It was a Saturday morning. While Alisa was putting her head in her first-aid (急救) book, Mom told her that their neighbor Helen, a community volunteer, had driven off. Alisa closed the book and1 , "She should have taken me with her to help. She always thinks I'm too2 , but I am already 17!"
Then Alisa went out for a walk. She met Tom, a naughty boy. He was trying to stand on a cow's3 to get attention, and some kids gathered round to see it.
"No wonder Helen doesn't4 me with anything important." she sighed.
Alisa had just turned away when she heard a loud sound. Tom5 ! She ran to him, checked his legs and decided the left one was broken. She6 remembered what the first-aid book had said about broken legs: straighten the bone before moving the patient.
"Victor!" Alisa called a boy, "Go to get Tom's mom and find a7 to send him to the hospital!" She turned to the other kids. "Give me your shirts. We need something to8 his leg with." Alisa then found a strong and straight stick. She carefully wrapped (用……包裹) the shirts around Tom's leg and the stick. Tom cried out9 . "I know it hurts." Alisa said10 , "But this will hold it still until you get to the hospital."
When Alisa was done, Tom's parents were arriving in a truck. "Thank you, Alisa! " they said. Alisa helped them11 Tom into the truck, then they drove towards the hospital.
The next day, Helen came to Alisa's home. "I heard what you did." she said, "You kept12 in an emergency (紧急情况) . That's an important skill!"
Alisa's face turned13 . "I was afraid …"
"It's OK, as long as you have a14 head." Helen smiled, "The volunteer doctors are coming tomorrow with vaccines (疫苗) . We need some more15 . Can you help?
Rural photographer captures life's farewell moments
Wu Muliang, a 24-year-old photographer from rural China, turned funeral (葬礼) pictures into cherished memories when he was on holiday, bringing generations for forgotten lives. "When elders pass away in our village, either they have no photo like my grandpa, or they have to use the one from their ID card," Wu said. "The topic of death is not as taboo (忌讳) to them as it is to me. The funeral pictures may hold more important meanings for the loved ones of these elders." ____
An 28-year-old reporter Huang Qian, decided to add a new form of exercise to her daily routine eight mouths ago. Baduanjin is a form of Chinese qigong using breathing to improve body and mind, through eight, well-designed steps. Huang decided to give Baduanjin a try because of her long-term illness. She enjoys the exercise, "I feel refreshed and full of energy before starting my day. " Baduanjin has won the hearts of the young. It's also regarded as a way for young people to relax and deal with stress. Animal lover sets up shelter on salary (工资)
Wei Hongzhuo currently keeps more than 30 homeless dogs and 20 cats in the shelter she set up in a abandoned (废弃的) industrial area. In her regular job, she is a staff member on Changchun, Jilin Province. "I can take care of them in my spare time after work," she said. Wei spends almost all of her salary on the animal's upkeep, which costs about 10, 000 yuan ($1, 540) a month. "I am hoping some animal hospitals could provide regular treatments for my babies, as well as reduce the financial pressure." |
Recently, China has announced the list of the first five national parks. Each of them is divided into two parts — the core (核心) protection area and the general control area. In the core protection area, only research and surveillance (监视) in science are allowed. And the general control area is open to the public, allowing travel activities such as camping and hiking. In the future, national parks are expected to be natural classrooms. People can learn about different kinds of animals and plants through eco-friendly travel activities.
Three River-Source National Park on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it "China's water tower".
Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces. It covers an area of 14, 100 square kilometers. It is our country's biggest and only place for wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards to live in.
Wuyi Mountain National Park in Fujian Province is a UNESCO natural and cultural heritage site (遗址). The forest makes up over 96 percent of the park. The park is the paradise of birds, kingdom of snakes and world of insects. You can also see the Danxia landform (地貌) there.
Giant Panda National Park connects panda habitats (栖息地) in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Inside the park are more than 1, 600 wild gian1 pandas. They make up over 70 percent of the pandas in China.
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park is the largest tropical forest in China. There are more than 400 kinds of plants that can only be found in Hainan.
It is more than sixty years since the death of Lei Feng. and yet his spirit of selflessness is still alive, inspiring Chinese young people. In fact, the wish to help others can always be found among common people.
On September 5, 2022, when an earthquake hit Luding, Sichuan, 28-year-old hydropower station (水电站) worker Gan Yu chose not to leave but stay at his workplace, saving villages downstream from being flooded. ★ , but he doesn't feel that he should be compared to the young hero. "Lei Feng is a role model to all Chinese young people. The things he did may seem small, but behind them was a nobility that we can all achieve," he said.
Zeng Qiangfei, 24, is also from Sichuan. In 2013, when an earthquake happened in his hometown, he was studying in a middle school. Zeng remembered seeing rescuers (救援者) and volunteers gather there to help. When he grew up, he became a volunteer himself. After a terrible quake hit Turkey and Syria this year, he flew there to help. During the rescue, he always saw local people bowing quietly to rescuers like them. "I grew up listening to Lei Feng's stories. He is an excellent young man who spared no effort to help others," said Zeng.
This view is shared by a 56-year-old British man named James Elroy Edginton, who lives in Hunan, the hometown of Lei Feng. Working at a local college, Edginton volunteers to help students from poor families, and is warmly regarded as a "foreign Lei Feng". "I am honored to be connected with the spirit of Lei Feng. His qualities are timeless and borderless," he said.
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Learning to Forgive Others May Let Us Be Happier
When others do bad things and hurt you, what do you do? Forgive (原谅) them stay angry? Confucius, one of the greatest t in ancient China, showed his answer to his question in The Analects of Confucius (《论语》).
Confucius said, "Don't mention what is past; don't undo what is cast; don't grasp what is blast." If a person h him, Confucius said, he would forgive him. In his mind, people are not saint (圣人) and no one can avoid (make) mistakes and doing bad things. If people just r others' bad actions, they will become unhappy and narrow-minded (心胸狭窄的) . So, why not let the bad things of the past go and look at the future?
The story of Guan Zhong and Duke Huan of Qi (齐桓公) during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) is a good e.
Guan Zhong once (try) to kill Duke Huan of Qi. But when the duke knew that Guan had the ability to l after his kingdom (王国) , he didn't hold onto Guan's past mistakes. On the contrary, he forgave him. So, Guan devoted himself to (致力于) helping the duke with all his heart and soul. Together, they made the kingdom (good).
But letting go of bad things in the past doesn't mean forgetting them. I, we should learn from them so that we don't make the same mistakes.
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Recently, a notice has been posted in our school. Mobile phones are not allowed to use in the classroom.
