【推荐1】May is National Physical Fitness and Sport Month. Here are some good ways to help kids to keep healthy.

    1     If you live near a park, get the whole family moving with a hike, or get out by bike to find parks and forests, or local playgrounds near you.

    2     Look for something that can help kids know about a sport. If kids don't like team sports, see if swimming at a local pool is interesting for them.

    3     Show kids an easy way to get exercise is to put on music and dance. Ask them to turn on the radio to a music station and get moving!

    4     Kids need to exercise for 60 minutes a day. Try to make a daily plan with your kids, and then help them to follow it.

    5     Talk with your kids about the healthy food and the sports. Make sure your kids have a good breakfast before they go to school.

【推荐2】Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调). Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take pleasure in pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 60s. The best-known early type of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic (艺术的) value, but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

【推荐3】These days, we can enjoy many different kinds of music. But a lot of these styles of music are new to China.

Rock music, for example, started in the 1980s in China. In 1986, Cui Jian, known as China’s “godfather of rock”, sang his song Nothing to My Name(《一无所有》) at Worker’s Stadium in Beijing. Since then, many rock bands have been created, such as the Penicillin.

Pop music became popular in the 1980s as well, thanks to singers like Li Guyi and Tayu Lo. They sang in a sweet and romantic way, different from the singers who came before them.

In more recent years, hip-pop becomes popular because of the TV show The Rap of China(《中国新说唱》).

【推荐1】Modern cities seem to just get bigger and bigger. People have to drive or take long subway rides to work, exercise or have fun. The COVID-19 pandemic (疫情) has made many people think what our cities should be like.

Recently, a group of architects (建筑师) from South Korea have planned a “10-minute city” in Seoul. They will design (设计) a city which includes living areas, study rooms, offices and fun areas. With only a 10-minute walk, people can reach all these places.

The idea of such a city is not new. In 2016, French-Colombian researcher Carlos Moreno put forward the “15-minute city” idea. Moreno noticed that cities are still driven by petrol-powered (使用汽油的) transport. People spend too much time getting around. He said his 15-minute city would change our relationship with time and offer “quality of life within short distances.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen growing interest in the idea because many people were forced to spend most of their time at home, with less chance to go outside of their communities. But within their communities, they can’t always get what they need.

“If our way of life is no longer making sense, perhaps it’s time to consider replacement.” French professor Roxana Bobulescu told the website Business Because. Fifteen-minute cities maybe one replacement.

But not everyone agrees with the idea. Some people worry that such cities will further gather (聚集)wealth in the most convenient areas, resulting in high house prices. What do you think?

【推荐3】It happens every night—bedtime. But what if you’re not sleepy? Should you still go to bed if you are just going to lie there with your eyes wide open? It’s a problem that has been around as long as there are people trying to sleep.

You might be excited by something you did in the day. You might be nervous about what you’re going to do the next day. Maybe you don’t like sleeping alone in your room. Maybe you have frightening（吓人的）dreams. All of these are possible reasons for your sleeping problem. However, there are some steps you can take to help you solve it.

One thing that can help is talking to a parent or another trusted adult about what you’re worrying about at bedtime. For example, if you’re nervous about taking a test, or upset about being teased（被嘲弄）at school, it can really help to tell somebody. Knowing that somebody has heard you can help ease your mind so that you can have a good rest.

Sleeping in a comfortable bed in a quiet and cool room is a good choice. If there’s anything in your room that makes you feel uneasy or anxious at night, like a picture that looks strange in the dark, or a noisy faucet（水龙头）in the bathroom, be sure to ask your parents to move or fix it. Make sure electronics, such as mobile phones or iPads, are kept away from your bed. They can keep you excited, making it harder for you to fall asleep.

If you are usually restless around bedtime, doing certain things to relax beforehand may help you fall asleep. Try to take more time to wind down by taking a warm bath, or listening to a bedtime story at least 30 minutes before you go to sleep. It also helps to follow a bedtime routine and go to sleep at the same time every night. As a result, your body will get the message that it’s almost time to sleep. Your body will know to start feeling tired.

In order to find the right solution for you, it’s important that you understand what exactly is keeping you up at night. Getting a good night’s sleep is worth the time and effort of finding the right solution to your sleeping problem.