A: Hello! This is Blue Sky Theater.
B: Yes, we want to rent (租用)your theater to have an English evening.
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B: This Sunday afternoon.
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B: About 3 hours.
A: Oh, let me see. It's available from 2: 00 pm to 5: 00 pm.
B: The time is OK.
A: 200 yuan per hour.
B: Is it OK to pay you 180 yuan an hour？
A: No problem.
B: Thank you. We'll arrive at 1: 55 this Sunday afternoon.
A: You're welcome.
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A. Why will you have your English evening? B. How much rent(租金)should I pay for this place? C. That's too expensive. D. When are you going to rent it? E. Can I help you? F. How long will your English evening last? G. That sounds reasonable. |
I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son. He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop (圈). You know the type. You dip (浸) the loop in the bottle, pull it 1 and blow it to make bubbles (气泡).
My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew, but 2to blow bubbles. He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me, "Daddy, 3 you make bubbles?" I hadn't blown bubbles for years. I am a chemist by education. All my knowledge is 4 when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water. I had no more success than my son.
After several tries 5the loop of soapy water, I gently (轻轻地)breathed on it. My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble 6 and moved slowly in the air. He grabbed (抓住)the loop, dipped and blew. No bubbles. I7 explained to him, "Son, you can't blow so hard; you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles." He followed my8 and blew gently. This time he made a big beautiful bubble, then 9…
There are some things that you can get with force, 10 there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath. The closer something is to higher spirit, the more it is like bubbles; it can't be forced.
In ancient China, there was a man called Zhou Yong. Before his father died, he left Zhou Yong a great number of gold ingots (元宝). Zhou hid them in a safe place in his home. One day, Zhou decided to travel far away. He was afraid that someone would steal the gold ingots. But they were too heavy for him to bring along with him. So he put all the ingots into a jar (坛子) and gave it to his friend Wang Wu, telling Wang that the jar was full of fresh red dates (红枣).
A year later, one day before Zhou came back, Wang's wife wondered what was in the jar. So she secretly opened it. She was shocked when she saw so many ingots inside. She told Wang about it and they took the ingots out and filled the jar with fresh red dates.
When Wang returned the jar to Zhou, Zhou found the ingots were missing. They argued about it for a while, then they went to see the county magistrate (县官).
When the magistrate asked Wang what had happened, he answered, "Zhou said that there were fresh red dates in it when he gave me the jar a year ago."
The magistrate examined the jar and the fresh red dates in it carefully. Then he said: "Bring the ingots back, Wang Wu!"
Wang still denied (否认)having taken them. But after the magistrate explained what he knew, Wang finally admitted (承认)that he had taken the ingots.
Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she's been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.
The traveler, who was born with a congenital bone disease (先天性骨病),lost her right leg at the age of four. Although she had a hard time at first, she now thinks that nothing can stop her living her best life.
To spread that message, Gallagher shares photos of her travels around the world online, and writes her location across her artificial leg (假肢)before taking a picture. Now she has been taking pictures across Europe, all with the well—known locations written on her artificial leg.
"I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design (设计)on it. One day I had a sudden idea to get a chalkboard," Gallagher said, "My mum and grandmother didn't like the idea, but my friends liked it and told me to go for it, so I did."
Gallagher said people often stared when she was writing on her leg, but once she shared the photos, she received only positive feedback (正面的反馈). "My leg hasn't stopped me doing anything I've wanted to do, and I've been able to keep up with my peers (同龄人)and lead a pretty great life."
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if you run into difficulties, get creative with it because if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
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| Autumn is the best season for crabs. The hairy crabs (大闸蟹)are quite fat and tasty at this time of year. The best crabs come from Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu. Many people use eight silver tools including chopsticks, a pair of scissors and a small hammer (锤子)to eat crab meat. |
| | Caviar (鱼子酱)is not common in most people's daily life. But if you're going to try it, Russian caviar may be your best choice. Caviar is made of fish eggs. It sells at a high price. If you want to get the fresh juicy taste, don't cook it —just eat raw caviar. You may also eat it with bread and salad. |
| | Who says the British only have fish and chips？ Beef Wellington is a dish that they can truly be proud of. An expensive cut of beef is covered with a mixture first. Next comes another piece of ham (火腿) and pastry (面糊).Then it is covered with eggs. Baked (烘焙) until it is golden yellow, beef Wellington tastes crispy outside and juicy inside. |
| | Sukiyaki (寿喜锅),or Japanese beef hot pot, is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. People cook beef and vegetables in soup with sweet and salty tastes. It is a perfect dinner for family or to enjoy with guests. In Sukiyaki, you need thin pieces of beef. The best is the Kobe beef. It's very expensive but amazing. |
Many cars in advertisements are red, blue or green but almost 75 percent of new cars sold are black, white, silver or grey.
A survey shows people prefer the car colors that don't show dirt such as grey. That means the owners can wash their cars less, saving money. Besides, some areas that are short of water do not allow people to wash their cars often.
According to another survey, white cars are often sold more than cars of other colors. In China, car buyers say white makes a small car look bigger. Car buyers in other countries also like white. And the research also suggests that there is a lower risk of accidents during the day for white cars compared with darker ones. People also think the temperature inside white cars is lower than that in cars of other colors.
At present, every year about 11 percent of cars sold are red and 8 percent are blue. Green has become less popular. In the mid 1990s, green was the most popular color in many places of the world. But today, green cars are hard to find.
Sometime in the future, people may not have to choose the color of their car technology may let owners change their car's paint color anytime.
（Two girls met on the playground during the break.）
A: Hi, Lucy. I haven't seen your English teacher for a long time. ?
B: She has gone to Shanghai.
A: ?
B: She went there for further education.
A: ?
B: She went there with another three teachers.
A: ?
B: They will come back in three days.
A: Do you miss her?
B: Of course. She is my favorite teacher. Oh, there goes the bell. I must go. Bye.
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Make memories of ginkgo (银杏)leaves
Autumn is the season of harvest (收获). Leaves turn golden and are blown around by the wind. The ginkgo is one of my favorite trees.
⑴I love its beautiful golden leaves which look like fans. This autumn, I picked up some ginkgo leaves. I cleaned and dried them in the sun. When they are ready, they will be my specimens (标本). And I will put them in my books and use them as bookmarks. ⑵They will remind me of the season whenever I open my books. They are my memory of this autumn.
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A young eagle (鹰)was learning to hunt (捕猎)when he saw a large pig running around in the forest below. "Ooh, that looks delicious," he said. "No, dear," his mum said, "you're not to hunt something so big yet. Begin mice." Being a good boy, the eagle listened to mum and learned how to hunt mice proficiently (熟练地). Then he wanted pigs again. "No, dear," his mum said, "perhaps you should learn to catch rabbits now." So he did so, then he of the pigs again. "No, dear," his mum said, "now it's time for young sheep." The young eagle soon became at catching young sheep and then one day, he saw a pig running below. He looked at the pig, then at his mum's eyes. She nodded and the young eagle took off from his branch (树枝)and flew down. He had the pig for dinner that day.
I don't know what your are. I hope that they are big. And I hope that you are taking small daily steps every day that are required to get there.
One day, when Sunee reached her house, she saw a brown package(包裹). She ran inside the house with her package and showed it to her grandmother. Sunee opened the package. As she did, she noticed there was Thai writing on the box. This package had come from her aunt in Thailand.
Inside the box, Sunee saw something uncommon. It was a red silk umbrella. She had never seen anything like it! Next to the umbrella she found a silk purse (钱包).They were both beautiful.
"Shipping a package overseas used to take a lot of time," said Grandmother. "Packages traveled by train and ship. It could take many months to get a package from across the ocean. How long did your package take to arrive?"
Sunee and her grandmother looked at the postmark (邮戳). It showed that the package had been sent eight days ago. "That's fast!" said Sunee.
Her grandmother agreed. "We have resources (资源)now that we didn't have years ago. Now, packages are flown across the ocean. Because airplanes travel so fast, packages arrive very quickly. Now our economy (经济)depends on fast delivery (快递)!"
Teeth are important part of our body. Everyone should brush his or her teeth every day. Learning how to take care of teeth is very important.
The importance of brushing teeth
If you eat and do not brush your teeth, pieces of food that stick to your teeth can cause problems. The food can damage (破坏)your teeth. Then germs (细菌)can get into your teeth and make them decay (腐烂).
It is important to brush teeth every day. You should get a checkup from your dentist every year. Trying not to eat food that has a lot of sugar, such as candy and soft drinks, helps to protect teeth.
The proper ways of brushing teeth
Do you know that most people do not brush their teeth in the right way? Follow the methods below and they will help you keep your teeth healthy, clean and beautiful.
◆Replace your toothbrush every few months.
◆Clean two or three teeth at a time. Brush the front of your teeth with a circular motion (运动)and clean the backs of your teeth with up and down motions.
◆Use a gentle back and forth motion to clean the tops of your teeth where you bite (咬)into food.
◆Don't forget to gently brush the top of your tongue (舌头)from back to front. A lot of germs live there.
◆Take at least 2 minutes to brush your teeth.
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The germs can get into your teeth and damage them you brush your teeth. |
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