Some people think taking a job is only a way to make money. But Carole Cassidy and Russ Cassidy are 1 . They worked as teachers with interest and got lots of 2 . Now they are retired(已退休的)and luck is still with 3 .
"We just don't want to be sitting and do 4 ," Carole says. "We try a few things, 5 they are not for us. " Soon, they find the after⁃school reading activities and want to take part in. "We are lucky. They 6 us and want to come to help," Rebecca Marrs, the librarian(图书馆馆长) of the Princeton Public Library says. Rebecca Marrs says the kids love the retired 7 . She began to 8 the activities about eight years ago. The activities are organized 9 Thursdays.
They say that they don't ask the children to sit 10 . They think that children can learn while 11 . "I love kids and love 12 with them. I enjoy watching kids playing together and 13 their imagination(想象力)most," Carole says. "For example, I asked them 14 they made a robot(机器人)with bricks(积木)and they told their reasons to me. Their imagination is so 15 . "
Almost every Saturday morning, Molly pulls a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out some 1 in season, such as carrots and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to 2 . "It's just lovely, like you walk by and get a beautiful 3 around the corner,"said a neighbor.
Molly started doing this4 the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire broke out in her house. Molly's 5 had a hard time. "People in the community came to 6 . They brought us food 7 often called to make sure we were doing fine. I was deeply 8 ," Molly said.
Then the pandemic(疫情) came. Molly and her family had much time to9 in their garden. They decided to 10 what they grew in their garden.
11 knew about it at first. The neighbors never thought about it. But 12 , people got into the habit of coming around. They would stop by and 13 with some vegetables. Molly's yard became a 14 place.
One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are15 . She is glad that love has spread in this community.
TheFrogPrince is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and it came out in the 19th century in Grimms' fairy tales. In the story, a little princess meets a frog after she drops a gold ball into a pond. She makes friends with the frog just because the frog helps her get the ball back. After spending some time with the frog, she is moved by its kindness. More surprisingly, the frog turns into a prince after the princess kisses it. |
TheEmperor'sNewClothes is a folk tale written by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. It first came out in 1837. The story tells about a foolish emperor who loves all beautiful clothes. To get the most beautiful clothes in the world, he is cheated by two men and wears nothing. Finally, a child tells the truth. |
TheLittleMermaid (《海的女儿》)is a Danish fairy tale written by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a human soul. The tale first came out in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children. It has been adapted (改编) for musicals, operas and films. |
Everyone loves toys because they're fun to play with and they always make you think of the happy time in your childhood.
As a child, it's hard to move his feet in front of fun toys. It is the same with many adults. Toy collecting is one of those hobbies that can make you happy. If you're going to start a toy collection, here is some advice.
Make sure you know about the value (价值) of your toys, or the toys you're going to buy. You can ask the shopkeeper, look through the websites and read books. The more you know about your hobby, the better it will be!
Do you love trains or dolls? While it's great to have all kinds of toys, it can be fun to study the kinds of toys that you're most interested in.
Always remember the three most important things to buy a toy—condition, years and price. If the toy is quite old, in great shape and at a good price, then you've hit the jackpot (中头彩)!
Toy collecting is all about having fun! Don't only pay attention to the number and don't spend all your money on them! And most of all—have fun while collecting your toys.
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In Guatemala(危地马拉), environmental workers have set up a steel fence(围栏) across the Las Vacas River to stop plastics and other pollution.
The Ocean Cleanup, a volunteer group based in the Netherlands, is leading the work on the dirty river near Guatemala City. The environmental group uses the special fence to get and remove pollution from the water. The aim is to stop the move of plastics and other trash before they enter the ocean.
The rainy season in Guatemala begins in May and lasts for about five months. Levels of pollution in the river increase during the rains and the trash moves farther and faster. The Ocean Cleanup is doing the job to stop much of the pollution with the fence. And it has caught much trash every day.
"What we are trying to do is help clean up," said Boyan Slat, director of The Ocean Cleanup. "We have never seen plastic pollution like this," he added. "The Las Vacas River carries about 20,000 tons of trash every year. "
The next problem is to clear out the trash from the fence. They are testing to try to find the best way to set up and use the fence well.
"I have been making traditional musical instruments(乐器) for more than sixty years since I was a kid," said Rehman Abdulla, who is 70 years old. His home village of Towanki⁃ogusak in Kashgar Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is famous for making and selling traditional musical instruments.
"Villagers have been making musical instruments for more than 150 years," a man said. "There are more than seventy families in the village that are mainly working on making traditional musical instruments, accounting for one tenth of the total," he added.
Rehman Abdulla has been teaching the craft (手艺) to more than fifty people, including his son, Mamut Rehman. "I can make four kinds of musical instruments, while my father can make twenty⁃seven," said Mamut. In 2021, Mamut started to sell musical instruments on short video platforms. "Last year, I sold more than 100 musical instruments and made more than 50,000 yuan," he said.
In order to protect and improve the instrument⁃making techniques, the government set up a workshop for the craftsmen in Towanki⁃ogusak in 1999. The inheritors (继承人) of the intangible cultural heritage and the makers of musical instruments in the workshop receive an annual subsidy (补贴) of 10,000 to 40,000 yuan. Now, the villagers produce more than fifty kinds of traditional instruments, including almost all of those in the Uygur culture.
In recent years, schools near Towanki⁃ogusak have organized after⁃school activities in the village, allowing students to observe the production process of traditional musical instruments and the skills used in playing them.
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Nowadays, takeout(外卖食品) has become a common thing in our life. However, can you that people ate takeout in ancient times (古代)? To our surprise, there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Emperor Xiaozong (1127-1194) enjoyed eating takeout late at night. His servants(仆人) then went around the city to choose the and brought them back to the palace. Soon takeout got very .
Not the emperor but also ordinary(普通的) people could order takeout for themselves. Restaurant waiters went out into the streets and out which dishes people could order that day. They might also show special dishes. People then asked for an order without food by themselves. Later, delivery(递送) workers received the order and brought food to the ordered . In the famous painting AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival(《清明上河图》), we can see meal boxes for takeout dishes. People put hot water the boxes to keep dishes warm the workers could also row a boat to deliver the takeout. How smart the ancient people are!
A: Hi, Maria. Have you enjoyed your time in China so far?
B: Yes, it has been so great. Everyone is friendly and Chinese food is delicious.
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B: I have been in China since six years ago.
A: Wow, that means you haven't been back to India for six years.
B: Oh, I have been back many times.
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B: I have been back four times after moving to China.
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B: Yes. India has changed a lot.
A: No. I have never been to India.
B: If you have free time, I advise you to go there. It's a beautiful place.
A: OK. Thanks for your advice.
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问题: 1. Which place would you like to introduce?2. How many times have you ever been there? And what's the weather like there?3. What do you think of the place?
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There are many beautiful cities in China. Among them,
