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Man: Good morning, welcome to the Art School.
Woman: Thanks. I'd like to join one of your evening art courses.
Man: OK.
Woman: Chinese painting course. I like Chinese painting.
Man: Yes, it is. Very beautiful. Now let's fill in this form.
Woman: Lucy Green.
Man: Which country are you from?
Woman: Well, But actually I'm American.
Man: I see. Next question. Can you tell me where you live?
Woman:
Man: Thanks. Now, I'll give you some information.
Sir Isaac Newton was a scientist who discovered the law of gravity （重力）. People have learned that Isaac Newton once 1 when he was thinking under an apple tree. 2 he was woken up by an apple falling on his head. He jumped up, shouting, "Gravity made the apple fall!"
Did the apple really fall on him? No one 3 for sure. The story of the apple may have some 4 but people who knew him have written that it never happened. Newton had actually been studying gravity and thinking about how apples fell down from a tree and not 5 for many years.
Albert was mad about computer games. When people encouraged him to return to 1 life, he would say, "This is my doorway to the world. "
In one of his favorite games, he would 2 as many turtles as he could. 3 else could collect more than he did. But Albert still wanted more. One day, when he got home from school, he found two real turtles in his bedroom.
Albert's parents decided to make them his 4. Albert had to learn all he could to look after the turtles. He also 5 to trick them into leaving his room, but it never worked. Gradually, he got used to living with the turtles, and 6 began to enjoy it. And other people loved hearing Albert's stories and his growing knowledge about 7.
One day, the turtles disappeared. His parents 8 that he would return to his games, but that didn't happen. 9 , he went to buy some pets and looked after them in his spare time.
Now whenever people ask him about it, he points at his 10 and says, "They are my doorway to the world. There's a lot more to them than you'd realize."
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Tuesday 23，May Hi Silvia We're having a great time in Scotland. The people are very friendly but they speak with a strange accent. I can't always understand what they say! We left Edinburgh yesterday and are now heading north. Tomorrow we're going to go looking for the Loch Ness Monster. Have you heard of it? Say hello to everyone at school. See you on the 29th! Hans |
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a Teens help students in remote areas
Luo, a Chinese university student , only turned 18 in January, but he's already made a big difference to the lives of many poor young people living in China's remote （偏远的）areas. His online English lessons have offered them a chance to know a world they could only imagine before. Many have achieved university dreams. |
b Luban Lock: magic Chinese puzzle
2,000 years ago, a famous Chinese carpenter named Luban created a magic Chinese puzzle called "Luban Lock"， which he used to test how smart his son was. Watch as Rachel learns to make this Chinese puzzle and tries to solve it! Do you want to have a try? |
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First picture of the black hole The first picture of the huge black hole at the heart of the Milky Way was shown on Thursday, thanks to the efforts of astronomers (天文学家)from around the world, including 17 from China. Shen Zhiqiang says that the future purpose of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is to get video pictures of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. |
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China' s healthcare China has made progress in public health over the past years. In 1949, average life expectancy （平均寿命）was 35. It reached nearly 77 in 2019, much higher than the world average of 72. In 1949, there were just 3,670 medical and health organizations in the whole country. The number increased to nearly 1 million at the end of 2018. Health insurance （保险）has also benefited over 95 percent of the population. |
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Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Dishonesty often helps them survive（生存）. |
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Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. A bird called the plover sometimes pretends（假装）to be hurt in order to protect its young. When an enemy gets close to its nest, the plover pretends to have a broken wing. The enemy follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the baby birds safe. |
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Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries （埋）its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays also steal food. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when others are watching them. So they get back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else. |
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Chimpanzees can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimpanzee will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimpanzee puts out its hand, too, the chimpanzees are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimpanzee take the winner's hand and start fighting again. When chimpanzees find food, it's natural for them to cry out. Then other chimpanzees come running. But some clever chimpanzees learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimpanzees don't hear them, and they don't need to share the food. |
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Bob, an exchange student from the UK, is at Li Ming's home in Chengdu, are talking about the photos on the wall.
B—Bob L—Li Ming
B: What are you picking in the photo?
L: Mulberries. Mulberries like these taste delicious.
B: Oh, really? Are mulberries fruit in Chengdu?
L: Yes, there are a lot every May. You know Sichuan has a long history of silk culture. Silk from Chengdu became famous as early as 2,000 years ago. I mean nearly all the people in the country knew it！And mulberry are the main food for silkworms.
B: I see. Where did you pick the mulberries?
L: Inside an ecological （生态的）park in Chengdu. like picking mulberries and feeding silkworms are hot in May.
B: Wow! The ecological park like a great place. What else can you do in the park?
L: You can rent（租）a piece of land and grow crops or vegetables. Some experts will give you help if necessary. This way, you can learn more about .
B: That's a good way to the life on the farm. It may help you forget the pressure in life and feel .
L: That's true. It has many . It also produces food for the city and makes the city greener.
B: Could you me there this weekend? I can't wait to visit the ecological park.
L: No problem.
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When the other models appeared on the stage, the audience cheered and clapped. Then it was Niu's turn. The audience suddenly became . However, after four or five seconds, Niu heard someone next to the stage say in admiration, "So cool!"
Niu Yu, 24, became a(n) star at Shanghai Fashion Week for her confidence, even though she was wearing a prosthetic leg. When Niu was only 11, she lost her right leg during the Wenchuan Earthquake.
Niu has won lots of praise. This gives those who have prejudice(偏见)against the disabled a hit on the nose. "I by something they said. They said the traditional view was that sports were for people with legs, but sports should be a kind of spirit. Even though I have lost a leg, I still deeply love sports and will do so forever, " Niu said. Actually, Niu first drew the public's attention when she a marathon — a 42-kilometer race in 2018, which was held in Wenchuan to mark the anniversary （周年纪念）of the earthquake.
Now, Niu works as a photographer and has more than 850,000 on social platforms, such as Douyin. "I feel I have a social responsibility to bridge the disabled and the public. Showing my life to the public can allow them to understand our group and can also tell other disabled people that our society is more tolerant（宽容）than they imagined, " she explained.
Brainstorming is the practice of coining up with ideas or solutions. But we do have some rules to follow for successful brainstorming.
Focus on quantity （数量）over quality. When it comes to brainstorming, the more ideas, the better.
Don't worry about the quality of your ideas for now. Remember that your goal is to come up with as many ideas as possible. Even if none of them are perfect, you'll still have many creative ideas to use for your final plan.
Encourage big or unusual ideas. Although unusual ideas may not be immediately practical, just creating those ideas gives your brain training. It can also help to produce creative solutions that are hard to come up with.
Don't say no to the ideas of others. You can put together the best parts of different ideas to create new, even better ones. Even if you're not brainstorming as a group, you should still think about sharing your ideas with others and asking them for their advice.
You don't have to regard yourself as a very creative person to come up with excellent ideas and solutions at once. Even if you don't find the perfect solution, just practicing it can help to improve your creativity. Put these tips together and you are sure to come up with some great ideas.
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A. Share ideas with each other. B. Brainstorming can help unlock ideas. C. There' s no correct way to brainstorm. D. Just say or write any idea that comes to mind. E. You can practice brainstorming skills whenever you want to. F. Don' t give up your ideas, no matter how strange they seem to be. |
Environmental protection is one of the hottest topics nowadays. It was also something that ancient Chinese paid great attention to. In fact, the world's earliest environmental protection idea, ministry （部门） and law were all born in China. How did the ancient Chinese protect the environment?
The world's earliest idea of "managing state affairs（政事）through environmental protection"
Xunzi, a famous thinker in the Warring States Period, came up with the idea of "managing state affairs through environmental protection". He wrote in his book that vegetation（植被）should be protected well by humans.
Guan Zhong, a government officer 400 years ahead of Xunzi, was also an environmental protection expert. He said "a king who cannot protect his vegetation is not doing a good job".
The world's earliest environmental protection ministry"
Nine ministries set up by Shim, an ancient Chinese emperor, included "Yu"（虞） , an environmental protection ministry. Hie first " Yu'' leader was Boyi, an environmental protection expert. He invented wells so people could drink clean water. He knew a lot about animals and also called for animal protection.
The world's earliest "environmental protection law"
Over 4, 000 years ago, Dayu, an ancient Chinese water-control expert and also an emperor, made a rule, not allowing people to cut down trees in March or catch fish in June, because it was the time when they grew quickly.
Almost 3,000 years ago, Tianlv, the first environmental protection law, appeared in Qin. It recorded many ancient environmental protection rules. Two of them were interesting: firstly, rivers should not be blocked（堵塞）; secondly, grass and trees should not be burned to be fertilizer （肥料）except for summer. The second one is inspiring even for today. It can help to keep air clean and fresh.
