On August 21, 14-year-old Katie McCabe, from Devon, England, completed a challenge (挑战) to sail around Great Britain.

The girl arrived back in Devon, _________ a 52-day journey that started on June 30. She sailed on an eight-meter-long wooden boat called Falanda. While her father, David, sailed five miles behind her, Katie sailed her boat on her own for the whole _________. She has been interested in sailing _________ she was very young, and has grown up on her parents’ fishing boat. Katie wanted to sail across the Atlantic, “But my parents wouldn’t allow _________,” the girl said. “So I thought. Why not _________ around Britain?”

Setting off in an anti-clockwise (逆时针) direction, Katie’s journey covered a total distance (距离) of 1,840 miles. She went through the Caledonian Canal, and then sailed down the Irish Sea to Wales, before crossing the Bristol Channel back to England.

Katic wrote about her _________ on Facebook, “I can _________ say I have sailed myself around Britain. It’s something I have _________ doing, since forever!”

She hopes to be officially known as the _________ person to sail around Britain. That record now is owned by Timothy Long, who sailed around Britain last year at the age of 15.

Katie took on the challenge to raise __________ for Sea Shepherd U.K., a charity (慈善) that protects marine (海洋) wildlife. Since then, she has already raised more than £15,000.

I have some free time now, so I think I can write to you. When I first got here, I wasn’t having much fun—I couldn’t sleep because it was noisy outside our tent (帐篷), and I had to take cold showers every day. But now I’m OK with everything here. After every meal, we must clean up the tables and wash the dishes. We also need to clean our tents every day. The camp teachers taught us about these jobs and they are really nice to us.

There are fun things, anyway. In the morning we must follow the camp schedule (日程安排), but in the afternoon we have free time and can do anything we want. We can do a lot of different activities. Like this afternoon, I could play card games, do arts, go for a walk or go swimming. It’s hot today, so I will go swimming in the lake.

You should see the lake. It’s awesome! I should really take more pictures, so I can show you how great it is when I get home.

Well, I need to get going. It’s almost time for lunch. Oh, next Friday is Grandpa’s birthday. Don’t forget to get him the pen. It’s on my desk. Say happy birthday for me.

Love,

Paige

When we think of the Olympic, a few things come to mind immediately: the sportsmen and sportswomen marching (齐步走) in during the opening ceremonies (开幕式), proudly carrying their country’s flag; the exciting awarding (颁发) of gold, silver and bronze (铜牌) medals to winners; the torch (火炬) and other unforgettable Olympic moments. Yet there is no greater symbol for the Olympics than the Olympic rings (环).

Have you ever wondered about the five rings used to symbolize the Olympics and what its colors may mean? Here’s an inside look at what the Olympic rings symbolize and their history.

The Olympic rings are a symbol nearly as old as the Games themselves. The first Olympics was held in 1896. Pierre de Coubertin, a French historian and the founder of the International Olympic Committee (国际奥委会), created the rings in 1913. He drew the coloured rings at the top of a letter he had written.

The five rings stand for the union (联合) of five parts of the world - Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and America. And according to the IOC, “the Olympic symbol shows the activity of the Olympic Movement (运动) and the meeting of sportsmen and sportswomen from all over the world at the Olympic Games.” In addition, the five rings must be the same in size. This is meant to show the idea that all of the world’s continents (大洲) are equal (相等的) at the Games.

Traditionally, the Olympic rings appear in five different colours on a white background. The colours of the rings from left to right are blue, yellow, black, green and red. Unlike the popular belief, the five colours of the Olympic rings do not directly stand for individual (个别的) continent. Instead, the five, colours, along with white, were chosen because at least one of them appeared on all the national flags at the time when Coubertin created the design (设计).

Since 1912, many more countries have taken part in the Olympic Games. After more than a century, the Olympic rings remain a powerful symbol of the event (赛事).

It was a Saturday morning and we looked around to see our breakfast club full of happy children. Each one of them was talking and laughing. It seemed they had completely forgotten the fact that they are all orphans (孤儿). Since you cannot see their dear faces, I am writing to tell you how wonderful it is to see them smile and how thankful we are for your donations (捐赠物) that have made this happen. Your giving has helped so much, but the need is still great.

Each year, we help thousands of orphans by giving them a proper breakfast and somewhere safe to play. Without donations like yours, however, the center will not have enough funds to keep operating. We are hoping to raise another $10,000 to keep our breakfast club and our playgrounds going through 2022. A donation from you will be a big help in reaching the goal (目标). There are several levels of giving. Here is an example of what your gift will achieve (实现):

$20 — will feed one child breakfast for a month;

$50 — will feed three children breakfast for a month;

$100 — will feed three children breakfast for a month and allow us to buy three new basketballs for our playgrounds. (Playing basketball is something the children really love.)

Together, we are changing their lives for the better. These services bring so much joy to the children. And we are building brighter futures for them. Without you, however, that just won’t be possible. Thank you so much for your support!

Peter Routawhilf

President

66. 读书是一种优秀的习惯。假如你是李华，寒假即将到来，你作为图书馆志愿者将为同学们介绍图书馆借阅须知。为了大家能有更好的借阅体验，请你结合以下要点，写一篇英语短文来向同学们介绍在图书馆借书的注意事项。

Borrow books in the library

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