The tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter1 hard he tries, he cannot leave home. It's said that Jupiter punished(惩罚) him so, because he was 2 a lazy stay⁃at⁃home that he would not go to Jupiter's wedding, even when he was 3 .
After many years, the tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding. When he saw how happily the birds 4 and how quickly the hare and all the 5 animals ran to see 6 around them, the tortoise felt very sad. He also wanted to see the world too, but he was 7 a house on his back and short legs that could8 make him walk too long.
One day he met a pair of birds and told them all his 9 .
"We can help you to see the world," said the birds. "Take hold of this stick with your10 and we will carry you far up in the air where you can see the whole countryside. But keep quiet 11 you will be sorry. "
In fact, the tortoise was very 12 . He caught the stick hard with his teeth, the 13 birds held it one at each end, and they sailed up toward the clouds.
Just then a crow flew by. He14 very much surprised at the strange sight and cried, "This must surely be the king of tortoises!" "Certainly. . . " said the tortoise. But as he opened his mouth to15 these foolish words, he lost his hold on the stick, and he fell to the ground and died.
KuaFuChasingtheSun is one of the earliest famous fables(寓言故事) in China. Do you like it?
In ancient times, a group of powerful giants(巨人)lived in the forests of the north, and Kua Fu was 1 leader.
One year, the weather was quite 2 . Rivers in this area all dried up and the people suffered from the heat 3 the sun. Kua Fu saw this and he decided to 4 up with the sun in order to tame(驯服) it to serve his people.
The sun moved 5 in the sky, while Kua Fu chased after it like the wind. After nine days 6 nights, he finally caught up with the sun. However, the sun was 7 hot that Kua Fu felt very thirsty and tired. He went to the Yellow River and the Wei River to get 8 . But the water from the two rivers was not enough. Kua Fu was still 9 . So he decided to go to the Great Lake to drink more. But before he was able to get there, he 10 of thirst.
Before his death, Kua Fu threw his walking 11 away. When the stick landed on the ground, it 12 a huge peach forest at once. The forest flourished(茂盛) all year round. It 13 shade and peaches for people.
The story reflects the strong wish of the ancient Chinese people to get over drought(干旱). 14 Kua Fu gave up his own life, his great spirit keeps inspiring the Chinese people. People recorded the legend of KuaFuChasingtheSun in many 15 books in China. In some places of our country, there are even mountains named "Kuafu Mountain" so as to make people remember him.
Now apps play an important role in our lives. Here are some popular apps.
App 1:Want to know what song is being played? This app can help. Just put your phone near the music and then you'll get information like the name of the song and the singer.
App 2:This is a great dictionary app. You can use it to look up words. It can also translate(翻译) for you. It's fantastic for both study and fun.
App 3:When you are under pressure, this app may be useful. You can use it to make music by yourself and share what you make with others. It gives you a great sense of satisfaction.
App 4:It's for children aged between nine and eleven. With this app, children can find out what an emperor(皇帝) did every day in the past.
In the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean(南大西洋), stands one island alone. It is near Antarctica(南极洲). But it is so far away that people have difficulty finding it. The island is covered by glaciers(冰川). It is home to an inactive volcano(死火山) and huge amounts of ice. The sharp and high rocks around the island make it impossible to explore this island. This is Bouvet Island, the loneliest island in the world.
A French man found Bouvet Island in 1739, but the island was so difficult to reach that nobody set foot on it for nearly a hundred years. No people live on Bouvet Island, and few plants grow there. Seals(海狮)come and go, but they haven't seen people since the government doesn't allow people to catch seals or whales in the area. The island is cold all year round, with an average(平均的) temperature of about 1. 7℃ below zero.
In recent years, Bouvet Island has been known a little more by the world. Norway, which claimed(宣称) to own the island in 1928, set up an unmanned weather station there in 1977. Today, this island that is near the South Pole sends weather data to a satellite, which passes the information to researchers in Norway. Scientists learn more every day about the island and its environment. Anyhow, Bouvet Island stands strong and silent in the cold weather condition.
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Fang Zaien, at the age of 6 in 2021, hopes to follow in the footsteps of his mom—national figure skating champion (全国花样滑冰冠军) Yao Jia.
In the skating center of Olympic Forest Park, lots of children glide(滑行), jump and turn. Fang Zaien is the shortest and skates the most slowly among them.
Fang began to learn figure skating when he was 4 and has already passed the international level one test. His mother said that few boys choose to learn figure skating, but he was inspired by her, as she was a national figure skating champion in 1999 and competed in many international competitions.
Yao Jia was the director of the figure skating events at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, responsible for event organization and coordination(协作) during the winter Olympics. Yao also started to learn figure skating when she was 4.
"I feel it's my son's choice to skate," she said. "I am also able to find his talent for the sport. "
She drives about 60 kilometers across the city to take Fang to training lessons three times a week. Because figure skating is a kind of sport with art, Fang also plays the drums and studies music.
After the winter Olympics, more Chinese youngsters are taking part in winter sports. She hopes her son will do something good for the development of winter sports in the future.
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One day, a man named Zhuang Zhou had a very interesting dream. He dreamed of becoming a beautiful butterfly. He could do he wanted. How happy he was!
Then he woke up from his dream.
"Who am I, indeed (到底)?" he asked . "Am I Zhuang Zhou or the butterfly?"
Finally, he said, "Maybe I am a butterfly. In my dream, Ia man and my name was Zhuang Zhou. "
Zhuang Zhou lived long ago. We call him Zhuang Zi.
Zhuang Zi loved nature. He that people and animals should be equal (平等). There are many interesting about him.
Once,while Zhuang Zi and his friend were walking the river, he said, "Look at the fish! happy they are!" His friend asked him, "You are not a fish. How do you know they are happy?" Zhuang Zi smiled and said, " you are not me. How do you know that I don't know the fish's ?"
Is Zhuang Zi's question a difficult one?
Once upon a time there lived a clever man Greece (希腊). His name was Aesop. One day, when Aesop taking a walk in the country, a man stopped him on the road. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered. " course I know I must go," said the man. "But I want to know how soon I can get to town. " "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.
The man got angry. He thought that Aesop must be mad. And he walked . Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in an hour. " The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, " didn't you tell me that before?"
"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop, "I didn't know how fast you could walk. "
