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Jia Ling is a popular Chinese actress and director (导演) who has recently made headlines on Weibo, a social media platform in China. She is known for her funny performances in the Spring Festival Gala and for her successful movie Hi, Mom in 2021. Jia Ling has been working on a new movie called YOLO (you only live once), where she plays the lead role and serves as the director.

In a recent Weibo post, Jia Ling shared that she had been working hard on the YOLO movie for a year, during which she lost a surprising amount of weight. YOLO was shown during the Spring Festival holiday, a time when many Chinese people went to the movies. The movie tells the story of a character named Le Ying who meets a boxing (拳击) coach and starts a new journey in life. She said that the movie is not about weight loss but about learning to love yourself.

Jia Ling’s weight loss journey has sparked a lot of interest on social media, with many people discussing her transformation (转变). Some experts warn against rapid weight loss methods and recommend a healthier one. However, Jia Ling’s dedication (奉献) to her role in the movie is admirable (令人钦羡的). Fans have seen Jia Ling’s hard work pay off on the big screen.

【推荐2】These days, we can watch a video(视频). In the video, it’s difficult for lots of village children in Yunnan to go to school. The children have to get up at five or six and then walk a very long way to go to school. It usually takes them about two hours. At that time, it is still dark. They are in great danger when they walk in the dark.

It’s also difficult for many other children to go to school. Can you remember a photo, the “Snowflake(冰花) Boy”? Yes, his name is Wang Fuman and many people knew him from a photo. In the photo, we can see the boy in the classroom, with a red face and much ice on his head. To get to school, he has to walk for a long time every morning.

With the help of many nice people, now these children have new classrooms to study in and nice dormitories to live in. “Our classroom is really great. I can live in the school, so I don’t have to go home every day,” Wang says. Wang also has a new house. Now he lives in it happily with his parents, grandmother and sister.

Hedy Lamarr was born in 1914 in Vienna, Austria. By the time she was a teenager, she had decided to drop out of school and become an actress. She first appeared in a German film in 1930. She was excellent and talented. She acted more than three films in 1931.

Six years later, she moved to Hollywood and changed her name to Hedy Lamarr, with the title “The Most Beautiful Woman in Films”.

However, she wasn’t satisfied with the success in film. Since she also had an interest in mathematics and engineering, she soon took up inventing. Her earliest inventions included an improved traffic light. With the ongoing World War, Lamarr designed a radio guidance system for torpedoes (鱼雷). With the help of a musician named George Antheil, she discovered a way to break up signals (信号). In 1942, Lamarr and Antheil got a patent (专利) for their invention for what would become known as spread-spectrum technology (展频技术).

For many years, Lamarr’s technology remained unknown, but it led to today’s spread-spectrum communication technology, such as Wi-Fi networks, mobile phones, GPS and Bluetooth technologies.

【推荐1】Taking an after-school class will give you a head start in high school. But if it means walking home every day, even in snow and rain, would you do it?

I did. I took part in an after-school Spanish class. Because it was after school, no school buses were there to take me home when the class ended. And my parents couldn’t pick me up, so I had to walk home.

At first I hated the walk because of the long distance. But after a few months, I got used to (习惯于) it and it became one of my daily activities, like getting dressed and brushing my teeth. And I began to enjoy it. I got to see things like birds flying and trees changing colour. A few times I saw something very special, like a small snake near the sidewalk, or two cars that came very close to crashing!

Many of my classmates noticed what I did. Once, one girl in my class asked her mother to drive me home because it was raining outside, and I didn’t have an umbrella (雨伞). Some people who I didn’t know even gave me a ride because they thought it was too cold out.

People always think walking long distances is difficult. Modern technology (技术) makes common things, like long-distance walking, seem impossible. Many people, like myself, live in the country and are close to nature, but also far from the nature.

【推荐2】A few months ago I rented a house with a lawn. Without a lawn mower(割草机), I had to find some way to deal with the growing grass! I didn’t have much money, so I preferred not to pay a lawn mowing company.

I was thinking about mowing the lawn myself one Sunday when the "Mr. Whippy" ice cream van stopped outside on the street. I hadn’t had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, So I went outside immediately. Three young boys aged around 10 years were playing on the road. It was hot and I bought each an ice cream. They were very happy. When I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, "That was a really kind thing that lady did for you, boys. Don’t forget to thank her.” I smiled as I went inside to continue working.

I left for work that evening, and didn’t return until Tuesday morning. As I drove into the driveway, I realized something was different. Yes, my lawns had been mowed and my gardens had been weeded. I felt big warmth rush into my heart and a smile across my face. Immediately, I knew my neighbours had done this for me, and went to thank them right away.

They wouldn’t know that this act of kindness not only made a big difference to me, but encouraged me to act further and set up a website focusing on kindness in our community. Thank you so much, neighbours.

【推荐3】Li Fang, when she was a teenager, dreamed of going to the United States.     1     “I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room, the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor.”

Li Fang decided to go to college in California. When she arrived, however, it was not the dream world she had imagined. “People were too busy and sometimes seemed unhappy,” She said, “    2    ”

One of her most difficult classes was P.E. When the class played volleyball, the other students were good at it, but she wasn’t. One afternoon, the P.E. teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net. It was not a big deal for most people, but it made Li Fang scared,     3    

A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through. He walked up to her and said, “    4    ”

Li Fang said, “You will never understand how those words made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

Six years has passed. Li Fang is back in China, working as a salesclerk. “I have never forgotten the words.     5    ” She said. “From this experience, I have learned a lesson: Whenever you say something to a person, cruel or kind, you have no idea how long the words will stay with them.” Now she still hears those four simple words: You can do that.