It was my first day at school. The teacher in my English class was Mr. Browne, a really tall man with a yellow beard (胡须). At the beginning of the class, he wrote on the blackboard in big letters: PRECEPT.
"Okay, so who can tell me what a precept is? Does anyone know?"
No one put up their hands. Mr. Browne smiled and wrote on the blackboard again:
PRECEPT=Rules about really important things.
"So, what are some really important things?" he asked us.
Many students gave their answers: rules, study, homework, family, parents, friends, our world...
"Okay," said Mr. Browne, "but no one has named the most important thing of all." we all looked at him, out of ideas. He then wrote down:
WHO WE ARE!
"Who we are! Right? What kind of people are we? Isn't that the most important thing? Learning who you are is what you're here to do."
He turned around and wrote down:
Mr. Browne's September precept:
When given the choice(选择) between being right or being kind, choose(选择) kind.
"Okay, so everybody, from now on, at the beginning of every month, I'm going to write a new precept on the blackboard and you are going to write it down in your notebook. Then we are going to talk about it and what it means."
As I wrote down Mr. Browne's precept, I began to find out that I was going to like school.
Do you often have dreams? What do your dreams look like? There was an artist who made art about his dreams. His name is Salvador Dali.
On May 11, 1904, Salvador Dali was born in a small town in Spain(西班牙). His family's house was near the sea. Little Dali loved playing on the beach. From the sea and rocks there, he got great inspiration. That gave him new and creative(有创意的) ideas.
At school, Dali was not a good student. He often looked out of the window, lost in daydreams. Dali liked to draw pictures of his family. At 13, he went to evening classes for drawing. Dali was a star student there. He started to do better in his studies, too.
After growing up, he had long hair. He liked to wear special clothes. After leaving art school, Dali joined some artists in Paris. They painted strange, dream-like pictures.
In 1941, Dali began to design jewelry(设计珠宝). He designed a flower that could open and close. He also designed brooches(胸针) that looked like eyes and hands. They each looked really special and interesting. In 1948, he came back to Spain and opened a museum to show his paintings and jewelry. When people visit the museum, they feel that they are in a dream. That is what Dali wanted.
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Dear Peter, How are you? I'm fine. I have some exciting news! I have moved to a new house in the countryside of Canada. It is very nice and quiet here. The house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a large kitchen. But I love it much better than my old house in the city. The weather is very cold here. Yesterday, I went skiing (滑雪) with my friends Tom and Payton. Tom is an excellent skier but Payton and I are still in the beginner group. We had great fun and after that, we drank hot chocolate beside an open fire. Your mum tells me that you will visit me during the summer holiday. I can't wait to see you and show you around my new house. Which room would you like to sleep in? One of the guestrooms looks out onto (朝向) a lake, while the other one has lovely views of the woods (树林) and mountains. Can you give me a hand, please? Can you bring me some photos of Hong Kong? I miss my friends and family there. See you soon! Yours, Uncle Sam |
Four cows lived in a forest near some open grasslands. They were good friends and did everything together. They walked around together, ate grass together and 1 together day and night. As they were always together, they could protect(保护) each other from tigers and lions. They might want to kill them 2 food.
But one day, the four 3 got into a big fight. They couldn't work it out and all wanted to leave and go their own way. They each found a new 4 to live in. But a lion 5 found them. He thought that this might be a good time to kill the cows and 6 a good meal. One by one, he found the cows and killed them all.
The story gives us something to 7 . What the cows did not understand is that there is strength (力量) in numbers. This is 8 even for people. If we stay close with our friends and family members, they can give us the strength to get through the 9 times. And at the same time, 10 can help them when they are in need themselves.
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What does it feel like when you eat breakfast with a giraffe? I can tell you about my experience. I like to travel the world and write about my trips. Years ago, I to a giraffe hotel in Kenya, Africa. This hotel is home to many giraffes. They are to people. When travelers eat outside, the giraffes will put heads toward the mand ask for some food. When I at the hotel, I enjoyed sitting on a tree and feeding the giraffes.
It seems that giraffes are everywhere. People see them in zoos. However, this species (物种) is in . The number of giraffes has gone down by more than 40% in the past 30 years, according to the report.
The reason for this is because people are giraffes. They are also destroying (破坏) their to build more houses. It is time to protect this special animal it is too late.
It's nine o'clock at night. My family are all at home. are four people in my family and we are doing different kinds of things. My brother is listening to music. He likes music very much and it is his dream to be a musician. I am reading interesting book called The Three-Body Problem. The writer Liu Cixin is really good telling stories. My mother is washing the dishes. She has do a lot of housework every day. What's my father doing? He is helping mom with housework! They talking happily while doing housework. It seems that everybody is busy but having a wonderful time.
A: Hi, Tom! How was your weekend?
B: I just stayed at home because of the rain. What about you?
A: I went to Luoyang and spent two days with my grandparents in the village.
B: Sounds good!
A: No. It was sunny and warm.
B:
A: I went fishing and climbing. Also, I picked mushrooms in the mountains.
B:
A: Yeah, that's true! Would you like to go with me next time?
B: Really? I'd love to! You know I enjoy the fresh air in the countryside.
A: Great. My grandparents must be very happy to see you.
B: No problem! I'll see you then.
A: See you!
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A. Where did you go? B. Oh, kind of boring! C. Did it rain there, too? D. How was the weather? E. What did you do there? F. How about this Friday? G. Sounds like you had great fun. |
