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【推荐2】Have you heard about paper-cutting? Paper-cutting is an important art form in China. Paper-cuts were used for many purposes, and everything can become the theme(主题)of paper-cuts, from people to the things that can be found in everyday life such as birds, flowers and animals.

Each paper-cut brings out the personal ideas of the author(作者). People express traditional culture or their own feelings with different styles of paper-cuts, For example when someone marries, we put up some red paper-cuts on the wall, dressing table or other furniture to express our best wishes.

It is easy to learn paper-cutting but very difficult to make it perfect. We need a long-time practice to learn how to use the scissors and how to paint. More over, we need to learn some cutting skills.

At present, in many parts of China, paper-cutting skill has become a must for women and a symbol of a clever mind.

【推荐3】What do you see when you look at abstract art？Does it make sense to you? Does it look like anything? Is it supposed to be like …?

Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century. Artists did not want to paint, draw, or sculpt things exactly like they looked. They didn’t want their art to be realistic. They were more interested in basic shapes and colours.

Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many, many styles. Sometimes he used a lot of blue colours (his “blue period”). Later, he used more red and pink colours (his “rose period”). Many of his other paintings are called “cubist” because they are made of painted squares.

After a long time, Picasso’s paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things using strange shapes. His work was so original that many of his fellow artists didn’t understand it.

Kandinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes, and patterns to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colours to express feelings.

Other artist like the surrealists, were interested in subconscious(潜意识). Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbols in their works. The meaning or subject of their work wasn’t always clear. Dali, another surrealist artist, painted pictures that look like dreams.

There are still many abstract artists around the world. That’s the way many artists prefer. They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it.

【推荐1】Everyone gets sad. Sad feelings can happen pretty often. More than half of teenagers go through a sad period at least once a month. When you’re sad, it feels like it will last forever. However, feelings of sadness usually don’t last very long—a few hours, or maybe a day or two.

When you’re sad, the world seems dark and unfriendly. Many times, you cry, and it’s hard to stop. Crying usually makes you feel better. When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a heavy blanket is being lifted from your heart.

If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression（抑郁症）. Children who have depression may not know it. Often, it’s a parent or a teacher who notices changes in children’s behavior.

When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment（治疗）. When they do, they can get better quickly. Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who knows all about depression. Sometimes it means taking medicine. Sometimes both of these things are used.

If you think you have depression, or you just have sadness that simply will not go away, it is important to talk to an adult about it. This person can help you find the right type of treatment. Many cities also have mental health hot lines that are listed in the phone book. There is always somebody who can help.

【推荐2】Taking a bus or subway, making payments online, or just walking — these daily activities can help turn China’s deserts into forests if you are using Ant Forest.

Ant Forest is a feature (功能) in the Alipay mobile payment app. It records users’ low-carbon (低碳的) activities — taking a bus to work instead of driving, for example — and gives users “green energy”. When the user’s green energy gets high enough, Ant Forest and its partners will plant a real tree for that person.

Last month, Ant Forest received the 2019 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honor. It won the award by encouraging people to live greener lifestyles and protect the environment.

About half a billion people have used Ant Forest since it came out in August 2016. Ant Forest and its partners have planted about 122 million trees in China’s driest areas, including parts of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Shanxi. The trees cover an area of 112,000 hectares (公顷). This makes Ant Forest China’s largest tree-planting project started by a private company and Ant Forest also shows us how we can use technology to solve environmental problems.