【推荐1】“Humans can develop certain abilities we aren't born with by practicing animals' movements,” the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past — and still do today.

Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer (鹿), birds, bears and tigers. They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo, more than 1, 800 years ago.

The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.

“The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart.” said Hua Yi, the 59^th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.

For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus(集中注意力). Wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly... Little by little, you'll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.

These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it's fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.

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【推荐3】Sort trash, save Earth

You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting (垃圾分类) policy. People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins (垃圾箱). Other cities in China will do the same soon.

Why is garbage sorting a big problem? It’s because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our soil, air and water. Actually we can make use of some garbage again. And first, we need to sort our garbage.

For example, if you put an old battery into the “harmful waste” bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don’t, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment.

Can factories sort garbage for us? Yes, they can. But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money. If we all sort our own garbage, things will become much easier.

● Garbage sorting and recycling around the world.

Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back. You can get one to two yuan per bottle. People like this because they can get money and protect the environment at the same time.

Japan: A trash truck comes to people’s doors to pick up their garbage. It plays music when it’s coming. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.

Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles, five medium (中等大小的) bottles or 10 plastic cups. But the bottles must be clean.

【推荐1】Gu Ailing is a free skier（自由式滑雪运动员）with an American father and a Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019, she became a Chinese citizen（公民）and chose to compete for China. Gu Ailing started to learn skiing in 2006. At that time, she was only three. At the age of nine, she was able to ski well and started to win gold medals in some important competitions. In 2020, she won two gold medals for China at the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games（冬季青年奥林匹克运动会）. At the beginning of 2021, she won two gold medals for China at the X Games（世界极限运动会）in the United States. Now she is still trying hard to improve herself so that she can win gold medals for China at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Gu Ailing was hard-working at school. She often discussed questions with her classmates. She was a grade-A student and good at her schoolwork. In December 2020, she became a student at a famous American university.

Although Gu Ailing was American, she spent her summer vacation in Beijing every year with her mother when she was young. She was a foreign girl, but she often played with Chinese children. She had a good relationship with them.

In her free time, Gu Ailing has many hobbies, such as running, riding horses and play football. She is also interested in art.

【推荐2】On Jan. 26, people around the world were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s most legendary players. The 41-year-old, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others died when their helicopter crashed in California, US.

People from all walks of life have respected the late basketball superstar — not just for his achievements on the court, but for his sincere personality and the inspiration he provided to so many people.

In the basketball world, Bryant ranks among the top players of all time. Fans remember him as the player who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win five NBA championships during his 20-year-long career. He started out as a basketball prodigy who skipped college and took his talents directly to the NBA: His deadly agility and aggressive tactics earned him the nickname Black Mamba. That’s why his competitive philosophy is known as the “Mamba Mentality”.

“Mamba Mentality is you’re going, you’re competing, you’re not worried about the end result,” Bryant said. “It’s all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most.” Off the court, he was known as a successful businessman, buying stakes(股份) in several companies, including Alibaba and Dell. He also left footprints in the movie industry, winning an Oscar in 2018 with his short film Dear Basketball.

He was also known as a proud family man. His friend, baseball star Derek Jeter, remembered him as such in an essay: “Throughout our friendship, the most meaningful conversations we had — they were always about family.”

As the Los Angeles Times noted, Bryant became stronger because of his skill, hard work and tireless pursuit of victory. His legacy will live on long after his death.