Shu Lin’s Grandpa is a children’s picture book. The book illustrated (加插图于) by British-Chinese artist Yu Rong was shown at the London Book Fair, one of the world’s biggest publishing trade fairs.

The book tells a story about Shu Lin, a Chinese girl who moves abroad with her family. Shu Lin doesn’t speak English very well and she finds it hard in her new school in Britain, but when her grandpa comes to school and shows the class his amazing Chinese paintings, everything changes! In the book, Yu Rong uses paper-cutting, ink painting(水墨画) and other Chinese elements to create a new painting style that is both classical and modern. Yu Rong’s first picture books have been published in Britain, America, Italy, Japan, France and other countries. Shu Lin’s Grandpa published in Chinese by Dandelion Children’s Bookstore and in English by Otter-Barry Books, was on the list of the Kate Greenaway Medal this year, which is an important children’s book award in Britain.

Nowadays, many people across the world are looking forward to ▲ . “The rich painting about the celebration of Chinese culture make readers think deeply. After reading, I want to visit China to learn about its culture, especially to explore the traditional ink painting,” said Marianne Simon, at Kingston University.

“We try to help international young readers discover more about Chinese children’s books,” said the prize-winning translator(译员) Helen Wang. “As we know, translators always play a leading role in bringing more Chinese books to international readers. More and more young translators are bringing more Chinese books to international readers and helping them to better understand China.”

【推荐2】China is a country with 56 nationalities (民族). Does each nationality celebrate New Year in the same way? Let’s see some of them.

Dai people in Yunnan Province usually celebrate the Water Festival, also their new year, from April 13th to April 15th. They take part in many interesting activities like the dragon boat racing, fireworks shows and other performances on the first day. And the most popular event—water splashing (泼洒) will be on the second day.

Tibetan New Year called Losar falls on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar (late January or early February). The word Losar is a Tibetan word for New Tibetan people Year. People visit temples (寺庙) to make offerings and give gifts to monks (僧人).

Han People has the largest population in China. The new year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are a time for Han people family reunion. People get together to enjoy a big family meal, watch TV, play mahjong and so on until the next morning.

【推荐3】Paper cutting is very popular in China. It is not expensive, and very easy to make. Women in the countryside (农村) often make paper cutting works (作品) when farming is not busy.

Paper cutting works are usually made of red paper. We can see paper cutting works on walls, windows, doors, mirrors, lamps and so on. People also give paper cutting works as gifts.

It is easy to learn to make paper cutting works. We need a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors. But it needs much practice and imagination (想象力) to be a good paper cutting artist.

Paper cutting is a kind of Chinese art. It can go back to (追溯到) the 6th century (世纪). From the 7th to the 13th century, paper cutting became popular during Chinese festivals. The art spread (传播) to many other countries in the 14th century. People all over the world love paper cutting very much.

【推荐1】Doctors and nurses seem to strictly hold the idea that going to bed early is important for good health. I am wondering whether this is always true. What happens to those who are used to going to bed late and getting up late and have developed it as personal habit?

As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. It means people who wake up early do many things. The popular saying “early to bed, early to rise” also encourages us to get into the habit of going to bed early and getting up early. These sayings may be true. Findings of a UK research tell us that people who go to bed before 11 p.m. may do better in life. They added that people who sleep and wake up early (early birds) have advantage over people who sleep and wake up late (night owls). They found differences in the brain function of early birds and night owls.

The scientists tested 38 people. The people answered questionnaires (问卷调查) about their sleep and when they felt tired. They were then put into an early bird or night owl group. All of the people had MRI brain scans (磁共振脑扫描成像) and DNA tests throughout the day. The early birds said that they felt less sleepy. They did the test more quickly than the night owls. There were big differences between the two groups. The researchers said night owls have to get up early for school and work, they are always fighting against wanting to sleep late and their natural rhythm (节奏).

To sum up, people have their own habits. However, if one goes to bed late but has to get up early to follow the strict timetable of a school or company, it could lead to their poor performance or even be bad for their health.

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Everyone wants to own the friendship, because without a friend, the world is like a desert. The friendship is thought very important. Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is one of the causes why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning the following rules.

Being honest is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out, and you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always trust in one another to speak and do things honestly.

Being generous means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course. Instead you share your ideas and feelings. These can be valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friends know you better.

Being helpful is necessary to be a good friend. Sooner or later everyone needs friends to help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s shoes, so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. In fact, friendships will just not easily last. That is to say, you must give as much as you take, or friendship will die away.

In 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team first stood on the top at the World Cup. And in 2019, it defended(保住) its World Cup crown with a record of 11 wins. The women's volleyball team has been the pride of the Chinese people. To honor it, a film named Leap《夺冠》 in English has been made.

Based on the volleyball team's stories, the film shows the struggles(奋斗) and achievements(成就) of the Chinese women's volleyball team over the past 40 years. Gong Li, a world-famous Chinese actress, plays the role(角色) of Lang Ping, who has won the world championships many times with the team and is now the team's head coach. In order to play the role well, Gong came to the training site of the team, observing Lang's words and deeds(举止) carefully.

Zhu Ting, captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, also plays a part in the film. It is the first time that she has taken part in a film shooting and she says it's a little bit difficult. However, her playing volleyball is more difficult than being an actress. It took her at least 10 years to rise to fame(成名) in the field but playing herself in the film could be realized in a short time.

The film hit the screen in January, 2020. The Chinese women's volleyball team not only is a competitive sports team but also shows the spirit(精神) of struggling and never giving up.