【推荐3】When my friends discuss their coming trips with me, they ask similar questions: “Do I need to learn the local language to order food?” or “I’m nervous about finding my way around, will people speak English?”—they care much about language. My answer is not to expect everyone to speak English. After all, you’re the one visiting their country.

Languages for me are a wonderful insight（见解）to a place we’re visiting. I try my hardest to learn at least a greeting and how to thank someone. People will answer with kindness when you try to speak their language. It’s not about perfecting the pronunciation. Just try and connect with the local people. When I lived in Italy, pizza, pasta, ciao (hello) and grazie (thanks) were most often spoken by me. However, languages have never been something that I’ve thought to be difficulties during my stay in Italy. I love this place.

Even though you try, I won’t say it will be easy. On the trip in China, my bathroom light wouldn’t turn off. I called down to the front desk and the lady thought I was asking for laundry（洗衣）service. I tried to express things differently like “housekeeping”, hoping they would send someone up and fix it up. It’s not always easy to be understood abroad, but when I look back on, it still makes me laugh heartedly.

So be patient while traveling, be open to learning other languages and cultures and be kind to people if they don’t understand you. A smile, some practice and some understanding can get you far!

【推荐1】TV has already entered thousands of households, and TV is a window. For primary school students watching TV can make them understand the important events at home and abroad, open their eyes, and get knowledge. Besides, they have been very nervous at school. At home, it is very necessary to relax. And watching TV is a very good way. When some programs are educational, they have both fun and knowledge. TV gives primary school students the growth and development of brains. We asked 1, 000 students from different schools. The following are the results of the survey about what kind of TV programs students prefer.

In modern society, it is impossible and it is not necessary to stop children from watching TV. But to guide them to choose good programs, to choose proper time, and even to see the suitable programs together, you can discuss with them, and use entertainment to train your child’s mind, enrich your child’s emotions(情感)：

Ways to guide children:

※We should go into the world of students, find out their preferences and teach them what to see.

※Educate students to develop good viewing habits and teach them how to look at them.

※To teach students to reflect(反思)by watching, and to extend(扩展)the meaning of educational TV programs.

【推荐1】The most popular TV show this year might be Produce Camp 2021. On this show, 90 boys compete with each other. Besides singing and dancing, the boys also need to obey some rules.

Wear uniforms

On this show, all the boys have to wear uniforms. They must change their own clothes to uniforms.

No mobile phones

The boys can’t bring their phones at work. Of course, they can get their phones when they need to call their family members. They could talk with them about happy things or important things about the show.

Take a test

The boys have to learn to sing a song and dance to music in just 24 hours. If they perform well, they will get reward(奖励). The reward would be something wonderful such as being a student of famous singers, joining in a music concert or a good sleep! But if they don’t perform well, they have to practice again and perform again.

Most of us hate some rules in our life. However most of the rules help us study better or work better. Many successful people also obey rules in life. So, if you want to become a better man, you should learn to obey rules, especially correct rules.

【推荐1】There are millions of teenagers using social media every day. Although some people think social media is a positive thing, many are worried about the negative influences it can have on young people.

Many teenagers agree that social media helps them stay connected to their friends and make new friends from around the world. More and more teenagers are willing to share their life and thoughts online. Thanks to advances in technology, how teenagers make friends and communicate with each other has changed greatly.

However, social media also has many disadvantages, one of which is that some parents believe social media makes it harder for families to spend time together. They say that things on the Net seem super appealing, and that their kids can’t take their eyes off the screen. As a result, teenagers pay no attention to the rest of their family.

Another serious problem is that social media makes bullies (霸凌者) easier to reach their goals. A great many people have experienced cyberbullying—bullying that takes place online. So how can teenagers protect themselves if the cyberbullying has taken place? Gwen Taylor, an expert from a charity, which works to end online bullying, suggests, “The first thing to do is to tell a trusted adult about what is going on.” “If someone posts content that frightens you, you can report it to the social media platform. You’d better keep the screenshot (屏幕截图) of the behavior because this will help you to report it and help others to help you,” says Taylor.

Perhaps the more effective way is to try to be a good digital citizen. How you act online is just as important as how others treat you. Good digital citizens use online spaces positively, which means treating everybody online with kindness and respect. Respect other people’s feelings and don’t be mean (刻薄的). “If you have shared something you shouldn’t have, it’s never too late to say sorry and fix the situation—such as taking the post down. If you notice somebody is being cyberbullied, consider reporting it and getting in touch with the person being treated badly to make sure he is OK,” Taylor advises.