An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the old1 got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita with great interest. The boy was very curious (好奇的) about the2 and wanted to read it like his grandpa.
One day the boy asked, "Grandpa! I tried to read the book like you3 I couldn't understand it, and I forgot it easily. What's the4 of reading it?"
The grandfather said, "Take this coal (煤) basket down to the5 and bring me back a basket of water."
The boy did as his grandfather6 , but all the water ran before he got home. The grandfather laughed, "You'll have to move7 next time."
This time the boy8 much faster, but again the basket was empty (空的). He told his grandfather that it was9 to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bowl instead, but the old man said, "I just want a10 of water. You're not trying hard enough."
Again the boy put the basket into the river and ran hard. But there was11 in it again when he got home. He said12 , "Look, Grandpa, it's useless!"
"Watch the basket!" said the grandfather.
The boy13 the basket carefully. For the first time he found the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a14 one, inside and out.
"Boy, you might not understand or remember anything when you read a book, but when you read it, you will be15 , inside and out. That's what you've got from it."
Parents always expect the best for their kids. However, studies show that there is no best parenting style (育儿方式) and there isn't a parenting style that fits everyone. Here are some popular parenting styles. Which one do you like best?
Style 1:Tiger parents They are strict with their children. They want them to get the best grades in their class. They love their kids in their hearts. | Style 2: Dolphin parents They just want their kids to be happy and healthy. They make sure their kids get enough sleep and exercise. They just let their kids be kids. |
Style 3: Helicopter parents They worry too much about their children and "fly" over them like helicopters (直升机). Experts say that these parents should give their children more free time. | Style 4: Lawnmower parents Like a lawnmower (割草机) that cuts grass, they solve all difficulties for their children. So their kids never learn to think for themselves and never learn to solve problems on their own. |
A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang the song:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always.
As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.
The little boy grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a bath, and when Grandma visited, he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo!
The boy grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo!
That teenager grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town. He got married and started a family of his own and had his own son and daughter.
Well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, "You'd better come to see me because I'm very old and sick."
So her son came to see her. When he came in the door she tried to sing the song:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always.
…
But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick. The son went to his mother. He held her in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always.
As long as I'm living, my Mommy you'll be.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Trick 1: Cheese Touch
When I got to school today, everybody was acting strangely around me, and at first I didn't know what was up. Then I remembered: I still had the Cheese Touch from last year. I got the Cheese Touch in the last week of school, and over the summer I forgot about it.
The problem with the Cheese Touch is that you'll have it until you can pass it on to someone else by touching them. But nobody would even like to get close to me and talk to me. Every time they saw me, they screamed "Ah ~ Greg Heffley is coming!" I knew the Cheese Touch would stick (粘) with me all through the school year. Luckily, a new kid named Jeremy Pindle was in the classroom, so I passed the Cheese Touch to him.
Trick 2: The First Letter
My first class was math, and the teacher put me right next to Alex Aruda, the cleverest kid in the whole class. If the kids' last names start with the first few letters of the alphabet (字母表), the teacher will call them most, and that's why they end up being the cleverest.
I can only think of one kid. He broke the last-name rule, and that's Peter Uteger. Peter was the cleverest kid in the class all the way up until the fifth grade. When we kept saying his first letter out loud, it sounded funny. This gave Peter a difficult time. These days, Peter doesn't put up his hand at all, and he's more like a C student. I feel a little bad about the whole P.U. thing and what happened to Peter.
Beijing Opera, the most important of all the operas in China, has a long history. In 1790, at the time of the Qing Dynasty, four big opera groups from Anhui came to Beijing and tried to mix Kun Opera, Luantan, Yiyang Opera and Han Opera to create (创建) a new one. After over fifty years of hard-work, there came Beijing Opera we watch today.
Before 1919, few foreign people knew about Beijing Opera. But now it has spread (传播) to many other places of the world. Mei Lanfang, one of the greatest Beijing Opera artists, was the first artist to perform Beijing Opera outside of China, which made it known by the world. After the year 1949, China sent opera groups out. It made Beijing Opera become famous and get popular with people all over the world. Today you can see traveling groups of Beijing Opera performers in many foreign cities and their local Chinatowns. Beijing Opera has become a cultural bridge between China and the West.
What will the future be like? Many of us may be wondering about it. Now let's make some predictions for the future life.
In fact, self-driving cars are not the future. They are already here and they do work. As time goes by, they will become smarter and smarter. Unlike human drivers, a self-driving car never gets tired, never gets drunk and never feels sleepy.
Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they are able to do simple jobs again and again. Although robots can't fully take humans' place at work, fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
Now many people prefer to watch movies sitting in the cinema with their family or friends. But we think there will be no cinemas very soon. Why? Because it's easier to enjoy movies at home. If you want in-person cinema feeling, VR technology will make it happen.
Now we can fly to any corner of the world without any problems. Scientists believe it won't be long before common people can travel to space and take a holiday there. A space travel company hopes to start its first flight for paying travelers soon. Of course, it will be very expensive, but we believe it will become cheaper in the near future.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere. Some will be like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. Some will work as waiters in hotels and restaurants. Some can even help look for people under the buildings if buildings fall down with people inside.
A. There'll be no cinemas in the future. B. We can travel to space for vacation. C. Fewer people will work in factories. D. Robots will appear in more places. E. Robot drivers will drive cars for us. |
When we were young, people always liked to question us about what kind of job we wanted to have. And some school students said they wanted to be a scientist, a computer programmer, or a (飞行员).
To be honest, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I was a middle school student. My mother wanted me to be a pianist, but I didn't take it (严肃地) because I couldn't stand practicing it every day. My father wanted me to be an engineer like him, but I thought it was (毫无意义的).
Through some years, I went to (大学) to go on my education. I kept everything in all my (日记). At the beginning of the new term, I got a part-time job at the school radio station. I (期待) to discuss the school life with other students and make many friends there.
(没有) this working experience, I could never know what I really wanted.
Four years later, I got a full-time job at our local radio station. I hoped that I could (改善) other people's life. So I made a (承诺) to myself that I would work hard on it and they just did what I advised. My program was quite (精彩的) and I had lots of fans. I enjoy my job and my life now.
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An old man had a large garden (花园). He spent much time after his flowers. One day, a young girl went by his garden. She saw the beautiful flowers and the old man. She to stop and have a talk with the old man. To her surprise, the old man could hardly see anything. "Since (既然) you can't see these flowers, why do you about them so much?" she asked. After hearing that, the old man laughed loudly. He answered, 'I can tell you the reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I like this job. Second, though I can't see these flowers, I can still touch them smell them. As for the last one, that's you." "Me? But you don't know me," the girl said in surprise. "Yeah, I have a life than before because of people like you. When they see the beautiful flowers, they will stop and talk with me so that I can share the sweetness of the flowers with them," said the old man.
Every time I see people riding bicycles on the street, I think of the time I spent on my grandpa's old bike.
When I was a little boy, my parents (be) busy with their work. I couldn't look after (my) so Grandpa took me to school every day. At that time, traveling was not as easy it is today. Most people had to go around the town foot. Grandpa's house was a little far from my school, so was not easy for me to go to school every day. Later, Grandpa bought old bike. From then on, I always went to school on Grandpa's bike. happy I was! I sat on the back of the bike and sang songs happily. Over over again, Grandpa looked back (make) sure my little feet wouldn't get caught into the wheel (轮子).
What a sweet memory! How I miss those old (day)!
Hi, Li Hua, How's it going with you? I'm happy that you love sports, too. I'm a fan of soccer. How about you? What sports do you like? What's your favorite sport? When did you start doing it? Why do you like it? How often do you do it now? I'm looking forward to your reply. Yours, Alex |
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