【推荐2】An old man told everyone in his village that his young neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was taken to the police station. Days later, the man was set free, as the police found that he hadn’t stolen anything.

After going home, the young man sued(起诉)the old man for calling him a thief.

In court(法庭), the old man told the judge (法官), “They were just words. They didn’t harm anyone.”

The judge told the old man, “Write down all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut up the paper and on your way home, throw the pieces of paper on the ground. Tomorrow, come back here to hear your sentence(判决).”

The next day, the judge told the old man, “Before hearing your sentence, you will have to go out and find all the pieces of paper that you threw on the ground yesterday.”

The old man said, “I can’t do that! The wind blew them away and I won’t know where to find them.”

The judge then said, “In the same way, simple words can hurt a man’s image in a way that cannot be undone. If you can’t speak well of someone. Don’t say anything at all.”

【推荐1】When it comes to shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on what fits (适合) me well. To me, if it zips (拉上拉链), it fits. My mom, however, usually says I need a bigger size. When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size made it impossible. When mom told me something didn’t suit me, or I needed a bigger size, all I heard was                    that my body was wrong. To avoid arguments, we stopped going shopping together.

This continued until I got engaged (订婚) last year and needed to buy a wedding dress. Maybe I could buy it alone, of course, but my mom is the most important person in my life. The idea of looking for a wedding dress without her seemed just inappropriate (不恰当的). Although the experience of taking her with me sounds pretty scary, I would still like to try it.

And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my mom’s eyes. “You look beautiful!” she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more. This one didn’t zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size, but my mother didn’t say that. She just told me how beautiful I looked. At that moment, all the arguments in the past were erased off (抹去).

We didn’t buy a dress that day. We decided to see more, which I would never have predicted. A few weeks and many shopping trips later, we found the perfect dress. We both loved it as soon as I put it on. And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit (搭配) for our shopping relationship.

【推荐2】Do you want to take a trip to Xiamen? Do you want to know more about the city? Let’s have a look at Eric and Henry’s trip to Xiamen!

Day 1

In the morning, they took the bus to visit Jiannan Great Hall, the famous place in Xiamen. It is in Xiamen University (大学). In the evening, they enjoyed delicious food at Dianqian Night Market.

Day 2

They took a taxi to visit Xiamen Science and Technology Museum in the morning. After lunch, they went to Gulangyu Island. It had another name “Yuanshazhou” in the past. There they saw some houses with a long history. They also visited two museums. They saw some boys and girls perform (表演) great piano shows in Gulangyu Piano Museum!

Day 3

After riding bikes on Air Bikeway, they had lunch at a fast-food restaurant. And then they went to Xiamen Wetland Park. They took many photos. They wouldn’t forget the beautiful scenery (风景)!

Day 4

They went to a famous temple (寺庙) in the morning. In the afternoon, they went back to America by plane.

【推荐3】Once there was a poor young musician. He played the violin well, but he couldn't make enough money to buy much food to eat.

One evening he was eating a little rice and fish for his only meal—supper. A thin white cat came up beside him and the cat looked very hungry. Feeling sorry for the cat, the musician gave it his rice and fish, while he went to sleep hungry that night.

The next evening, there was a storm. The musician took shelter（躲避）under a large tree next to a big house. Thunder made a loud noise and lightning lit up the sky.

The musician looked toward the house and the warm lights inside. On the doorstep sat the white cat from the night before. It raised a small white paw(爪)as if to beckon（召唤）the musician to come over! Then he ran into the yard. A man opened the door and invited the musician inside.

Minutes later, a large branch fell to the place where he'd been because of the lightning. Inside the house, the musician ate a delicious meal with the man. Then the man asked the musician what was in his case, and the musician took out his violin and began playing. The man clapped with pleasure. "Luck has brought you here tonight!" he said. "I'm thinking of starting a band, and we need a violinist. Would you like to join us?" "I can begin tomorrow!" the musician said.

At last, the musician became a famous violinist who was known throughout the world.

【推荐1】My mother is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges a teacher faces. I often asked her,” Why do you teach? What keeps you teaching? "The answer was always the same." There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth it.”

Now, I am a teacher, too. But different from my mother, I teach students challenging activities outdoors. And when my mother asked me the similar questions, my answer was, "It's that one child, that one special moment.”

One of those moments happened recently. I was working with a group of girls in a four-week programme. Everything went on well through the "Team" events and we were moving on to a "High" one called the Wire（钢索）Walk. In the Wire Walk, each girl had to climb up the pegs(木桩)in a tree to a wire, 8 meters high, and then walk across it. Of course, everything was safe for sure. When I asked who would try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty.

But when it was Susie’s turn, it seemed that she didn’t really want to. I asked Susie if she was ready. She Answered softly, “I suppose.”

Now, Susie was at the foot of the tree. She started to make the long reach for the first peg. The other girls cheered for her. Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step. I realized she would not go much further.

Susie was halfway up. Then she stopped and held the tree tight, looking very afraid. Her eyes were closed. With her face against the tree, she cried, “I can’t.”

The other girls sat in silence. I talked quietly to Susie, trying to relax her. I talked for a long time till I ran out of words.

“I will still be your friend no matter what, Susie!" Mary broke the silence.

To my surprise, Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire. Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled. Mary smiled back.

Finally, Susie made it all the way across that wire. When she returned to the ground, the first hug she looked for was from Mary. We all cheered.

Moments like this keep me doing what I do. The young hearts continue to fill me with courage.

【推荐2】Bob has a new baseball hat. It is from his sister Gina. The hat is blue and it is beautiful. Bob loves it. He wears (戴) it every day. When he doesn’t wear it, he always put it on his desk. This morning , Bob wants to wear the hat, but the hat is not on the desk. Where is it? Bob looks for it under the sofa, under the chair, in his schoolbag, just everywhere. But he can’t find it.

“Do you see my hat?” Bob asks his family. No one sees it.

Bob is sad（伤心的）. He thinks his hat is lost. At that time(在那个时候), his dog Puppy comes. And the hat is on its head ! He loves the hat, too.

Bob is very happy. He gets the hat and leaves （离开） home.