Do you have an English name? I have noticed (注意到) one thing in China: lots of people have uncommon(不常见) English names.
One of my Chinese friends calls herself Big Bird, like the character(角色) from the children's TV show Sesame Street(《芝麻街》). Another one of my friends is an English teacher. She had students with the names like Tomato and Potato. There were also two girls named Echo. Before I came to China, I had never met anyone with these names.
People choose these strange names for different reasons. Sometimes they copy the names from someone famous. Other times, they want names that have the same meaning as their Chinese name.
But having an uncommon English name isn't a big deal, is it? It can be fun sometimes. I once heard about a girl named Shmily. It stands for “see how much I love you”. It is my favorite strange English name.John has got many things to do this week. The following chart is about what he will do:
Monday | 10:30am-11:00am | visit Uncle Mike in the hospital |
Tuesday | 4:00pm- 6:00pm | swimming class at the youth center |
Wednesday | 11:30am-1:00pm | lunch with Jo at The Couch House restaurant |
Thursday | 8:00pm-9:30pm | Shopping with mum at the supermarket |
Friday | 2:00pm | Meet Matt at the railways station and then catch the 2:30pm train to Oxford together |
3:00pm-6:00pm | Work at the dogs' home in Oxford | |
Saturday | 11:00am-12:30am | A river boat tour with Sam on the River Cam |
7:00pm-9:00pm | Kate's birthday party at Kate's home | |
Sunday | 10:00am-12:00am | Watch Jo run a charity marathon in the park |
When you are doing homework, sometimes your eyes may suddenly twitch (抽动). You may hear some superstitions (迷信) about this. For example, if your right eye jumps, you will hear good news. If your left eye jumps, you will hear bad news.
But science can tell you that it has nothing to do with these superstitions. It is just a movement of your muscles (肌肉). There are a few reasons why this happens.
According to ZME Science, when you feel stressed or tired, your eyes will twitch. This tells you that you need to get more rest.
Looking at a TV or computer screen for a long time can also make your eye twitch. Looking at screens can make your eye dry (干涩的). So it twitches to make itself wet.
Lacking(缺乏) some minerals (矿物质) in your diet(饮食) is another reason. Eating food such as almonds (杏仁) or spinach (菠菜) can be helpful.
One night, Steve and Julie are watching a film at home. The film is t because it makes Steve bored and Julie c. Then, Julie hears a noise from the o. Steve goes out to check and l Julie alone in the room. Julie is s. At this moment, Steve wants to play a joke on Julie. He howls like a wolf(像狼一样叫), which makes Julie cry. What an i he is!
People from different places have different lives. Calvin lives on a small i in Scotland. There isn't a school there so his mother t him and his three sisters at home. Mawar lives in a v. It is a seven kilometer walk to a r school. Mawar says that she never goes to that school because it is too far away and there are always s and rain. Does that mean Mawar studies at home too? Well, no. There is a t school near her home. She and 100 other pupils have their lessons there every day.
Claire is a sixteen-year-old British girl. She lives in s England. She doesn't watch TV every day because in her o, it can be a w of time. And she is s. She only watches the programs that she likes. C are her favorite. She thinks people do great things in these shows. She also watches d. Sometimes, she watches cartoons at the weekend.
People eat u food around the world. For example, people in Japan like eating reggs and in China there are many good d with snake in them.
Sally is a chimpanzee and Paula is a little girl. But they have got many s. They are both very i and they've both got four f and a t on the hand. When they are happy , they both jump up and down and l . Why are they so similar? Because they've got almost the same DNA. DNA is the c in our bodies that m us people, or chimpanzees, or fish, etc. N percent of their DNA is the same. There's only a 2% d.
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Do you love your city? If your answer is yes, try to ask this: Am I willing(愿意) to live in that same city for the of my life? You can travel of course, but can not move to place. Does that make you feel or excited?
A US survey that most people would like to grow old in the same city.
But people do move for different reasons, so do you know when it's time?
The website Complex lists 10 signs (迹象) for you For example, if your life goals(目标) change or you complain(抱怨) about your city all the time, or you just tired of the life you have now, you may want to change you live.
, where do you want to live when you are eighty years old?
A. What would you like to order? B. Would you like it with rice or potatoes? C. May I have your order now? D. What do you recommend? E: No, thanks. F: I'd like a mixed salad, please G. Certainly. |
Olivia: E xcuse me, can we have the menu please?
The waiter: Here you are, ladies.
(Three minutes later……)
The waiter:
Olivia: Yes, please. What about you, Emma?
Emma: Can I have some soup of the day, please?
The waiter: No problem, madame. And what would you like for your main course?
Emma: Baked salmon with rice, please.
Olivia: Roast lamb for me, please.
The waiter:
Olivia: Potatoes, please.
The waiter: Sure. O.K, would you like something else? Desserts? Drinks?
Emma: Just water.
The waiter: All right, thank you. I'll bring your water and starters right away.
