Look at the bus. It’s a little different from other buses. It’s black and white, and has two black “ears” on the top, just like a giant panda. The lights of the bus are its “eyes”. This is the popular Panda Bus in China. The bus is 12 meters long and there are 23 seats on it.

The Panda Bus is popular not just because of its cute looks. You can also find something cool when you get on it. First of all, it’s very easy for people to buy tickets. They don’t need to use their phones or bus cards like before. All they need are their hands. They can buy tickets just by scanning（扫描）their hands. In this way, people can also buy drinks and food on the bus. There is a vending machine（自动贩卖机）in the middle of the bus. Another surprise is the small computer on the back of each seat. People can choose to watch a movie on the way. How interesting! There are also some cameras on the bus. If someone steals（偷）things, these cameras will catch them. So, it’s safe and comfortable for people to take the bus. Most importantly, the bus is driverless（无人驾驶的）. It can stop at lights and park at the stop all by itself. It only needs someone to watch all the way just in case. And it usually runs a little slower than other buses.

By the end of 2021, there had been over ten cities in China having the Panda Bus, such as Tianjin, Shanghai and Jinan. Would you like to take such a bus to go to school?

【推荐1】What kind of chores do you usually do around the house? Maybe you clean your room, wash the dishes or sweep the floor. All these are indoor chores.

But in many places, especially in rural areas in the US, kids have different outdoor chores during different seasons.

In fall, the most common outdoor chore is sweeping leaves. Trees lose their leaves in fall. It is up to each family to put the leaves in big trash bags.

After a heavy snowfall in winter, children help clear snow in the front yard. Otherwise, it may be hard for family to leave their homes.

Spring and summer bring lots of rain and sun, which makes the grass in people’s yards grow tall. It is common for kids to mow (割草) their yards to keep them fresh and neat.

Doing all these chores might sound like a lot of work. Most families give their kids a little bit of money for doing them. People who don’t have children might even pay neighborhood kids to do it.

【推荐2】New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. Some people enjoy living in big cities, but some people don’t. In big cities, there are many interesting things to see and do. You can see many kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world. But there are many problems in big cities, too. It’s expensive to live there. The population of the big cities is getting larger and larger. Many people study at good schools or universities, but sometimes these people can’t find good jobs or good places to live in. Also, it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean. Those are big problems.

【推荐3】Tea is a favorite drink of people all over the world. It has a long history with more than 4000 years. Today about 2,000,000,000 people around the world drink tea. Tea becomes a very important drink in everyday life.

According to (根据) the ways of making tea, tea is classified into white tea, green tea, black tea and yellow tea. Some people like drinking tea at home, but some like drinking in other places, such as (例如) tea houses and offices.

Tea culture (文化) is very different in many countries. In the USA, many people drink black tea, but in the south (南方) of the USA, people like to drink sweet tea. Sweet tea is cold black tea with some sugar in it. People also drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, at about three or four o’clock, it’s “tea time”. Families or friends can talk with each other while having afternoon tea. English people like to drink their tea with milk in it.

Tea is not just a hot drink. Some people think it is very delicious. Some drink it because it makes them feel not so tired. And some think it helps lose weight (减肥). In China, people are good at using tea to make some delicious food, such as tea eggs and Dragon Well Tea Shrimp (龙井虾仁) .