Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the object waswhite! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony and me,this time about the color of the object.
By usingthis method, the study found that red meats were the most unfriendly foods tothe environment. Keeping farm animals produces a large number of methane(甲烷)that keeps 30 times more heat than CO2. As well asmaking the earth warmer, eating too much red meat is known to increase the riskof a few illnesses, such as heart trouble.
When youand your friends turn to each other to talk about problems or troubles, yougive each other advice and help. One important thing of our growth is to makedecisions to help our friends and learn to support each other. This requires usto learn what it means to help friends and how to help them in right ways.
Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩)are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours.The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching andhugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learnsimple sign language.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is alibrarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to makechildren read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmentprotection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of herthree-wheeler (三轮车)and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups,bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing theexchange, Raden carries back all the trash.
Each ofthem has their own experience- two people with synesthesia may both “feel”music, but they almost never feel the music in the same way. For example, onemay feel the music of the violin lightly brushing his face; the other may feelit on her ankle (脚踝). And one’s experience of synesthesia is alwaysthe same. If they see the number 5 in the color blue, then 5 is blue every timethey see it.
Slowlybut surely, Amy and her grandparents were making progress. Boxes of all sizeswere placed on top of each other throughout the house. Amy’s grandparents hadlived in the house for years and they had collected many things.
As thegovernment encourages the renaissance (复兴) of traditional culture,Hanfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers. Every year, we canenjoy different Hanfu shows around the cities. And now quite a few Hanfu clubshave been set up in universities. Members usually wear Hanfu at theirgraduation ceremonies or during holidays. Some even wear Hanfu on regular days,too. And these fans created a special day—China Haniu Day to celebratetraditional Chinese clothing. It falls on the third day of the third month inChinese lunar calendar (阴历).
We allknow that rice, wheat and corn are staples, but do you know there is anotherkind of staple food—potatoes? Potatoes have many advantages. Theyare a good source of vitamin C and potassium(钾). A potato’s vitamin C isas rich as 10 apples. What’s more,potatoes are low in calories(卡路里)-onlythree fourths of the same amount of wheat and corn, according to People’s Daily. Potatoes are easy togrow. It can be grown in both the north and the south during winter, spring andautumn. The plant is also able to bear drought(干旱). Some areas of China arefacing water shortages, so the potato is safe to grow.
Chopsticksoriginated from(起源于) China.Though simple and little, they are agreat invention in the history of humans. There are many legends aboutChopsticks, Da Yu and Chopsticks is one of them.It issaid that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. Oneday, Yu took a boat to an island, he was so hungry that he used an earth pot tocook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want towaste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches to pick up the meatfrom the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take outfood from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food withsmall sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.
Mostschools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but someschools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing andarts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talentsfrom an early age and have greater success in their future profession. THE ROYAL BALLET(芭蕾舞)SCHOOL
Locatedin the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academyis a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, likedrawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for theperforming arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a verypeaceful and beautiful place to learn. THE NATIONAL CIRCUS(杂技)SCHOOL
①马铃薯是菜还是粮?在1月6日举办的马铃薯主粮化发展战略研讨会上,丰富多彩的马铃薯主食制品令人大开眼界。马铃薯全粉占比40%的馒头、面包、马铃薯芝士蛋糕等,都颠覆着人们对马铃薯的认知。②农业部副部长在会上表示,要以科技创新引领马铃薯主粮化发展,推动形成马铃薯与谷物协调发展的新格局。据介绍,马铃薯有望成为稻米、小麦、玉米之外的第四大主粮作物。它的种植面积将逐步扩大到1.5亿亩,年产鲜薯增加2亿吨,折合粮食约为5000万吨。
中国邮政日前宣布开放全国5000个自提网点,任何一家快递公司发货,均可享受此服务。自提网点包括现有邮政自有网点和“无人值守”的智能快递柜。看似简单的自提系统开放,背后却是智能快递的大市场。企业、专家、主管部门等负责人均认为,智能快递已成为当前政府驱动快递满足消费和商业需求的重要手段。快递员将快递包裹送到置于小区的智能快递柜中,给收件人发送取件短信。收件人经过手机查询——输入密码——开门取件三个步骤,便可将一个快递包裹从智能快递柜中取出,抱回家去。这种方式越来越受到居民和快递员欢迎。中国快递协会常务副会长李惠德说,目前出现的一些智能快递柜,代表着未来中国快递业的发展方向——智能快递,即通过引入信息化、大数据等现代化手段,融合预测等方式,以更加便捷的智能设施(如智能快递柜)和手段满足高密度、高成本、高人力的现代快递工作,通过建设社区的“智能快递站”为消费者服务。
那天的晚饭、吴老师一直给我夹莱、夸我作丈修改得好,还说我各方面都有进步,下个学期能进班委会、我熟械地吃着饭、饭菜是什么味道却没留下一点印象,不知道为为什么,我高兴不起来。一个月后,学校在通告栏里用一整张红纸发布了喜报,庆祝我校学生第一次在全县小学文竞赛中获二等奖。全班都拉我去看,我那篇作文竟然真的得了奖。我死活都不肯去,小利说我脸都红了。害羞吗?当然不是,谦虚吗?更不是。可是第二天的全校表彰会、我就躲不过去了,那次大会本来是表彰上学期的优秀学生的,没想到,最后是隆重给我颁发作文二等奖,我想找个地缝钻进去都来及。在全校师生面前,我捧着大红面的获奖证书、奖品,却低着头,像犯了错误。校长亲自给我颁奖之后,还宣布本学期每周一的全校升旗仪式由我来领队。不知怎的,我突然放声大哭。吴老师带着在台下拼命鼓掌。大家都很感动,觉得我是真情流露,是激动。可是谁也不会相信,我真不激动,而是莫名其妙地羞愧难当。我觉得那篇作文跟我一点关系也没有,可是每个字又的确是我写的。那种感觉,我怎么也说不清楚。(选自《小小说选刊》2015年第3期)
①晶莹透明的露珠,落在枫叶上就会闪烁出红色;落到荷花上便会表现出生命的苍白。这是它在适应不同的环境时所表现出的状态。而正式这种因环境而改变的特点,才让我们看到了露珠多样的美。人,也和露珠一样,要学会适应。②仙人掌为了适应沙漠,将叶片变成刺,减少了水分的蒸发;蝴蝶为了适应环境,改变了体色,躲避了天敌,学会适应是一种策略和智谋,能让生活变得更加丰盈。③适应一种环境,可以在心灵深处打上鲜明的烙印。年幼的叶嘉莹生活在书香世家。在四合院里,她每天都能看到父亲和伯父在院子里大声吟唱诗词,听到母亲和伯母在房间里小声吟唱诗词。聪明伶俐的她,从小受到良好家庭氛围熏陶。这种环境,给了他创作的源泉,她也在适应的过程中,让心不断地飞翔,成为最漂亮的露珠——蜚声中外的学者。
①我7岁上学就读书,一直读了80年,基本上没有间断,不能说对于读书没有一点经验。我所读的书,大概都是文、史、哲方面的,我的经验总结起来有四点: , , , 。 ②先说第一点。古今中外,积累起来的书真是多极了,浩如烟海。但是,书虽多,有永久价值的还是少数,我们要学会选择。可以把书分为三类,第一类是要精读的,第二类是可以泛读的,第三类是只供翻阅的。我们心里先有了这个数,就可以随着自己的专业选定一些需要的书来读。 ③读的时候先要解其言,这就是说,首先要懂得它的文字,它的文字就是它的语言。语言有中外之分,也有古今之别,这叫语言文字关。攻不破这道关,不知道关里边是些什么东西,只在关外指手画脚,那是不行的。当然,攻语言关,要先作许多准备,用许多工具,如字典和词典等工具书这类。
直到今天,我依旧最喜欢一个姓,高;最喜欢一个字,翔;超喜欢一个词儿,高翔。抬头,天蓝云白,鸟儿高翔,再没有比这更美的意境了。回眸,凝视,三十年前清晰如昨。记得是个午自习,我们刚升入初三的第二周。正在做作业,突然听见几声响亮的击掌,用脚趾头想想都知道是老班。
西大滩加油站到了,这是离藏区最近的青海加油站,海拔4150米,周围都是无边无垠的荒原。路过这里的司机,无论多晚,只要叫一声老韩,一个瘦小的男人就颠颠地奔出,披着军大衣,双手习惯性地拢在腰间。到了近前,老韩解开大衣纽扣,原来怀中藏着的是一只热水袋。寒潮一过境,加油站上就刮着吹哨子—般的寒风,气温很快降到零下20摄氏度,加油枪就容易被冻住,得用热水袋把它慢慢暖开。