【推荐2】Kids and adults around the world love playing Fortnite — a popular video game. You might play video games just for fun. But three students from the USA are playing to fight COVID-19.

In June 2020, Jack Robinson, Luke Grayum and James Heckscher played Fortnite to raise money for nurses fighting COVID-19. They live-streamed (直播) their games while playing against video players from around the world. People donated (捐赠) money while watching them play.

The idea of raising money by live-streaming games isn’t new. It has become more popular these years. Robinson came up with the idea after seeing nurses fighting COVID-19 for their communities. “We also want to make a difference for our homes,” he said. The three students are all from the Shipley School in Pennsylvania, US. Their school encourages students to do charitable (慈善的) work and give back to their communities.

This year, because of COVID-19, they turned to live-streaming to raise money, as they can do it at home. They chose Fortnite because it is both popular and free to play. The three played as a team, but other players could join them as well.

They hoped to raise 2,000 dollars. But in the end, they raised more than 3,500 dollars! All of the money was donated to the American Nurses Association.

【推荐3】Cleaning up the leaves in a neighbor’s yard(院子), baking a cake for a sick friend, helping someone with his or her homework and walking your grandma’s dog are all good deeds.

A good deed is something that is done out of kindness or friendship.

Kids can do lots of good deeds. Last week, I was tired because we had a new baby dog in our house. It kept waking me up all hours. My son noticed this and did his own good deed. He volunteered to keep the dog in his room for one night so I could sleep well.

Whether it is something for your parents, a grandparent, a neighbor, a friend or even a stranger there are lots of different ways to do good deeds.

Good deeds come from the heart, so remember not to expect to be paid. You will get rewarded by doing them. Sometimes it’s a thank-you note, a hug(拥抱), or a smile. Most importantly, you will have a good feeling inside you.

When you help a person, he will probably help someone else in return. Imagine a world where everyone helps each other and how nice that would be! You can start it yourself by doing one good deed.

【推荐1】I was eighteen years old when I told my father that I wanted to go to sea. I wanted to make money and see the world. He didn’t agree.

“A quiet life is best, son,” he said. “Please stay with your mother and me. Your brother left us and we never saw him again. We don’t want to lose you, too. If you need money. I’ll help you.” He had tears in his eyes.

But I didn’t want to listen. A year later I went to the city of Hull and boarded a ship for Lond. It was September, 1651.

That night there was a storm. Strong winds pushed the ship and I started to feel afraid and very sick. This was a mistake, I thought. I promise I’ll go home to my parents soon. But the next day the sea was calm and it was sunny. My friend, whose father was the captain (船长), laughed at me. “A storm?” he said. “That was nothing. You’re not a real sailor (水手) yet. Let’s have some fun and forget about this.” And so I joined my friend and forgot my promise.

Then a few days later a bigger storm hit us. The waves were like mountains around the ship and all of the sailors were sick and afraid, not only me. After a few hours some men on another boat saved us, but our ship went down to the bottom of the sea. When we arrived on land, the people were very kind to us and gave us money.

My friend’s father told me to go home. “The ship went down on your first voyage (航程).” He said, “The sea will only bring you more bad luck.” I didn’t listen. I went to London and boarded another ship.

This time I went on a voyage along the coast of Africa. The voyage was a great success, in fact, it was my only successful voyage. I bought gold home to England and sold it for three hundred pounds. Soon I decided to return to Africa and make more money. This time, I was the captain of the ship. (Adapted from Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe)