Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. That is why some friendships don't last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules：be honest；be generous（宽宏大量的）；be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven't been honest, you may lose your friend's trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend's place so that you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are exactly alike（相像）. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
Every year, hundreds of hopeful students arrive in Washington, D. C. , in order to compete in the National Spelling Bee, which has been held every year since 1925.
In the competition, students under 16 take turns trying to properly spell words. The champion is the only remaining student who does not make a mistake. American students are familiar with the competition because it is practiced in many schools throughout the country. The National Spelling Bee, however, is a much bigger setting and showcases only the best spellers from all parts of the nation. Winning the competition nowadays requires the ability to perform under much pressure against so many talented students in front of a large audience. A student who wins the event in the twenty-first century will experience a much different challenge than the first winner, Frank Neuhauser， did in 1925 when he defeated（打败） only nine other competitors.
Clearly, the 90 years of the National Spelling Bee's existence proves the importance of spelling in the English language. However, struggles with spelling English words go back much more than 90 years. The charming thing about spelling correctly in English is that it is in many ways without rules. English language can absorb new words from other languages and in doing so make them "English" words. Because of this, the number of words in English is much higher than any other languages. Thus, spelling in many other languages has fewer words and fewer strange exceptions to rules. It turns out that a spelling bee in most other languages would be a waste of time. Why is that? Well, without so many exceptions（例外） to common vocabulary, there would be very few words that everyone didn't already know.
When I met and married a Japanese man in New York, I thought he would learn a bit more English and we would continue to live our lives there. But in life's twists and turns, we ended up living in Tokyo! I was the one who needed to learn Japanese and fast! There is no experience quite as lonely as living in a foreign country without a grasp of the language. Especially to make friends and to break that loneliness, it is the first and foremost goal to attain. . . always an uphill climb, while totally awkward!
I was a trained English Language teacher, and while I lived abroad I did that work, and when we moved back to America I planned to continue it. The country's financial difficulties at the time, however, saw deep cuts to the English as a second language in schools and to refugee language programs. So I simply took a job in a department store, at its Child Playroom.
But this store was located near a major company that hired some of its workforce from many other countries. Often a preschooler in my playroom could not speak a word of English, and would look so lost and lonely! My heart flew to them! We interacted with each other a lot. We would play English language games and they would teach their language to me.
Years later, when a small girl who had come from South America could speak good English, she said to me, "Teacher, remember when I called you Maestra?"Another child whose language was only Russian originally-we built a robot from blocks and fed it block food and learned English words that way-would come years afterwards and continue to play that same game! These moments became my life compass-due north is that place where when persons are different, Love Matters!
Local bamboo plantations in Europe have ensured that giant pandas in Belgium and the
United Kingdom have been fed with enough fresh bamboo during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to zookeepers.
Every week, there are about 1,000 kilograms of fresh bamboo delivered from a French bamboo plantation called La Bambouseraie to the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza where two giant pandas plus their three babies live.
Mathieu Goedefroy, spokesman of the zoo, said "It is very important for us to be assured that we always and at every time are able to provide fresh bamboo of the highest quality for our dear pandas. That's why we decide to buy this growing house. "
Since 1856, when a botanist Eugene Mazel began his first plantings by making species from all the world used to the plantation, La Bamhouseraie has developed into a park growing more than 240 varieties of bamboo now.
Of the 1,000 kilograms of bamboo delivered to the zoo each week, only a small part is eaten by the pandas. The other animals can consume the rest of it so that none is wasted.
The story is similar in the U. K.‘s Edinburgh Zoo, where the fresh bamboo has been shipped from the Netherlands. Jo Elliot, the animal collection manager at the zoo, said, "We have made sure that our stores have enough supplies. The pandas need their bamboo. Most of it gets shipped in from the Netherlands, and at the moment that is fine. We are still getting deliveries. "
In early May, Canada's Calgary Zoo said it would have to send back two giant pandas to China, since fewer flights, as a result of COVID-19, were causing a lack of bamboo for the pandas. An adult giant panda eats about 35 kilograms of bamboo shoots, or kilograms of fresh bamboo and bamboo leaves daily. There was no locally grown bamboo in Calgary, so supplies of bamboo had relied on the shipments from China.
"We have also contacted our workmates from Calgary, Canada," Goedefroy said. "We'll see if we could be of any help for them with our bamboo supplies. "
The most important holiday in Chinese culture around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year, and it all started out of fear. The lion-like monster＇s（怪兽的） name was Nian. An old man advised the villagers to fight with Nian by making loud noises with drums and firecrackers and by hanging red paper cutouts on their doors. On the anniversary of the date, the Chinese recognize the "passing of the Nian", known in Chinese as guo nian.
It＇s based on the lunar calendar（农历）. The date of Chinese New Year falls according to the Moon＇s orbit（轨道） around the Earth. Other Asian countries such as Korea，Japan，and Vietnam also celebrate the New Year using the lunar calendar.
Spring cleaning is a common tradition during this time. The New Year celebration could also have been a way to break up the boredom of the long winter months.
On Chinese New Year, families travel long distances to meet, known as Chunyun. Though the holiday is actually just a week long, traditionally it's celebrated as a 15-day holiday when firecrackers are lit and red lanterns glow at night. Many cities around the world hold New Year parades complete with dragon and lion dances.
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A. Children are also given lucky money. B. Finally Nian was under control. C. Many travelers go back to their hometowns. D. The date of Chinese New Year changes each year. E. Other Asian countries also celebrate the Lantern Festival. F. There is a story of a terrible monster attacking villagers. G. Many Chinese families clean out their homes during the holiday. |
Let me tell you a secret. There are no wrong answers when you're talking about art.
As an art historian, I am interested in1 my love of art to the public. Sometimes art can be difficult to understand. But there is no need to2 . At the heart of every engagement with an artwork is this: Do you like it or not?
3 a lot of art galleries are free， many people are hesitating（犹豫）to visit for4 that they won't understand the art. There's a(n)5 that other visitors may be more knowledgeable and that they understand what the artworks mean. But this6 isn't true. Everyone is7 in front of an artwork and there are no wrong answers.
When talking about the challenges of understanding art, I'm often8 of the story "The Emperor's New Clothes". When the Emperor parades before his9 in his "new clothes", everyone spoke well of the new clothes-no one dares to10 they can't see anything. It takes a young child to tell the truth. "Listen to the voice of11 ,"shout the Emperor's people.
12 ，in front of an artwork， you should try to look at it innocently（天真地）. Contemporary art can be particularly difficult to understand and 13 but enjoying an artwork is an instinct（直觉）. Do you like it or not？ Do you find it 14 or not? If you don't like it, that's OK! It doesn't matter what other people say or think.
An art historian called Ernst Gombrich believes that a viewer "completed" the artwork, and that part of an artwork's meaning came from the person15 it.
Misunderstanding happens in any relationship. If not dealt with properly, it can lead to an (argue). To avoid a cycle of miscommunication with your parents. try putting yourself in their shoes.
The first step in working through miscommunication is (consider) why your parents might make certain choices. We have a tendency（倾向） to judge ourselves through our intentions， but judge through their actions. Take a moment to really think about this statement because it might apply to one of your (experience). You may have said something that hurt a friend's feelings but (immediate) thought to yourself that's not what you meant. Your friend, however, may not have understood and took your words at face value. With your parents try to take step back and consider their intention. Usually, you (advise) to have a conversation when you feel calm, will help you stay clear and rational during the conversation and help your parents be more receptive of your thoughts. Finally, realize your parents are only humans. You and your parents will disagree or misunderstand each other sometimes-that's just the way any relationship (work). Your task is to transform these misunderstandings into positive discussions. You can improve your relationship with your parents by (improve) your communication. Listen without judgment. Consider their points of view. Express your ideas clearly.
My sister and I boarded a small plane together with 40 other passengers. Unluckily, while flying over the mountains, the plane met with violent airflow. Losing control suddenly, it hit an unknown mountain top. The crash killed a few passengers immediately, leaving many injured including my sister. In order to add a slight chance of being found, we waited in the open, as opposed to waiting in the plane, even though it was freezing cold. At night, we slept side by side to keep ourselves warm. We melted snow into water to drink. We knew our food could not last us long, sticking to the hope that we would be rescued soon.
We knew from the radio that the outside world was trying to look for the missing aircraft. However, the aircraft was white and blended in with the snow, making it impossible to be seen for helicopters from the sky. Later, our hope was dead when we found out through our radio that the rescue effort ended. Most of us were very depressed though it was no use.
Now climbing over the mountains ourselves to search for help seemed to be our only chance of survival. Although the crash site was an awful place，with urine（尿） everywhere and smelling of death, I still wished to stay there. But my sister would give in to her injuries soon if we were not rescued. Thus, together with two other people, Canossa and Vaginitis decided to walk through the icy wilderness for help. Carrying some food and water, we started our journey.
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The mountain we were to challenge was one with slopes so steep（陡峭的） that it would scare auaya team of expert climbers.
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Standing on the top, disappointed and regretful, we were about to give up hope when I spotted a village at the bottom of the mountain.
