Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule(行程), I thought to myself. "We don't have time for this." So the two 1 I most commonly spoke to my child were: "Hurry up". But I made my promise to 2 almost three years ago, and I began my journey to pay more attention to what 3in life. In fact, my younger daughter often reminds me of4I must keep trying to slow down.
One day, the two of us had taken a bike ride to the 5. After buying an ice cream, my daughter sat down at a table 6 enjoying it. Suddenly a look of 7 came across her face. "Do I have to rush, mama?"
I nearly cried. Perhaps the pains of a 8life didn't ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. At the moment, I knew I could sit there 9 about the number of times when I rushed my child through life... or I could celebrate the fact that today I'm trying to do things 10. I chose to live in today.
"You don't have to rush, my dear," I said in a(n)11way. Her whole face immediately brightened and her shoulders relaxed. Then we sat side by side talking about things that interests us.
There were even moments when we sat in 12, just smiling at each other. When she got to the last bite (咬最后一口), she held out the ice cream for me. "I 13 the last bite for you, mama", my daughter said proudly. I realized I just gave my child a little time... and in14, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes 15 when you stop rushing through life.
World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people's ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world.
This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival. The competition is open to all the poets aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups:
*Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over)
*ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language)
The winners of each group will receive￡1000.
RULES:
*All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works.
*Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
*The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself.
*Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs(毒品).
*The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017.
To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center. uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document (文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s).
Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@brookes. uk
Dad never tried to hug or kiss me when I was a child. And of course, he never said "I love you" to me, either. But whenever I felt sad or lonely, dad was always there.
When I was in high school, dad left work and set up a food stand on the street near my school. Every day when I finished school, my classmates and I would pass his food stand. But I really hated talking to dad in front of his food stand.
One night, I couldn't stand it any more and shouted, "Dad, could you stop selling your silly noodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!" At that moment, dad was shocked. He tried to say something but didn't. His eyes were filled with tears and sadness. It was the first time that I saw dad crying. My mom later told me dad sold noodles to save money for my college education. I was so silly and even today I still feel guilty(内疚的) for that night.
Time really flies. I finished college and then left my home. For the past ten years, whenever I have visited home, dad was always there meeting me and seeing me off quietly at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me. When I was away from home, dad never wrote to me or called me, but he always asked my mom to call me. That's how dad shows his love to me.
English is becoming more and more popular in China. It can be used in every field, such as on some signs and restaurant menus. But there are some problems when people use it. Perhaps you've seen the English letters "WC" in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from native (地道的) English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries seldom use the letters.
Workers in our city are changing "WC" signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.
"WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me," says Nancy, a young woman from the US. The old sign will become "Gents/Men" and "Ladies/Women". "I see much poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs," she says. "I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English. For example, when someone says to me 'My hometown is Guizhou Province', I know he or she should say 'My hometown is in Guizhou Province'. Hometown is a smaller place in a province." The common mistakes that Nancy picked up include "Not Entry", which should be "No Entry", "Direction of Airport" should be changed to "To the Airport". And remember to "Keep off the grass", rather than "Care of the green".
The next time you walk on the street or eat in the restaurant, you can go and see if the expressions are right.
French and American doctors have done an operation (手术) together in which the doctors were outside the operating room. This kind of operation is known as robotic operation.
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area. Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine.
The robot moved the tools that cut the woman's gallbladder (胆囊) away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.
Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications (通讯系统) between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor's order to a robot to move the tool quickly.
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make such smaller movements than a person can. A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor's hand cannot.
Doctors say such a robotic operation will make possible safer and better operations in the future. They say it will improve doctor training. It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away. And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where the doctors work.
Paper Cutting is one of China's most popular traditional folk arts. Chinese paper cutting has a history of (多于)1, 500 years. It was w spread during the Ming and Qing dynasties. People often beautify their homes paper cuttings. During the Spring Festival and wedding celebrations, paper cuttings (被用做) decorate doors, windows and rooms. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be d to do. It is usually folded before it iswith scissors. As red is closely related with good l in traditional Chinese culture, paper cutting works are usually made of red paper.
In the past, women in the countryside gathered（在她们空闲时间) to make paper cutting, which is a way to practice their skills. As society develops, fewer and fewer people l this skill while there are some who still regard ita profession. (毫无疑问), paper cutting has changed into a kind of art at present. (同时), paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stage, in magazines or in TV series.
Nowadays, Chinese paper cutting is very p around the world and it is often given as a [gɪft] to foreign friends. We need to learn more about these traditional arts, because behind the small thingsthe cultural values of the Chinese people.
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