March 12th is Tree Planting Day in China. Trees are important to the earth. You can help to improve the environment and make the world a better place by planting trees. If you want to plant a tree, here are some simple
Step 1: Choose the Right Kind
You need to choose the right kind of trees
Step 2: Choose the Proper Place
Once you have your tree, find a proper place for planting. Look for an area that gets plenty of sunlight and enough space for the tree to grow. What's more, the ground should be neither too wet nor too
Step 3: Plant the Tree
Dig a hole that is just a little wider than the root ball of the tree. Pick up rocks from the soil (土壤) because they may
Step 4: Care for the Tree
Continue to water the tree once a week during the first year after planting. Then the tree will get used to the new environment sooner. Cut
In a word, planting trees is important to the health of our planet, and it's something that everyone can do.
As an English-learner, you must know some common idioms. An idiom (习语) is a phrase that cannot be understood word by word. It often needs real-world environment and much life
“It’s not rocket science”
“It’s not rocket science” is a common English idiom that’s used to show how
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is an idiom that
“Call it a day”
“Call it a day” is a simple idiom. It is used when someone wants to tell others they’re done with work for the day. That “work” could be their job, exercise, a creative activity, cooking, or housework. According to Dictionary. ”Call it a day“ first appeared in writing in 1919.
Some Chinese parents like to set examples for their children, encouraging them to follow these examples. They like to compare their own children with
I dislike my parents comparing me with those who are better at something than me. They always look up to them and say that I’m worse than them.
Am I really worse than others? Of course
I know it’s not just me. Our culture is full of comparisons, and it’s very
Do you help your parents with housework at home? Can you cook for your family?
To stress (强调) the importance of hard-working spirit education among students, the Chinese government recently calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked (忽视) in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are not interested
According to a study of nearly 3000 students that was done in March, only 22% of primary and middle school students help with everyday housework at home. Schools and families play an
Primary and middle schools should
At the same time, as children’s first teachers,
Do you enjoy visiting a museum? Did you ever make a plan before a visit? Every museum must have something that attracts you. And there are many possible ways to enjoy yourself in a museum.
Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums and you first need to find
Do some research o
1. The exhibits (展品) — See what is
2. Activities — See
3. Cost, food and storage — It’s important to know how much the visit will
Plan breaks into your visit. When you walk around, standing here and studying exhibits there you may become very tired. So it is important to take breaks. A break is a good c
Take a friend or two.
Everywhere
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing
A good joke can be hardest thing to understand when studying a foreign language. As a recent report in The Guardian newspaper (卫报) noted, “There’s more to understanding a joke in a foreign language than
Being able to understand jokes is hard for a language learner to
In fact, most of the time, jokes are only funny for people who share a cultural background (文化背景) or understand humor in the
In Australia, many foreigners find understanding jokes about
In the other two major English-speaking countries, the sense of humor is also different. British jokes seem to be more subtle (微妙的) and dark, while American jokes are more obvious (明显的) with their meanings, a bit like Americans
In February, the Ministry of Education suggested that mobile phones should be banned(禁止) in primary and secondary schools. Almost all parents clap their hands
Xu Xiaohe, a 13-year-old girl from Zhejiang supports the policy. “In fact, my school has
Li Zihan from Bejjing, however, thinks that the ban is too simplistic for a generation that has grown up with mobile phones. “Students should be
For Ge Ziqi, the problem with banning phones has more to do with life
To solve the problem like Ge’s, some ideas teachers have come up with
A circus clown can do almost anything. He can juggle and ride unicycles. He can also balance things on his nose. He can even do tricks with wild animals
Make-up and
Clowns use lots of make-up. It looks like a mask. When he looks happy, sad, surprised or scared, the make-up can show it better. Each clown creates his own special face
Clowns wear funny clothes. Often, the clothes look fine, but they do not fit right. The jacket, hat or shoes are too big or too small, and this makes the audience
Clown tricks
Clowns often hit each other or fall down to make people laugh. This is called “slapstick comedy”(打逗喜剧). Early slapstick comedy used a stick that was actually
Clown schools
People who want to be clowns often go to clown schools! At clown school, they learn many tricks and meet many clowns. They choose a name at first, and then decide what character their clown will have and