【推荐2】In 1933, an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work on Disney‘s cartoon（动画片）film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”

The duck was the now—famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year, he became a star after an eight—minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy（贪婪的）, and because he lost his temper（发脾气）very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody（善于讨好卖乖的人）like Mickey.

In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966, Donald Duck and his voice disappeared—there were no more new cartoons.

Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

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【推荐2】Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been catching the world's attention, because scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will make the climate worse and threaten biodiversity.

As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called "the lungs of the world". It is also home to about 3 million plants and animals, and 1 million native people. Rainforests play an important role in the world's ecosystem because they can take in heat. They can also store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, making that less carbon is given off, mitigating the effects of climate change.

"Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," said Thomas Lovejoy. "The most serious threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the air," he added. "In the center of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected," Antonio said.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. "The forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre said.

【推荐2】Did you hear about Meilun and Meihuan? They are a pair of twin pandas. They were born in a zoo in Atlanta, US. They lived there for three years. Earlier this month, they came back to their hometown-Sichuan, China.

However, the two pandas are still not getting used to China. They don’t eat Chinese food like corn bread (窝窝头). They like US food. They can’t understand Sichuan Chinese, but they can understand a few English words. Mei Lun and Mei Huan attract many Chinese people to see them. They are just like popular stars.

Pandas are lovely and they mainly live in mountains in Sichuan because there is enough food, bamboo (竹子). There are about 1,000 pandas in China. About 140 pandas live in zoos. Scientists are not sure how long pandas live in the wild, but they are sure a panda’s lifespan (寿命) in the wild is shorter than that in zoos. Zoo pandas can live to be as old as 35.