Mr Smith has a small supermarket in a small town. All the people who live nearby like to 1 there. But several years ago, a big chain store appeared in that area. It sold all kinds of things2 the toothbrush to TV and the price was pretty low 3 a lot of small shops closed down except（除了）Mr Smith's. The manager(经理) of the chain store wanted to find out the sceret. He saw a lady buying things there by accident and stopped her4 and asked, "Madam, could you tell me why don't you buy them in the big chain store?"
The lady told him the whole story. Three years ago after her divorce(离婚), she worked hard to raise her family herself. One day, when she bought things in the supermarket, Tom, one of her little children, asked her to buy him a new pair of shoes. He cried, "I had a basketball match, but all the people5 at me because of the shoes. " She wanted to but her money was only 6 for a bottle of milk. "I am sorry but I 7 when we have money... "the mother said. Tom ran away angrily. The woman stood there weeping(哭泣). Later she realized that 8 was patting(轻拍)on her back. It was Mr Smith. He gave her pair of new shoes and said, " Don't worry about the money. You can pay me later. "
After that, the manager of the chain store knew the 9 of Mr Smith's success. He decided that he would think of the needs of his customers(顾客) 10 making money only . That's what makes a business successful.
Recently, there has been a popular video on the Internet. Every night, millions of boys and girls are waiting and watching in Tiktok, following the"star coach"Liu Genghong to exercise. After 90 minutes of exercising, Liu Genghong reminds everybody to stretch their muscles（拉伸肌肉）. Stretching is a very important part of exercise. Here is something about stretching you should know.
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The posture（姿势） of stretching after exercise: ◆Stretch with one leg. Stand with one leg in front and your back straight. ◆Baby stretch. Sit on the floor and slowly pull one leg to your chest（胸口）. ◆Body side stretch. Put one of your hands on your standing legs, and raise the other arm. |
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During the Warring States Period, there lived a man named Su Qin. He tried to get a job as a government official（官员）, but he failed. When he arrived home, his family looked down on him and didn't want to speak to him. His sister-in-law（嫂子）treated him worst and even refused to offer any food to him. Su Qin felt very sad, but he didn't give up on himself. He studied hard everyday, and finally came up with the "zong-heng principle"（纵横之术）.
Later on, Su Qin traveled to many states and explained his idea to the kings. He told them that small states should work together to fight against the strong state, Qin. Luckily, He persuade other states to accept his idea. And he became the prime minister（丞相）of them.
One day, Su Qin passed by his hometown. His parents, brother, wife and sister-in-law all came out to welcome him. When he saw his sister-in-law, he laughed. He still remembered how she treated him in the past. Then he asked her, "You were rude to me before. But why do you look up to me now?" His sister-in-law answered, "You are an official now, so I dare(胆敢）not treat you like before.
This is the story of the Chinese idiom qianjuhougong (前倨后恭）. It is used to describe that someone treats person badly at first, but later respects him because of his high status(地位).
Singing Taylor Swift's song up in bed, I am thinking about my biggest plan to get away from the school. I do think it's done and failed.
I have tried many ways to be ill. Yes, many.
To get a cold easily, I once wore a T-shirt when the temperature dropped rapidly last week; I also enjoyed my solo (独奏；独演) walking in the heavy rain a couple of days ago. Unluckily, nothing great for me has happened.
My most stupid try took place after Tom's story telling. Tom once told me that a boy in his class had a good idea when he didn't like school. He warmed up the thermometer (温度计) until it got 39℃. After that, he quickly put it into his mouth and his mom thought he was really ill. I believed that boy was Tom himself because Tom was absent (缺席) for a few days not long ago .
This morning I did try that. In the beginning, I put the thermometer in my hand to heat it up but it never went up to 35℃. So I held the thermometer to my desk light. To my joy, it quickly went to 60℃. I thought it was the chance to put it in my mouth and walk to my mom.
However, nobody ever told me 60℃ was so hot that I could not stand the time of finding my excuse, I gave up half way for cold water for my burned mouth.
Now I can't talk and I have to think of another bigger plan to win my parents back.
Imagine a dog you don't need to train. Instead, you can program it to do whatever you want. Now, you don't need to imagine it. Let's see Spot. It's a robot that looks like a dog from US company Boston Dynamics.
In March, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii(庞贝考古公园）in Italy gave Spot a new job. Pompeii is famous old city from the ancient world. Thousands of years ago, a nearby volcano（火山）covered the city in ash(灰). Many people died, but the ash kept buildings safe until someone found it in1748.
▲It walks around the city with a 3D scanner（扫描仪). There are many small underground tunnels（隧道）in Pompeii. Thieves used the tunnels to steal things. The tunnels bring safety problems to the ancient buildings. Robot dogs are small enough to go through these tunnels and find any problem about the buildings.
According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, an engineer of the park, this is the first time anyone has used a robot to help protect an archaeological site(古迹). "It's a great progress and it would allow us to protect the place with greater speed and in total safely, "said Zuchtriegel.
Spot will also work with a 3D-scanning plane. The two will check the site regularly. They will look for any serious problem. As art magazine ART news said Pompeii is turning into a "Smart Archaeological Park".
①From tiny ants to giant whales, all animals sleep. Some sleep a little. Some sleep a lot. And some have come up with some unusual ways to get their sleep.
②Koalas live in Australia. They eat only the leaves of eucalyptus （桉树） trees. These leaves are hard to digest （消化） and don't give much energy. So to save their strength, koalas spend most of the day and night sleeping and digesting. They may sleep 18 to 22 hours a day, waking up for short periods to eat leaves. Yawn!Enough talking. Time to sleep!
③Giraffes don't get very much sleep—only a few hours a day. For giraffes, sleeping may mean danger because they may become lions' food while sleeping. So giraffes mostly take short naps （打盹） while standing up. But they do need to lie down for half an hour or so of deep, dreaming sleep. It may take a whole minute for a giraffe to get back up on its long legs again.
④Like giraffes, horses usually nap standing up, but they need to lie down for about 20 minutes to get some deep sleep. When the others lie down, one horse stays awake to keep watch.
⑤Dolphins are air-breathing mammals （哺乳动物） that swim in the sea. Scientists have discovered a surprising fact—these animals can sleep with one half of their brain while the other half stays awake!While the right half of the dolphin's brain is asleep, the left half stays awake!This lets the dolphin keep its nose above the water so it can breathe. After about 20 minutes, the sides switch （转换）, allowing the other half of the dolphin's brain to sleep.
⑥Some far-traveling ocean birds can rest half of their brains at a time while the other half keeps flying. They don't get much sleep this way—when they land, they sleep a lot to make up for it.
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A. When are you leaving? B. Where are you going? C. Have you ever been there before? D. Have a nice trip. E. Have you ever travelled by plane? F. Will you get there by plane? G. What are you doing? |
A: Hi, Linda!Come in, please.
B: Hi.
A: I'm looking for information about Singapore. I'm going there after taking the final exams.
B: How lucky!
A: No, but my father went there last year. He told me Singapore was such an amazing place.
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A: I'm leaving on the morning of July 10th.
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A: Yes, I will. I have never travelled by plane.
B: You must be excited when you fly in a plane for the first time.
A: Thank you very much.
My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I told her it was the ear. She shook her head and told me many people were deaf.
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first try, I thought I had managed to find the correct answer. So this time I told her it must be our eyes for sight was very important to everybody. She looked at me and told me they weren't because there were many people who were blind.
Over the years, mother asked me more times and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child. "
Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was surprised when she asked me this now. I was even a little mad.
She told me, "This question is very important. How you answer it shows whether you have learned about your life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you that you were wrong and I have given you an example why. But right now is the moment you need to learn this important lesson. I believe you can truly feel it the deepest place of your heart. " I saw her eyes full of tears.
She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder（肩膀）. "
I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?"
"No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry, " She replied, " Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it. "
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is care for the pain of others.
I seen the film.
Have you ever watched Dongfang Zhenxuan on Douyin? Has your mother bought anything from this live stream channel(直播频道）started by Xindongfang? Do you know those live streamers(主播）all used to be English teachers?
Among them is Dong Yuhui. Dong hasEnglish in Xindongfang for eight years but now he is getting used to his new role. In fact, when he first started to host live stream, there were only a few viewers(观众）. "For a long time, I think what I am doing is just a of time because I couldn't see any hope. Those were the darkest hours but luckily all my hard work begins to pay off. I am really glad that I didn't give up selling vegetables online. " said Dong.
Over one weekend, videos of Dong introducing steaks(牛排）both Chinese and English became popular on the Internet. In the video, Dong didn't keep telling people how the prices of the products are. , he taught the viewers how to order steaks in English at a restaurant. And this live stream helped to win 1. 57 million new followers.
In most of his live streams, Dong touches people's heart with his truthful feelings from his own experiences in life or work. He is just not any normal salesman and many of his followers say that they just can't stop something after listening to Dong's sharing.
With his hard work and courage, now Dongin finding his value from the new job. In the face of difficulties, he always keeps fighting to the end. Besides, he likes reading a lot and the hundreds of books he has read also make a big difference to his career. If you have never heard of him and still have no idea so many people like him, just go to his live stream and check it out.
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▲Changed Me Forever
As time goes by, people are sure to change.
