【推荐2】My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Charlotte to spend a week with my husband in Miami. He had been working there for five months. Kellie missed her dad terribly.

The plane was full. I had noticed a group of Boy Scouts (童子军) at the gate. I said to my daughter that if anything happened, we would be OK with all those scouts on our plane!

Because we did not get our boarding passes until we reached the gate, Kellie and I could not get seats together. Kellie was nervous about the trip.

When the passengers in my row boarded the plane, I asked if they would change places with Kellie or me. They refused, saying they wanted to stay in their own seats.

At the same time, a mother and her two children met the same problem. Yet nobody offered to help her. Suddenly, the scout leader stood up and said, "Madam, I think we can help you." He then spent five minutes rearranging(重新安排) his group. As a result, the mother could sit with her children together.

Surprisingly, the man sitting next to the scout leader turned to me and asked: "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" We changed seats and continued on our trip, very happy to be together.

Would that man offer his seat if the scouts didn’t do so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. But I do know being kind is important and can be an example for everyone around you. One act of kindness can in turn cause many more kind acts.

【推荐3】When I looked at the grade (分数) on my math paper, I was shocked: a big “65” in bright red ink. As a good student in my teachers’ eyes, I had never received such a terrible grade before.

I was so afraid that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and the report (报告) wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. Because he never thought that his daughter would lie to him.

A month later, Dad asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact just 65 in my math exam. I told a lie because I didn’t want to let him down.

For a moment, he just looked at me. After a quiet moment, in the end, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not sad at your math score (分数). That is no big deal-no one can be perfect all the time. However, I am very sorry for you. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to get a better grade than rebuild (重建) others’ trust in you.”

Dad’s words touched my heart. I took out the report, gave it to him and said sorry to him. My father smiled and touched my head gently, “I’m glad you understand that.” At that time, I knew that my honesty is not only important to myself, but to those around me that truly care about my happiness.

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【推荐1】Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, soon he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.

One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it.”

In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father.

“There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.”

“Since the land has been dup soft. Why don’t you pant some crops there?” was the reply of the father to the sons.

Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.

“This if the real gold, my sons.” said the now proud father.

【推荐2】“Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Jianna. I’m a worker from Chaoyang Sanitation…”

Recently, a video of Zhang became popular online. Many people were shocked at her fluent (流利的) English and wondered how she had such great English skills. Actually, behind this is a long journey of persistence (坚持).

Zhang comes from a village in Hebei Province. In 2012, she got the job as a sanitation worker in Chaoyang District, Beijing. One day, she met a foreigner. The foreigner spoke a lot of unfamiliar words to her. She didn’t know what to do because she couldn’t understand what the foreigner said. Soon, the foreigner found that Zhang didn’t understand his words. So, he pointed to the street and gave her a thumbs-up while saying, “Good, good!” Zhang suddenly realized that the foreigner was cheering her for keeping the street clean, but she couldn’t say anything to express herself.

This unusual experience touched Zhang, and she made up her mind to learn English. Then, Zhang found her children’s textbooks and started her learning journey. However, learning English at an older age was difficult. Zhang would easily forget the words she learned. But she didn’t flinch from facing up to the challenge. She used all her free time to learn and memorize the words over and over again. Finally, her hard work paid off. So far, she has learned around 3,000 English words and has been able to communicate fluently with foreigners. Zhang said, “Persistence is the key to learning English. Learn step by step and learn every day.”

Now, Zhang’s amazing journey leads to a new goal. She says she wants to introduce her hometown in English to draw more tourists one day.

【推荐2】For Susan, Peach Blossom Shangri-la (《桃花源记》) is not just a story from her Chinese textbook. It’s a riddle (谜).

For example, why is the peach blossom Shangri-la found in so many poems, paintings and plays? Why doesn’t the fisherman have a name? Does the cave (洞) have the same meaning as the cave in Plato’s works? Trying to answer these questions makes the text much more fun. Susan wants to share her ideas with more people. She paints and makes videos with her paintings.

Since May 2019, she has made more than 50 videos. Seven are about the stories behind the texts in Chinese textbooks. The rest are about learning ways and other works. Now she has more than l. 5 million fans on Bilibili. Many of them are teenagers. They leave bullet comments (弹幕) and messages of thanks. They say she has made their school life more interesting.

Susan said learning and creating bring her the most happiness. Making videos combines (结合) both. So she will keep doing it.

About Susan

Age: Post-1995

Hometown: Henan

Schools: Beijing Jiaotong University

Bilibili account∶二二酸酸