【推荐1】Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can not talk with words, but they can talk with sounds.

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They do not study but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals（哺乳动物）, not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school. Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school. They give information to the others. They talk when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make some sounds above water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium(水族宫). People can watch the dolphins in a show.

Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school. They are sad and lonely in the aquarium. Here are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphins’ meat is good but people do not like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

【推荐2】Under pressure from health and children’s groups, McDonald’s is making changes to its famous Happy Meals. The fast food chain (连锁店) will add a serving (一份食物的量) of fruit or vegetable to all of the meals, which are aimed at children, and reduce the amount of French fries.

McDonald’s said it first experimented with cutting fries entirely from the Happy Meals, but children and parents disagreed. “People come to McDonald’s and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include fries,”said Jan Fields, president of McDonald’s in the US. ”When we did it without fries, there was a huge disappointment.”

The new French fries in Happy Meals will contain 1.1 ounces (31 grams) of potatoes, down from 2.4 ounces. Apple slices will often be included as the healthy dish, but it could also be carrots, pineapple slices or oranges, depending on the time of year and the region(区域) in which they are being served.

Although the subject to variation (变化) depends on what is ordered, the new meals will represent, on average, a 20% decrease (减少) in calories (卡路里) , the chain said. Fields said Happy Meal prices will not go up as a result of the changes. But the chain has raised prices this year as a result of increasing costs.

As the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, McDonald’s has been under careful examination for the nutritional (营养的) quality of its food. People also criticized its sales of children’s meals with a toy, connecting it to the nation’s obesity (肥胖) problem.

Some people think that only middle school students will have communication problems with their parents.     1     Children of all ages may have the same problems with their parents. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry. Here is some advice for you to solve this problem.

Don’t argue with your parents. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them.     2     Make sure you understand why you are unhappy and what you want to ask for. If you don’t think you can speak to them in a good way at that time, then try writing a letter to them.     3    

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something.     4     One day, Jeff’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a new computer. They argued over it, but they finally came to a compromise. Jeff’s mother bought the new computer

Tell them your values (价值观). The values of your parents may be different from yours.     5     Understanding your values might help them know more about you.

Hope the advice make you a better and happier person. Have a try!

【推荐2】We all need friends. Friends play a very important role in our lives.     1     Some of our friendships aren’t healthy. Here are some opinions of what truly successful friendships are like.

    2     They share the same sense of humor. It’s what helps their relation stay so strong. Also, making a joke of one’s friend is always funny. Good friends want each other to be happy, and what will be better than getting a good laugh?

There’s no comparing, and there’s no disappointment when one friend falls behind. Instead, best friends cheer each other on no matter where they are in life.     3     And they comfort (安慰) each other when something terrible happens. They want to be successful together, so they try to help each other out as much as possible.

True friends value honesty. They talk about something directly.     4     If there’s a disagreement, they talk it out in person. They make sure to communicate as openly and honestly as possible, because they know that’s how real friendships last.

    5     They don’t wish their friend would stop doing this or start doing that. They just know who they are, and they accept their friend completely. Nobody is perfect, and in fact, these people appreciate each other for their faults. It is their faults that make them interesting.