Traditional Greetings of Welcome | |
New Zealand | People touch their noses together when they meet. It's called the "hongi". |
Greenland | People receive a visitor by pressing the visitor's nose before breathing deeply. It's called the "kunik". |
Thailand | People press their hands together and say "Sawaddee" before bowing their head to welcome visitors. |
Kenya | People dance the "adamu" and often try to make the highest jump to welcome visitors. Sometimes they also offer a mixture of cow's blood and milk to drink. |
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Nate the GreatIt has a new case. His friend Annie has lost an expensive picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate must get all the facts, ask the right questions and narrow the list of suspects(嫌疑人). Paperback: $5.39 E-book: $5.99 |
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy DetectiveEncyclopedia Brown is a twelve-year-old star detective. His dad is a police officer. Every night, Brown helps his father solve the most difficult cases. There are ten cases in each book. The readers can try to solve problems with the given clues(线索). Paperback: $4.99 E-book: $2.80 |
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The 100-Year-Old Secret: The Sherlock FilesXena and Xander Holmes have just found they're the great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock Holmes. They are given Sherlock's unsolved casebook. The two set out to solve the cases. Can two 21st-century kids succeed where Sherlock could not? Paperback: $7.79 E-book: $5.67 |
Shyness is a kind of fear（恐惧）. People who are shy always worry too much about what people think of them. They are also afraid of speaking in front of people. How can we overcome（战胜）shyness then?
Have a good posture（姿态）.
Your posture says a lot about yourself. People with sloped（倾斜的）shoulders don't think of themselves as important people. So stand up straight, keep your head up, and always make eye contact（接触）. By practicing a good posture, you will feel much better.
Walk faster.
You can tell what a person is like by the way he walks. People who walk in a slow way and look at the ground while walking usually have no confidence in themselves, while people who believe in themselves walk faster. That is because they know clearly what important things to do, friends to meet, and places to go, etc. So walk a little faster, hold your head up, and look straight ahead.
Do some exercise.
Exercise can cheer you up. That will put you in a more positive（积极的）state of mind. By doing exercise, you will feel sure of yourself. Think about it. It is better to do some exercise than just watching TV all day.
Do things that make you feel good about yourself.
This can be anything that you really like doing. You can go to the cinema, listen to music, go traveling, or help someone out of a problem.
The American writer, Earnest Hemingway, is one of the most famous writers. The Old Man and the Sea is the last great writing in his lifetime. The book first came out in 1952, and then Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in literature (文学) because of it two years later.
Readers who like the book speak highly about it. "Well, this story really catches me and lets me fall in love with it from the very first words." But people who don't enjoy it think it's a time-wasting book. They say something like, "This is the worst book ever!"
At first, Hemingway was planning to write the story into 1000 pages at least, but finally he decided to shorten it down into a book of fewer than 200 pages. He wanted the readers to have more imagination (想象力).
The book tells a story about Santiago, an old Cuban (古巴) fisherman. The old man doesn't catch any fish for 84 days. On the 85th day, just as he wishes, there comes up a very giant fish—twice as long as his boat. It's the biggest Marlin fish he's ever seen. He fights against the fish for days and nights on the sea with little food and water. However, the boat is followed by a school of sharks. Santiago doesn't give up and uses the tools at hand to fight with the sharks one by one. But sadly, the fish is eaten up by the sharks at last. He doesn't bring back a fish but only some fish bones (骨头).
Does it mean that the old man is really a loser? I don't think so. I believe everyone can learn something from him. You may think he is a great man. And maybe you will learn how to focus or how to face the truth. Everyone has dreams. If you find it difficult to make them come true, will you stop? No. You have to go on, just as what the old man does. So, no matter what difficulties you meet, keep trying like Santiago.
Are you a book lover? Nowadays, Fan Deng Reading APP is very popular with many people. He reads books with you, helps you to think, and builds a study center for parents. Sometimes he tells stories about the books. Then do you want to know more about reading books?
We can get a lot from different books. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book. You may read in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane or in bed. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient(方便的) hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. And the more you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, because they have more things to write about. They hardly ever make spelling mistakes.
Reading books is a wonderful hobby. Reading books helps you open different windows to many colorful worlds. Why not start reading right now?
A. If you read enough, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better.
B. Next, you can read a book anywhere.
C. You can read on computers.
D. They are usually good at spelling, too.
E. Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
Do you know what dish is the most popular in the cold winter in China? Hot pot(火锅) is many Chinese people's favorite.
No matter in the north or in the south, people all like hot pot very much and every place has its local specials. For example, people in Sichuan like hot dish in it. However, Guangdong hot pot is famous for its freshness. Usually, there is a metal hot pot in the middle of table. When the soup in the pot is kept simmering(慢煮), dishes are put into the pot. Beef, mutton, fish and vegetables are the main dishes. It is very popular in winter because it can keep the dishes warm all the time. During the Spring Festival, friends and family members have a special meal — hot pot. Also, they chat(聊天) happily. It is a good way to relax.
There is also hotpot in England, but what are the differences? Hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word. The main dishes of English hotpot are simple. They are meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven(烤箱) all day in a heavy pot on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Chinese hot pot tastes delicious, and English hotpot tastes fine. Which do you like, hot pot or hotpot?
As we all know, Disneyland is one of the most popular theme parks in the world. For many children and adults, 1 a Disney theme park would be a dream. However, it seems kind of difficult because you need enough time. What's more, you have to pay much 2 the journey. But can you imagine traveling to all the Disney theme parks in just over three 3 ?
Several months ago, Lindsay Nemeth, a Canadian woman, 4 just 75 hours and 6 minutes visiting the magical attractions, making her the 5 woman to visit all Disney theme parks in such a short time. Lindsay dreamed of visiting all the Disney theme parks around the world. She started her journey in the US. After that, she got to Europe, Shanghai and Hong Kong, China and 6 ended her amazing journey in Tokyo.
To 7 time, she often chose to sleep on her plane rides. She tried her best to make sure she wouldn't miss any of her flights. She was always in a hurry because the Guinness World Records (吉尼斯世界记录) said that she must go on 8 one ride and get statements from two witnesses (目击者) in each theme park to show that she has 9 finished the ride.
Although the 10 was very difficult, Lindsay gave herself a goal of less than 80 hours. And she achieved it in less time.
The new TV play A Dream of Splendor(《梦华录》) is popular in China. This TV play not only (have) beautiful love story but also the help among women. It also has a lot of Chinese culture elements(要素). The main character Zhao Pan'er, a very smart and talented lady, is very good at (make) tea. With her best friends Song Yinzhang, and Sun Sanniang she opens a tea house in Bian Jing, the capital of Song Dynasty. From the TV play, we know a lot about Dian Cha(点茶), the art in a cup of tea.
Dian Cha is a (tradition) art in China with a long history. It is from the Song Dynasty. The art begins with pouring water over fine powdered tea(茶粉), creating a paste(茶膏) and then adding more hot water, constantly whisking(搅拌) it by hand with a bamboo whisk(茶筅). It is believed that the art later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan. 2019, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province.
Han Zheming, a 40-year-old designer from Shanghai has been studying Dian Cha he was a child. "My mother loves Chinese culture and I have been learning it under (she) influence(影响)," said Han. He also thinks that the art gives people a much (strong) sense of occasion(仪式感), so drinking tea is more fun. "I want more people to understand the things used by people to drink tea, and the reasons behind the ways they prepared tea," he explained.
In fact, creating pictures on the tea is not easy. It is quick work. (usual), the whole process has to be finished within 10 minutes. It takes at least a year of practice for one to be able to do it. In order (introduce) Dian Cha culture to more people, Han put the tea art (performance) on social platforms, such as Xiaohongshu, Bilibili and Douyin, attracting more than 20,000 followers.
A road is a bridge between two places.1. 你听说过丝绸之路吗? It has been there between East and West for more than 2, 000 years.
But did you know that the Silk Road is not a single route? It is actually a series of trade and cultural transmission（传 送）routes. It started to take shape during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route started from the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province and ended in eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea（地中海）. The Silk Road went across one-fourth of the earth and 2. it is about 6, 500 kilometers long.
The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Besides silk, jade（玉）, tea and steel also went west to Rome. From the West came glass, gems（宝石）, and foods like carrots and sesame（芝麻）.
3. The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world.
Not only trade, but also knowledge about science, arts and literature（文学）, as well as craftsmanship（手工）and technology, was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other. As a Chinese student, 4. it is necessary to know something about it. Today, many historical sites along the Silk Road are popular travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes（莫高屈）in Dunhuang. A new train line, the New Orient Express. is running from Beijing across the Silk Road. 5. 它是世界上最著名的道路之一。
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1.长沙的变化（从住房，环境，交通……方面介绍）；
2.作为青少年，我们能为长沙做什么；
3.赞美长沙，祝福长沙。
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Changes in Changsha
Great changes have taken place in Changsha in the past 10 years.
