Ivy's New Year's Resolutions | |
Health | ·To eat vegetables every day and drink milk every night. ·To eat less popcorn and . |
·To join the school science club. ·To learn to play from her friend. | |
Study | ·To read English stories . |
A: Good morning, Helen!
B: Yes, she is in her room, Jack.
A: It's my birthday today and I'd like to have a party this evening
B: Oh, I'm afraid she can't. She has to go to the doctor.
A:
B: She just has the flu.
A: I'm sorry to hear that.
B: She will take a taxi there in a few minutes.
A: I can drive her to the hospital. I'm not busy now.
B: Thanks.
A. Is she free? B. What's up with her? C. Can Mary come to my party? D. Is your sister Mary in? E. That would be really nice of you. F. How will she go to the doctor? |
Our cities are busy and crowded. Sometimes they are not smart enough. As a teenager living in Dongguan, Guangdong, 13-year-old Wu Yuhang 1 this is a problem.
"Crossing the streets can be 2 . Drivers can't see traffic lights (交通灯) 3 their cars are behind a bus. Some careless people can't 4 their eyes off their phones. I once saw a big board fall 5 in a big wind and cut a tree in half. That was terrible," said Wu. "I'm trying to find ‘smart' ways to solve these 6 ."
To stop drivers from playing with their phones, Wu created a signal-blocking device (信号屏蔽装置) and put it at the crossing. He also 7 an assistant system (辅助系统) for traffic lights. Now it is much 8 for drivers to see traffic lights.
Wu has a big plan for his future—to be 9 engineer. "China still has a long way to go in computer science. And I will try 10 best to make our cities smarter."
Last year, I got to know about an activity about writing letters to your future self. I found it interesting, so I wrote two 1 to my future self, The first letter was to me this year. The second was to my future self 5 years later. In the letters, I 2 some wishes and resolutions.
Yesterday, I read my first letter. It was interesting seeing what I was like in the past and how 3 I am now. One of the biggest differences is that I enjoy middle school life now. When I wrote the letters, I just 4 middle school. I had new teachers and classmates, and the classes were very hard. I didn't get used to (适应) everything that 5 . I had a hard time back then. Luckily, everything is going well now.
I also made 6 to spend less time playing online games and learn how to paint in the letter. I quite liked online games. But playing online games was 7 or my eyes and affected (影响) my studies. After writing the letter, I had stricter control (控制) over my online time and 8 painting as a hobby. Now, I don't like online 9 that much and I can paint something.
Reading the letter helped me to 10 my old days and encouraged (鼓励) me to do better in the future. I do expect to read the second letter in 4 years.
Do you know about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (中医) ? Many people turn to TCM when they are not feeling well. If you want to know about it, you can watch Gen Z (《后浪》) .
Gen Z is a popular TV play on Youku. In the play, Ren Xinzheng, a teacher, knows a lot about TCM. He starts a project (项目) to teach young talents about TCM. Sun Toutou, a girl, gets into Ren's class and learns how to help people feel better through TCM. She meets many difficulties, but with her hard work, she becomes an excellent doctor and helps people through TCM.
In most people's eyes, TCM is a little boring and serious, and it's difficult to learn about TCM, but Gen Z makes it ____ through stories and examples. For example, it talks about the 24 Solar Terms (节气) , the important times in Chinese culture and what people should do on these important days to stay healthy. When we watch the TV play, we can follow the timeline (时间线) of the 24 Solar Terms to learn new things and have fun at the same time!
Millions of people in China like watching Gen Z. People in other countries like Thailand and Malaysia also like watching it and learning from it. They are interested in TCM and watching the TV play is a great way for them to learn about TCM and Chinese culture.
Gen Z is really a wonderful show for you to learn about Traditional Chinese Medicine in a fun way! Go and watch this great show, and you'll find out the world of TCM for yourself!
You know what? I met this beautiful lady (女士) in the supermarket yesterday. She was my first math teacher, I really miss the old days in her class. I just watched a new film at S&J Cinema. The screen there is small and the seats are uncomfortable. I won't go there anymore. Does anyone want to go to the concert with me this Saturday? I have some tickets for it. Reply to me as soon as possible if you are interested. Look at my new robot! I got it from my mother at my birthday party. It looks very cool, right? We got to Shanghai an hour ago. We will take a boat trip this evening. I am really looking forward to it. | A. Why not go to B&M Cinema? It is big and clean. And you can buy the film tickets there at very good prices this month. B. I also like her books. One of her most popular books is The Children of Gull Street. There are lots of interesting stories in it. Try to read it. C. I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your favorite robot. I think you can call the front desk of the hotel for help. Maybe they can find it for you. D. Shanghai is a great place and there are many interesting things to do. Have a good trip with your family! Remember to share some photos when you're free. E. I'm in! Are there any tickets left? I'm available this Saturday. If we go to the concert together, we'll have a great time! F. What a great birthday gift! You must be very happy. I can't wait to have a look at this good thing. G. Is she Ms. Wang? How is she doing now? Is she still teaching there? I remember she was strict but very nice at that time. |
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When people talk about Xuchang, many of them will think of Pangdonglai Supermarket. With a history of over 20 years, Pangdonglai Supermarket is a (n) of Xuchang. People there all know and love it.
Some of you may ask Pangdonglai Supermarket is so popular. One the main reasons is that goods (商品) are cheap. If the thing you bought gets a few days later, they will call you to refund the rice difference (退还差价) .
Pangdonglai Supermarket is also famous for excellent service. Workers there are very friendly and ready to help people. They put some magnifiers (放大镜) next to the goods to help the old see things clearly. If you buy some fruit and find it bad you eat it, you will get a refund from the supermarket right away.
Last but not least, you can have a meal there as well as go
All in all, with its cheap goods and good service, Pangdonglai Supermarket won the of many people. If you come to Xuchang one day, don't to go to Pangdonglai Supermarket. You'll surely like it.
Every month, Li ling dresses herself in her favorite hanfu and goes to a party with her friends. At the party, they sing traditional songs and play traditional Chinese music.
Like Li, more and more young people are interested in China Chic, or guochao. It became popular in 2018 after the brand LI-NING showed its Chinese-style designs (款式) at New York Fashion Week. Now, we can see guochao elements (元素) everywhere in our everyday life, from clothing and makeup (化妆品) to food.
An expert talks about the reason behind it, "Now young people know the world well through the Internet and they also want to show who they are." At the same time, they also want more people to accept traditional Chinese culture and love it. Pop culture artist Yu Yang is one of them. He spends most of his time designing Chinese-style jackets, cars and shoes. He hopes more people will know about Chinese culture through his art pieces. Yu feels lucky because so many young people love guochao and his works.
