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A. I fell down the stairs (楼梯). B. What's wrong with you? C. Remember to put some ice on your knee. D. But you should get an X—ray. E. Take your temperature first. F. You must drink some hot tea with honey. G. Let me have a look at it first. |
(Anna hurt her knee, so she went to see a doctor. Susan is on duty this day.)
Susan: Good morning!
Anna: I hurt my knee.
Susan: Your right knee?
Anna: Yes. I can't move easily.
Susan: Oh?Hmm. yes, it's swollen (肿胀的). How did you hurt it?
Anna:
Susan: I see. Well. I don't think it's serious. Let the nurse take you to the third floor(楼层) and come back with the result of your X—ray. And then I will know if your knee is broken or not.
Anna: OK, I will.
(Ten minutes later.)
Susan: Well, nothing seems to be broken. I think all you need is some rest.
Anna: OK. Thank you. Goodbye.
Susan: Goodbye.
My first-time volunteering was in the summer holiday when I was 7 years old. My elder brother1the Habitat for Humanity Project and I went together with him. I was too young to do any heavy carrying work. But I still remember2joyful when we finished the project. From helping many animal organizations to working with some food banks, volunteering brought me so many good things in that summer. I also got a strong feeling of3when I saw the joy on people's faces.
Many animal shelters(收容所)in my city need workers. I studied marketing(营销)in university. So in my free time, I4their marketing. I feel so good to use my expertise(专业知识) to help them.
Last month, I just started to spend 2 hours a week hanging out with rabbits in one of the shelters. Sometimes, I just sit with them to make them get5to humans. Sometimes I play with them to give them exercise. It is wonderful to help the animals!
Many people do not want to bring6home. But what if you are using your "work" to7others? Next time when you're looking for volunteer work,8using your expertise to make a difference!
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram (图表)of the result of our survey.
Let's have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
| Chores | 2,000 teenagers in small villages | 2,000 teenagers in big cities |
| Take out the rubbish | 1,600 | 1,000 |
| Sweep the floor | 1,200 | 850 |
| Make the bed | 1,400 | 750 |
| Do the dishes | 1,100 | 600 |
| Fold the clothes | 900 | 1,500 |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers.
Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Paul, 18, comes from Wales. Next year he wants to got to university to study Chinese, but now he's living in Belize. Paul says, "I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reeds here are beautiful, but if the sea water is polluted badly, the coral will die. I'm helping to do study on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late. I'm staying with a family here. I help do some housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize!! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America."
Dr. Albert Schweitzer was a great person. He did a lot for Africans and human beings. Dr. Albert Schweitzer was a jungle doctor in Africa. He was born in France. He has learned to play the piano since he was five and he was a very good musician. Then he studied medicine for eight years. After that, he asked to be sent to Africa in 1913.
Dr. Schweitzer took big boxes of medicine with him to Africa. He had to go through a lot of dangerous places.But soon the people of Africa understood that he was their friend and they helped him build his first small hospital near a river. Many people came to the hospital.
When he ran out of money and needed more medicine, he would go back to Europe to play music to make money.Later, he built a bigger hospital. He spent most of his life in Africa, not only helping sick people but also teaching the people how to help each other.
During World War l, he was sent to prison. He found that war was more terrible than diseases. When the war was over, he made a speech everywhere to propose(提议) peace and respect(尊敬) for lives.
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A. Then he would return to Africa. B. Dr. Schweitzer worked day and night. C. At first, the new white doctor was not welcome. D. He decided to be a doctor when he was 30 years old. E. In 1952, he was named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace. F. At the same time, he tried his best to cure more people. |
In many parents' eyes, their children don't enjoy doing chores. Even if the room is messy, they like playing computer games rather than sweeping the floor or doing the dishes. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs. Black, comes up with good ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.
"Mom, have you worked out next week's chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can't wait. It's fun!"
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like "sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help Mom cook, wash vegetables, make the bed, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom" and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card "clean the bathroom". Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up "wash vegetables" and Robert chose "feed the fish". Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
To help the children develop their independence, their mother thought hard and ended up with this idea of encouraging them to do chores. Of course, the parents did the chores on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
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In many parents' eyes, childrendoing chores. They like playing computer games rather than doing chores although the room is in a.In Mrs. Black's family, Children can't wait to choose chores to do. They often take away the cards with chores before a week begins. Jim likes to clean the bathroomRobert loves to make the bed. Jim and Robert don't have to do housework on weekends. The habit of doing chorestheir independence. |
Many kids do housework such as doing the dishes, making the bed, and folding the clothes. In exchange, they get some money or computer time.
Paying kids for housework is one of the most popular topics, especially at a time when everyone is more careful about money. Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs,我们应该为日常的家务向孩子付费。
But some people don't think kids should get a reward(报酬) for doing housework. Susie Walton, an expert, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return. "Running any kind of housework is a team effort," Walton said. "A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It's important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house, and families decide how they want their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like what they want."
Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework, and it also teaches them real world lessons about why we need to work to get money. There are also apps that give kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed(兑现) either online or in the real world. "Our goal is to give kids lawful power so they can get rewards," says Chris Bergman. "And kids need rewards to help encourage them."
For Cameron Beck, volunteering is a parthis life. He spends every Saturday volunteering at Project Open Hand in San Francisco, California. This organization(组织) serves foodsick people. Volunteers need to prepare 2,500 meals and 200 bags of healthy food every day.
Cameron first learned about Project Open Handhe was working on Polk Street. Cameron passed(路过)its storefront (店面)his way to and from work each day. One of his friends were working with Project Open Hand. All of them studied and looked healthy food for the organization. Then Cameron understoodProject Open Hand worked. It worked by serving healthy food to those who got into trouble of their health problems.
"When I knew they keptsuch volunteer work and it made a big difference sick people, I decided to help," Cameron said. Now Cameron helps make sure the foodgood for the people with HIV/AIDS, diabetes(糖尿病)or other serious illnesses. He hopes more volunteers will join them and help more sick people together.
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Wu Xiaobo is a doctor from Jiangsu, China. In September, 2020, he went his son in America and he became a hero during the trip.
Wu's planeoff on September 29th.He would fly to Los Angeles with his wife. On the plane, a passengerunconscious(昏迷的). People called for ahelp. Dr. Wu found the passenger right away and the man had a stroke (中风). He advised the plane should land(降落) as soon as possible,the man was in great danger and he needed to be sent to the hospital quickly. So the plane arrived in San Franciscohour later. During the time, Wu looked after the man .And this wasn't the last time the doctor was called on to help out an air.Heading back to China on the same trip, Wu helped a woman passenger., the woman came to herselfthe help of the doctor. People spoke highly of Wu, and some of them even called him a hero. But he said that was just "what a doctor should do".
