Rob walked around in front of the cinema impatiently. His friend, Steve, should meet him in five minutes. They were going to watch a movie together. Both of them really liked movies and tried to see one almost every week, but lately Steve always arrived late. There were only five minutes left, 1 Rob watched each car around him.
He 2 to see Steve's blue car. But watching cars made him even 3 . He wondered why Steve couldn't be on time. Last time Steve said it was because his dad needed help in the garage (车库). What would it be this time? There must be an excuse. He was 4 of it.
Rob checked his watch one more time. There was only one minute left. Then suddenly he heard Steve's voice. "Rob, I made it!"
Rob 5 and saw his friend. Steve ran to Bob and said, "I'm sorry, but my sister was ill and I had to 6 her to the hospital. "
"Well, let's go then," Rob said. He reached into his pocket for his 7 . "Where was it ?" "What's wrong?" Steve asked.
"I don't have my ticket," Rob said 8 .
"Go and check in your car. "
"I might be late then," Rob answered, feeling silly.
By the time he got his ticket from his car, they had already missed the beginning of the movie. Rob felt 9 during the whole movie.
When the movie was over, he apologized (抱歉), "I'm sorry, Steve. I was complaining (抱 怨) about you being late, but then I was the one who was late.
Steve 10 , "It doesn't matter. It happens to all of us. "
"I see that now. Thanks for your understanding. "
"That's what friends are for," Steve replied.
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I had a headache on Saturday. Mom took my temperature and it was 38. 6℃! Then Dad took me to the hospital. The doctor examined me, then he gave me some medicine and told me to have a good rest. Laura |
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My family cleaned up our house on Saturday morning. Mom did some washing, Dad took out the rubbish, and I swept the floor. We clean the house every Saturday, so it isn't very dirty. Anna |
| Last Sunday I went to the beach with my friends and family. We went there not to play but to do something good for the environment. We picked up the rubbish on the beach. Some visitors also joined us. David |
| My family was having a picnic on the hill when the rainstorm came on Sunday. We didn't take an umbrella, so we had to run to our car. We all got wet. But the rain stopped as soon as we arrived home. Next time we must watch the weather report before going for a picnic! Harry |
When talking about livestreaming (网络直播), you might think of makeup vloggers (化妆 视频博主) and movie stars. But Zeng Qinghuan, from Loudi, Hunan, is really different. She has turned her village into a livestreaming room to help villagers live a better life.
Zeng now has lots of fans online from all over the country. These years, she has posted about 370 short videos showing the life of people in her village. With the help of livestreaming, she has sold lots of delicious food made in her village, like fermented tofu (腐乳), preserved pork (腊肉) and dried sweet potatoes.
Zeng used to study and work in big cities. After working in big cities for 4 years, she went back to her village to look after her grandmother. Later she found that she could do something to help her village. "I'm a daughter of the great mountains. I should take part in making my village more beautiful. " she said.
Zeng hopes that her story can encourage more young people to go back and build their villages. She plans to help 100 villages to be quite different in three years, and now two villages have joined her.
Americans love pets. Many pet owners see their pets as a part of the family. They treat (对 待) their pets as their children—sometimes even better.
In America, there are more families with pets than those with children. 43 percent of U. S.
homes have pets. Some of the pets are exotic (奇异的) , such as monkeys, snakes, butterflies and even wolves. Those animals come from other countries, especially China, Thailand, South Africa and so on. More common pets are fish, mice and birds. However, their favorite pets are cats and dogs. They sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets. "Dog people" and "cat people" often have friendly discussions about that.
People can get many benefits (好处) from pets. Pets stay with people, make people happy and help people not feel lonely. So, most of Americans like pets. They think pets should be treated well. At least 75 animal welfare (福利) organizations have been set up in America. They give care and good services to homeless animals. Some pets can help people live a better life. For example, dogs can offer protection from strange visitors. Cats can play games with the children. Some kinds of pets can give love to their owners. In fact, to keep a pet can help a young couple ( 夫妇) know how to raise children better. Pets are as basic ( 基本 的) to U. S. culture as hot dogs or apple pies. To Americans, pets are a part of the family.
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends on ourselves. " In other words, we make our own happiness.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. So we don't enjoy the present (当下). You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends.
Many people play a sport or take drawing lessons. In this way, you can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can also help out around the house by washing the dishes.
A. You can help a friend with his or her studies. B. Here is some advice to help you be happier. C. Another secret is to be active and have hobbies. D. People with close friends often live happier lives. E. We often spend much time thinking about the future. |
Parents are the closest people in the world to children, but it's not always easy to deal with (处理) the parent-child relationship. Now the Internet age brings a new difficulty. Parents and children have different ideas about the use of the Internet. Why does it happen?
Sometimes, children use the Internet for some useful information, but their parents don't believe them enough. Parents are always worried that the Internet will be bad for their children. Many children really spend too much time playing on computers or smart phones.
What can we do to help improve the parent-child relationship? Experts said, "If you don't want your parents to worry about you, you should share more with them and tell them that you can plan your time well. Children should do more for healthy and close family relationship. "
Yang Li, a middle school student from Chengdu, said she believed the Internet brought her closer to her parents. She always shared some new apps with her parents. Sometimes she even taught her parents how to use them. After that, she found her parents understand her better and trust her slowly. 
Once upon a time, there was a little goat (山羊). His growing horns (角) made him think he was old enough to look after (he). One evening, when his parents started to go home from the pasture (牧场), the little goat did not follow them but kept (eat) grass there. Later, he looked around but (find) nothing.
He was all alone. The wind made some strange noises in the grass. The little goat was so afraid that he hurried (look) for his mother. But after a few (minute), he saw a wolf (狼) under a tree. The goat realized there was little hope for him.
"Please, Mr. Wolf," he said, "I know you (eat) me. But could you please sing me a song? You are (good) at singing than others. I know many animals are your fans. "
The wolf was happy (hear) that, so he began to sing. At the same time, the goat's parents were moving towards the pasture and looking for (they) kid with the shepherd dogs (牧羊犬). On the quiet evening, the wolf's song went far.
Soon the shepherd dogs heard the wolf's song. They ran towards the voice right away. The wolf's song ended suddenly when he saw the dogs. He thought it was (real) stupid (愚蠢的) of him to sing the song for the little goat. He would be hungry that night.
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Jimmy is a mountain climber. One day, he was hit by a falling big stone when climbing a mountain. At the same time, a woman climber fell . They were both badly hurt. He couldn't move his , while the woman could not stand. What were they going to do?
It was very cold and night was coming. Both of them that they would not live through the night. Without help, they decided to save themselves — make one "healthy body" with Jimmy's good and the woman's good arms. It could be the bravest and smartest decision at that time. They tied (捆) themselves together she was on his back. Soon they were upright (直立). , they moved towards the bottom (底 部) of the mountain, little by little. Each step was hard, and they had to stop every minute or so. Many times they nearly fell over. , when they reached the bottom of the mountain
hours later, they were found by some villagers and sent to the hospital.
They both that day. A good team must have people with many different skills. By using their personal strengths (优势), they the mountain safely. Isn't it good that
we're all not the same?
