Do you hope to live a better life?     1       Keep away from anything that is useless. Do the right thing! However good or bad a situation is, it will change. The best is yet to come. Well, here are some tips for you to follow!

Mind your meals

Try to eat more foods that grow naturally on trees and plants. Have meals on time every day. And remember not to go to school or work without breakfast,     2    

Exercise and smile

Each day take a 40-minute walk.     3     They provide us with daily energy for our busy lives. Try to smile and make at least three people smile each day．

Forget and forgive (原谅)

Problems appear sometimes and they simply stay for a short time.     4     Don’t always think of your past mistakes. Make peace with your past in order that it won’t destroy your present happiness. Life is not very long, so we shouldn’t waste time hating anyone. Forgive everyone for everything．

Also do such things

Call your family often and stay in touch with your friends.Each day give something good to others.     5     Read more books than you did before and you can learn more from them. Don’t compare your life to others’.

A first aid kit (急救包) is one of the most necessary (必须的) things in every family. Making your own first aid kit will help keep you and your family safe. You need to do the following steps.

To find a box is the first thing. The box should be large and strong enough for all the medical supplies (医用物品) .You will put all the supplies inside.

After finding the box, it’s time to prepare all the medical supplies. Having a first aid kit will be useful during serious injuries and if you take quick actions in time, it will be useful as well. So it is best to fill your kit with necessary things.

Once you have all the medical supplies, print first aid rules on how to stop bleeding (出血), how to call for help and soon. You should write down some helpful phone numbers on your note (笔记).

Put everything into the box. Everything must be easy to find and reach at the same time.

In short, follow what you learn above, you can be safe and you can also help others.

【推荐2】David lives in a small city. It’s a Sunday morning. His father Mr. Brown says to him, “David, I want you to go to London to see my friend. Here is the address（地址）.”

David goes to London by train. He goes out of the station and thinks, “The hospital is near the station. I can find it easily.” But after an hour, David is still looking for the hospital. He stops and asks an old woman. The woman says, “Go down Green Street, turn left at the end（尽头）, and you will find it on your right.” David thanks her and soon he finds the hospital. It’s old but beautiful.

A week later, David goes to London again, but again he can’t find that hospital. So he asks someone the way. He asks an old woman too. It is the same woman! She is very surprised（惊讶的） and asks, “Are you still looking for that place?”

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【推荐3】Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I never ask people for directions, because I often receive helpless or even wrong information. And I am afraid of giving people wrong directions. So if anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work, I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I had to rush because I was almost late for an important meeting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

【推荐3】If you walk through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, you’ll notice something different about the city: the street art. All around the city, the walls are covered in colorful and bright paintings.

In the past, this street art was not allowed. But in 2009, the city passed a law allowing street art on private buildings. In 2014, Rio de Janeiro became the first city in the world to allow graffiti (涂鸦) in places such as skate parks and the walls that surround construction sites (围绕建筑工地).

People who want to create street art in Rio de Janeiro can’t just paint any wall with any picture, though. They still have to follow some rules. And if an artist wants to create a picture on the walls of someone’s house or shop, the artist must ask the owner first. But getting permission (准许) might not be too hard.

Street art is very popular throughout the city, both with the locals and with visitors. Many tourists come to Brazil just to see it. They can even take special guided street-art tours through Rio de Janeiro. One government officer has also set up a special online street-art project. Volunteers can join the project and travel around the city, taking photos of the street art. They then upload (上传) their photos onto a street-art website, along with other information, such as the location and the artist. This means that when someone paints a new piece of art over an old picture, there is still a record of what was there before.

In some communities, street artists have set up art schools and held festivals to teach young people more about their art. Street art in Rio de Janeiro has not only made the streets more colorful and exciting, but also helped to bring communities together.