When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas，he wasn't his usual sunny self．He told me a customer had left without paying the bill，$79，nor leaving her new address．So it meant that he had to cover the loss．
"She was a pretty woman, " he said， "With six children and another on the way, she was always saying, ‘I'm going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job.' I believed her，but she left．Isn't it annoying? "
"Give her the milk．Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it. " I said．
The holidays came and went．On a sunny January morning two weeks later，Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street，waving money．He recognized her immediately--the woman who didn't pay her bill．
"I'm so sorry, " she said. "I really have been meaning to pay you. "
She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he'd found cheaper apartment. He'd also got a new job. With all that happened, she'd forgotten to leave the new address. "But I've been saving, " she said. "Here's $20 toward the bill. "
"That' s all right, " Ben replied. "It's been paid. "
"Paid! " she exclaimed(惊叫). "What do you mean? Who paid it? "
"I did, " Ben said, "It went to the children as a Christmas present! "
People in the United States honour their parents with two special days;Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任心的) citizens. They give love and care to their children.
These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes (象征) a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honour their parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(公墓). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is "the thought that counts ". Greeting card stores, florists(花匠), candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily, but truly can't manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
Two China astronauts, Fei Junlong(费俊龙) and Nie Haisheng(聂海胜), are safely back on earth after their Shenzhou VI spacecraft successfully touched down on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia Sunday at 4:32:50 pm, ending a five-day mission and China's second manned(载人的) space flight.
"I want to thank the people for their love and care, " Fei said during the ceremony, in which both astronauts were given flowers and seated in chairs.
The Shenzhou VI crew spent 115 hours and 32 minutes in space, and travelled 2 million miles (3.25 million kilometers) during their mission, which set new human spaceflight records for China.
Fei and Nie were sent into space on October 12th, Beijing time on China's second manned spaceflight, the first to carry two astronauts. The spaceship lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre(酒泉卫星发射中心) in the Gobi desert(戈壁沙漠) almost two years to the day after China's first manned launch.
That first mission, Shenzhou V, launched astronaut Yang Liwei(杨利伟) into orbit on October 15th, 2003, China is the third country to independently launched humans into Earth orbit after Russia and the US. But unlike Yang's flight, which the public did not get to see much of, much of Shenzhou VI mission from lift-off to landing was shown live on national Chinese television. With Shenzhou VI, China has "achieved another milestone in space exploration, " said Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Chinese NPC during his speech which was broadcast live on CCTV.
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After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you.
Go to class.
If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studying well. If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important; as a result, you'll miss what is the most likely to end up on the test.
Take good notes.
Try not to write down everything. Write down unfamiliar terms. After class, review your notes as soon as possible. You can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind.
If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher. He or she may be able to give you more help or tutor you before or after class. Most teachers have little sympathy (同情) for students who just become worried about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period.
Take part in class discussions.
In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions. Asking questions and having eye contact with your teachers and classmates can increase your participation (参与) and your focus during the class discussion. This helps you make your point clear in class.
Form study groups.
Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time reteaching material to people who do not understand it. Be careful! Sometimes group sessions can become chatting sessions.
A. Don't be late for your class.
B. Talk to your teacher if you need help.
C. You should write down all the new terms.
D. So if you want to study well, go to every class.
E. Get students together who want to do well in class.
F. All you need is to put the main points in your own words.
G. If the material is difficult, you'd better read it before class.
It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my fiveyearold son，Tenyson. As we were 1 ，we realized that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 2 was with her，but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 3 ，a lot of people stopped to help out.
4 we were walking towards the scene，Tenyson became very 5 about what had happened to the elderly couple. He 6 to me， "Mom，it's not much fun falling over in front of everyone. " Seeing that there was a flower stall(摊位)at the front of the supermarket，he added, "Why shouldn't we 7 the lady a flower？It will make her feel better. " I was 8 that he'd come up with this 9 idea. So we went over and told the flower seller 10 we wanted. "Just take it, " she replied. "I 11 take your money for such a wonderful deed. "
By now medical staff had arrived，and were 12 the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was from my son. At that，the old man started crying and said， "Thank you very much. " He then turned to me， "You have a 13 son. Happy Mother's Day to you. "
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower，telling her who it was from.
14 being badly hurt，the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 15 in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
Festivals and celebrations (hold) to honor famous people and events. In China, there are many festivals, among the most important one is the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival in China is (traditional) celebrated on January 1st in Lunar New Year. New Year's Eve, the whole family gather together (eat) a family reunion dinner and watch TV, (enjoy) wonderful (perform). Children love dressing in fine new clothes and sometimes have lucky money in red paper. At times, people set off fireworks and they can watch dragon dances. They also spend much time(visit) their relatives and friends. When people meet, they say to each other "Happy New Year. " You can seehappy they are!
Ella had two exams that day—physics and history. She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Terry looked at her, and then looked away quickly. Ella thought Terry looked pleased, because she didn't have a problem with physics. She didn't have a problem with anything ... Miss Perfect(完美)!
"I thought we were friends, but she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now. She promised to help me review lessons for the physics exam too, but then she's forgotten all my calls and texts. And when I rang her house, her mum just told me she was busy, " Ella thought angrily. At that moment, Mr. Reed asked all the students into the exam room.
Ella couldn't answer some physics questions. Suddenly she saw Terry sitting two rows in front of her. Ella couldn't believe it! Terry was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Is that how Terry always got such good grades? She felt really annoyed with Terry, and thought about telling the teacher, but ... "Stop writing, " Mr. Reed said and started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Ella hadn't answered two of the questions. She was going to fail again!
Ella wanted to talk to Terry at lunchtime, but she couldn't find her anywhere. Ella went to the library to prepare for the history exam, which was her favorite. But she couldn't concentrate.
"Unfair! Terry was getting good grades by cheating all the time. " She thought about telling a teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that. Just then, Mr. Reed walked past her table. "Mr. Reed ... "
Ella was sitting behind Terry again in the history exam that afternoon. Mr. Reed wanted her to keep an eye on Terry and nod if she saw that Terry was cheating in the exam.
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She was working on the last question when she saw that Terry had her phone under the table.
Ella was walking towards the school gate when she saw Terry waiting for her there.
