I’ve got some good news (消息)! After two days of school, my holiday is going to start. Now I’m going to visit my aunt. And she lives in Oxford, England—the same city as yours! I’m going to be there for three weeks, so I can visit you and your parents. When I’m in Oxford, I hope to learn to cook English food. How great that would be!

I made my plans last week. I’m first going to fly from New York to London on January 12th. My aunt Lily is going to meet me at the airport, and then we’re going to stay in a hotel in London for a week. After that, we’re going to take the train to Oxford. Oh, I’m so happy and I’ve got so many plans!

I’m going to visit Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. I’m going to see the River Thames. I am going to travel on the special English bus.

And, most important of all, I’m going to meet you! So, see you very soon!

Lots of love,

Dale

From homes, schools to hospitals, robots are in our lives now. Let’s meet some of them.

LOVOT is from Japan and he is a home robot with big eyes. He looks like a bear. He stays with a family. If you are sad, you can talk to him. He will listen to you and do something to make you happy.

Da Vinci is a robot for doctors in hospitals. He works with doctors and helps them do surgeries (手术). He can’t work by himself but doctors can manipulate him on computers. He is very strong and will never be tired.

Hey, your hamburger is here! This is Rice, a robot from the US. He works in supermarkets, hotels and offices. He can send things to you at any time. There are maps in his head so he can get to lots of places fast. He also can use the lift (电梯) to go up or down. What do you want now? He is on the way!

More and more robots are coming. What will the future be like? Let’s wait and see!

Usually, people want to “look cool” in their photos. But how can you look cool? What do you think of being cool is? For many people, looking cool is to show they’re different from others. Is it true?

Caleb Warren, a professor (教授) from America, says a lot of people do think so. So models (模特儿) don’t usually smile (微笑) in shows. Some actors and singers also think that way. Singer Kanye West says he doesn’t smile in photos because he thinks it helps him look cool.

But a new study by Warren tells us something different. The study finds a nice smile will help you look cool in a photo. In the study, Warren uses some stars’ photos and ask people to look at them. There are two photos of each star-one smiling and the other not. Which one is better? He finds most people like the smiling ones more. The smile shows you are happy and it can make others feel happy too.

So, can you learn something from Warren’s study? Yes! You should smile if you want to look cool in your photos. Have a try, please!