Recently, a father called Daming and his son Dongshun's photos became hot all over China. In the photos, while they are working on the boat on Dongting Lake, lots of fish are 1 into the fish bin(鱼舱).
Dongting Lake is the second freshwater(淡水) lake in China, it's home to 2 400 kinds of fishes. But 3, people threw litter and factories put 4 water into the lake. Even worse, a large number of fish were caught by 5. Because of the pollution and overfishing(过度捕捞), the Yangtze River was in 6. For example, the Chinese paddlefish(中华白鲟) disappeared 2 years ago. Daming used to make a living by fishing near Dongting Lake. 7, life was gradually becoming difficult for Daming and other fishermen. The more times they went to fish, the 8 fish they could get.
In January, 2020, the government called for a 10-year fishing ban(禁渔令), covering 332 conservation areas(保护区) in the Yangtze River. Dongshun has worked with his 9 as a lake ranger(巡湖员) for almost 3 years. This job helps him understand how important it is to protect Dongting Lake. "I think this job is meaningful." he said, "As the wind is blowing gently, fish are swimming happily." 10 a beautiful scene!
Socrates was famous in ancient Greece for his knowledge. One day, one of his friends went up to him and said, "I've just heard something about your friend, do you want to know?"
"Well," Socrates said, "Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a test. It's called the triple filter test."
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued, "Before you talk to me about my friend, it is a good idea to think about what you will say. The first filter is △ . Are you sure what you are going to tell me is true?"
"In fact, I just heard about it and…" the man said.
"All right," Socrates said, "So you don't really know whether it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter—goodness. Is what you are going to tell me good?"
"No, on the contrary (相反)…" the man replied.
"Okay," Socrates continued, "The last filter is usefulness. Is what you are going to tell me useful to me?"
"No, not really." The man said.
"Well," Socrates ended, "If what you want to tell me is not true, good or even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
When people say Chinese culture, we often think of paper cutting. Paper cutting is an art form with a long history in China. Traditional paper-cuts were first put on windows for decoration(装饰). That is why paper-cuts are also called "window flowers". Most paper-cuts are made of red paper, because red means good luck in Chinese culture. Today, people use paper-cuts to decorate not only windows, but also doors and other furniture, Sometimes, people use them as gifts.
Paper-cuts are popular because of their expressions of good wishes and hopes. During the Spring Festival, for example, many people put up paper-cuts of the Chinese character "Fu" upside down on the door. They hope this can bring them good luck. At wedding ceremonies(结婚典礼), you can always see paper-cuts of the character "Xi". It means that the new couple can enjoy happiness together.
Paper cutting has developed into different styles in different parts of China. Paper-cuts from the north of China usually have interesting shapes. In southern China, people prefer paper-cuts with the themes of flowers, fruit, birds and fish.
It's very easy to learn paper cutting. With a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors, you can try to make your own paper-cuts. Although paper cutting is easy to start with, you need a lot of practice and imagination to become really good at it.
China impresses the world in the year 2022. In the past months,we have seen several important events that showed the world a strong China. Here we take a look back at them.
The 16-day Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games closed on February 20. Themed "Together for a Shared Future", the Games drew attention of the world successfully. Athletes(运动员) competed bravely on the ice and snow, achieving their dreams. They encouraged people around the world with their spirits. Behind stage, Chinese food and culture impressed international athletes. Many shared photos and videos of their life on social media, telling Chinese stories to the world. Beijing 2022 gave the world a window on China.
While Beijing 2022 reflects rich Chinese culture, the great progress in science and technology shows the ability to innovate(创新). On April 16, China welcomed three heroic astronauts home. After flying around Earth for six months, they came back home safely. During the stay in space, they gave lively science lessons from the Tiangong space station. That made millions of children fall in love with space science. What's more, on June 5, the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rose into space and another three astronauts were sent into the space station. They will make a further step in the exploration(探索) of space.
All these great achievements show the power of China. We're proud of our country. We strongly believe that China will surely move forward to an even brighter future.
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A. There are two ways to play. B. And they are quite different from each other. C. The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. D. Watching shadow plays is more interesting than the other interesting games and it becomes more and more popular. E. Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet. F. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. |
During ancient times in China, children didn't have any smart phones, ipads or computers to have fun. Let's take a look.
Stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
Flying kites
Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.
Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. One is covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to enjoy themselves. The other is that one child must try to find other players who hide, it is more commonly.
Watching shadow plays
Folk artists use puppets behind the screen to show all kinds of shadows, telling stories with music. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top, and was shown for each important occasion.
| A. Great! I'll collect them on my way to work tomorrow morning. Many thanks. |
| B. Thanks. It is getting much better now. My doctor said I could return to the sports field next month. Anyway, I'll be there next week. |
| C. We still have some in the kitchen. I bought a bottle of milk the day before yesterday and we haven't opened it yet. |
| D. Take your time. I will be there in a few minutes. What salad would you like, fruit salad or vegetable salad? |
| E. What a pity! Shall we meet sometime next week? After all, shopping won't be fun without you. |
| F. You can take No. M470 bus to my house. Get off at Bao'an Center Station. There is a shop near the bus stop. I will wait for you there. |
In the closing years of the Sui Dynasty, a terrible flood happened on the Xian River outside the city of Zhaozhou. flood brought down a large stone bridge.
People had rebuilt the bridge many (time). But it was still washed away over and over again. "What's wrong it?" Li Chun, the (famous) local engineer at that time, asked (he). He worked day and night at the drawing of the bridge and found out that the stone supports(支柱) couldn't stand the force of the blood.
One day, an idea came into his mind! He thought of building bow-shaped arches(拱) instead of stone supports. And there would be only one big arch, supported at each end by two small ones.
floods came, the waters would run through the four small arches, (bring) little influence on the bridge. He was greatly excited by the idea, and dance (happy) right at his desk.
A new Zhaozhou Bridge (build). It was safe and beautiful. The local people of Zhaozhou were very glad that the problem of the stone bridge was finally worked out. Now, this great stone bridge with a history of over 1,300 years has become a classical example of China's arched bridges. It shows the wisdom and creativity of the (China) people.
内容提示：
1）为何做书签：帮助你喜欢阅读自己最喜欢的书；介绍一本你最喜欢的书；
2）如何做书签：
材料（卡纸，剪刀，胶水等）；
步骤（剪纸、画画、写字等，需要详细描述，另外至少补充一点）；
1）做书签的感受（至少一点）。
写作要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥；
3）词数：80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：
material 材料 card 卡纸 glue 胶水
A DIY bookmark for my favourite book
Last week I took part in our school's Reading & Bookmark-making activity.
