Handshakes, high fives, kisses on the cheek, hugging… people all over the world greet each other in different ways that more or less need close contact (接触）. Because of the novel coronavirus outbreak (新型冠状病毒爆发), people are changing how they greet each other to protect themselves. They have come up with some creative ways to say hello.
French people prefer to kiss on the cheek1each other. It is a common greeting for them, even between people 2 have only just met. They shake hands at work as 3 formal(正式的)greeting. As kissing and handshaking may spread the virus, French lifestyle expert Philippe Lichtfus said 4 looking into a person's eyes is good enough as a greeting.
In Iran, a video 5 popular online. It shows three friends meeting, hands in their pockets, and two of them tapping their feet 6 each other as a greeting. It seems to be a good way to take the place of 7 traditional greetings — handshaking and hugging.
A nose-to-nose greeting is popular in the UAE (阿拉伯联合酋长国). People there rub (摩擦) their noses 8 they see each other. Now the UAE's Health and Prevention Ministry 9people to avoid this traditional greeting. It also said that people 10 shake hands, kiss or hug. Instead, they should greet each other "by waving (挥手) only".
Ian Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and1near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.
In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to 2the huge amount of rubbish in the world's oceans. 3 he returned to Australia, he decided to do something about it.
He organized a community company called "Clean Up Sydney Harbour". On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40, 000 volunteers came out to4away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge 5. Across Australia, about 300, 000 people spent the day improving their local 6.
Since then, "Clean Up Australia" has got 7 every year. In 2002, for example, 800, 000 people cleaned up almost 15, 000 tons of rubbish from Australia's beaches, parks and streets.
Kierman was 8 with the achievement(成就) of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the help of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced "Clean Up the World", an international program that supports(支持)communities around the world in 9 and protecting the environment. "Clean Up the World" has grown 10 and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.
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SPORTS EVENTS Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun. ). At 5：30 am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing. Cost: 200 yuan Telephone：4675027 |
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Brazilian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play against Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices:60 / 100 / 150 yuan Time / Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. ) Telephone: 5012372 |
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Rock climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August26 −27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众). Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time / Dates: 9 −12 am, August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun. ) Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua |
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What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don't know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown away as the rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle(回收利用)old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade (升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organisations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. The computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organisations can turn one person's rubbish into someone else's useful things and cut down waste, too.
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Jenny, a Beijinger, is crazy about Italy. She loves Italian food, Italian music, Italian novels and movies. She has an Italian pen pal, too. She dreams of visiting Rome one day. Mr Smith is a kind old millionaire in Hangzhou. He retired from work two years ago and his wife has died of cancer. So he really wants to help people who have got cancer. Cindy lives in Beijing. She loves music that is popular. She loves the Korean star called Rain and Jay Chou from Taiwan. She has 485 yuan with her. Mary is a student in Xinghai Music College in Guangzhou. She loves music that she can dance to. She is good at dancing. She is free on Oct. 15. Tommy, a college student in Guangzhou. He majors in fashion design. He is interested in European styles. |
A. Rain's day in Beijing. It's Korean pop star Rain's concert in Beijing. Price：480 ～ 1,580 yuan. Time：Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2020. B. Watch Hip-hop dancers from New York City perform in Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium. Price：50～280 yuan. Time：Thursday − Saturday, Oct. 14 −16, 2020. C. Fund-raising (募捐活动) run. Stretch your legs in this 8. 8 km run and raise money for cancer research. Place：West Lake Park, Hangzhou. Time：Sunday, Oct. 17, 2020. D. Jay Chou's concert. Jay Chou is coming to Beijing. He will perform his hot song Won't Cry. Price：500 ～ 2,000 yuan. Time：Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2020. E. Shanghai Families. Hu Yang photographed the Shanghai families from workers to millionaires. Price：Free. Place：Shanghai Museum. Time：Saturday, Oct. 16, 2020. F. Design from Finland. See the works of some young creative designers. Price：Free. Place：Guangzhou Art Museum. Time：Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2020. G. Three Steps Over Heaven. For a culture evening — the Italian Embassy (大使馆) movie night. This film is about a teenager's romance that is set in Rome. Price：Free. Place：Italian Embassy. Time：Monday, Oct. 11, 2020. |
We have been in Australia for three days. We're having a good here. Australia is sixth largest country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees and colourful flowers around the houses and they look really . There are also some special in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.
During the past three days we've visited many of interest around Sydney. I'd like to spend more time here. we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot the beauty of the colourful corals.
Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are packing our bags so that we will not miss the plane when we leave. We can enjoy in Cairns this time tomorrow. I'm expecting to go there!
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The winter vacation and Spring Festival are on the way! That means delicious food and family gatherings (团聚). Other than celebrating the festival, do you have any other plans for the holiday? Here's what some of our readers will be doing — maybe they'll give you an idea! Ding Peiqi, 13, from Shanghai "My holiday plan is ambitious (有雄心的): writing my first novel. I want to write about 10,000 words! It will be a fantasy (魔幻) story like the Harry Potter books. But the characters in my story will be four lovely girls. They live ordinary (平凡的) lives but one day magic changes their lives forever… " Liu Yang, 14, from Shanghai "I am a Junior 3 student. I'll need to spend most of the winter vacation taking extra classes. I'll try to improve my Chinese composition skills. My dream winter vacation would be to enjoy Spring Festival the same as everyone else: eating delicious food, visiting relatives and getting lots of lucky money!" Wang Lichao, 14, from Tianjin "I'll have an adventure this winter! My friends and I will spend a day taking the train to Beijing by ourselves! I've been to Beijing many times. But this time, without my parents' company (陪伴), the trip should be different. We may visit some parks in Beijing. " Wei Yaxue, 15, from Guangxi "Bad luck! I have to spend half of the vacation in extra classes. If I had time, I'd travel to Tibet. I want to see the snow, the blue sky and animals there. It should be easy because we now have the Qinghai-Tibet railway. I could get on the train at Liuzhou. " |
