Dear friends, would you like to be a genius (天才) like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it’s not enough. Here are some ideas:
Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they’re new or different. Ask questions. Ask yourself and ask others. Keep thinking carefully until you find the answer.
Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you learned before. Are they different from what you thought?
Relax. Many ideas come up when you relax. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.
Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.
Be brave. Don’t be afraid that other people say your ideas are silly. If others don’t agree with your ideas, try to explain your ideas to them.
| Ask | If you watch |
| Read | Read different kinds of books and |
| Relax | Take some time to relax yourself. When you get |
| Share | Share your ideas with your friends. Maybe they can help you |
| Be brave | If others |
2 . How to beat sadness
We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. That’s OK. You need days like this, or how would you know you are happy? You’ll enjoy your good days even more when you have a few bad days. Even if sadness is a part of life, let’s try to make it small. Here are a few simple ways to help you feel better when you are feeling sad.
1. Stand up straight and this helps your energy flow (流动). When your energy is flowing freely, you can flow too.
2. Smile! It’s easy to do and have good results. This way can not only leave you in a good mood (情绪) but also bring others a good mood.
3. Listen to music. It can be your favourite music. Some kinds of music work better than others, so try and find out what kind of music works the best for you.
4. Take some “me” time. You can find pleasure in reading a book, watching a sunrise or having a hot bath, or something like that.
5. Exercise. Even something as simple as taking a walk will get your blood flowing. It is a great way to clear your mind of anything that makes you sad.
These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don’t just use them when you are sad. Try and practice them every day to make them a habit. You will be surprised to learn that these simple ways will keep your sadness away. But if you are in a deep depression (沮丧), go to see a doctor.
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Opinions | ※ It is OK to feel down, tired and unhappy. ※ It is possible to make sadness a small |
| Simple | ※ Stand up straight so that your energy can flow freely. |
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※ Listen to your favourite music because it works the best. | |
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※ Take a walk and you can clear your mind of sad things. | |
Suggestions | ※ Try to make these simple ways a ※ Go to see a doctor when you are in a deep depression. |
Koala bears (考拉熊) and kangaroos (袋鼠) are two kinds of animals in Australia. They are both national treasures (国宝) of Australia. They are also very famous around the world.
The koala bear is a kind of little, short and fat animal. It has two big ears on its head. It is very cute and looks like a toy bear. A baby koala is very small when it is born. It has no hair and it cannot see anything either. It lives in its mother’s pouch (育儿袋) around a year. The koala sleeps during the day and eats at night. It feeds on a kind of leaves. It gets water from those leaves, so it doesn’t need water. The koala seldom swims, although it can swim well. Koalas once were in danger because some people killed them. Now they are protected better than before. Their number now is about 40,000.
However, the kangaroo is another kind of animal in Australia. It has short front legs, long and strong back legs, so it can jump very high. It looks like a big mouse. The kangaroo’s favorite food is grass. Most of them like to eat outside. It likes to live in groups. It is the national symbol of Australia. There are more kangaroos than people in Australia.
National Treasures of Australia | ||
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Koala Bear |
Kangaroo |
Appereance (外貌) | little, short and fat | short front legs, long and back legs |
Food | grass | |
Habit | live in | |
about 40,000 | more than people in Australia | |
Some people see a hobby as a waste of time. They think a hobby is only something to pass the time. In fact, a hobby is much more than that. Its advantages (优点) are as follows.
★People can have time for themselves.
If one has a hobby, he or she can enjoy quiet time. People usually think more clearly when they enjoy their favorite hobbies. People often get some good ideas at that time.
★People can discover their talent.
People often find new talent of themselves when they enjoy their hobbies. Some people find their talent for playing the piano only when they sit down and play. The only way to find this talent is to try. The first thing you should do is to find something that you are interested in.
★People can feel relaxed.
Most hobbies are good ways to relax. Coming home from work and sitting down to enjoy things you like help you relax. Hobbies also help you get a better sleep.
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| Helping people have time | When you enjoy your hobbies, you may |
| Making people discover new talent | |
| Helping people feel relaxed | When you come home from work, hobbies can help you relax and |
Andy’s mom died in a car accident. A drunk driver hit his mom’s car. Andy was angry and accused (控告) the driver. The drunk driver is now in prison. Andy visited the prison to confront (对峙) the driver. The drunk driver said sorry many times. Andy kept crying. “‘Sorry’ is not going to bring my mom back. Your carelessness took away my mom,” he said. Andy was mad and left the prison. He couldn’t stay calm when he confronted the driver. He wanted him to stay in the prison for the rest of his life.
Andy was not in the mood to work. He asked his boss if he could take a week off. He loved his job, but he could not stop thinking about his mom’s death.
Andy’s wife told him to do something useful instead of watching TV all day. Andy agreed with her. It was time for him to start doing something that would make his mom proud. Andy created a program to prevent drunk driving. He wanted to give drunk people free rides. Andy visited colleges, clubs, and bars all across the country to encourage people to avoid driving after drinking.
Prevent driving after drinking | |
When happened to Andy’s mother? | Andy’s mother Although the driver said sorry again and again, but Andy |
How did Andy deal with his sadness? | Andy couldn’t walk out of his mother’s |
What did Andy do to stop drunk drinking? | He wanted to make his mom feel |
Hello, my name is Mike. I work at a training (培训) school in Shanghai. And I teach students English. My work is very interesting, because I meet a lot of lovely boys and girls every day. Now let me introduce (介绍) my day for you.
My work is from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. I get up at 5 o’clock every day. I don’t live in Shanghai. I live in Nanjing with my family, because I want to be with them. So I have to take the train (火车) at 6:00 to Shanghai. It takes (花费) me two hours to get to Shanghai. It’s a long time. I can do a lot of things on the train. I can read books, draw pictures and talk with my friends on the phone. Sometimes, I don’t go home after work. I go to the sports club and do some sports. At night, I live with my friends.
Mike’s | |
Mike’s job | An English teacher |
How long he works a day | For |
How to go to work | By |
What he does on the way | |
| What he does | Going to the sports club and doing some sports at times |
A large number of emojis (表情符号) are sent online every day. Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages. Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international language.
We like emojis for different reasons. A written message is always black and white, but emojis can show meanings beautifully. Sometimes emojis also change the way we write. The more emojis we use, the fewer words we use.
There are many emojis with different meanings. They are easy to understand. For example, a smiling face means “I’m happy”. A cake with candles means “Happy Birthday”. When we want to say “goodbye”, we use a smiling face with a waving hand. When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up, we can use a “cry-laugh” emoji.
Now emojis have great influence on us. Sometimes, emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other. And when we are communicating online, we can’t see the person’s face and there is no feeling exchange. Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation. For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.
It seems that emojis change as time goes by. However, we should be careful when we use them online.
Title: Emojis | |
Brief introduction | Emojis are pictures that we use in texts and web pages. Emojis have been used as a |
Reasons for their popularity | Emojis can show Emojis change the way we write. |
Examples of emojis | A smiling face means “I’m happy”. A cake with candles means “Happy Birthday”. A “cry-laugh” emoji means we want to |
The influence of emojis | Emojis can Emojis can allow us to exchange our feelings. |
Conclusions | We should use emojis |
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot (瘦西湖风景区) lies in the northwestern part of Yangzhou, with its south gate facing Great Rainbow Bridge Road. It covers an area of about 123.6 hectares (公顷). The Slender West Lake was named a National Key Scenic Spot in 1988 and National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010.
The Slender West Lake used to be a long river named the Baozhang Lake, which is 4 kilometers long and less than 100 meters wide. A famous poet Wang Hang in the Qing Dynasty once wrote a poem, from which the Slender West Lake gets its present name and for which it is well known all over the world.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many gardens were built along the Slender West Lake. Following the lines of the natural landscape (景观), a large number of houses along the moats (护城河) were built in different locations (位置) during different periods. Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty both visited the Slender West Lake.
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot is a symbol of the lake gardens in China. In a word, the Slender West Lake not only stands for the beauty of natural landscape but also has a long history and rich culture.
The Slender West Lake | |
| Location | It lies in the |
| Name | ◆It used to be a long river named the Baozhang Lake. ◆It gets its present name from a poem and becomes very |
| ◆Many gardens were built along the Slender West Lake during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. ◆More buildings appeared along the moats during different periods. ◆Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong both | |
| Features | ◆It is a symbol of the ◆It connects the beauty of natural landscape with the richness of history and culture. |
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“I browse (浏览) Douyin almost 20 times a day.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-life’ friends.”
Do you know any people like this? They are part of a new addiction (瘾) called Internet addiction. The people with Internet addiction spend more than 30 to 40 hours online every week.
A study shows that about 10% Internet users have Internet addiction. They can’t get off the Internet easily. Some young people spend more time on the Internet than with family and friends. That’s why some experts (专家) worry most about them.
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms:
①You go out with your friends less and less.
②You can’t wait to get online again.
③You want to cut short the time online, but then you still spend several hours.
④You do not take part in important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
How to solve the Internet addiction? Some experts advise people to set strict limits (限制) on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet will control you.
Internet Addiction | |
| How long | People with Internet addiction spend |
| How | About 10% Internet users have Internet addiction. |
| Symptoms of Internet addiction | ◆You spend less time going out with friends. ◆You can’t wait to get online again. ◆You plan to make the time online ◆You don’t |
| How to solve the Internet addiction | The |
10 . On December 26th, 2020, China passed a new law to protect the Yangtze River, the “mother river” of China. It is Yangtze River Protection Law. It took effect (生效) on March 1st, 2021. It’s the first law to protect a waterway in China.
The 6,397-kilometer Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It provides one third of the freshwater resources (淡水资源) for Chinese people, but it has met lots of environmental problems in recent years, such as heavy pollution and overfishing. Especially, the river’s Chinese paddlefish (白鲟) has died out. So the “mother river” is in great need of protection. To solve these problems, China put a 10-year fishing ban (禁令) to protect fish resources.
According to a report of the government, the fishermen said they would give up fishing along the Yangtze River to protect the “mother river”. Chinese officer Han Zheng said that more support should be given to the fishermen to help them find new jobs and places to live.
Yangtze River Protection Law includes resource protection and green development. The government says the purpose of the new law is to strengthen (加强) environmental protection, use resources well and make the development sustainable (可持续的).
1. When did Yangtze River Protection Law take effect?2. How long is the Yangtze River?
3. Why does the Yangtze River need great protection?
4. How did the fishermen protect the Yangtze River?
5. What does Yangtze River Protection Law include?
