Many men are happier when they do some housework, according to a new study. Some 1 started a study at the University(大学) of Cambridge. And the result let them feel 2 . That's because they thought the 3 shouldn't be like that."4 the study, we thought that a family would get more problems when men did more housework." a student when from University of Cambridge said.
But the 5 we found was not as what we thought before." The study researched (调查) people in seven 6countries. Students analyzed (分析) how much time those people spent on 7 such as cooking, washing, cleaning, shopping and money keeping. They then analyzed 8those people met on work and life.
At 9, the students got the result. They found that 10 men and women are equal(平等的)when it comes to doing housework at home. And women are 11confident (自信的) than they were in the past." Men still try to help with housework 12 they may not feel happy at first. When women see it, they will say something 13 to them. This makes men very happy and some of them really 14 doing housework," the study said." Women are not 15 about asking their partners (伴侣)to do it. And they feel happier to do it together with their partners."
What is a friend? For me, a good friend is like a (镜子) in my life. We should be similar to each other. My best friend is Zhang Zhe. B of us are outgoing and talented in sports. We have many things to talk about and many things to do. I also think a good friend should s with you both in good times and in bad times. A friend shouldn't at you when you make a mistake(错误).A friend is s who you can depend on(依赖) and who should try his or her best to you get out of difficulties. A friend can always remember you in his (心) and you can remember him, too. A friend shouldn't (请) you to do bad things. He or she make you excited when you are sad(难过的). These are my i about friends. What about yours?
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as "a banana person"? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a "banana person". A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a "banana", he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don't speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas(海外的)Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民)of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People's Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
"Can I see my son?" the happy new mother asked. She couldn't wait to open the swaddling(襁褓) clothes. But when she saw his tiny face, she was shocked! The boy had been born without ears.
Although the boy's hearing was perfect, he was often laughed at because of his strange appearance. It was only his appearance a little bit different. One day, he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother's arms, burst into tears, "A big boy called me a monster!" Sad tears flowed down the boy's face, also into the mother's heart.
The boy's father asked a famous doctor for help, "Could nothing be done to help my son?" "I believe I could put a pair of ears on him if they could be found," answered the doctor. Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, "You are going to the hospital, son. Someone will donate the ears you need. But it's a secret." After the successful operation, a new person appeared! The boy's life became beautiful since then. The boy often asked his father, "Who gave me the ears, dad? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her." "It's a secret," answered his father quietly. The years kept their secret, but the day did come. It was the darkest day for the son. He stood with his father over his mother's casket棺材). Slowly and gently, the father raised the mother's long thick hair to show that the mother had no ears! "Mother said she was happy that she never had her hair cut," he said, "And nobody had ever thought Mother less beautiful than before, had they?" After mother had died, the boy finally knew the truth.
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A. What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. B. She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party. C. But do you know about its writer? D. She was glad but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her. E. Later the girl became famous because of the song. |
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. It was written by an American girl. When she was a child she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. "The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” the girl said to herself. Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?" her grandma asked. After hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to..." Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream. When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friend was very happy. She said, "How beautiful you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift." And they sang the song together.
