Did ancient（古代的）Chinese people have three meals a day like us now? How many times did they eat a day?
Before and in the Qin and Han dynasties（朝代）,1 people only ate two meals a day. They didn't have enough food2 bad farming.
They usually ate the3 meal between 7 and 9 a. m. The second is between 3 and 5 p. m.4 was the main meal because they thought morning was the most important time of a day. They had to go out to do some farming.5 , at the same time, some rich people had three meals a day.
Three meals a day became6 in the Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, the country and the farming were7 . Lunch became the main meal. Many poets, such as Bai Juyi and Jia Dao, used the word "lunch" in8 poems（诗歌）.
The 9 of meals people ate was also different. For example, some rich people of the Han Dynasty10 four meals a day. Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty had only two.
Dear Parents,
Young People's Day Camp (YPDC) has been providing wonderful summers for the children of Central New Jersey since 1972. Now we are preparing for a new summer and it will be our most exciting summer ever.
Our camp is in beautiful Roosevelt Park with a library and a museum. As a former (昔日的) baseball player, I feel the need to keep teenagers healthy. So we will offer a special training program. This program will cover different sports for each child through the summer camp.
Transportation (交通车辆)
We use 20-passenger buses. We will pick up (接) each child between 7:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. with door to door transportation. Children will be home between 3:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Rates (费用)
No. | Weeks | Rates |
1 | 2 | $ 925 |
2 | 4 | $ 1,700 |
3 | 6 | $ 2,280 |
4 | 8 | $ 2,950 |
Every day my son came home happily. He talked about how much fun he had and what he did. Before the summer was even over, he said, "Mom, I want to go back next year." I would like to say thank you and I will see you all next summer. — Christina
Please feel free to call us with any questions. I will always make myself available for both you and your children throughout the year. Phone: 732-768-2279.
Many people exercise by using an app in WeChat. It is called WeRun. WeRun lets us see our everyday step counts（步数）. One of its most popular things is a leaderboard（排行榜）among friends. We can see how our results are different from other people. Now more and more people use WeRun, from the young to the old. We wonder how much we can learn about a person from his step counts. Here let's have a look：
Less than 50 steps: Anyone who takes less than 50 steps in one day may be ill or sad, or he is just too lazy to get out of the bed.
50—500 steps: It's easy to have a few hundred steps. For example, going shopping will be enough.
501—8, 000 steps: Most students and workers will take between 501 and 8, 000 steps a day. These step counts are often in the middle of the leaderboard.
8, 001—30, 000 steps: Salespeople and P. E. teachers often take so many steps a day because they are always on the move.
More than 30, 000 steps: Mostly, these step counts can be on the top of the leaderboard. They are policemen, reporters, cleaners and so on. They are the people who help us live easy and comfortable lives.
As the number of people who use WeRun is growing, a person's WeRun data can show his or her character and personal life.
A farmer had a big farm. He was so busy that he didn't have time to take care of it. So he wanted to find a person to help him. He put a help wanted ad（广告）in the newspaper. A young man read the ad. He wanted to visit the farmer. He told the farmer he wanted to have the job.
When the farmer asked what he could do, he said, "I can sleep well when the storm (暴雨) comes." The farmer didn't understand what he said, but he liked the young man. He hired (雇佣) him at last. A few days later, a terrible storm came during the middle of the night. The farmer ran to the farm to see if everything was going well. He found the doors and windows were closed. The farm tools (工具) were put into the toolbox. Everything was going well. Finally, he saw the young man sleeping well.
Then the farmer understood the meaning of the young man's words. The young man did his job well when the sky was clear and he prepared for the storm before it came. So when the storm came, he could sleep well.
a. A young man visited the farmer.
b. The farmer saw the young man sleeping well.
c. The farmer understood the young man in the end.
d. The farmer put a help-wanted ad in the newspaper.
e. A terrible storm came during the middle of the night.
We all know health is the most important in our life and we know smoking is bad for people's health. But not many people know about the danger of second-hand smoke (二手烟).
Second-hand smoke is the smoke that comes from the smoker's breath. If people get second-hand smoke from time to time, they could get ill from it. It can make people get lung cancer (肺癌) and many other illnesses more easily.
But how bad is the problem of the second-hand smoke? The World Health Organization（WHO）did a study of 194 countries. They found that about 600, 000 people die every year because of second-hand smoke. It makes a lot of problems.
Second-hand smoke is especially (尤其) bad for children because their bodies are growing. The study also shows that around 165, 000 children under 5 die each year because of second-hand smoke. Most of these children are from Africa and Southern Asia where health care is very poor.
You can do something to keep yourself and other people away from second-hand smoke. You can ask the smokers, such as your parents, to smoke outside. And if someone smokes close to you, you'd better hold your breath or just walk away.
Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat a big breakfast. Eat much and eat well, and you will do better in your work or study.
We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it's a good idea to eat healthy snacks between your meals. This doesn't mean that you can eat a bag of chips (炸薯条) instead of a meal.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. You will find that the food is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full. Never eat dinner late.
This will give your body a chance to digest (消化) most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours.
A. Ask yourself whether you are really hungry.
B. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed.
C. While eating, you can talk about something interesting.
D. Without eating for the past ten hours, your body needs food.
E. Healthy snacks like fruit and nuts (坚果) are necessary.
It was my first time to travel to a foreign country. I went to Portland, the US from my hometown with my mother. She got job in the city and I stayed there with her for a year.
I (study) at Beaverton High School in Portland. I still remember that my first class was math. After I entered the classroom, I noticed that many of the students were from different (country). It was interesting to get to know my classmates and their.
The teachers were very (friend). They listened to their students and talked with them. My English teacher often said, "I am not sure I agree with you. Can you tell more?"
I also visited one of the (good)libraries in Portland. There were thousands books And everything was so tidy and clean. I could (find)a book easily on any subject I wanted.
A year passed (quick). I returned to my home town last month. I like Portland very much, and I hope (work)in this city in the future.
