Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father 1 him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. " I do most of my 2 in the car when we are 3 to practice, and I have to do the rest(剩余的) when I get home. I am too tired, and I just want to sleep." he said.
"More and more kids aren't 4 because(因为)they have too many activities to do," said Mr Wang, an expert(专家)of Children Development, "41% of the children aged 9-13 said they felt 5 most of the time, and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more 6 to play."
"Over-scheduling(过量的课程安排)is a growing problem for Chinese families," said Mr Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner 7 or often eat fast food 8 their way to drawing or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax(放松).If they don't learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get 9 . Kids need time to relax. Parents should 10 about what is right for kids.
Do you love reading? The following bookshops may be very different from the bookshop you go. Let's have a look.
Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen The bookshop lies in the centre of Maastricht, the Netherlands. There are three floors in it. It was once a church(教堂)in the 13th century. Your can enjoy the great view of the church when you read books there. |
Saraiva The bookstore is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has four floors. You can see a lot of books put in the shape of the rainbow. Under the books, there are seats for visitors to do their reading. |
Cook & Book The bookshop is in Brussels, Belgium. People can enjoy food and books at the same time there. |
Fang Suo Commune The bookshop is in Chengdu, China. Chu Chi-Kang designed the shop. He comes from Taiwan. He had the idea from the lice of a Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk(和尚). |
Shakespeare and Co. The shop is in Paris, France. It is a 17th-century building. George Whiteman opened it in 1951. |
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Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are yellow;
A happy, good fellow,
And yet a great worker is he.
On days that are sunny
He's getting his honey(蜂蜜);
On days that are cloudy
He's making his wax(蜜蜡);
On pinks and on lilies,
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
From morning's first light
Till(直到)the coming of ⑶ .
He's singing and working
The summer day through.
There was once a little orphan(孤儿的)girl who had no family and no one to love her. She felt sad and lonely(孤独的).
One day, while she was walking in a garden, she noticed a small butterfly caught in a bush. The more the butterfly tried to free itself, the deeper the thorn(刺)cut into its body. The girl carefully helped the butterfly out. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy(仙女).
"For your wonderful kindness," said the fairy, "I will grant(保证)you any wish you like."
The little girl thought for a while and answered, "I want to be happy!"
"Very well!" The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the good fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, she stayed happy. Everyone asked her the secret(秘密)of her happiness. She would only smile and answer, "The secret of happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl."
When she was very old and on her death bed, her neighbors were afraid that her secret of happiness would die with her. "Tell us, please," they asked. "Tell us what the good fairy said."
The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, "She told me that everyone, no matter how secure(安稳的)they seemed, how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me."
Everyone has need of you.
一That like a good idea.
一Maybe. Let's go there to help.
一OK, I will.
一Sorry, Mr. Green. I (leave) it in my desk last night.
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Rence Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firewoman because her father was a fireman. Sadly, when she was fourteen, her father died(死)and she was never able to volunteer with him. Rence's story doesn't end there. She was strong and never gave up, at last she became a good firewoman.
I think she's great. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Rence is one of the only three women. What's more, she is always glad to help others.
What Rence did helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her:
To wake up and help people every day.