【推荐1】Madame de Stael says that only the people who can play with children are able to educate them. For success in training children, the first condition is to become a child oneself. It means to treat the child as really one’s equal, that is, to show him the same consideration, the same kind of confidence one shows to an adult. It means not to affect the child to be what we ourselves want him to become, but to be affected by the impression of what the child himself is; not to treat the child with cheating, or by force, but with the seriousness and true love suitable to his own character.

Not leaving the child in peace is the greatest problem of present methods of training children. Parents do not see that during the whole life, the need of peace is never greater than an inner peace under all outside liveliness in the years of childhood.

But what does a child experience? Corrections, orders, interference (干涉), the whole livelong day. The child is always required to leave something alone, or to do something different, to find something different, or to want something different from what he does. He is always guided in another direction from the true inner will that is leading him. All of this is caused by our so-called enthusiasm in directing, advising, and helping the child to become the same model produced in one assembly line (流水线). Understanding, the deepest characteristic of love, is almost always absent.

To bring up a child means carrying one’s soul in one’s hand; it means never placing ourselves in danger of meeting the cold look on the face of the child. It means the truth that the ways of injuring the child are limitless while the ways of being useful to him are few. How seldom does the educator remember that the child, even at four or five years of age, has already had a sharp feeling! The smallest mistrust and unkindness, the least act of injustice, leave wounds that last for life in the heart of the child. While, on the other hand, unexpected friendliness and kindness make quite a deep impression on those soft senses.

【推荐2】Snow is falling. It’s getting cold. We wear coats and hats to make us warm. How do animals spend the winter?

When it’s cold, some animals travel to warm places to find food. Monarch butterflies (帝王蝶) in North America always fly to South America for winter. There they can find enough food.

Some animals don’t fly away. They make some changes (改变) for the winter. Red foxes (狐狸) usually eat fruit and it is their favourite food. But in winter they change and eat small animals such as mice.

Some animals eat little or no food in winter. Before winter comes, they eat, eat and eat. Then they get fat. When winter comes, they take a very long sleep. Black bears do this. Before the sleep, black bears make warm beds with leaves and grass. They can sleep for about seven months without food!

Some animals live in the zoos. How do they spend their winter? They are from all over the world. Animals such as giraffes and monkeys are afraid of the cold. So every zoo has warm rooms for them. Don’t worry! The animals are happy and warm!

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【推荐2】Recently, there were two pieces of sad news. An old gorilla(大猩猩) called Sentai was seriously ill because some visitors fed it food. Another poor animal, a deer, died with 3.5 kilograms of plastic bags in her stomach. The two poor animals remind people of the most basic rule in a zoo again: Do not feed animals.

Visitors often throw food like peanuts and bread to animals. They think it’s kind for them to feed the animals. However, it’s not good for the animals and may cause them to become sick.

“Imagine if someone often gives your children snacks and sweets. Would your children have healthy food as usual? This act can lead children to ignore(忽视) the healthy food. This is the same to animals,” Zhang, an animal expert in Beijing, told the Global Times.

Poor Sentai’s condition makes many people feel angry, and some people advise zoos to do more than just stop visitors when they feed animals. Some even advise the zoos to make a “blacklist” to keep those visitors out. However, it is very difficult for a zoo to do this job. A worker in Shanghai Zoo says that workers in the Zoo will correct people’s mistakes and try to improve public awareness(意识) to stop this act.

Some people said that after hearing the news, they felt sorry for feeding animals at the Zoo. Others said the were surprised to find that their “kind acts” could actually harm the animals.

We human beings can express our feelings when we feel ill or uncomfortable, but this is impossible for animals. So it’s important for visitors to protect the animals by not feeding them.

The Ultra Ironman Triathlon Race (超长铁人三项比赛) is considered one of the most challenging sporting events in the world. Competitors swim, ride a bike, and run. The race is made up of a 3. 86-kilometer swim, a 180. 25-kilometer bicycle ride, and a 42. 2-kilometer run. There are no breaks during the race, so competitors must keep going no matter what. People who choose to enter this race must be healthy and prepared in both mind and body.

There are several rules for those who want to compete in the Ultra Ironman Triathlon Race. The minimum age of racers is 18, so everyone who competes is an adult. Training for the Ironman can take more than a year. People who train often start practicing the events at shorter distances first and then increase the amount of length and time they swim, bike, and run. Training can be difficult because people need to find a balance of strength and endurance (忍耐力) training. Without enough training, people can get harmed. Some people even put on weight when training because their bodies store calories (卡路里) instead of using them for energy. All people in training should drink plenty of water.

In the past 40 years, the Ironman has developed from a single race into a global (全球的) movement. Today’s Ironman races have events of different distances and racers of different ages. Since 2008, Weihai has held the Ironman Triathlon Race once a year. Weihai Triathlon Sports Association (威海铁人三项运动协会) was founded in2011. The 2014 World Triathlon Championships (世界铁人三项锦标赛) was held in Weihai, which was the first time that the event was held in an Asian city.

Look at the pretty WeiWei, the mascot (吉祥物) of Weihai Ironman Triathlon Race.

Exercise is good for people’s health and helps the heart. People take part in other sports and games such as golf or football, but the Ironman is a challenging way to stay fit. Even though it is hard, it can still be fun. It’s a great way to stay active and enjoy life!

【推荐3】It seems to me that British newspapers aren’t really newspapers at all. They contain news, it is true, but much of this news only appears in print because it is certain to shock, surprise or cause a laughter.

What should we expect to find in a real newspaper? Interesting political articles? Accurate reports of what has been happening in distant comers of the world? The latest news from the stock exchange? Full coverage of great sporting events? In-depth interviews with leading personalities?

It is a sad fact that in Britain the real newspapers, the ones that report facts, sell in thousands, while the popular papers that set out to shock or amuse have a circulation of several million. One’s conclusion is that the vast majority of British readers do not really want a proper newspaper at all. They just want a few pages of entertainment.

I buy the same newspaper every day. In this paper political matters, both British and foreign, are covered in full. The “leader” column may support government policy on one issue and oppose it on another. There is a full page of book reviews and another devoted to the latest happenings in the theatre, the cinema and the world of art. Stock exchange prices are quoted daily. So are the exchange rates of the world’s major currencies. The sports correspondents are among the best in the country, while the standard of the readers’ letters is absolutely first class. If an intelligent person finds a copy of this paper 50 years from now, he or she will still find it entertaining, interesting and instructive.

So, my favorite newspaper is obviously very different from those popular ones that have a circulation of several million. But that does not mean that it is “better” or that they are “worse”. We are not comparing like with like. A publisher printing a newspaper with a circulation of several million is running a highly successful commercial operation. The people who buy his product are obviously satisfied customers and in a free society everybody should have the right to buy whatever kind of newspaper he pleases.