Once upona time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn.The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a bigfamily to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.
Lu Junling, a security guard from Hebei University, became popularon the Internet. As an ordinary (平凡) person, though Lu Junling is more than 50 years old, hememorizes English vocabulary for CET 6 under the street lights every day justto improve himself. When he is free, he also writes novels and sings operas.That’s not all! Painting, music, kongfu, ancient poems, etc. are all hishobbies. So a number of people call him “treasure security guard (宝藏保安)”. Lu Junling said, “If I want to become an artist, I will alwayswork hard for my dream!” Mr. Lu’s words live in many people’s memory.
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.
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
5000多年源远流长的文明历史中,中华民族始终有着“自古英雄出少年”的传统,始终有着“长江后浪推前浪”的情怀。一百年前,共青团成立之际,一大批先进青年在“觉醒年代”纷纷觉醒。新时代建设中,哪里有需要,哪里就有青年的身影:在抢险救灾前线冲锋陷阵,在疫情防控一线披甲出征,在平凡的岗位上兢兢业业,在美丽的校园里不懈奋斗……“清澈的爱,只为中国”,成为当代中国青年发自内心的最强音。
舜发于畎亩之中,傅说举于版筑之间,胶鬲举于鱼盐之中,管夷吾举于士,孙叔敖举于海,百里奚举于市。故天将降大任于是人也,必先苦其心志,劳其筋骨,饿其体肤,空乏其身,行拂乱其所为,【甲】所以动心忍性,曾益其所不能。
遥看起伏的山峦,心存疑惑:把店开到山顶,哪来的底气和自信?车子往山上爬的时候,是在一条不足丈宽的小路上。路已年久,不少地方坑洼不平,好几个弯道,极陡,路边不见护栏,我瞪着眼睛,双手紧紧擦着扶手。近一小时的惊恐后,终于见到被大树环绕着的一幢幢钢架结构的时尚小屋,夕阳斜照,大玻璃墙晃人眼睛,飘窗摆着素雅的靠垫。突然想起,在这高山之巅,晚饭没法下山吃了,那险窄之道,在漆黑的山林里,谁还受得了一上一下?
首先,林冠层就像一把大伞,能够对垂直降雨进行再分配。一部分降水被林冠截留,直接蒸发到大气中;一部分顺着枝叶、树干流到林地,形成树干径流。据统计,我国主要森林生态系统的林冠截留率平均值为11%~34%。
【甲】大道之行也,天下为公。选贤与能,讲信修睦。故人不独亲其亲,不独子其子,使老有所终,壮有所用,幼有所长,矜、寡、孤、独、废疾者皆有所养,男有分,女有归。货恶其弃于地也,不必藏于己;力恶其不出于身也,不必为己。是故谋闭而不兴,盗窃乱贼而不作,故外户而不闭。是谓大同。
中华民族拥有5000多年灿烂文明。弘扬中华美育精神,用美育涵养“美丽心灵”,不妨从教育引导年轻人热爱艺术开始。年轻人通过认识和理解中华大地上的优秀艺术作品,可以形成开阔的视野和包容的心态,增强文化自觉和文化自信。引导年轻人接近、欣赏中国文艺作品之美,有助于赓续优秀文化传统,增强做中国人的志气、骨气、底气。
王某曰:古之学者,虽问以口而其传以心虽听以耳而其受以意。故为师者不烦,而学者有得也。孔子曰:“不愤不启,不悱①不发,举一隅②不以三隅反,则不复也。”夫孔子岂敢爱其道,骜③天下之学者,而不使其蚤④有知乎!以谓其问之不切,则其听之不专;其思之不深,则其取之不固。不专不固,而可以入者,口耳而已矣。吾所以教者,非将善其口耳也。
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.
B: It’s about theexperiments three astronauts are doing on the space station.A: That’s great. I’minterested in space, so I want to be an astronaut like them.
Once, herfather took her to the kitchen. He asked Jane to take a potato, an egg ____11____two spoons of tea leaves. Jane was ____12____, and asked her father, “Doyou want me to cook?”
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were ___16___electric cars on the road than gasoline(汽油)cars, because at that time,gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels(燃料), electriccars were more popular.
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.
出佛手园,远处有山,山中有岚,有云。岚清,云白,绸缎一般,棉花一般,曼妙而行,逍遥自在。除了爱,还有眼前这山川草木。小小人类身处自然,永不孤单。那些草木,那些动物,那些自然界中的生灵,各安其所,相处自洽。而人类,不免焦虑,屡屡焦虑,内在小宇宙紊乱,何不走到自然中,谦卑蹲下,去学习一株草、一颗露珠的宁静?
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____ others. No one showed kindness to him. Peoplealways laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He____13____ his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗鲁的)to it sometimes.