At 5:30 am, just as the sky becomes bright, Liu Xiuxiang, a 36- year- old vice- principal and history teacher at Wangmo Experimental High School, walks around in his classroom 1 for students. He has 2 doing this for 12 years.
When he was young, Liu lived a 3 life. He lost his father and his brother and sister left their hometown to work. They 4 came back home again and he had to 5 his mother who was ill while studying. To 6 , he took many part- time jobs, including picking up trash and tutoring(家教), to make money. He also used his money to help two girls and a boy he knew 7 they could go on with their study.
8 , one of the girls dropped out of school after finishing middle school. Liu was so shaken that he 9 a good job offer in Beijing and went back to his hometown to teach when he finished his university in 2012.
Liu said that going back to Guizhou only changes his own fate (命运), 10 through teaching, he can influence hundreds or even thousands of children so they can continue studying, which he considers a worthy goal.
"I want to tell those children who are 11 or confused like me that they must have a dream and fight for it," Liu told China Daily.
Besides teaching, Liu visits all the villages around the school 12 his motorcycle to go and persuade parents to let their children continue schooling. In 2016, he 13 his own studio to get more social support to help with education in rural schools in the mountains. Up to now 14 has supported around 5,600 poor students with over 15 million yuan.
" My educational philosophy is to give up on 15 and that every child deserves a better future," Liu said.
My friend keeps copying my look, but I like looking special. What should I do?- Ann The important thing is to tell your friend the truth without hurting her feelings. To do that, you can talk to her using kind words and not feeling angry. You can offer her your advice on popular dressing or even suggest wearing clothes that go together. This way you' ll still look like each other, but not twins. |
My room is always messy. No matter what I do, I can't keep it clean! - Mike Here are some great ways to make your room a bit tidier. Start by picking up things you don't use or want anymore. You can give them away to those in need. Fewer things means less mess! Then, try to make it a habit to put away things after you use them. Done with your sports shoes for the day? Back where they should be. Finally, set a timer for five minutes each night to clean any mess! |
I'm sad because I have to go to a summer camp. I just want to have a summer like my friends. Help me out! - Jessie We re sorry you' re feeling this way! The best thing to do is to look at things on the bright side. There, a new group of kids will become your friends. They' ll know exactly how you feel and help you. What's more, going to a summer camp doesn't mean an abysmal summer. You' ll still have fun in the sun with your friends. The only question is, what are you guys going to do together? |
Food allergies can be very dangerous for people. Their bodies may itch(发痒). They may want to throw up and can even die from allergies. What's worse, food allergies are becoming more common these days.
Kari Nadeau, an allergy expert at Stanford University in the US, did a study of food allergies around the world. She found that while 3 percent of people had them in 1960, the number rose to 7 percent in 2018.
Nadeau said one reason for this might be that we have fewer interactions with microbiota(微生物群). Microbiota can" train" our bodies and stop us from getting allergies.
Our bodies have fewer chances to get close to microbiota these days. We live in cleaner homes. We stay indoors for longer hours. Doctors are using more antibiotics(抗生素) on us as children - antibiotics kill microbiota.
Scientists say it's a good idea for babies to eat many different kinds of foods so that they can build up tolerance(耐受) in their early years. Having a pet cat or dog can also stop the development of allergies.
Roberta, Peter and Phylli s lived in a large house in London. Father worked hard in a government office. He was never angry and always ready for a game. Mother was almost at home, ready to play with the children, read to them and home school them.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely playroom and a dog called James. They had a happy life, but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the large house was over.
Peter had a toy engine and it broke. After dinner, Peter showed Father the engine. Father looked it over and promised to fix it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father. Minutes passed. Father's voice came out from the study, loud and angry.
More time passed. Then Mother came in and said," Father's been called away— on business."
A week after their father went away, their mother said," Now, we' re going to move to the country. A pretty little white house, called Three Chimneys."
The family started packing: clothes, plates, candles and also tables and chairs." We seem to be taking all the ugly things," said Roberta.
" We' re taking the useful ones," said Mother." We' ve got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said happily,"I do like moving! I wish we moved once a month." Mother smiled and said,"I don't like moving!"
As she turned away, Roberta saw her face. She never forgot it.
" Oh, Mother," she whispered," how I love you! You are brave enough to smile when you' re feeling like that! "
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys. No one knew how long they had been on the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them. They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
— Taken from The Railway Children
When the three dirty- looking pirates try to s the royal treasures when Queen Norah is away, the masked cleaning ladies of Om teach them a lesson. With their excellent cleaning skills, they finally lead the three pirates into the bathroom where they are s and soaped. Later when they are taken into the room the queen k all the royal treasures, they have a second try but still fail because King Harry and his man notice everything and stop them in time.
Laura is p of owning a pair of jelly shoes but she hates the jellyfish. When her brother tells her the shoes are made of jellyfish, she throws her jelly shoes away. However, she changes her mind about the shoes when she sees some s, rainbow- like jellyfish babies. She helps to save the jellyfi sh on the sand and she doesn't hate them any more. Instead they look beautiful to her and she likes them. She doesn't get back her shoes, however, even though her brother admits he m the story all up. In the end, the shoes are back in the deep sea where she thinks they b.
Snap is a boss dog of Blossom Street, his favourite street, before he moves house. He doesn't like the dogs in his new n. and finds a very clever way to return to Blossom Street in the morning and goes back to his new home in the afternoon on his own. After his o know about this they try their best to discover his trick. Finally Snap becomes famous as a star dog who gets a photo taken by a newspaper with the h that says, Snap goes by Bus!.
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What kind of homework do your teachers usually give you the summer holiday? When Sheng Zeqi was a 7th- grade r at Hangzhou No 1 Middle School, her teacher asked her to tell the story of Journey to the West by pictures.
Sheng didn't just draw random pictures. She of a game she played with her parents when she was young. She decided to turn Journey to the West into a roadmap. Her map has 81 different locations. They tell the story of the classic novel. She some interesting conversations for the novel's characters. She even" borrowed" the character Mei Chaofeng from The Legend of the Condor Heroes her tell the story.
Sheng really did a good job in turning the novel into pictures." My parents are both and I' ve also enjoyed painting since I was little," Sheng told Xinhua.
Two months ago, Kate finished middle school. She left her hometown and came to the city. Her aunt helped her find work in a factory. It was small and offered rooms to the workers. She wouldn't drop it it was difficult for her to find another job there. She had to find a room for ( she). As she didn't have enough money, she had to rent one outside the city. It was about half an hour by bus. The farmer and his family lived on the first floor. They rented all the others on the second and ( three) floors to the workers. So they built an attic(阁楼) on of the building for the girl. It was low and small. She couldn't ( easy) go to sleep in the hot night. She had to stay in it, hoping ( find) a better room one day.
A month later, Kate went to pay the farmer for the rent. She found hers was the of all the boarders(房客). It made her feel strange and she asked," My room is the smallest and the lowest, you know. But why do I have to pay more rents than any other boarder, sir?"
At first the farmer didn't know to answer her. He thought and thought and at last he said," Nobody ( use) all our steps except you."
A: Hi Allen! .
B: Thank you, Bob. My father bought it for me as a birthday present.
A; So do you often get to school by bike?
B: Yes, I do. I like riding. Also, it's good exercise to ride.
A:?
B: About 20 minutes. What about you? ?
A: My father drives me to school every day.
B:?
A: It's about 20 kilometers. It's quite far. I am thinking of living in my grandparents' house, which is just across from our school.
B: Then you can just walk to school!
A: Yes! And I can visit my grandparents every day as well.
A. They must be very happy about seeing you every day.
A:?
B: Twice a year. The summer holiday and the winter holiday. They live so far away, in the capital city of Heilongjiang.
A: Harbin! .
B. Yes. Why not go to visit it this winter holiday? Come with me and I can be your guide.
A. Haha! Sounds great.
