Li Youxi, a young woman from Tonglu in China, got famous for using a very old kind of writing in her stories. This old writing is called oracle bone script ( 甲骨文 ), which was first discovered in the late Qing Dynasty. It was the main form of writing during the late Shang Dynasty. Li Youxi put her stories on Douyin. Douyin is a place on the Internet where you can watch videos. Lots of people liked her stories. Li Youxi learned about the Chinese language and old writing in college. She liked learning about stories and writing years ago.
After college, Li Youxi had to change her jobs a few times because she was sick. Then, she decided to start her own work. She wanted to teach people about the old oracle bone script. She wanted to show them why it ' s special.
Li Youxi made videos to help people learn oracle bone script. She told them that this script has many characters, but people use only some of them now. She showed how these old words can be used today.
Her videos also talked about people from the Shang Dynasty. One was Fu Hao, a very important woman back then, who is the first female hero in Chinese history. Li Youxi ' s videos made these old stories exciting and new.
Li Youxi also wants to write a book. She plans to use oracle bone script to tell more stories from the Shang Dynasty. Some publishers think her stories are really interesting. They want to help her share them with more people.
Are you emotional （情绪激动的）? Do you often have strong feelings? How do you deal with bad emotions?
We feel angry or unhappy about the things we did or did not achieve, about the things we cannot have, and many other things. It seems that everyone carries their own bad moods (情绪).But neither unhappiness nor anger can help us. Over time, they can be heavy weights on our shoulders.
These bad moods don ' t do anything good for us at all. So you might ask yourself — is it possible to put down this heavy burden（负担）and give yourself a break? It is quite possible. Start by actually learning about your feelings. How do they get inside of us? Why do we carry them for so long instead of putting them down? Can we live without them?
By thinking about our bad moods, we can find healthy ways to deal with them. Unhealthy behaviors are not the way to do this. They provide no relaxation. Instead, there are better ways to deal with them. One of the best ways is forgiveness (原谅).
Forgiveness is a powerful tool. We should forgive ourselves first. We shouldn ' t keep bad moods inside. We must also forgive others who have made us unhappy or angry. This is not always easy. But when we learn to forgive ourselves, it becomes easier to forgive others as well.
There is nothing good about carrying years of emotional burdens. By forgiving ourselves and others, we can abandon our burdens and feel better about ourselves. When you do this, you will start to feel a lot lighter. Years of heaviness will be magically lifted ! You ' ll start to feel like you have more energy and you ' ll be much happier with your life.
After 10 years of difficult talks, nearly 200 countries agreed to a new United Nations ( UN ) agreement to protect the world ' s oceans. The agreement has been the first of its kind in 40 years. It plans to protect 30% of the open oceans by 2030.
Oceans cover about 71% of the Earth ' s surface and are home to hundreds of thousands of different kinds of animals and plants. Healthy oceans are a very important part of a healthy planet. But the oceans are in trouble. Overfishing （捕捞过度） has had a terrible effect on many kinds of fish and other animals. Pollution from ships and other places has caused serious problems. In 1982, an agreement described the " high seas （公海）", but it did not protect them. In these areas, all countries have the right to fish, send ships, and do research. The high seas cover about two — thirds of the ocean. But now people only protect 1.2% of the areas.
Last December, over 110 countries agreed to protect 30% of their land and ocean areas by 2030. Without an international agreement, there was no way to make this goal meaningful for the whole ocean. The new agreement now makes this feasible.
The new agreement tries to turn 30% of the high seas into protected areas by 2030. It also says that activities planned for the high seas must first be examined to see what kind of influences they might have on the ocean environment. Businesses in some countries hope to make a lot of money by getting valuable things from the bottom of the sea. Other businesses hope to find plants or animals in the ocean that could lead to new discoveries and new medicines.
Many of the disagreements were about how valuable things would be shared between rich countries and poor ones. Poor countries wanted to make sure that the valuable things would help everyone, not just people in rich countries.
Forget about " military — style（军事型）travel " during which people want to visit as many places as possible by using the least time. It is about traveling around a city on foot. Such walks usually avoid famous places of interest and shopping centers. They take you to places where you can know the people ' s lives well and help you eat at small but great restaurants.
Nancy and her husband Dave moved from Beijing to Shanghai some days ago. They found new jobs there. Nancy is an art teacher and Dave is a doctor now. They got to know about Citywalk online. They not only enjoyed the beauty of the streets, but also visited some small shops. They loved this trip a lot.
Citywalk not only gives young people a way to learn about a city but also gives them a new scene, where people who share the same interests and ideas can easily make friends.
Some places, such as Beijing and Shandong, have made Citywalk part of their plans to help with their cultural tourism. Shanghai has planned Citywalk routes using bus routes to help visitors reach more far places.
Zhang Zhi, a travel guide from Beijing, said tourists now like personal travel services better. He thinks Citywalk makes travelers better choose the trips they want according to their interests and needs.
A. Different people choose different transportation to have a trip.
B. Then they chose a popular Citywalk route（路线）in Shanghai.
C. Citywalk can bring people a lot, such as freedom, happiness and smile.
D. So Citywalk is sure to be more popular among travelers in the near future.
E. They can also let you better learn about the history and culture of the city.
F. Many people say Citywalk is a good way to have a talk with the city they live in.
G. A kind of more relaxing travel way named " Citywalk " is becoming popular in China.
A: Hi, Matt. ____
B: Oh, I ' m checking out a museum online.
A: An online museum? What do you think of it?
B: ____I can take a 360—degree look at the museum.
A: That sounds pretty cool. ____
B: Mm... I also visit online libraries and go to cloud concerts for free !
A: Wow, great ! By the way, ____
B: For about three hours.
A: Oh, that ' s too long. You need to take a break.
B: Yeah, I think you ' re right. ____
The water tap was leaking（漏水）again, and the1 was driving Cassie crazy.
Cassie looked at her 2 .It was nearly nine o ' clock. She climbed out of bed and stood 3 a chair by the shelf. Her mother ' s Mr. Fix — It Book was on the top shelf. Her mother is really4 in fixing things. She found the5 she was looking for and then began to read.
Next, Cassie opened a6 in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed — a hammer, a wrench （扳手）, and several small things. It was not easy for her to7 the tap, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one,she8 laid them out on the table. That way she would know9 they went back.
Cassie worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops ! A small piece that she had10 still lay on the table. Slowly Cassie took the water tap apart (分开) one more time. This time she made sure 11 was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One... two... three... She waited a full minute. There was no leak !Cassie12 and put the tools back into the box. Then she went to bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie got up.
"13 anything, Dad?" she asked.
He looked around and listened." Hmm, something ' s missing... I can ' t find out what it is... Wait, it ' s too 14 in here !"
" That ' s right," Cassie said." Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesn ' t leak any more."
" That ' s my girl," Dad said." It ' s a ( an )15 thing you are really like your mother."
Meiyu, born in 1995, is from Turkey （土耳其）. She is the youngest child of her family. After high school, many people learned English or Japanese, Meiyu decided to learn Chinese in university. She learned Chinese for four years in Ankara University in Turkey, and got her name Meiyu there.
Meiyu ( fall ) in love with Chinese after going to university. She became more interested after she knew more about Chinese history. She graduated Ankara University in 2017. Since then, more Chinese have been visiting Turkey. The trade between the two countries also ( need ) Chinese — speaking people." Speaking Chinese means more job opportunities," Meiyu said (excited ).
Now Meiyu ( be ) in Wuhan, China for about two years. Besides going on studying Chinese, she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu as well, so she spends ( she ) free time on kung fu training with her coaches. Not only can kung fu help improve her health, but she is also interested in the history and culture behind it. Meiyu said," The more I know about China, the ( lucky ) I feel to have been here. But the ( true ) is that fun and pain go together in the process of learning."
In the future, Meiyu decides to go back to Turkey ( teach ) more students to learn Chinese.
