't tell the difference.
Instructions: ◆Close your eyes and mix up the piece of potato and the piece of apple, so you don't know which is which. ◆Hold your nose and eat each piece. Can you tell the difference?
Why? Holding your nose while tasting the potato and apple makes it hard to tell the difference between the two. Your nose and mouth are connected through the same airway. It means that you taste and smell foods at the same time. Your sense of taste can recognize tastes like salty and sweet. But when it works together with your sense of smell, you can recognize many other "tastes". Take away your smell and it influences your brain's ability to tell the difference between certain foods. |
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① Eat each piece. ②Close your eyes.
③Hold your nose. ④Mix up the pieces of potato and apple.
Are you the type of person who sticks to something once you have made your mind up? Do you set your heart and mind on something and then go for it without stopping? Have you ever been described as strong-minded?
If so, you are probably a very determined character. Determination is about moving forward to achieve your goals and not giving up when you meet difficulties. It is the willpower that helps you control yourself and achieve what you want. It is an inner strength (内功) that helps us to stay on course and reach our goals, no matter what.
Being determined is a very good quality to have. So how can we become determined?
Learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of those around you. Learn to look at the past as training for the future. Use those mistakes as a chance to learn something new.
Don't be scared of failing. Failures are just stepping stones on the road to success. What you should be scared of is not giving your goal 100% effort. Just think about how you will feel if you give up on it.
Don't waste time worrying about the things you can't change. Use your strength and your determination to achieve things that you can control.
Be patient. The road to your goal may be long and arduous at times and you need to make great efforts on the way. Sometimes determination is about being prepared to wait for the right chance, and being ready when it comes up.
Don't stand in your own way. This means believing in yourself and not setting limits (限制) on yourself.
To do something you've never done before, you need to become someone you've never been before. You have to be prepared to make changes.
A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real-time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations.
The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had a big dinner with his family. The man saw his 97-year-old hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. His grandfather always watched TV shows with subtitles (字幕). He suddenly realized that maybe the AR glasses could help.
Scarfe got to work, with Nreal, an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out.
The glasses have a thing that receives the audio (音频) from the environment and sends it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. By special programs, these subtitles then appear on the user's glasses' screen.
The company tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing problems. However, when the product goes to the whole world, it could change the lives of about 430 million people. This is only 5% of the world's population and includes 70 million people with total hearing problems.
This is a game change r for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, "As a deaf person myself, I am moved by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so surprised. Although they are a little expensive, I like them very much. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before."
1）The technology can help deaf and hearing-impaired people to join in .
2）Dan Scarfe's grandfather would while others were talking excitedly.
3）What will the glasses do after receiving the audio?
4）If the product goes around the world, how many people's lives could be changed?
5）Do you like the AR glasses? Why or why not?
There are so many unforgettable moments in my life. What I remember the most clearly is the (one) time I saw the sea.
When I was 8-year-old girl, I went to Beihai with my parents. I used to think that the sea was as quiet a lake and didn't expect much from this trip. But when I saw the sea, I found it amazing.
The big waves came the place near the sky. When they reached the beach, they became foam and then disappeared. On the beach, people felt relaxed. The seabirds flew (free) in the sky. Everything was quite peaceful. Soon, I (lose) myself in the beauty of the sea. All these experiences were fresh to (I). As I held the seawater with both (hand), the cool feeling spread through my body. Although years have passed, I can still remember my surprise and (happy) on the beach. My sister has never been to the sea, and she (hope) to experience what I told her. Now, she is working hard to make Mom let her go.
提示：
1) Ways to care for the elder people: spend time together, teach them new things...
2) Reasons to do so: make them feel young, help them keep in good health...
3) Encourage others to take action
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2) 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
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As we all know, caring for the elder people is the Chinese traditional virtue.
