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The expression “Excuse me” is used in the United States than in China. An American says “Excuse me” when he wants to pass someone, to leave a party or a dinner or when he finds himself late for an appointment. “Thank you” means to appreciate（感激） someone has done for you. An American says “Thank you” all day long. For example, he will say “Thank you” to the cashier when he had paid for his food. He will say “Thank you” to a student if he has just answered the question. At home the husband will thank his wife if she brings him a cup of tea. , the wife thanks her husband for helping her with her housework. So the American people's idea of polite is quite different from ours.
More than 7 hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.
One day, the Prince wanted to go hunting with his guards. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out of the house and jumped up to put his paws（爪子）on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's paws and head.
“What have you done?” the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son but only found his clothes and some blood on the ground. “You have killed my son.” The Prince said angrily and killed Gelert. Just as Gelert was dying, he tried his best to bark（吠叫）. The Prince heard a baby crying. He ran out of the houseand saw his son lying on the ground safely. And there was a dead wolf near his son. Suddenly, the Prince knew that Gelert protected the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad when he knew he had killed his faithful friend. He buried Gelert on the top of a mountain. From then on, the Prince never smiled again.
If you have no mobile phone, no computer, and no Internet with you, what will you do with your free time? Will you go 1?
Harley, a 15-year-old girl from California, US stayed calm. She did something different. Her mobile phone didn't work one day, so she decided to try and live 2 it. She took a six-week summer travel with some friends.
Harley and other ten teenagers rode their bikes 3,000 miles across the States. With two college students as guides, they started from a beach in Georgia on June 23. They travelled through small towns in the south, and they3 in the mountains. It's not easy to find a comfortable place to sleep. “It was too hot in the south, and super wet, too.” Harley said. And mosquitoes were around them all the time when sleeping outside.
Although, there were 4, no one left the team. “Everyone was hard-working and did everything for the group,” Harley said. “We learned how to live with other people and look after each other.”
From these things, they not only 5 themselves, but also opened their eyes. “Southern people are really nice,” Harley said. “Small communities were just like that. It's a nice change of what most of us are used to. It's how the rest of the country lives. It's a whole new world.”
An artist, who did not have m money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train o day. He gave his last few coins（硬币）to a beggar （乞丐）, but then he saw a one, and found that he did not have any m. He asked the man if he would like to have l with him, and the beggar was glad to do so, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. In the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I'll give you back the money f lunch.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I'm not going to pay for your t home!”
Is zoo life really bad for elephants? Are they really healthier when they walk around free? People talk about these questions for years.
Now researchers（研究者）give scientific evidence（证据）that elephants who walk around free are healthier and live longer than those in zoos. This finding answers a lot of questions about the health of elephants, and it might also bring about some changes in the world's zoos.
The Ros Club and a group of researchers studied the lifestyle of more than 4,500 elephants. And they find these elephants in the zoo can get illness easily, so they say that being born into a zoo, being moved between zoos, and the possible loss of their mothers, all put the animals at special risk.
They made the study in a European zoo, and the elephants used in this study are from two places, the Amboseli National Park in Kenya and the Myanma Timber Enterprise.
Until these animals' problems can be solved, the researchers also call for an end to get elephants from their native countries, and they say that the zoos should be strict in feeding elephants. They should make sure there is no harm when they let people watch them.
Last week was Road Safety Week at Jason's school. All the students listened to a talk on road safety given by a police officer. The following is what the police officer said. ”
“Most traffic accidents shouldn't happened. They happened because people were careless. They drove too fast. This means that if they had to stop suddenly, they couldn't stop the car at once and hit other cars or people. You need to remember this when you are walking across the street or along the sidewalk.”
“It's not only drivers who cause accidents. People who walk or ride bikes often cause accidents, too. People sometimes walk out into the street without looking. You should always look on ways before walking into the street. ”
“Does any of you ride a bike? Bikers can cause accidents by changing directions suddenly without warning other road users. Before you turn left, for example, you should check behind you to make sure there aren't any cars, trucks or buses coming. You should show with your left hand if you want to turn left. You should not turn until the street is clear. ”
“The traffic rules are very simple. If we learn them and obey them, there won't be traffic accidents any more. ”
Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he's paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and s much time on it.
One evening there was a big football match on a playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and h there. There were a lot of people there. And all tickets were sold out. He was sad for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it up quickly. A policeman came and said, “It's unsafe stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers in the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take c!” the policeman said happily and left. When the match would s be over, he came back again and asked,
“Who's won?” “Theirs, 3-2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily, “S a match isn't worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who's kicked a goal!”
