Peter is a middle school student. He lives in the center of the city. Next to1home is an old people's home. He wants to do something2the old people. So he invites his3Alice, Sam, Tony, Betty and Henry to go there together on weekends. They4the old people there.
Peter and Alice like5. Peter can play the piano and Alice can sing for the old people. Sometimes the old people also6them some old songs. They like them, too. Tony and Sam are7telling stories. They often tell stories to the old people. They often show the stories and it makes the old people laugh and laugh. Of course, the old people often tell children stories8their old days. Tony and Sam sometimes9some fun storybooks to the old people. Betty and Henry love sports. They10kung fu for the old people and play ping-pong with them. After that, they11to the old people and play chess with them. The old12like to stay with children. When they sing songs with the children, when they tell their own stories, it seems they are13again.
When people ask Peter and his friends, "14do you always go to the old people's home?" They always say, "It is15and meaningful."
We need to talk a lot with our friends and family to build good relationships(关系) in our life. How can we make our talking skills (技巧) better? Here are four ways that may help you have better conversations with people.
♥ Never speak when the person is speaking. If you do this, it's just like saying, "I don't care what you're saying. What I have to say is more important."
♥ Don't finish people's sentences. Studies show that doing this will make people lose interest in talking with you because you're taking control(控制) of the conversation.
♥ Repeat(重复) what the person said. To show you have really understood someone, say what they have just said before you tell them your idea.
♥ . By looking at the person in the eye, you are showing that you are interested in what they're saying. This also helps you listen more carefully.
A farmer had four lambs (羊羔). One was black, and the other three were white. The black lamb was friendly to the others. But the white lambs often laughed at him. They thought he was ugly (丑陋的). The farmer did not like him, either. He gave bad food to the black lamb.
One winter morning, the four lambs went out to eat grass. They went far away from home. In the afternoon, it began to snow. It was such a heavy snow that the ground was all white soon. They couldn't find their way home.
When the farmer found that the lambs were not at home, he went out to look for them. There was snow everywhere. It was difficult for him to find his lambs. Suddenly, he saw something black. He went to it. Oh, it was his black lamb! And the white lambs were there, too. The farmer was very excited. He said happily, "Thanks to the black lamb, I can find you!"
How do you study each day? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and varied. It's called digital learning.
Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet. There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications( 应 用 ). People can download them on their mobiles. The other two kinds are social networking services, including Weibo and WeChat and websites. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master what you learn at school.
Compared with traditional learning ways, digital learning has its advantages(优势). Digital learning is varied. It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it always offers students the newest resources(资源) to learn from. Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you don't master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.
However, digital learning also has disadvantages. When you use digital ways to learn, you've got little chance of talking with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smartphones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes.
Do you like Kung Pao chicken? According to the China Hotel Association, you probably do. The dish is among the top 10 most popular in China.
All of the dishes on the list are easy to make and have interesting stories.
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Shredded pork with garlic sauce鱼香肉丝 Does this dish have anything to do with fish? No! In fact, yuxiang is a Sichuan seasoning(调味料). The seasoning is made of red chili, green Chinese onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, and wine. It is said that a woman in Sichuan was good at cooking fish. Once, she used the seasoning for fish on her pork. Surprisingly, it tasted great! |
Twice-cooked pork slices in hot sauce回锅肉 There are different stories about this dish. One says that the dish came about by accident. A person in Sichuan boiled some pork to remember his ancestors(祖先). After the ceremony(仪式), his family wanted to eat the pork. To make it more delicious, he stir-fried(炒) the pork and added salt, sauce and garlic. Many people started to cook pork this way. |
Kung Pao chicken 宫保鸡丁 People believe that the dish was named after Ding Baozhen(1820-1886). He was an official(官员) during the Qing Dynasty. He liked chicken that was stir-fried with chili and peanuts. And as his title(头衔)）was gongbao, people named the dish Kung Pao chicken. |
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Shredded pork with garlic鱼香肉丝 |
✱It has nothing to do with fish. ✱Once a woman in Sichuan cooked pork with the seasoning for ✱To her surprise, it tasted great! |
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Twice-cooked pork slices in hot sauce回锅肉 |
✱A man in Sichuan boiled some pork to remember his ancestors. ✱To make the pork more for his family to eat after the ceremony, he added some salt and stir-fried the pork again. |
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Kung Pao chicken 宫保鸡丁 |
✱An official in the Qing Dynasty liked chicken stir-fried with chili and peanuts. ✱His title was gongbao. That's people called the dish Kung Pao chicken. |
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Hi, my name is John. I live in Shanghai. I get up very (快地) at a (一刻钟) past six. My home is near a radio (电台). It is about ten(千米) from my home to school. I always (骑行) my bike to school. And it takes about (一半) an hour. When the weather is not good, my dad drives me to school.
Edward and Amy are my good friends. Edward's home is also far. He (通常) goes to school by bus. He (有时) likes talking to his classmates on the bus. Amy (走路) to school every day because her home is near the school. It's about 1 kilometer, so she doesn't need to leave home (早的) in the morning. It only takes her ten minutes walk to school.
I arrived in London at last. The was big, black and dark. I did not know my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, , could not understand me. I my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke . 'I am a ,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at and smiled. Then he said and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I . In England, each person speaks . The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
