Once there was a rich man named Chun. One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a beautiful and strange 1 with sweet voice in a tree. Chun 2 went near the tree and caught the bird. He thought he could 3 it and get lots of money.
"Don't think about making money through me!" said the bird, "4 will buy me because I lose my beauty and sweet voice in imprisonment (监禁)." Chun lost the hope of making money. He became angry and wanted to 5 the bird for the meat. Then the 6 bird suggested (建议), "Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you 7 simple but useful rules."
Chun didn't 8 the bird at first and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird 9 that it would keep its word. Then he set the bird free and it sat on the branch (树枝) of a tree. It became 10 again.
Chun asked, "Now teach me the rules." "Certainly." said the bird. Then the bird taught Chun the 11 . The first rule is "Never believe everything others say". The second rule is "Never be sad about something you don't have". The third rule is "Never throw away what you have in your hand".
"You silly bird," shouted Chun, "These rules are known to everyone. You 12 me."
But the bird said, "Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. 13 the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the 14 of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while." With these words, the bird 15 .
A City for Walking and Bike Riding The city of Pontevedra in Spain is great for walking and bike riding. People can't drive in the city center. They make 73% of journeys in the city on foot or by bike. They like this healthy way of life. Only 30% of the public space is for cars. 70% is for people. From 2001 to now, there are no deadly road accidents, and the CO2 level went down by 67% since the 1990s.
Travel Squad Recently, "travel squad" becomes a popular trip style in China. It means travel like a soldier (士兵). It's different from the relaxing kind of traveling that we all know. Visitors often go to a lot of places in a short time at a low cost, usually on weekends. Most of them are university students. "Such a trip can bring a different color to my stressful life," said Chen, a 24-year-old university student. "Because it is very energy-consuming (耗体力), it is not suitable for everyone." she added.
Fun and Fitness on Bikes A cyclist dresses up during a 16-kilometer bike ride in Moscow during the spring 2023 Velofest. Velofest is a big bike riding activity in Russia. The activity was a celebration (庆祝方式) in support of bike culture and healthy lifestyles. A number of people took part and many dressed up. It meant that they want an active lifestyle and eco-friendly way of traveling. |
①People can't drive. ②The eco-friendly way of traveling
③No deadly road accidents ④The low cost
⑤Easy to walk and cycle ⑥ The CO2 level isn't very high.
Most Chinese parents have great hope of their children. When children are born, their parents have planned everything for them. Many children in China are unhappy. They live a planned life and are made to fulfill the dreams that their parents have planned for them.
There are two sides to parents' hope. The hope can encourage (鼓励) children to work harder for a better life. According to some studies, whether a child will be successful or not depends largely on his or her parents' hope. However, unrealistic (不现实的) hope can be bad to children. Every child has his or her own thoughts and feelings. Parents' hope can take children's freedom away. Wise parents allow their children to have some freedom. They encourage their children to do things they like to do and never judge (评判) them only by their grades.
My parents' hope of me is to be happy, kind and healthy. They never put too much pressure (压力) on me, ★ . However, I have my own dreams. I will never give up because my parents always encourage me when I am in trouble.
In a word, I think parents' hope is necessary. However, parents should not give their children too much pressure. Parents must make sure their hope of their children is realistic so that their children will not lose their confidence.
Many people want to buy the newest gadget (小玩意), the fastest car and the most expensive watch—but are these things really worth?
For some people, these things give them status (地位). They're cool because they have a cool car, or they're better at the newest Xbox game. Lots of people say that buying new things makes them happy. They like having new, pretty and impressive things. The problem is that people don't stay happy, and the feeling you get when you buy something new disappears. For example, there's a new iPhone. You stop liking your old car. Your friends have Beats in a different color and they're so much nicer! Things get old and outdated, and someone else always has something better.
So, what can you buy and stay happy with? A research suggests that the best thing to spend your extra (额外的) money on is doing things like traveling, learning to cook, speaking a language, skiing or surfing. What about going to the theater, eating at a Michelin star restaurant or climbing a mountain?
In the long term (从长远来看), people are happier with money they spend on activities than on things. You don't remember what shoes you wore, but you remember running the marathon! When you do new things or things you enjoy, you get life experience and memories. You can share them with people. Even if you don't enjoy the experience, you can learn something and often a little while later you see the good sides of it. At least, it's a story to tell—maybe even a funny one.
So forget about designer clothes and fancy gadgets—a new skill or experience lasts longer!
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Nowadays more and more teenagers join the science clubs in schools. Li Jing and Liu Yan are two girls from Hubei. Their favorite school subject is science, and they want to make a weather balloon. They have many books and tried a lot. Today, the young girls are flying their balloon for the first time. It to 23, 000 meters! The girls are very . The balloon records the information for them to study.
Li Jing and Liu Yan share a video of their balloon flying on the Internet. It gets more than 300, 000 views (浏览). Most of them are from teenagers. They say the two girls have set a good example for them and they show a great in it, too.
Now, the two girls are making a bigger team and ready for their next try.
Once my mom told me a story. Ten years ago she and my dad were newly married (结婚). (Sudden), one day, she got a phone call from an elderly lady. The lady wanted to speak to someone named Donna. My mom (explain) with great care that she was not Donna, but the lady would still say my mom was Donna.
At least once a week, the old lady would continue to call for Donna—sometimes more! Every call started , "Hello, Donna! How are you?" She never cared it was the wrong number. She talked about her daily life, her cat, her garden, and the newspaper. From her stories, my mom guessed that Donna was a childhood friend of the lady. She could only spend 10 or 15 minutes on the phone before getting (tire) and ending the communication with goodbye.
The whole thing lasted for about a year. Then the calls just stopped. Why didn't she call? Did (something) unexpected happen? At first my mom felt worried and had trouble (fall) asleep. Now she still thinks of that lady sometimes and wonders happened to her. Perhaps that woman knew there was no Donna and was just lonely at that time. She had nobody else (talk) to.
So my mom's small act of (kind) might make a difference to someone in need.
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Today I'd like to say something about health.
