Many people watch the evening news and wonder if they can do something to help victims (受害者) in danger, but few of them take action (采取行动).
Woody, 1 , is not like most people. When Woody saw a news story about a big fire in California, he found a good 2 to help.
In the article, a fire victim lost 3 , but he was happy to have an RV (野营车) to live in. Woody started thinking, "What if more people could have an RV?" Turning to his then 7-year-old daughter Luna, he asked, "What do you 4 driving an RV from our home in Colorado to California to give it to a family in need?"
Her 5 was surprising! "Aw, Dad, people will be proud (自豪的) of us."
Woody started to 6 money online and bought the first RV. The owner even sold her RV at a lower 7 when she heard Woody's plan. Donations (捐赠) then began to come, and some RV owners also 8 their RVs to Woody. The Dad and daughter have not stopped bringing RVs to fire victims since!
Woody and Luna have made the 20-hour drive to and from California many times over the past few years. They have 9 95 RVs to families in need. They have made a 10 difference in the fire victims' lives.
Woody is certainly a man of action, not words! We should all be more like Woody and Luna, too!
A Great Place for City Life
I'm from Beijing. I love going to the Geological Museum of China. Here we can see things from our books. That helps us better understand some geographical knowledge (地理知识). The museum also often has some great exhibitions (展览). It's a good place to have a time-space dialogue (对话) with the earth hundreds of millions of years ago.
Hu Bo, 18
I like going to the sports center. Here, I can try different kinds of activities, and of course, I can also do some exercise. Usually on a sunny weekend, I invite my friends here to feel the joy of sports.
Jenny, 16
The Science and Technology Museum is a good place for me. It not only has wonderful exhibitions, but also serves as an important place for science education. But that's not all! It also shows many scientific and technological products (产品). That gives us a chance to be close to them. So, on a free weekend, why not go there to have fun?
Ding Zhen, 15
Ritch was a shy kid. In primary school, he didn't speak up for himself, and he worried a lot. When he got to high school, he decided to change. And so he began to develop a sarcastic sense of humor (黑色幽默) to keep the other kids from picking on him.
To his joy, it worked. He became confident (自信的) and made more friends. And he started to become famous for his jokes. Once he made fun of a classmate about a poor mark on a math test. "It turned out I got a hundred on the test, and he didn't do so well," Ritch said. "And I kidded him unmercifully (冷酷无情地) about it."
Then one day, his good friend Holly pulled Ritch aside. She said to him, "You know sometimes you really hurt people's feelings." Ritch was shocked. He always saw himself as someone who made his friends laugh. He couldn't imagine that he might hurt them.
"But I kept thinking about Holly's words, and I kept turning them over in my mind," he said. "Finally, I realized that she was right. I noticed how my humor was hurting other people, and I changed it."
From then on, Ritch began to be careful about his words. He said he should thanked Holly. "She cared enough to say something to me, something that probably wasn't easy to say," he said. "But it was something that changed me."
Sometimes our friends can do things that make us upset, and we might want to talk to them about it. But how can we make these talks easier? Here are several pieces of advice:
It's important to have good evidence (证据) that there is a problem. The evidence should be something that you both agree on. Once you have evidence, you can explain how it influences you. Describe problems with "I". Saying "I feel hurt that you spend less time with me." is better than "You never spend time with me!"
Staying calm (冷静的) during the talk is necessary. If you get angry, it might lead to a fight. You can tell your friend that this talk makes you feel a little nervous. In this way, you will show a more human side.
Let go of being right. It's important to listen to your friend's opinion. Don't just think you are right. You can try to understand how he or she feels.
Listen and plan. You can try not to argue by listening carefully to your friend. Many scientists suggest planning what you want to say, so you can say it in a way that doesn't create trouble.
Be realistic (实事求是的). Remember that difficult problems can't be solved in just one talk. Think about what is possible to achieve in one discussion. This will help you set realistic goals (目标) for what you can achieve.
Jingwai Mingde Primary School in Xuanwei, Yunnan Province is a big hit these days. With more than 1,000 teachers and students, the school has achieved self-sufficiency (实现自给自足) in food by offering farming for students. And more surprisingly, it has fed itself for 16 years. How can the school do that?
Jingwai Mingde Primary School itself has lots of farmland (农田). It wants students to do farm chores to learn some labor skills (劳动技能). So the school gave each class a piece of land to grow vegetables or raise animals. Students do farm chores twice a week with the help of their teachers.
The school set up a greenhouse (温室) with fruit trees for students to learn about plants, instead of listening to teachers in the classroom.
"Children who have not kissed the land will not have a complete childhood," said school principal (校长) Lei Yingfei. "The farm labor will build excellent characters that last a lifetime. By working on the farmland, students get a better understanding of life and nature."
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