C919, the first China-made large passenger airplane, completed its commercial flight (商业飞行) on May 29th, 2023.
The plane took 1 at 10:32 a.m. from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and safely 2 at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 p.m. After landing, it was welcomed with a water salute (水门仪式).
There 3 over 130 passengers who experienced C919's first air travel. At the beginning of the journey, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) provided everyone on board with a specially designed ticket.
"Sitting in the airplane C919, I felt very excited and proud. And I'm lucky enough to be 4 the history." said Zhang Keli, a passenger from Beihang University in Beijing.
The event shows that our country is able to build a world-class airplane independently, and it also plays 5 important role in the development of China's civil aviation industry (民航工业).
Once upon a time, there lived a fox and a stork (鹳) in a forest . One day the fox asked the stork to dinner, with the naughty purpose of playing a 1 on his guest.
The stork came at the hour 2 , with a good appetite for her meal. But she was little 3 on finding that it was made of meat, served up in a shallow (浅) dish. With her long slender bill (细嘴), she could 4 pick up enough food to satisfy a tinny bird! The fox kept eating all the time, only 5 a moment to say, "I hope, madam, that you enjoy your big meal? Don't you 6 that my specially-prepared meal is first-grade?"
The stork made no 7 , but left, hungry and much displeased, from the almost 8 meal.
A few days afterwards, the stork returned the fox's invitation by asking him to dinner.
The fox hurried to the place of meeting, 9 the stork had made ready her meal. The fox became greatly dissatisfied, 10 the food served up in a long-necked jar (罐), which let in the stork's slender bill, 11 he could not stick into the jar even his sharp nose!
"I hope, sir, that you like your big meal?" said the stork, who was not 12 enough to return good for evil (恶), and who wished to give the fox a 13 . And as the hungry fox looked sadly up into 14 face, the stork added, "Those who cannot take a joke in good part should 15 make one. Never do to others what you would not like them to do to yourself."
It's reported that Shenzhou-16 will bring international paintings by teenagers from 10 African countries to the China Space Station.
Jing Haipeng, one of the astronauts for the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceflight mission, shared the information during the Shenzhou-16's press conference (新闻发布会) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday.
These paintings were beautifully drawn by teenagers from 10 African countries including Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
"Indeed, we have this special and meaningful purpose, which is to show international paintings for the first time on the China Space Station, and these excellent works are from the winners of 'Tianhe Award' for young friends from the 10 African countries," Jing explained.
"At present, we have not seen the paintings. I believe they will be bright. Exploring the vast universe (宇宙) is the common dream of all human, no matter the race, age, or nationality. We look forward to joining hands with all peace-loving people to create a better tomorrow," he continued.
"We will take the children's best youth, best friendship, and best dreams into space, plant the seeds (种子) of science, friendship, and dreams on the China Space Station, and let them grow and bear fruit," Jing hoped.
Two years ago, I was sitting in my car waiting in a long line for a toll (通行费) station. When I finally reached the station, the toll station worker told me that the person in front had paid for me and I was free to go. I was so shocked. I didn't need to save the 5 dollars. I would never know who he was. I was tired by the heavy traffic and the long line, and that behavior was surprising and unbelievable, which really touched my heart. So I decided to pay for the next car waiting in line.
The first time I tried to pay forward the toll, I kept looking into my rear view mirror (后视镜) to see who I'd be paying for. In the mirror, I saw a tired looking taxi driver. And I felt satisfied that my money would be going to a good place. But before we got to the toll station, the taxi driver had suddenly changed his way and now there was someone else behind me. She looked upset and was gesturing (举止) angrily in a conversation with her friend. I wasn't willing to be paying for a woman like that and was certainly judging her by what I was seeing in the mirror. Anyway, I paid the toll for both of us and left.
Thirty seconds later I was surprised to hear a honk (鸣笛声). It was the woman and her friend waving at me from the other way! She looked cheerful and happy. She wasn't what I thought she was like. This was a valuable lesson that I shouldn't judge people so quickly…After all, I don't know their stories.
Lu Hong who was listed among the finalists for Touching China 2022 was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) when he as a child. His disabilities I meant that he spent his primary and middle school years in pain. Every time he had PE class, all his classmates could run and jump as they liked on the playground while he had to sit alone in the classroom.
After graduation he opened his photo shop. At first, most customers would turn away from Lu's shop because they doubted his skills and service. To get customers, Lu promised to take pictures for free if customers were not satisfied with his work. Thanks to his skills and hard work, Lu impressed his customers and his shop's business grew stronger.
In 2017, with the help of the Association for Disabled People in Suzhou, Lu Hong opened a photo factory and offered jobs to disabled people. In just a few years his factory has developed from a small workshop to a proper company.
There are over 40 workers in Lu's factory, more than 30 of whom are disabled. "It's not easy for people with disabilities to find work. I hope to provide them with an opportunity to realize their full ability and go for their life goals," he said.
During the epidemic, the factory was forced to close for a while, but he kept on paying salaries (工资) to the workers as he guarded the empty factory alone.
He bought machinery and equipment worth nearly 5 million yuan ($726,000) to make sure production when his staff could not come to work. Besides, Lu started exploring e-commerce (电子商务) opportunities to increase income.
Today, Lu Hong's factory is a celebrated company that has made a great contribution (贡献) to supporting the poor and providing jobs for the disabled. In the future, he hopes to change from being helped to helping and contributing to society.
What is your first impression of bamboo in China? Is it only a kind of plant on the food list of pandas? No! It also represents single bamboo drifting (独竹漂), an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) passed from generation to generation among the people in Guizhou Province.
Single bamboo drifting has been performed for more than 2,000 years. In the past, the ancestors who lived on the bank of the Chishui River used it as a method to go across the river. Now, with the development of modern transportation, this skill has been regarded as a sport or a unique way of performance by local people.
Middle school students of the province practice the sport and compete in the Chinese National Games. The requirements of the sport are simple, yet demanding! Athletes have to balance on a bamboo pole, barely as wide as one's foot, and guide it down the river with a thin stick. But there's more than just guiding. While keeping balance on the narrow bamboo pole with the thin stick, the athletes are performing skills and tricks. Jumping, push-ups, and splits (劈叉) are some of the most common ones, whereas those who are more experienced often use their imagination to try out more difficult moves.
Yang Liu, a 25-year-old "water fairy" from Zunyi, Guizhou, dancing on the river in traditional Chinese costume, is an inheritor (继承人) of single bamboo drifting. For over ten years, combining drifting with dancing, Yang has put fresh energy into this traditional art. It's not easy to stand, let alone dance on a single bamboo. So not surprisingly, Yang has experienced countless falls and failures. Thanks to her efforts, though, single bamboo drifting has gotten great fame on the Internet and become well-known in the world.
A: Hi, Mark. I want to have a class party. Will you help me?
B: Sure, Nelly. I can help you. So shall we have the party?
A: Let's have it today after class.
B: No, today is too early. If we have it today, half the class won't come.
A: OK, let's have it tomorrow then.
B: Hmm…There's a the day after tomorrow. Students will leave early to study for the test. Why not have it on the ?
A: OK, let's have it on Saturday afternoon. We can all meet and watch a video.
B: No, I think we should watch a video. Some students will be bored. Let's play party games.
A: OK, good idea. Can you organize the party games?
B: Sure, I can do . And can you make some food for us?
A: Yes, no problem.
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Reading and writing poems is a very personal experience. Poets use language as a way of expressing their feelings. Poets can describe the of nature, a person, a dream or a memorable event. Most people have tried writing poems some time. For children, it's a good way to enjoy language and have fun with words as well as to themselves.
But teachers and psychologists (心理学家) have another use for poems as a form of therapy (疗法) to help with problems. Writing poems can help deal with change in their lives, death or feelings of sadness or serious disease. By writing down your feelings, you can learn to understand yourself than before.
Poems might be a way of telling someone when you don't feel able to talk about it face to face. Poems written as therapy can be funny too, as laughter is also considered to be very good for illness.
Students at a special school in England read and write poems every day. Some of the poems that write are very good, but their reason for writing is not just to be creative. All of them have some mental and problems. But by writing poems, students are growing in self-confidence. The poems provide a channel for them to communicate with the world and express their feelings. They help them to find out and work out their problems and to develop a positive attitude to life.
Xu Xiake was an explorer of the late Ming Dynasty who travelled huge mountains and deep valleys in China. He was one of the greatest explorers in Chinese history.
Xu's travels were totally up to him and done on his own. He travelled so that his feet could feel strong winds beat his body; he travelled so that his feet could kiss the soil of the mountains.
After his death, Xu left behind his famous book, Xu Xiake's Travels, which provides meaningful materials to the Chinese geological research. It included a record of what he saw, heard and thought about during his travels and was a personal diary that was not published during his lifetime. It was said that Xu was a filial (孝顺的) son and the beginning purpose of his travel diary was to allow his mother to travel the world through his eyes at home. He followed the ancient teaching that says, "When one's parents are alive, one must not travel to far places." For this reason, when his mother was still alive, he mainly travelled the southeast half of the country and would not leave home for too long.
The most important part of his travels was his ten-thousand-mile journey to the southwest. He travelled from Zhejiang to Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, then Guizhou, and Yunnan. This journey took him four years and he wrote about ten times more than he did in the past. In the morning, he would be climbing the mountains and crossing rivers. At night, he would lay out a piece of paper and record his daily experiences beside an oil lamp.
Xu lived his life travelling mountains and rivers all day long. He was an outstanding person in history. In fact, Xu who lived 400 years ago was more like today's backpackers-very cool!
要点提示：
1. 意义：可以减少垃圾产生、循环使用垃圾等。
2. 做法：通过书籍和网络学习垃圾分类知识，参与志愿服务等；将各种垃圾分类投放在不同颜色垃圾桶等；旧衣服做成购物袋，废品做成艺术品，减少使用塑料袋等。
3. 个人观点……
要求：
1. 词数110词左右（首句已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 要点提示均须涉及，可适当增加内容；
3. 不用真实姓名、校名、地名。
参考词语：reduce，recycle，throw，rubbish bins， plastic bag
Rubbish Sorting Starts with Me
Nowadays, more and more people have realized the importance of rubbish sorting.
