【推荐1】Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV sets. But many parents let their children watch TV only in special time.

TV shows aren’t like books or movies. There are many types of shows, such as sitcoms, soap operas, sports shows, fashion shows, etc. A child can learn good things and bad things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news all over the world. Children don’t have to go to the zoo to see animals. Boys and girls can see sitcoms, sports shows and game shows at home. Some shows teach children how to cook or how to use tools.

Many boys and girls think it is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to read books, play with friends and play games or to visit friends.

【推荐3】International Radio—What’s on（播出）Tonight?

【推荐1】Being sad or in a low mood is a normal (正常的) part of life. Many people feel down from time to time. For example, when people face challenging events in their lives, such as financial(经济的) difficulty or major changes, it’s common to feel down. But in most cases the bad feelings slowly disappear.

As for depression(抑郁症), however, the bad mood lasts for weeks, months, or ever longer because it is a mental(精神的) illness. As the World Health Organization(WHO) noted, depression is a mood disorder. It shows in different ways, including loss of interest in normal activities and feelings of low self-worth. It often lasts for a long time and greatly harms a person’s ability at work or school or in the daily life. People with depression usually don’t like to talk about their problems with others. More seriously, depression may even lead to the act of killing oneself.

“Depression is not just a bout(一阵) of sadness or a sign of weakness, and you can’t just simply stop feeling depressed.” said the health news website www.mayoclinie.com.

But depression is not a person’s problem. It’s also more common than most people think. It is hurting about 280 million people around the world, according to WHO.

Though depression is worrying, we don’t have to be afraid of it. Depression can be treated by getting professional(专业的) help, taking medicine or a mixed treatment of both. In fact, when you begin to feel the danger of depression, you can try to deal with it early by yourself. Listening to music, doing some sports and drawing some pictures might help you feel better. Another useful way is talk therapy. When we are attacked by a low mood, having a conversation with others is of great help. Being honest about how we feel does not make us weak; it makes us human.

What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea, they know it is a nice day. Because birds don’t like to fly out if it rains. When the weather is bad, the birds will come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a heavy rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can also tell the weather. It is a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens are not quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs are making a big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.

【推荐2】I’m Gina Green. I’m 12 years old. Now I’m in China and I’m in No.8 Junior High School. Jenny is my good friend. She is from America. She’s a good girl. Her telephone number is 439-3015. Lin Dong is my friend, too. He is a Chinese boy. He’s 11. His phone number is 737-6259. Jenny and Lin Dong are in my school, too. My English teacher is Miss Wu. She is a good teacher.

【推荐3】I’m Mary Miller. I’m from the USA. I’m nine. I have a phone. It’s black. It’s nice and I like it very much. My phone number is 230-8888. I like the number, because (因为) eight is my favorite number. I have a good friend. Her name is Li Yuan. She is in China. She is eight. Her English name is Gina. She has a phone, too. It’s red. Her phone number is 322-6665. Her favorite number is six. And she has a dog. Its name’s Coco.