prepare for;make efforts;in the meantime;dream of;be exposed to;end in failure
The giant panda,also (know) as panda bear or simply panda,is a bear native south central China.For the past many years,the giant panda (drive)out of the lowland areas where it once lived as a result of farming,deforestation and other (develop).Wild population estimates vary:one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals (live)in the wild,while a 2006 study estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.Some reports also show that number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise.
The West first learned of the giant panda on March 11,1869, the French missionary(传教士)Armand David received a panda skin from a hunter.In 1936,Ruth Harkness became the first Westerner (bring)a live giant panda named Su Lin to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.To protect the pandas,in 2012,Earthwatch Institute,a global non-profit organisation that teams volunteers with scientists to conduct important (science) research,launched a program called"On the Trail of Giant Pandas".This program allows volunteers to work up close with pandas cared for in captivity(圈养),and help them (gradual)adapt to life in the wild.
A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people hardly visited.The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out.When he did come out he would not say hello to neighbors or passers-by but simply just glare(瞪眼看)at them.
The boy knocked on the door and waited,sweating from fear of the old man.The boy's parents told him to stay away from the house.A lot of the other neighborhood children were told the same from their parents.
As he was ready to walk away,the door slowly opened."What do you want?" the old man said.The little boy was very afraid but he had a quota(份额) to meet for school with selling the magazines.
"Uh,sir,I uh am selling these magazines and uh I was wondering if you would like to buy one." The old man just stared at the boy.The boy could see inside the old man's house and saw that he had dog figurines(小狗雕像) on the wall."Do you collect dogs?" the little boy asked."Yes,I have many collections in my house.They are my family here.They are all I have." The boy then felt sorry for the man,as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul."Well,I do have a magazine here for collectors.It is perfect for you.I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much." The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said,"No,boy,I don't need any magazines of any kind,now goodbye."
The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota with the sale.He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house that he owned.The boy went home and then had an idea.He had a little dog figurine that he got some years ago from an aunt.The figurine did not mean nearly as much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family.
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The boy headed back down to the old man's house with the figurine.
From that day on something changed inside the old man.
