Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city called Chentangguan. It had been three years before Li Jing's wife gave birth to a half of flesh. Li Jing was so1that he cut it. A little boy jumped out. He was quite2, and he was able to walk already! 3was shocked. At this moment, Taiyi Zhenren came to congratulate and wished to accept the child4a student. He also gave the child a name—Ne Zha.
Ne Zha turned seven years old. One day, while he was playing near the5, he noticed a yaksha bullying the kids. He beat the yaksha. The yaksha asked Ao Bing, the dragon prince, for help. After several rounds of 6, Ne Zha killed Ao Bing. When the Dragon King of the East Sea found out, he was very angry and immediately went to Li Jing's house to ask him to7his son's life. Li Jing said sorry, but the East Sea Dragon King still wouldn't walk away. Ne Zha was very angry, 8he rushed up and beat him. The Dragon King returned to invite the other three Dragon Kings to flood Chentangguan with their power.
For the safety of the people in the city, Ne Zha stood up and killed9. Luckily, Taiyi Zhenren came and brought Ne Zha back to life. Then Ne Zha came to the Dragon Palace to seek revenge on the Dragon Kings. Finally, Ne Zha beat the four Dragon Kings until they 10never to do any bad things again.
From then on, the people of Chentangguan lived a quiet and happy life.
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If eating more healthily is one of your New Year's decisions, maybe you should try the Mediterranean diet. In January, US News&World Report regarded the Mediterranean diet as the best diet of 2023. This is the fourth year the diet has been thought to be the top one.
According to USA Today, the Mediterranean diet is based on the eating habits in areas of southern Italy, parts of Greece, Spain and Morocco. It mainly includes plant-based foods like fruits and vegetables, whole grain: and seeds, and even puts more extra virgin olive oil. Fish and chicken are more common than red meat in this diet. That means the diet is rich in tastes but low in fat. In addition to helping people keep weight off, experts believe that the diet can make people take less risks of heart trouble and high blood pressure.
Besides, the Mediterranean diet is not only a diet, but also a kind of lifestyle. Living the Mediterranean way also means being active and sharing meals with loved ones. "Compared with others, the Mediterranean diet pays much attention to the value of friendliness and neighborliness ," said the UNESCO. "Eating together has become a very common cultural activity around the Mediterranean areas." In Mediterranean tradition, it is natural for families and friends to eat at big tables, talking about their lives and experiences while eating together. Usually the meals can last for several hours. It's a good time for them to be with each other as well as the enjoyable food.
If you are interested in trying the Mediterranean diet, you can start with these tips:
·Build meals around vegetables, beans and whole grains.
·Eat fish at least twice a week.
·Use olive oil instead of butter in preparing food
·Serve fresh fruit for dessert.
"Please take my penny," said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets. Her brother Andrew drew her back whispering, "Maggie, he is not a beggar !" But Maggie paid no attention" Please take it," she didn't give up. Old Dan smiled, and took it, "Thank you, little miss," he said, "It is kindly meant. "
After that, Maggie went to the beach to enjoy herself. As time passing by, Maggie felt a bit tired, and she chose a rock to sit on. Soon the barking of a dog made her jump. Turning around, she found Rover, Dan's large dog jumping down from a rock! He barked and then began to pull her coat. "Rover wishes me to leave here, I see. " she said, and she rose from the rock. However, she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up, and as the tide had been coming in for some time, she found some of the stones wet and smooth. She felt afraid and cried but the waves made a much louder noise than she could make. What could poor Maggie do?
Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark. The fisherman heard the loud barking. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover in trouble. He looked over the cliffs. There he saw it all—Rover barking for help, and the little child standing beside him. The fisherman hurried to his sons' home. "Quick, boys, quick!" he said. "Get to the boat, and row fast to the bay. There is a poor child there just waiting for help." The young fishermen rushed to the boat, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out.
"It was the penny that did it." he said to Maggie's mother later. "I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kind-like into my hand—just as if he would have said, 'Rover will be your friend now, little girl.' And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day. "
Some years later, Rover came to Maggie's home with a little note, in which was written—"Will Maggie help Rover? —His owner is dead. "
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"LEGO" means "play well" in Danish. It is one of the most popular toys that man has (曾经) made. However, Nathan Sawaya is the first (艺术家) to take LEGO into the art world. You always have something (期盼)in an LEGO show by him. (没有一个) of the people, from grown-ups to kids, would like to say no to it.
Nathan Sawaya liked playing with plastic toy bricks when he was a child. He thought playing with plastic toy bricks full of (愉悦). Instead of books and a computer, he had some (模型)of buildings made of bricks on his desk. Now he has 1.5 (百万) colored bricks in his working room in New York.
Sawaya is good at getting creative ideas from something in (日常的) life. He keeps on working, though he has become one of (成功) men in the world, "I took a dream I had as a child, and finally it (带领) me into a new world." says Nathan proudly.
Every day we mostly do the same old thing. We go to school or work. We come home, eat dinner, watch some TV go to bed. What if we could go into someone else's life for a while? Reality TV (offer) that chance. We can see others' lives and maybe try to see ourselves in (they) shoes. Watching other people struggle makes us (feel) that our own problems aren't so serious.
Some reality shows show the lives of the rich. It's interesting sometimes to think about wonderfully we would live if we had all that money.
Survivor has been a very popular reality show some years. People can imagine living like the competitors, so they enjoy show. But for them, the struggle to find food or shelter is not (real). They are doing it from the comfort of the sofas at home. People are drawn to Survivor because it presents challenges in these (area).
People can't help (watch) to see what happens next.
Dear director,
My name is Xuanxuan. I'd like to be a reporter for your TV program Travel Around Wenzhou.
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I hope I will have the chance to work for your TV program.
Yours,
Xuanxuan
