Here are three wonderful books for kids!

When I was a boy, we had a tiny television set. It only had one channel (频道). Still, I would always be in my chair when cartoons came on.

The one I liked best was The Jasons (《杰森一家》). It was a cartoon series set in a future that was full of fantastic machines that could do anything. I always smiled when I watched it and dreamed of a day when I would have machines like this to do all my work, so I could just sit back and relax.

Now my life is full of machines like these. But if anything, I seem to have more to do than ever. Just today I had to spend most of the morning downloading (下载) a new word processing program so I could write this article. When I first started out, I wrote my stones on lined notebook paper and it took half the time. Last week, I spent most of another morning trying to get my new coffee maker to work right. I seem to be drowning in a sea of new rules and problems that come with new technology.

Now don’t get me wrong. Computers and machines have done a lot to help all of us. I just want us to be able to use them without them using us. We always seem to be busy because we’re spending all of our time using these machines.

I hope that in the future, machines can be more user-friendly, so we don’t spend all our time on them. With machines we can live an easier life, but they can never replace time spent with family and friends.

We can find Chinese people growing vegetables crazily, in every corner of the world. When the Chinese move into a house in a foreign country, they always grow vegetables in the garden. Even at the frozen South Pole (南极), there’s a “vegetable greenhouse” built up by the members of Zhongshan Scientific Research Station, which truly provides enough vegetables. Such a difficult situation cannot stop those scientists’ love for vegetable growing.

Although more cheap and fresh vegetables are placed on the shelves of supermarkets, the Chinese people’s love for growing vegetables themselves never goes away. Besides, some people even build virtual farms on QQ in smart phones or on computers to get the pleasure of growing vegetables.

Why do many Chinese grow vegetables in both daily lives and the virtual world? Such love comes from the Chinese history. To fill their stomachs, Chinese people have formed a tradition of hard work. In China’s culture, working hard solves the stomach problem while studying satisfies the hunger for knowledge.

And now, smarter technologies are used for growing vegetables. Even in the outer space, Chinese astronaut Jing Haipeng showed how he grew vegetables in the most special laboratory, Tiangong-2 space station. Nothing can stop the Chinese people from vegetable growing. The “Chinese vegetable gardens” are producing-hopes across the world, and they also carry Chinese people’s love for life.

Life isn’t the bed of roses.     31    . You can easily clear your mind and move forward in life by following these ways.

Put yourself in others’ situation. When you listen to different stories from different people, you could realize the good luck in your life.     32     . You’ll realize how hard it is for her to raise (养育) you.

Develop a nice attitude. A negative (消极的) attitude will slowly take away the happiness of your life. Develop a nice attitude,     33    .

Be thankful. Sit down alone for 10 to 15 minutes, and think about the important things in your life. You’ll feel thankful for what you have.

    34    . Take exercise. You can go to the gym, read any good book, or simply enjoy nice coffee in a quiet place together. These simple acts are excellent ways for you to have a good break from stress and worries.

Plan a day out with your best friend. It’s one of the best ways to live a happy and healthy life.When you move your body, and stay with a friend,     35    . It makes you look forward to each new day and enjoy it.