Almost every day, we talk about health. But what is health? Health means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a right weight. Let’s read the following rules.     1    

Eat different kinds of food.     2     Remember that we can only get what we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.

Drink water more often.     3     We should try to drink more water and less sugary（含糖的）drinks.

Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating.     4     If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.

    5     Try to spend more time doing outdoor activities, such as playing basketball. walking and swimming .

【推荐2】Health is important to everyone, so you need to take good care of your body.     1     when they’re young. Do they only need to take care of their health when they’re old? The answer is “NO”. We all know that many young people die because of health problems. Then, what can you do to keep healthy?

First,     2    . Doctors say that people should drink more than eight cups of water a day. If you do in this way, you will get a good result.

    3    . Doing exercise can keep you healthy. It’s also a good way to help you relax. If you don’t have time to exercise every day, do at least twice a week.

Eat healthy food. This is one of the best ways for you to keep healthy.     4    . Remember to stay away from(远离） junk food. It’s bad for your health.

    5    . When you sleep, you can have a good rest. Getting a good sleep every night can make you feel well.

【推荐3】Hello, I’m Ray Smith. I’m a sports star in our school. I like playing basketball and ping-pong. I have three basketballs and two ping-pong bats. I usually play basketball with Jack after class from Monday to Friday. We go to the same school. For ping-pong, I only play it with my father on weekends. It’s easy for me. Because I do sports every day, my mom says I need to have a healthy eating habit. Here is my menu (菜单) for this week.

【推荐1】You’re on the school bus. But as soon as you turn a corner, you '11 find yourself at the end of a very long queue. It's another traffic jam! Meanwhile, in Antarctica(南极洲), snow covers the land. A group of emperor penguins crowd together to keep warm, using stop-and-go movements to protect themselves from the winds. Can you see the connection?

Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, according to a new research. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow(涌动) through the whole group of penguins like a "traveling wave".

These waves also help the smaller crowds join bigger groups, keeping more and more of their friends warm. A single Antarctic "traffic jam" has thousands of penguins. Interestingly, the technology once used for studying road traffic jams was used to study the penguins. It included studying time-lapse(延时) videos. Scientists also discovered that unlike on the road, these waves can be made by any penguin and in any direction.

With temperatures usually dropping 50 degrees below zero and winds reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, these traveling waves are very important for penguins to keep warm.

These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In a big group, they learn to be orderly and patient, and never to crash into each other. These are skills that we should all learn from them when we are on the road!

The year 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Over the past 70 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has experienced historic changes and made great achievements.

The nation has experienced great economic (经济的) growth in the past seven decades (十年).

In 1978, China’s GDP was the 11th highest in the world. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world after the US. The country is still in that position now.

With China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the country has become a major power for world economic growth. Since 2002, it has helped the world economy grow by nearly 30 percent on average (平均). The entry into the WTO also allowed less expensive foreign foods, such as American grapes and Japanese veal (小牛肉), to be sold in Chinese supermarkets. At the same time, many foreign electronics factories have moved to China, making these products cheaper. Today China is the world’s largest exporter (出口国) and the second-largest importer (进口国), according to China Daily.

In fighting poverty (贫穷) in recent decades, China has made historic achievements and become a major contributor (贡献者) to the improvement of people’s lives around the world. To reduce (减少) poverty, the Chinese government has done a lot of work. It built roads, created jobs, and gave people better education and medical services. The country has promised to eradicate (根除) extreme (极端) poverty by 2020, and to date, more than 800 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty, China Daily noted.

As for education, many Chinese are going abroad to study and do research. Over 600,000 Chinese went abroad to study in 2018, according to China Daily. China has also set up 536 Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) in more than 150 countries. Many foreign students are learning Chinese language and culture there.

Sun Ruifeng, a mother in Beijing, changed some of her plans for her 8-year-old son’s summer vacation. She looked for an English tutoring course (辅导课程), but in the end, she had to change it to a swimming training class on August 6, 2021. Sun’s choice is part of the result of the government’s growing efforts to lighten the study pressure on young students.

On July 24, 2021, Chinese authorities (中国政府) introduced a guideline (指导方针) to ease (减轻) the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for primary and junior high school students. For example, homework for children below the third grade is not allowed, while homework for junior high school students should take no longer than 90 minutes to finish.

According to the guideline, tutoring institutions (辅导机构) cannot teach students on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations.

According to Global Times, every year more than 75 percent of Chinese children, from Grade 1 to Grade 12, are studying in tutoring programs. However, some training institutions take part in anxiety marketing, selling unnecessary programs that increase the burden on students. “This has led to many social problems such as students’ falling levels of physical fitness, more mental health problems and huge family costs,” said Chu Zhaohui, a senior researcher with the National Institute of Education Sciences.

Many parents showed their support for the new moves. “Subject learning is enough at school and we hope to improve the children’s quality of life during holidays,” a parent in Guangzhou told Xinhua.

However, some parents are very concerned. A parent in Shanxi said that although she agreed with the new moves, she worried about what her son would do after school if both parents have no time to be with him.

According to the guideline, primary and middle schools are asked to offer after-school services, including homework tutoring, sports, arts, reading and interest groups.

【推荐3】Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before 8 o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some bread and coffee. Lunch is between 12 and 1 o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near their workplaces. Children in school take sandwiches, fruit and cookies(饼干) with them or eat in the school. Dinner, the main (主要的) meal is between 6 and 8 o’clock in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have chicken, turkey or duck. They may also have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert(甜点).