Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways.
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man lives on or near a hill, and his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If (如果) a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
In many English homes, people have four meals(餐) a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea(茶) and dinner.
People have breakfast from 7:00 to 9: 00 in the morning. They eat eggs or(或者) bread. English people drink tea or milk for breakfast, too. Lunch comes at about 13:00. Afternoon tea is from 16:00 to 17:00, and dinner is about 19:30. They often have soup(汤), and they have some chicken or fish with vegetables. Then they eat some bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people have meals like that. Some of them don't have their dinners in the evening(晚上).
Welcome to the zoo. You can see many different animals in it.
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| Tuantuan is a cute panda. She is five years old. She is from China. She is kind to kids. She is black and white. She likes eating bamboo and drinking water. |
| | This is a big elephant. His name is Martin. He is from India. He is ten years old. He has a long nose. He likes eating grass. He is clever. People can teach him to do something for them. |
| | Dudu is a monkey. He is two years old. He is from Japan. He is very naughty (淘气的). He likes eating bananas and cakes. He often lives on the tree. |
| | That is a lion. His name is Nick. He is strong. He is nine years old. He is from England. He likes eating meat. He sleeps for eleven hours (小时) every day. He is very happy in the zoo. |
Mr. Smith has a present shop. Every day many people go to his shop to buy presents for their friends.
One day Jim went to the shop. "Can I help you?" asks Mr. Smith.
"I want a present for my friend Mike's birthday." "What about some flowers?" "No, he never buys flowers, but he often listens to CDs." "You can buy him a CD of Justin Bieber." "He has many CDs. I want to give him a special present." "Why don't you give him an interesting book?" "Oh, yes. He always likes books. Thank you, Mr. Smith." Jim was very happy and he bought a book called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Most American shops are open five days a week. American families usually have a two-day weekend, that is, Saturday and Sunday.
Many families enjoy weekends together. They go shopping, go to the mountains or visit their friends. Some American families play sports at the weekend. Running, playing volleyball and swimming are popular in summer. Weekend is also a time for American families to work in their gardens(花园) or houses. For most Americans, they are very busy on weekends.
A. So some families fix (修理) their cars or clean their houses on weekends.
B. American school children go to school five days a week, too.
C. At the weekend, people spend their time in many different ways.
D. It takes them about two hours to get to work.
E. And in winter, skiing and skating are their favorite sports.
F. They also have a party at home.
G. What about going to the movies?
It's New Year's Eve (除夕). 1 people are at home. They are staying with their 2. But Ms Li is still 3. She is a policewoman and she works on the train. It's a 4 job. During Spring Festival she is much busier. There are so many people 5 the train to go home. Ms Li often 6 her New Year's Eve on the train. At eight, Ms Li calls her family. They are 7 Spring Festival Gala. "Happy New Year!" her 8 says on the phone. "Mum, Granny's dumplings are delicious. I leave a lot for you. When you 9 tomorrow, you can enjoy them." Ms Li feels sorry for her family, 10 she can't enjoy the important day with them. But she is also proud (自豪的)that she is a great policewoman.
We go to many places every day. Do you usually walk ride a bike? In a modern city, there (be) many ways for people to choose. If you are just in a hurry, you can choose to take a taxi. Taxis don't need (stop) at the bus stop. And the driver can take you the place very (quick). However, going by taxi costs much money. So you can go by subway. It is much cheaper than taxis and faster than (bus). When you are not busy, you can take a bus, and then you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the city on it. If you want to exercise, (walk) and riding bikes may be good you. Exercise can make you (health).
Today, many people have cars. But do you think it is a good thing to have too many cars in the street?
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds (磅). They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years.
Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks (象鼻), and have been used in the forestry industry in Asia for many years.
Elephants use their ears as a cooling system. Blood flows through veins (静脉)in the ears and as the elephant flaps (拍击)his ears, the blood cools and flows through his body to cool off other parts.
There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants can be identified (识别)by the larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds.
The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 8,000 pounds. It's easy to identify because of its smaller ears. Most circus (马戏团)elephants are Indian elephants. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
