—Yes. They'll go there by train at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
My dad had to leave high school to support his mom and six brothers and sisters at the age of 16. He tells my brothers and me the stories of when he was our age.
One day, when he came home after school, he found a1on the door. It said that his family must move out of the house at once.
Smoking and drinking2all his dad's money, but my dad wasn't angry about it. Instead, when he remembered the happy times he had sat with his father enjoying football matches, he felt a little3. My dad's little sister would cry at birthday parties4she could never have one of her own at home. My brothers and I have had5every year, but we had my dad's first birthday party when he was forty.
He tell us to work hard and stay in school. We've heard it so much that sometimes we don't take it6But now I often think of his words: "There's7you can't do if you stay in school and work hard." I think my father's fate( 命运) would be changed8if he'd had just one person saying those words to him.
He works hard for 16 hours a day, so we can9a good home and do the things he never could. My dad has always told me this, but now it's my turn. I am so10of you, Dad.
Boys and girls,
This term is over, here are some words for you. Please take your note home and let your parents know how great you are. Remember to bring it back with your parents' words next term.
Wang Hai: You are a clever boy. You won the math competition this term in our school. Next term, please pay attention to your weight and keep doing sports to keep fit.
Han Yan: I believe you are the most popular girl in our class, you are so outgoing that everyone wants to be your friend. Do better in your English, then you'll be much better.
Hu Fang: Your voice is so beautiful, we all like to listen to your singing. Don't be shy, try to sing in front of us. Also, work hard on your math, maybe Wang Hai can help you.
Sun Hua: P. E. is your favorite, you're always a star at the sports meet. But I think Chinese is also important. The more you read, the more you will learn.
My husband Shane and I were hanging out on the street one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone.
He walked over to a young girl who was crying. As he talked to her, I could see from his body language that he was trying to calm(使平静) her down. When I joined them, I realized that she had been homeless for some time. She told Shane that all she wanted was to go to her sister's house in another city.
Some people would have handed her some money, wished her lunch or maybe allowed her to make a call. Shane did much more. He said, "Kelly, I can't leave her here like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to help them but to believe they're telling the truth. "
It was a bit cold, so we had an idea to take her home. When I asked her if she'd like to go home with us, she thanked me about a million times with tears in her eyes.
We went home and I gave her some clean clothes to wear and told her she could use the shower. We ate something. Finally, she told us her story.
In the morning she was finally able to get a hold of her sister, so she had a place to go. Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket.
Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust, listen to and understand them.
February 29th comes up on the calendar only every four years. A year with a February 29th might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week. But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29th. You have to wait three years in between birthdays!
American English has an expression for the unusual situation. February 29th is called a leap day. And the year with a February 29th in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.
As a verb, the word "leap" means to jump, or to move quickly. "Leap" can also be a noun, meaning a jump, or a sudden move.
In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31th, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31th will fall on a Thursday. It jumps right over Wednesday.
The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth's orbit(轨道) around the sun exactly. Each year, we have a little time left over. So every four years, we put all that time together into an extra(额外的)day.
Some people choose to marry on February 29th because it is an unusual date. But some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it. Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days were unlucky. To be honest, these have no scientific basis(依据).
Here are some good suggestions for you to learn English well.
Even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself. Name things as you pass them. This simple language learning skill will help you understand these everyday words.
Talk to your friends you know in English. They may understand you even if they don't speak it. Simple expressions like "Good morning!" in English will make those sentences more natural to you. Your friends may even start to learn a few sentences as well.
You'll hear the language used in a real situation and this will help you judge(判断) the pronunciation even better. Yon will also come to further understand and better enjoy the culture behind the language.
The easiest language learning skill is to try! Don't be afraid to make mistakes when you speak and write English. In fact, you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success. .
It's a good way to find an English club. It's helpful to speak with other people who are still going through the course of learning English..
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A. Explain to them you are practicing it. B. They will give you lots of learning skills. C. You can speak Chinese with your friends. D. Listen to English songs when you are free. E. The best way to get better at English is to speak it. F. Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back. |
Scientists have long wondered how Australia's koalas get enough water to live. A new study pan answer.
The lead writer of the new report on koalas is Valentina Mella of the University of Sydney. It was earlier t, she explains, that the animals got most of the water they needed in the leaves they ate.
In the wild, koalas get water from the plant leaves they eat. But they also get it from water rdown from the trees during it rains. Mella and other scientists wkoalas in the wild every year. They find that koalas are aat night. They live in trees and depend on them for food, drinking and also for resting places.
Koalas spend most of the time high up in the trees. They eat lots of leaves. An adult koala neats between 0. 5 and 0. 8 kg of leaves a day, Koalas sleep about 20 hours a day. Mella notes that a koala usually spends 98% of its in trees. She also notes that the only time they come down to the ground is to danother tree with better leaves.
In fact, the word "koala" means "no drink" in the language. Koalas did not go down onto the ground very often. So it was considered that they had no need to drink water.
The koalas' living eis getting worse now because the fires from September 2019 to January 2020 in Australia have burned about 30% of the forests where they live.
