3 . Wang Fa is from Yunnan Province. In late August, 2022, the 14-year-old boy won the men’s singles under 14 years old at a tennis junior tour in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

According to him, tennis has changed his life. Wang was among the first group of kids learning to play tennis in Cangyuan. When he was eight, his coach Zhang Xiaohong chose him.

At that time, he didn’t know what tennis was. His parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t pay for it. Zhang offered to teach him for free because he thought it would be a waste (浪费) not to train such a talent.

The first time Wang and his friends left the mountains, they were thrilled. However, several days later, some of them wanted to return home. To comfort (安慰) them, Zhang offered them delicious food and toys.

Every day, the children got up at 6:30 am, practiced all day and took classes at night. The team traveled to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu for competitions. Wang’s first competition was in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

“I was nervous, because the outside world was so different from my home,” he said. “But tennis helped me make more friends and get a better education.”

On camera, Wang looked confident. He said he wanted to be a professional (专业的) tennis player.

4 . Once a king got two nice falcons (鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still (静止).

The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly.

But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “It is unbelievable (难以置信)!” shouted the king. “How could you make it happen?”

The farmer replied, “It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”

It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we are just for safety and fort (堡垒). We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.

5 . Many people like to travel when they have time off from school or work. They might go to their hometown to see their family, or travel somewhere far. But not everyone does this, more and more people are choosing to take a “staycation”.

A staycation is a new word for a period of time when people stay at home on vacation or take day trips from their home to local (当地的) places of interest. Some people might travel around their city, visiting local parks and museums. Others might try countryside trips and take part in local festivals. People like me love to just stay at home.

I had a staycation of my own over the summer. I slept late every day. I worked on music and played video games. I wasn’t too lonely. I had my cat to play with, and I got together with some of my friends around the city.

Traveling is fun, but it’s also nice to just stay at home and relax. It’s cheaper as well, since I don’t have to pay for travel. And you can choose to do something you like. If you want, just do nothing. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Why not try a staycation next time?

6 . It’s time for a trip in Guangzhou on the city’s first sightseeing bus!

Zhujiang Water Park — Sun Yat-sen University — Guangzhou Tower — Yuejiang — Pazhou — Huangpu Village

The route is 11.7 kilometers long and has nineteen bus-stops. On the way of the route, you can change to subway Line APM, Line 3, Line 4 and Line 8.

Work hour: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, every thirty minutes.

Ticket: Three yuan for each person.

Children can get on the second floor of the bus only when an adult is by his/her side.

9 . Learning to play an instrument can be one of the most exciting ways to spend your free time. There are many different kinds of instruments to choose from: guitar, piano, violin…There is always one that’s right for you. The following may help you make it.

Make a choice.

First, you need to choose an instrument that you would like to learn to play.     1     This may be the kind of music that you also enjoy listening to.

Get your instrument.

When you finish choosing your instrument, you need to buy it.     2     Some schools will lend students instruments. Or you can buy a second-hand instrument and it’s usually much cheaper.

Get ready to learn.

After you get your instrument, you should then make a learning plan. You can have personal lessons with a music teacher or go to a music school.     3    

Play for others.

After you learn to play a song for some time, you should start playing for others.     4     Then you can try to play for larger groups of people.

Keep going.

    5     Keep learning as much as you can and practice often.

As you learn more, you will get better and better.

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Have you ever watched Shadow Play (皮影戏)? It is an ancient form of art with special tools to create a story. The players hold the human characters behind the paper screen and play a series of stories.     1     Because cow skin is tough (坚固的) and flexible (柔韧的).

When the day becomes dark, the players set up the light and the paper screen. Then they start their show. The stage of Shadow Play is always a table covered with a large piece of paper.     2     As the shadow player moves his fingers, the characters come to life. And their looks, dresses and movements can be clearly seen from the other side of the screen.     3     All the characters are played and voiced by himself.

    4     A player usually needs ten to twenty years to master it. So it is a valuable treasure in our country.     5     They hope to pass on this excellent traditional art form to our next generation.