One morning, Lillian was sitting in the garden.
She was looking at the wonderful 1 of every colour. Her favourites were the big yellow sunflowers. They had 2 yellow faces.
She 3 that the sunflowers turned their big heads towards the sun as it rose in the east. "Wow! That's why people call them sunflowers," she thought.
"Do sunflowers 4 LOVE the sun?" she wondered.
At noon, Lillian looked at the sunflowers again. 5 !The sun moved across the sky. And all the sunflowers turned their heads to 6 it as it moved.
That evening, 7 the sun was setting(下山)，Lillian noticed that the sunflowers were all facing west- 8 the setting sun. Their faces turned again!
"Sunflowers really do love the sun," she thought to 9 . "They follow it across the sky each day, turning their faces to 10 as much sun as they can."
The sunflower-what an interesting name and plant!
Local markets are interesting places. People go to markets early in the morning to buy fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. People also love local markets because the food is very fresh and cheap.
Fruits, vegetables and meat often come from the farm the same day they are sold. The fish are often very fresh and come to the market straight from the fishing boat. But the market doesn't sell the same things every day. You can only buy some fruits and vegetables during some certain(特定的)season.
At the market, vendors(小贩)sell chicken, pork and beef. Just tell the vendor what kind of meat you want. Then say how much you want, and they will prepare the meat for you. If you don't want to cook, you can also buy cooked food at the market. Then you can take it home and eat it.
Do you need any non-food items(非食品)?You can find those at the market, too! You can buy toys or books there. Do you need some new clothes or new shoes? You can also buy those at the market. Many people like to shop at the market. They can buy almost everything they need in one place.
Matt jumped into bed. His father sat down beside him.
"What kind of day did you have?" he asked.
"It was a bad day for me," Matt answered. "I had a fight with Ned. The teacher sent a note home about me. And Mom talked about it with me."
"Yes, part of the day was bad," Mr. Gold said. "But there were good parts, too. Now it's time to go to sleep. So, tell me about the best thing today."
Matt smiled. "After school I went fishing," he said. "No one wanted to go with me. So I had to go alone. I didn't think I would have any fun. But I did! I caught a fish!"
"I'm glad you had a good time," Mr. Gold said. "Think about it until(直到)you go to sleep. Happy dreams!"
"Good night, Dad," Matt said.
His father kissed(亲吻)him good night.
Every night, Mr. Gold and Matt have a little talk like this.
Every night, Matt answers the same question. "What was the best thing that happened to you today?"
Every night Matt goes to sleep thinking about the best thing. He has many happy dreams!
Sometimes he has to think hard to find the best thing. Sometimes it is a very small thing. But he always finds one good thing to think about.
Matt's father taught his son a good way to end his day. You may want to try it. If you do, why not begin this every night?
David found that he was a bit fat these days. He went to buy an exercise machine so that he could try to lose some weight(减肥).
At first, he put it in the basement(地下室).But he did not use it often. He seldom went into the basement.
Next, he moved it into his bedroom. But he still didn't use it very often. That's because he would only go into the bedroom when it was time for him to go to sleep.
Finally, he moved it into the living room. He put the machine next to the window. His wife thought maybe this would finally work. He could exercise and look outside at the beautiful garden at the same time.
After a week or so, his wife asked David how his exercise was going. He said, "Well, yes, I do a little more exercise these days. Every time I want to open the window, I have to walk around the exercise machine."
我的社区 | 位置 | 城市南部、距市中心10公里; |
环境 | 空气新鲜、鸟语花香、适宜居住; | |
居民 | 乐于助人、爱护动物、自拟一点; | |
我的感受 | ……(自拟一点) | |
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to recommend Sunny Garden for The Nicest Community Award of this year.
Yours faithfully
David
