【推荐3】May Day is a celebration of the seasons changing as well as a day to celebrate workers’ rights. It is celebrated on May 1 every year.

May Day has its roots in ancient festivals marking the beginning of summer. But it is also a day for labor rights (劳动者权益).

On May 1, 1886, thousands of U.S. industrial workers took part in a nationwide strike (罢工) to ask for an eight-hour workday. At that time, it was common to work between 10 hours and 16 hours every day. The protests (抗议) in Chicago lasted for several days. During the protests, several strikers were wounded or killed. These protests also changed the world for workers everywhere.

After that, May 1 was declared as an international holiday for labor. That’s why the world sees not only celebrations of warmer weather on the first day of May, but oftentimes riots and marches (暴乱与示威游行) for labor unions as well.

So no matter why you celebrate it, wish you to have a happy time on May Day! April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. Whatever you are experiencing, please keep confident about the future.

【推荐1】People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes(吃起来) good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.

Another reason(原因) people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies(小甜饼) is not just satisfying(满足) a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says,“I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases(使人高兴) people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved—even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake, stop for a moment and pay attention to(关注) your mood(心情).

【推荐2】The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it brings some new problems. One of the problems is pollution.

Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When there was no land for people to use or the river was not clean in a place, people went to another place. Now there are many kinds of pollution like water pollution, but air pollution is the most serious. What causes (造成) air pollution? First, people burn (燃烧) something bad. Second, the traffic (交通) is heavy. Because many people don’t go to work by bike or on foot. They usually drive their cars to work. When they drive, some bad air comes out.

I think the government (政府) should do something first. People also need to save the earth and it’s time to protect (保护) the environment together. Everybody should play a part in making our earth a better place.

【推荐3】“Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early in the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.

This is true. To keep healthy, we must have enough sleep. Experts(专家)say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy!

We also need exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong. It also helps the blood(血液)to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition(营养) from food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better!

【推荐1】People like doing online shopping (在线购物) these days. People often buy food, clothes or some other things easily on T-mall (天猫) or JD. com (京东). Because they don’t need to go out and they think the things are always at good prices. Do you think it saves money and time?

My mom Linda is very busy. She works from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. from Monday to Thursday. She visits my grandparents on Friday. On Saturday or Sunday she does online shopping. She often buys lots of things.

But she is not often happy when she gets the parcels (包裹). The color is not right. The size is too small or too big. The cloth is too soft or too hard. She has to give back most parcels. She goes to SF Express (顺风快递) or Cainiao Network (菜鸟). It takes a long time to do that. Of course, it sometimes needs some money.

In my eyes, online shopping doesn’t save time or money.

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【推荐2】Mrs. Miller loves shopping on Taobao. She wants to buy some clothes for her children.

Now She is chatting (聊天) with CSR (客服) in Babala Children’s Clothes Store.

S Red $29

S White $9

S Purple $11

	Excuse me, I want to buy these shoes for my son. But he doesn’t like the color. Do you have blue ones?		Sorry. We don’t have blue shoes now, but you can buy them next week. Is that OK with you?
	OK! My daughter: 140cm, 41kg. Do you think these T-shirts and skirts are OK for her?		Well, I think you need to take size (尺码) S. M is big for her. The T-shirts are on sale now. You can buy two for only $15.
	Really? That’s great. Then I’ll take two T-shirts and one skirt.		OK. Enjoy your shopping!

【推荐3】Sally Miller loves buying things on the Internet. Now she wants to buy some clothes and shoes for Mike and Gina.