The Chinese couplet (对联) refers to two poetic lines
Chinese couplets originated in the Five Dynasties, and
It was said that the earliest couplet was written by Meng Xu,
The couplet has two lines of equal
1. What did the man use last weekend?
| A．A shared bike. | B．A shared charger. | C．A shared umbrella. |
| A．The proper ways to use the sharing product. |
| B．Her attitude towards the sharing economy. |
| C．The advantages of the sharing economy. |
1. What does the woman ask about her trip?
| A．Accommodation. | B．Transportation. | C．Entertainment. |
| A．Disneyland. | B．The Balboa Park. | C．The San Diego Zoo. |
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
| A．A boat trip. | B．A concert. | C．A travel plan. |
| A．On August 6th. | B．On August 12th. | C．On August 18th. |
1. How long did it take from New York to Miami by air?
| A．About 2 hours. | B．About 3 hours. | C．About 5 hours. |
| A．It was cheaper. | B．It was nearer. | C．It was warmer. |
| A．In the hotel room. | B．In the dining hall. | C．Outdoors by the pool. |
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. |
| A．Marina’s Ocean. | B．Pavement Song. | C．Umbrella. |
| A．David. | B．Mary. | C．Frank. |
8 . International Travel
International travel can be a fantastic way to see the world. However, even if you want your journeys to be as exciting as possible, you don’t expect any unhappy things to happen.
Health is the most important thing when you are planning to travel abroad. When you’re going to travel abroad, you may need to get special vaccines (疫苗) to protect you from diseases. If you’re going to any outoftheway areas, remember to bring the commonly used medicines with you.
Learn some local language. It’s important to learn something basic (基本的) like “Hello” “Thank you”, and “Where is the bathroom?”.
Copy your travel documents (文件). All your travel documents should be copied. We live in a digital (数字的) world now.
| A．Good travel is the result of good planning. |
| B．Basic rules and laws differ in many countries. |
| C．It’s easy to get digital copies of these documents. |
| D．Consider buying travel insurance before you travel. |
| E．There are things you should know about international travel. |
| F．If you can’t remember them, bring a small dictionary with you. |
| G．If you take some medicine every day, make sure you pack enough. |
My 10-year-old son and two friends attended a wonderful basketball camp on 6 August 2023. The camp was over two hours long, with more than 60 kids in attendance. I watched how much fun my son was having throughout the day.
A few minutes before the session (一场) ended, there was a shooting contest. Only a few kids were chosen to compete, and my son was not one of them. The contest winners received prizes and recognition, and some children were also selected as “All Star” due to their excellent performance. Again, my son was not selected.
My son was struggling to deal with his disappointment. Of course, as his mother, I would have loved to see him win an award. He absolutely loves the sport, and he is impressive at rebounding (篮板球). He would have enjoyed the honors. It would have also been fun to see either of his friends selected. But sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.
When the camp ended and we walked out, I could see how disappointed he was. I love my kid’s confidence and his competitiveness, but it can also lead to dealing with disappointment and frustration.
At the camp, he played a basketball game with kids he had never met, guarded them fiercely and took shots easily against them. As his mom, I was thrilled he spent the day without his iPad. All in all, the day felt wonderful. The last thing that I wanted was for these awards to ruin the experience.
I could see how he was feeling about the day. I decided to simplify it for him. I did the math and figured out the shooting contest and awards were about 6% of the total camp. The rest of the camp, the parts that he enjoyed, were 94% of the day. Even though the kid loves math, it was hard for him to see the contests and awards as a small part of his day.
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At night, I went to chat with him.
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Indeed, we should learn how to be more positive.
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