A young man came to a wise man and complained(抱怨) about his problems and sufferings in life. The wise man listened to the man 1 and handed him some salt. The young man wondered if the salt would work. Then he 2 to put the salt in a cup of water and drink it.
"How does it taste?" asked the wise man curiously, "Awful, Not 3 at all, "said the man as he spat (吐) the salty water.
The wise man smiled and then asked the young man 4 the same salt in the lake nearby and put some into the lake. "Now drink the water from the lake, "said the wise man.
The young man drank the water 5 the lake without any problem. "How does it feel?"asked the wise man. The man was thirsty and 6 the cool water of the lake. "It is perfect I can't taste any salt, "the young man replied.
The wise man then sat next to the young man, took his 7 and said, "The pain in life is like the salt. It remains the same, 8 the number we taste or our suffering depends on the container(容器) we put it into. So, when you are in pain, you can stop being9 cup and try being like a lake. Then the troubles in 10 life will not cause you much suffering.
In the 1940s, there was a poor old man named Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and drove an old 1 .
He wanted to make a change. So he thought about what he could do. He wanted to offer something that other people may also 2 from His mind went to his fried chicken recipe(配方) His friends and family loved them very much So, he 3 the idea of selling his recipe
He left his home state of Kentucky and traveled across the country, trying to 4 his recipe He even offered the recipe for free, asking for only a little 5 that was made from it
However, most of the restaurants wouldn't take his 6 In fact, 1, 009 restaurants said no But even so, he didn't give up He believed in himself and his chicken recipe 7 , when he visited the 1, 010th restaurant, he got a YES.
After two 8 of making daily sales, he signed up(签约) five restaurants But the story didn't end here By 1963 he had 600 restaurants across the country selling his 9 recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken Soon he became very 10 But he still worked for KFC, until his death in 1980 at the age of 90.
Be careful outdoors May Day is coming. It's a great idea to go out for a trip with your family. Just make sure to be safe when you're having fun outdoors. The following safety rules might help you. Avoid getting hurt in a crowd *Wherever you go, watch your feet and avoid falling. * When people around you begin to push, stand where you are and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. *If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean(依靠) to one side, roll up your body and bow your legs. Water safety *If there is a warning sign near the water, don't go in it. *Only swim in areas where there is a lifeguard. *Never swim alone. * When you see someone drowning(溺水), don't try to save him or herby yourself. You can ask adults for help. What if you get separated from your parents? * Stay where you are. This way, your parents can find you more easily. * Ask people around you to call your parents or the police. But don't follow them to other places to make a call. *If you can't find someone around, you can find a public place such as a store. There, you can ask the shop assistants (店员) for help. |
There's much to see under the sea, but you need to remember that light behaves differently in water than in air. The objects appear closer to you than they exactly are. You might find yourself reaching out to touch something and completely missing it.
Objects under water will appear larger than they would on the surface, too. Be careful not to tell any stories about the big fish that got away. That fish might not be so big after all! It's just because sometimes things can seem to be as much as about 33 percent bigger in water!
What's more, in deeper water, colors just don't seem as bright. In fact, it looks as if some colors are missing. Remember the color of an object results from the wavelengths(波长) of light that are reflected(反射) from its surface. And light is taken in as it moves down through the water.
Swimmers wear wet suits to keep warm underwater. Let's take a bright red, yellow, and blue wet suit as an example. These colors are hard to miss on the surface of water. Watch carefully the changes in color as you descend in the water The red part now looks almost black because the red light wavelengths, the longest among these three colors, are missing. As you go down deeper, the same thing will happen to the yellow part and in the end to the blue part. Even at a place of about 6 to 9 meters underwater, you will look terrible, like a ghost(鬼怪)!And you have to wait for your return to the surface to enjoy the bright colors again!
My grandpa used to be a professional ( 专 业 的 ) runner. Now he can't run anymore because of his old age and there is something wrong with his knees. Thomas didn't catch the best chance to kick the ball to score the goal, so he felt sad. Fiona wants to be a singer, but she can't sing well. She never gives up. She knows practicing makes perfect and it takes time. She will work much harder. My aunt gave birth to her son, my cousin Billy when she was 39 years old. She loves him very much and treats him as a treasure. Jim is lazy and impolite. He always makes a mess of the classroom. So none of his classmates likes him. | A. The phrase"miss the boat"literally(字面上) means"not catch the boat". However, what it really means is. "missing a good chance". B. Ducks have oily feathers(油脂羽毛) and water can't get through them, so water runs off their backs. Then when others' words have no influence on you, it is like water off a duck's back. C. The older a person is, the longer his or her teeth are. The sentence "Someone is long in the tooth to do something" means that someone is too old to do something. D. Can pigs fly? Of course not. So"when pigs fly"is used to explain something that never happens or that is impossible to do something. E. Building a house isn't easy, and building a city is much more difficult and takes much more time. The sentence "Rome was not built in a day"means that we should be patient when we want to do something successfully. F. "Be in sb's bad books" means"not have sb's liking". If you do something that makes others unhappy, we can say, "You are in Others' bad books. " G. Long ago, "apple"had the meaning of the"pupil(瞳孔)"which is very important. Nowadays"the apple of one's eye" is used to refer to someone who is important to you and you love him or her very much. |
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On March 17, Beijing made changes to the PE test in the 2023 high school entrance exam: All students will full scores as long as they take part in the exam
In February this , some cities such as Taiyuan canceled the 1, 000 meter and 800 meter runs Other cities like Guangzhou let students decide they wanted to take them for the exam They can choose four sports they like All these are to make sure it's safe for students to do sports after recovering(恢复) from COVID-19.
" a ninth grader, I'm also happy that I don't need to take the 1, 000 meter run test for zhongkao of the students welcome this new change But some who are really at running are not happy because they won't have advantages anymore, "Liu Jiawei, a student from Jilin said.
"Schools should always put students' health and first and not rush to exercise too much, "a teacher said in an interview.
At the same time, PE classes across China have also some changes Students are having easier activities such as dancing, fun games and sit-ups. This way they can take the time to improve their health What is your PE class like now? Do you like the changes?
For students from Songjiang No. 1 High School in Shanghai, one of the best times of their school days must be the pomelo(柚子) picking festival. Starting in 2011, the festival has created many happy memories for the students. But do you know how it came into being? More than 10 years ago, about 40 pomelo trees were planted along the sidewalks at Songjiang No. 1 High School. During the pomelo seasons, the trees looked so wonderful and became a beautiful scene at the school. However, at the same time, they caused a problem. Students sometimes climbed the trees to pick pomelos. Their teachers were worried that they would fall off the trees and get hurt. One day, a teacher came up with a good idea —the pomelo picking festival. Since it was dangerous for the students to climb the trees secretly, why not allow them to pick pomelo s in a safe and interesting way? So the pomelo picking festival was born. Now, the festival has become one of the most expected events in the school every year. At the festival, students pick pomelo s with their teachers and juice them to make pomelo tea or make the fruit into cute handicrafts(手工艺品). With teachers' help, some students even write poems, give speeches, or carry out experiments and studies on pomelos. Since the start of the festival, the pomelo trees have now become a source(来源) of joy. How wonderful! |
三年的学习生活即将结束。三年来，我们参加过各类有趣且有意义的校园活动。学校
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An Unforgettable School Activity
We have taken part in many interesting and meaningful school activities during the past three years
