Fiveyears ago, Jennifer, a girl from Australia, came to Xiangtan University tostudy Chinese. There she fell in love with Chinese culture and met her husband,who is a local (当地的) young man. They got married after she finishedher study. Since then, she has started her new life in Xiangtan City.
Bill doesn’t like doingfamily housework at all. He likes to play with his friends in the park.Bill asks his four friends about their housework.Bill: What do you have to do at home, Dan?
A passenger told an air hostess(空姐)thathe needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. Shetold him that she would bring him the ___11___ in ten minutes.
Parentsand children often face the challenges of money. Common topics include settingpocket money, learning to save, and deciding to buy expensive things. The goalof most parents is to teach their kids how to deal with money wisely. The goalof most kids is getting money to spend. How can families achieve these goals?
In ourdaily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in yourmind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted tocomplain(抱怨)? I think most people have.
Every month, Julia and her cousins would go forthe big family meal at their grandparents’ house. On each visit, their grandpawould give them a few coins. Then all the children would run off to buy sweets.One day, he gathered the children together.
At 9 a.m. , he drives to primary schools and middle schools in Xi’an, ShaanxiProvince, to teach students about Shaanxi kuaiban. It is a traditional Chineseform of storytelling to the rhythm(节奏) of bamboo clappers(响板), whichthe art form is named after. Sometimes, he helps students prepare forcompetitions. Usually, his classes run until about 6. p.m. , and then hereturns home to prepare classes for the next day.
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.
九月是个舒爽的季节,在这个季节里,没有夏天的炎热,也没有冬天的寒冷。在这样的令人快乐的季节里,人们可以做着自己喜欢的事情。然而在1931年的九月,你们可知道中国发生了一件多么令人痛苦的事情。你可知道八十二年前的东北三省正在经历一场浩劫,一场磨难。有首歌叫做《松花江上》,他用歌词和旋律记述了这场发生在东北人们身上的灾难:我的家在东北松花江上,那里有森林煤矿,还有那满山遍野的大豆高粱。我的家在东北松花江上,那里有我的同胞,还有那衰老的爹娘。“九.一八”,“九.一八”!从哪个悲惨的候,“九.一八”,“九.一八”!从那个悲惨的时候!脱离了我的家乡,抛弃那无尽的宝藏,流浪!流浪!整日在关内流浪!哪年,哪月,才能够回到我那可爱的故乡?哪年,哪月,才能够收回我那无尽的宝藏?爹娘啊,爹娘啊!什么时候,才能欢聚在一堂?是啊,就是因为九一八,多少人背井离乡,有多少亲人在这场战争中死去。现在就让我们来了解并记住这段惨痛的往事。
When I was young, I dreamed of being anastronaut(宇航员)andflying into the space. Nowadays, my dream has come true. Traveling to the moonhas got popular. People between the ages of 18 to 60 are able to travel to themoon.
京剧是流行全国的戏曲剧中之一。自清乾隆五十五年起,四大徽班陆续进京演出,他们相互影响,并接受昆区和秦腔的部分剧目、曲调、表演方法,又吸收了一些民间曲调,就是在这样的融合、演变和发展中京剧逐渐形成。在京剧发展的历程中,产生过许多优秀的演员。
第二年的端午节,我到离沙地稍远一点的一个村子里采访。这个地方几乎家家房前屋后都是沙枣,就像成都平原上一丛竹林一户人家。过去我以为沙枣总是临沙傍碱而居,其叶总是小而灰,色调总是暗而旧。但在这里,沙枣依水而长,一片葱绿,最大的一片叶子居然有一指之长,是我过去看到的三倍之大。
13. 渡荆门送别李白渡远荆门外,来从楚国游。山随平野尽,江入大荒流。月下飞天镜,云生结海楼。仍怜故乡水,万里送行舟。
①我妈是一个知青,我爸是一个农民。在我幼时的岁月里,我爸应该很辛苦。只有他一个农村户口,却有三个城里人要养活,他的田地太少了。但他勤快,愿意为生活付出所有气力。据说我家永远是每亩地里出钱最多的人家,而他的女儿们却几乎没去过那片土地。
“幸好!”妈妈笑道,“走出五里路我就哭了,一哭哭了几百里……”常乐想问为什么,忽然响起一片古怪的声音。满池塘都在怪叫。常乐像皮球一样弹到妈妈怀里,大叫:“水里有怪物!”
一只蜉蝣从水里一点一点钻出来。远远的天边,一个红红的家伙一点一点冒上来。蜉蝣高兴地和它打招呼:“你好,你很神奇呀,你一来世界就亮了。”“你好,小蜉蝣。”“你认识我?你是谁呀?”“我是太阳。”“太阳,我好快乐呀,我有一天的生命,你和我一样吗?”
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.
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.
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