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It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. If we didn't see any rain soon, we would lose everything.
One day when I was in the kitchen,I my six- year- old son, Billy, walking towards the forest. He was clearly trying to be as still(平静的) as possible. Several minutes later, he disappeared into the forest, and then he ran out again, towards the house. This activity went on for an hour, walking to the forest and running back to the house. I really wanted to know Billy was doing.
Finally I followed him into the forest. I found that he was holding a cup of water. He walked very carefully not to drop the water.
I saw a baby deer(鹿) lying on the ground. It lifted its head to drink the water in myson's cup. After the deer drank up, Billy jumped up and ran back to the house to get more water.
When he saw me, he said,"I'm not wasting, mother."I found that his eyes were filled with tears.
"I know."I watched the most beautiful heart working so hard to save life. Tears ran down my face. As my tear drops began to hit the ground, more drops suddenly joined them. I looked up the sky. It was raining.
The actions of one little boy saved a life, and the rain saved our farm.
The Double Seventh Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. Here is a beautiful story 1 it.
Long long ago, there was a young man 2 Niulang. One day, he met a beautiful girl— Zhinu, the Goddess's seventh daughter. She had just run away from the boring heaven(天国) to look for fun on Earth. Zhinu soon fell in love with Niulan g and they got married without 3 the Goddess. They lived a happy life on Earth and gave birth to two children. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and 4 Zhinu to return to heaven. With the help of his magic cow. Niulan g flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very 5 . Taking out her hairpin(发簪), the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate(分开) the two 6 . From then on, Niulan g and Zhinu had to live 7 on the two sides of the river. However, their true love touched all the magpies(喜鹊) in the world,8 once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge(" the bridge of magpies") for the couple to meet each other.
At last, the Goddess allowed 9 to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th Chinese lunar month. That's 10 the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great day for Chinese young people to express their love.
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Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan- style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you' re not in China- you' re in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities.
Chinese products have been going all over the world. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes." One example is the meat." said Yin Hang,a Chinese student who is studying in Australia." We like to eat meat with the bone(骨头) in, but people here don't. So the local Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish."
Some Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. It is reported that in many cities in Europe, many stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. More than half of US- owned drones(无人机) are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They' re not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the country.
In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands." Made in China" becomes cool." They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don't have." an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.
As it is said, Chinese government has been trying its best to improve its national brands of all kinds to meet the needs of modern life.
Teens will finally grow up some day, leaving their parents and facing the challenges in life alone, so they should learn basic life skills and form good working habits.
The government has been trying to pay attention to the importance of hardworking spirit education(劳动教育). But this has been overlooked in recent years. Many teens do not value(看重) the importance of working hard. There is a teenager girl named Nancy. She never helps out around the house. Once her mother was on vacation for a week, leaving her alone at home. When her mother came home from vacation, she could not find a clean di sh or a clean shirt.
Schools play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit courses every week. To our joy(开心), some schools have provided each class with a piece of field to plant their favorite vegetables. For example, No.38 Middle School in Hefei, sets up a 500- square- meter farm on an open platform(露天平台) of their teaching building. Each class is asked to grow and pick vegetables there.
Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Teens should master(掌握) one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms. The basic skills may help teens to solve the problems they will meet in the future.
Dr. Jack Todd is very interested in clean water. , so it's natural that he is to develop a small and affordable system(系统) to clean wastewater. His" Living Machine" can clean wastewater in your home or in your business.
The wastewater goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria(细菌) start to break down the waste. , the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and fish.
With the help of sunlight, the plants and animals remove more chemicals from the water, making it cleaner. Then the water can be reused for washing or bathing but the water is clean enough for watering the flowers, washing the dogs, or even for bathing or swimming.
The advantage of this technology is that it is affordable and good for the environment. It can help to use less fresh water, and it can help keep the water supply unpolluted.
A. If enough homes and businesses use" Living Machines" B. People like to plant trees around their houses C. He is also interested in saving money D. It cannot be used for drinking or cooking E. The" Living Machine" is a system for cleaning wastewater F. A few days later it is dealt with |
Critical thinking(批判性思维) is trying to improve the way you think. People use critical thinking in every area of life to solve problems and evaluate claims(评估主张) Like every other skill, critical thinking takes practice. When a problem comes our way, we need to think critically to decide how to solve it. When we see an advertisement, for example, we should stop and think. Advertisements are made to make people feel certain that they are true, and then people can buy the products. But is what the advertisement says true? Is it making a claim? Or does it only int erest us? Critical thinking is important and stops us from making poor choices. In fact, we are using it if we ask questions naturally about what we see.
Practice makes perfect. While you are growing in critical thinking, you' ll become a wiser and more thoughtful person. There are many ways of doing practice. Here are a few.
Read about a topic people disagree on. Look at articles or books on all sides of the subject. For each side of the subject, think carefully and evaluate it.
When you see or hear a claim, ask questions about it. Who is making the claim and why?
Evaluate your own thinking. Where and why do you think uncritically? How can you improve? Critical thinking should be part of everything we do. It may help you to succeed at work or school. Make yourself into a habit of critical thinking. Change your thoughts and change your world.
A few years ago,I visited theclassical gardens of Suzhou. During the visit, my attention (draw) away from the plants, bridges and stones, towards walls of the gardens. Mostly white, some parts of the walls are losing small (piece) of their coverings.
This creates space in which light and plants can be seen. The walls are not only the boundaries of the gardens, but they also form protected roads guide you on a trip.
The memory of the white walls stayed with me. I kept imagining how many shadows(影) could be collected them to dance with the light. This fantastic moment was so (live) that I came back to explore with my camera.
(walk) freely with these walls and their marks, I began to feel like collecting all the stories that (be) painted there. Weather and time have turned these amazing white walls into Chinese landscape paintings.
I (take) the photos during the month of June, just after the rain. The air was full of small drops of water, showing the light and the color of the things around. As color was born out of a dance between light and a body, when photographing in color I found (I) enjoying a moment of this dance.
