Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival is the first festival in China for farmers. The festival starting from 2018, falls1the Autumnal Equinox (秋分) each year. The Autumnal Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms (节气) of the Chinese lunar calendar and usually falls between September 22nd and 24th, during2harvest season.
As we all know, China has the3population all over the world. It was difficult4so many people in the past. After reform (改革) and opening, with the5of modern agriculture (农业), people's life is getting better and better, and their living conditions6a lot. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival shows7our government is paying more attention to agriculture and farmers' life. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop8modern agriculture. China has a long history of agriculture. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol,9to show China's long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture to modern civilization (文明) and improves the cultural self-confidence and national pride.
Since the festival is especially created for farmers, they10to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest. The celebrations will be11based on local customs. Some activities are held across the country,12most of the celebrations will take place at a local level that comes from local customs. Also, local government usually hosts all kinds of activities13attract various people for the festival, such as folk culture performances and food tasting.
Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people14sense of safety and hope. For15people, the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future.
Every day in all kinds of weather, many thousands of men and women like jogging. Why has jogging slowly for long distance become so 1? Because jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people 2 weight. It can also help them feel 3 about themselves.
Donald Robbins is a forty-two office worker, weighing about over 150 kg. He began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too 4. At first he could only 5 about 100 yards. Two years later, he ran in a marathon race over twenty-six miles. Many joggers, like Donald Robbins, feel that if they can succeed in jogging, they can also succeed in 6 things.
Should you jog too? If you do, be sure to ask your doctor for 7 Jogging may be too much exercise for you. Does jogging cost much? No, it actually costs almost 8 But it is very important to have a good pair of shoes that were made especially for jogging.
How fast should you go? Jog with a friend and talk to each other as you run. If you have difficulty in 9 you are going too fast.
How far should you go? Remember not to go too far or too soon. In fact, you should walk and do not run for the first few times. Then do some short jogs, but no more than "hat you can do 10. After that, increase your distance a quarter or half mile every two weeks or so.
NO matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!
In 1989, an8.2 earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the unforgettably scare, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the badly damaged building that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son
He began to direct his attention to where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right comer of the building, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins, As he was digging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying," It's too late! They're all dead! You can't help! Co home! Come on! Face reality. Here's nothing you can do!
To each parent he replied with one line, "Are you going to help me now?" And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The firefighter leader showed up and tried to pull him off the school's ruins saying, "Fires are breaking out. Explosions are happening everywhere. You are in danger. We'll take care of it. Go home." To which this loving, caring American father asked, "Are you going to help me now?" The police came and said, "You're angry, worried and it's over. You're making others in danger. Go home. We'll handle it!" To which he replied, "Are you going to help me now?" No one replied.
He went on alone because he needed to know for himself "is my boy alive or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours … 12 hours ... 24 hours … 36 hours … then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son's name, "Armand!" He heard back, "Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you would save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, no matter what happens, you'll always be there for me. You did it, Dad!" "What's going on in there? How is it?" the father asked, "There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us."
"Come out, boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first because I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"
a. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved all the kids.
b. As the father was digging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off
c. In 1989，an 8.2 earthquake happened.
d. The police came and said, "You're angry, worried and it's over, Go home. We'll handle it!
e. The fire fighter leader showed up and tried to pull him off the school's ruins
Xie Wanying (October 5, 1900-Febrary 28.1999), better known by her pen name Bing Xin, was one of the most well-known Chinese writers of the 20th century. Many of her works were written for young readers. Her pen name Bing Xin carries the meaning of a pure heart, and is taken from a line in a Tang Dynasty poem by Wang Changling.
Bing Xin was born in Fuzhou, Fujian, but moved to Shanghai with her family when she was seven months old, and later moved yet again to the coastal port city of Yantai, Shandong, when she was four. Such a move had a key influence on Bing Xin's personality and philosophy (哲学) of love and beauty, as the hugeness and beauty of the sea greatly opened young Bing Xin's mind and heart. It was also in Yantai, Bing Xin first began to read the classics of Chinese literature, such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, when she was just seven.
In 1913, Bing Xin moved to Beijing. She started her writing career as she wrote for a school newspaper at Yanjing University where she was a student and published her first novel. Bing Xin graduated from Yanjing University in 1923 with a bachelor's degree, and went to the United States to study at Wellesley College, earning a master's degree at Wellesley in literature in 1926. She then returned to Yanjing University to teach until 1936.
In 1929, she married Wu Wenzao, her good friend when they were studying in the United States. In literature, Bing Xin founded the "Bing Xin Style" as a new literary style. She contributed a lot to children's literature in China such as A Myriad of Stars (1923), Spring Water (1923), Six-one sister (1924), To Young Readers (1926), Homeward South (1931), The Collected Works of Bing Xin (1932-1933). Bing Xin's literary career was productive. She wrote a lot of works — prose, poetry, novels, reflections and so on. There is a Bing Xin Literature Museum in Changle in Fujian Province. The Bing Xin Children's Literature Award is named in her honour.
a. She published her first novel.
b. She married her good friend Wu Wenzao.
c. She began to read the classics of literature.
d. She wrote To Young Readers.
e. She studied at Wellesley College
English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said, "Where there's tea, there's hope." Similarly, a Chinese saying goes that "Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day."
Tea is, without doubt, welcomed all over the world. According to Statista, a German website for statistics (数据), global tea production reached about 5.8 million tons in 2018. It has become the most consumed beverage (饮品) in the world – after water, of course.
According to the UN, tea is much more than just a hot drink. It's a big part of many cultures around the world. You probably know that people in China use top-grade tea to show respect when receiving important guests. Meanwhile, the British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country's identity. Making Malaysia's pulled tea has become a sort of art form, where drinkers take pride in its entertainment aspects.
Apart from its cultural significance (意义), tea is also a medicine, used from ancient times to modern day. "Tea is cold and lowers the fire," Chinese Ming Dynasty herbalist Li Shizhen once said. The health benefits of tea are still being discovered today: preventing heart disease, obesity and cancer have all been linked to drinking green tea, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the US.
Hot or cold, bagged or loose-leaf, tea is more than a drink – it's a social custom and also a magic medicine, a link to the past and a way of life.
IQ scores have been measured (测量)since 1916, when Alfred Binet developed his intelligence list as follows:
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IQ scores |
Description |
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130 |
Very excellent |
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120 |
Excellent |
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110 |
Above ordinary |
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99 |
Ordinary |
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80 |
Below ordinary |
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Less than 70 |
Very low |
Some very famous people are known for their high IQ level. Jill St. John who has the highest score on this list was a major American film actress during the 1960's and 1970's. Jill was chosen to the University of California at the age of 14.
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Name |
IQ scores |
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Al Gore |
140 |
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Hugh Hefner |
152 |
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Carol Vorderman |
154 |
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Bill Gates |
160 |
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Jill St. John |
162 |
Scientists have estimated (估算)the IQ scores that some famous historical people might have got. This was done by looking at their work and their ideas and the way they put them together Leonardo da Vinci gets that high score not only for his art but also for his idea of the helicopter (直升飞机). Without modern scientific tools, he created a lot of design drawings and patterns, which was ahead of his time.
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Name |
IQ scores |
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George Washington |
118 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
145 |
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Albert Einstein |
160 |
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Charles Dickens |
180 |
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Michelangelo |
180 |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
220 |
The Art of Paper
Chen Zijiang is a paper cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from an early age.
"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history," Mr. Chen told me, "Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs. " He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life.
They are paper cuts for decoration, for religious purposes (宗教目的) and for design patterns.
Paper cuts for decoration are often seen, on windows and gates. They are also used on presents. A present for parents whose child has recently been born might show a paper cut of children, for example. Paper cuts which show the Chinese character for double happiness are often used to celebrate weddings.
Paper cuts for religious purposes are often found in temples
The third kind of paper cuts are these used to make patterns on clothing. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewelry (珠宝) boxes. .
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A. They are usually put up during holidays to bring good luck. B. They are also used as offerings to the dead. C. Dragons are very popular patterns for these designs. D. They can date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty. E. Mr. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make today. |
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