【推荐2】China’s top health authority (官方) put forward new guidelines (指导方针) to help people keep healthy. The guidelines, named “5125”, have some advice on keeping healthy, including daydreaming for five minutes every day and exercising each day for one hour.

People can do this by taking up a sport or joining a social group for exercising. The guidelines also suggest that people eat a different diet. According to the guidelines, people should eat 12 kinds of food every day, and 25 kinds of food in a week.

Work pressure, overeating, fewer attention spans (时间段) and sleeplessness are all health problems in our daily life today. At the meeting for starting the guidelines, Wu Tao, a scientist, said that living with bad feelings for a long time may bring many health problems, such as heart diseases and cancers. If we can’t solve them soon, they can have a huge impact on our family life, work and social life.

So, Wu suggested learning to understand one’s own feeling clearly, and practicing skills to solve feeling problems correctly. This way, it’s possible to change bad feelings into good ones.

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The dragon, a powerful and mystical creature (生物), plays an important role in Chinese culture. People think it is a symbol of strength and wisdom. And they believe it has the ability to control the wind and rain, helping to balance (平衡) the nature.

According to Chinese traditions, every year on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon wakes up from its winter slumber (冬眠) and raises it head. That stands for a fresh start and the arrival of spring. This day is celebrated as the “Dragon Head-raising Day” or “Longtaitou”, which falls on March 11 this year.

Old people believed that after Longtaitou, there would be more rain. And rain is very important to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.

People have many ways to celebrate the Longtaitou festival. The most popular one is to have a haircut. Many believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring misfortune to your uncles—mainly your mother’s brothers. They hope to get a haircut on Longtaitou to get rid of bad luck.

Among Chinese people’s there is always a place for food. During the Longtaitou festival, people eat food named after dragon. Noodles are called dragon’s bread (longxu). Dumplings are dragon’s ears (鳞片) (longlin).

People also come together to have some activities like dragon dancing on the day. In some places, people make dragon lanterns (灯笼), too. Small reed (芦苇) boats go down the rivers and carry the lanterns, which shows people’s best wishes and good luck.

In a word, the Longtaitou festival is not just a celebration (庆祝) of the dragon and the arrival of spring; it’s a celebration of life, hope and the rich cultural heritage of the Chinese people. As the dragon wakes up, it brings new beginning and possibilities. At the same time, the Chinese people also get together to celebrate the joy and hope that it represents.

【推荐2】Once upon a time, a great hero, Da Yu, cut a mountain with his magic sword (剑) and made a way. It was called the Dragon Gate, a place with magic. The Yellow River ran through it.

Every spring, water ran from the top of the mountain into the river. The water made great waves and big noises.The sound scared all the animals on the mountain.

The carp (鲤鱼) in the river were not afraid. They were small but brave. They jumped over the waves toward the Dragon Gate. They dreamed of making their way to the Dragon Gate. There, a miracle waited for them.

The carp began to jump, but one after another they began to fall. They tried but couldn’t get to the Dragon Gate.

Soon there was just one little golden carp left, keeping Jumping. He jumped higher and higher. He jumped over the highest wave. Finally, he jumped across to a cloud! He had made it to the Dragon Gate!

He could see colorful clouds. He could see the sky. It was beautiful!

Then the little carp felt strange. He looked back at his tail. It grew and sparked (冒火花) and it was on fire! Suddenly, it began to rain heavily. The rain put out the fire on the carp’s tail.

The little carp looked back again. His fish tail was gone. His body had changed. Golden scales (鳞) covered his body. He was not a fish anymore!

The little carp had turned into a golden dragon! It was a miracle!

【推荐2】Sometimes the hardest thing about feelings is sharing them with others. Sharing your feelings helps you both when your feelings are good and when they aren’t so good. Sharing also helps you to get closer to people you care about and who care about you.

Before you can share your feelings with someone, you have to know what feelings you have. Making a list of your feelings can help. You can do this in your head or by writing them out on a piece of paper, or even by drawing pictures.

If you’re feeling sad, worried or upset, you’d better tell someone. If you keep such feelings locked inside, they can even make you feel sick! So if you talk with someone who cares about you, like your mom or dad, you will start to feel better. But what if you don’t want to talk with your mom or dad? Then find another trusted (可信赖的) adult. Maybe this person can help you talk with your mom and dad about your problem.

When you have known who you can talk with, you need to pick a time and a place to talk. If you think it’s hard to say what’s in your mind, write it down on a piece of paper. If the person doesn’t understand what you mean, try explaining it in a different way. Is there anything you think could be done to make things better? If so, say it.

【推荐3】Imagine that your body is like a factory. It takes in “materials（材料）” and puts out “goods（商品）”. If you start with poor materials, your body won’t be probably very high-quality（高质量的）. But if you use better materials, your goods will come out much better.

What does this mean in real life? It means getting the right amount of sleep, eating food that is good for you, and exercising. You might not think about this much as a student, but believe me—as you get older, it becomes very important.

It’s good to start building a better “factory” at a young age. Getting into the habit of living healthy can help you in many ways. If you get enough sleep (not too little, not too much), you’ll be able to focus better on your studies. Eating healthy food helps your body grow strong and fight off sickness. And exercise can help you stay fit both physically and mentally（精神上）.

This sounds like a lot to do. So start small—try to go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time as well. Find time to eat a single apple each day—they say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Try to exercise just a little bit each day, even if it’s only for 10 minutes. Doing these life things will help you build a great “factory”.