【推荐2】Frank is a truck driver. Recently, he was thought to be a great man.

Last Monday, he was driving on the road with his son and his friend. Suddenly, he saw a car hit another truck and caught fire. The accident was just in front of his truck. Without thinking, he stopped his truck, found a fire extinguisher (灭火器) and ran towards the broken car. But other car drivers still sat inside their cars. Frank began to fight the fire. His action encouraged (鼓舞) his friend. He also came and lent Frank a hand. Later, Frank’s son and four other men came to help. Another five men pulled the car driver and her granddaughter, a three-­year-­old girl out of the car successfully. They were all safe except (除了) that the driver’s leg was hurt.

When people talked about his brave (勇敢的) action, Frank said, “I didn’t think about too much then. I just did what other people would do in that situation. When I first got out of the truck, I wished that they wouldn’t die. When I saw they were alive, it was really great!”

“My father was so calm and brave. He set a good example to me.” said Frank’s son.

【推荐3】There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide(决定) which flower was the most beautiful one.

For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose garden became arrogant. It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from the garden.

Behind the garden, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Jungle. Jungle wasn't more beautiful than the rose, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it.

This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener(园丁) pointed at the rose and said to the king, “Your favorite flower, my king.”

Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?”

“Oh! That's Jungle, a wild flower.”

“I didn't see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it's much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king.

【推荐2】Make a paper helicopter (直升机)

You may know how to make a paper airplane, but can you make a paper helicopter? Here’s how:

You’ll need

1 piece of paper               1 paper clip (回形针)

What happened?

Instead of falling straight to the ground, the helicopter will spin (旋转) its wings and fall slowly.

In a real helicopter, if the engine (引擎) suddenly stops, the pilot lets the helicopter’s blade (桨) turn freely. The helicopter will spin its blades just the way your paper helicopter does, and it will glide (滑行) to a safe landing.

【推荐3】What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not make them myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He has great interest in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things on your own, with your own hands.

It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun.

And they also say it helps them save money, too. What’s more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境).

It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China.

Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself. Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.