In a town, there was a wise man. He usually listened to people's1 and tried to give them advice. He didn't like it when people complained about the2 things over and over again.
The wise man gave good advice to these people in order to help them to solve their problems. But they3 really took his advice. In fact, most people just enjoyed complaining. They didn't want to4 the wise man.
The wise man thought of a good idea. Every time someone came to him5 their complaints, he would tell the ma funny story. The first time they heard it, they laughed6 they came back again with the old complaints, the man would7 them the same old story. It became less and less interesting as time went by.
Finally one man said, "Wiseman,8 do you always tell the same story over and over? It isn't funny at all. "
The wise man9 , "If you can't laugh at the same story over and over, then why do you always complain about the same things over and over again? "
There is no meaning in worrying or complaining about.10 if you can't or wouldn't solve it. Remember that you are in charge of your life. The world is what you make it.
Every spring, there are sports meeting sat many middle schools. When students on the playground crowd into a circle and shout loudly, "One, two, one, two. "Do you know what game it is? It is tug of war(拔河).
Tug of war is a team sport between two teams at each end of a rope. It first came into being in China 2, 400 years ago. It is very popular in China and many other countries. But in other countries, their tug-of-war match is not the same as ours. They have eight men for each team, while we may have the match between two sides with equal number of men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.
For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick rope. Each team stands at one end of the rope, holding it. There is a white line in the middle of the field. Then they try to pull the center of the rope to each of their own sides. The winning team is the one that pulls the other over the line.
Tug of war was on clean Olympic sporting event. Itlasteduntil1920. Though it isn't an Olympic sport now, people in many countries like playing it very much.
Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our earth. Checkout how the four young adults made a difference.
| Saving Pandas When Dale was 11, he started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. "I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas, "he says. |
| Creating Energy At the age of 12, Sally invented a machine called Super E. It collects heat from fields to make electricity. Sally says her invention creates electricity in a way that is less harmful to the environment. |
| Cleaning Up Michael, 13, joined the Ocean Heroes Camp last year. He started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic pollution. |
| Growing Right Helen, 14, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plant in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native(本土的)to their area. |
One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a hole not far in front and quickly raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away in fear. The hunter ordered his dog to catch it. The well-trained dog began to run after the rabbit, running very fast and full of confidence to catch it.
However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. The rabbit ran so fast that it seemed not to have been hurt at all. Gradually, the dog couldn't see the rabbit. At last, when the dog returned empty-handed, the hunter was very angry and blamed it, "How useless! Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you. "Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for itself, "Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best. "
When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its luck. They asked, "How did you run away from the dog running after you? It's unbelievable! "
The scared rabbit answered, "The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, so all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different for me. I would surely lose my life if I was caught. I had to go all out(竭尽全力)! "
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked whether we really did our best or went all out when we looked for an excuse for our failure?
There are 56 ethnic(民族的)groups in China. Different ethnic groups have their own special cultures. Let's enjoy some of them.
The Bai people use a very old way, tie-dye(扎染), to dye clothes. Tic-dye has a history of nearly 1, 500 years. During the Tang and Song dynasties, people chose tic-dyed clothes as gifts.
The Mongolian people live in the Mongolian yurts(蒙古包). These yurts are large round tents and their tops look like umbrellas. They are the traditional homes of the Mongolian people. The yurts are usually white because they're made of sheep's wool. And white is a symbol of happiness.
The Zhuang people like singing even more than talking. On the third day of the third Chinese lunar month, they hold a big singing festival. It is exciting and wonderful. All the people can't help singing happily. Men and women singers sing in pairs. The winners are the "king", and "queen" of singing.
The Miao people have a special festival, Manghao Festival. It's in the first Chinese lunar month every year. The Miao people consider Manghao as a hero who helped to protect their homes. At the festival, young men dress up like Manghao and touch others to express good wishes.
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Flue a slips reads from one person to another. If you are weak, you probably catch flu easily. Do you know how you can avoid flu?
Keep in good health.
You can eat everything you want but make sure that your diet is healthy. Most doctors suggest drinking lots of fresh fruit juice and water is helpful to avoid flu.
If a member of family or a friend has flu, stay away from him/her until he/she is well. Flu is very communicable(会传染的). If you stay with the person with flu, you can catch flu easily. Wear a mask(口罩)and avoid using things that the person with flu is using.
Exercise.
Exercising will make you stronger, which means a stronger immunes stem (免疫系统), too. It doesn't matter what kind of exercise it is.
Be happy
Theirlifeisn'tstressedout, so they may be safe from illness. If you are unhappy, you will easily get sick
Avoiding the flu is easy. Just boost(增强)your immune system and it will take care of the rest.
A. Have a good rest B. Stay away from people with flu. C. Happy people are healthy people. D. Here are some suggestions for you. E. Sometimes the flu is just like a common cold. F. Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy. G. The healthier you eat, the better it is for you to avoid any type of illness around. |
