"Early to bed early to rise" makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
Listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different Sounds. Some of those sounds may noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes, farm tractors(拖拉机), rock music is also noise.
What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. But, most important, constant(不断的) loud noise can cause a loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound.
The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and65decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level(层次) causes the great hearing loss.
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In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命), it has decided to provide6, 000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations(停靠站). There are about 315docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let's see the cost you need to pay. One key costs ￡3, and the cost of using the bike is f1for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost 50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example some bikes may be lost, But they said they would try to their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.
Singapore's public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local . There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis.
TRAINS
Trains run from6 a. m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses all you like.
If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
BUSES
There are several bus services in Singapore and fares(车费)start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give changes.
If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
TAXIS
There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222). Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking can also be made easily by calling the numbers listed above.
RENTAL(租) CARS
Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at you own pace renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you'll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won't let you see. For car rental, call Avis on +6567371668.
Florence Nightingale was a nurse who saved many people in the 19th century. She was named after the city of Florence in Italy.
Florence was unusual young woman for her time, because she didn't want to go to parties and get married. She wanted to be a nurse and help people. Her family (not) want her to become a nurse because hospitals back then were dirty, horrible places. age of 31, Florence went to Germany and learned all about nursing. It was hard work. (not) she loved it. In 1854, lots of British soldiers went to fight in Crimean War. Army hospitals were filled with injured people, but there (be) no nurses and many soldiers died. Florence and a team of nurses went to help. Florence worked 20 hours a day to make the hospital a (clean) and safer place. She brought fresh food, she cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages on wounded soldiers. Soon, fewer (man) were dying.
At night, Florence talked to the injured soldiers and helped them (write) letters to their families. They called her" the lady with lamp",, she always carried a lamp.
When Florence returned to England, people called her a heroine. Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thanks. She was given the honor(荣誉)—Order of Merit, becoming the (one) woman to receive it.
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When you hear the word "scientist", what do you think of? Many people think scientists are people in clean white coats who work in labs. And some scientists do work in labs. But there are scientists who work in woods and jungles. These scientists are called "animal behavior(行为) scientists", and they study animals as they live in nature.
Why don't these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos? The is in the word "behavior" "Animals behavior scientists want to learn animal behave in their wild homes. When animals live in cages or in zoos, they do not act the same as they do when they are free. They may fight each other, or they may not eat, or they may not raise their babies as they usually would. To see real animal behavior, scientists must go where the animals .
So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles, the woods or the desert. There, their most important tools are their eyes and ears. They watch and listen to the animals very carefully. They write down everything that happened in notebook. they live near the animals, the scientists are careful not to frighten them. If the scientists are lucky, the animals will no attention to them. Then the scientists can see how the animals really live.
The behavior scientists hope what they've learned about animal behavior can provide clues (线索) to help people learn to live together more happily.
It may be really hard to tell others that you're feeling sad or worried. If you keep these feelings in your heart and don't talk about them with others, you will even fall ill at last.
If you talk with someone who cares a lot about you, like r dad or mom, you may feel better. You're not alone with your problems or worries. But if a kid doesn't want to talk with his or her Dad or Mom, what should he or she do? It's better to find another trusty (可信的) adult, like a teacher at school Maybe this person can help you talk with your Dad or Mom about you problems.
Once you know who you can talk to you should choose when and where to talk. If you think it's difficult for you to say what you think, write it down on a piece of paper. If the person can't understand what you mean right away try to say it in a different way or give an example.
Some kids may feel shy about sharing their feelings. But it is important to share their feelings when they need help.
