第二年的端午節(jié),我到離沙地稍遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)的一個(gè)村子里采訪。這個(gè)地方幾乎家家房前屋后都是沙棗,就像成都平原上一叢竹林一戶人家。過(guò)去我以為沙棗總是臨沙傍堿而居,其葉總是小而灰,色調(diào)總是暗而舊。但在這里,沙棗依水而長(zhǎng),一片蔥綠,最大的一片葉子居然有一指之長(zhǎng),是我過(guò)去看到的三倍之大。
2009年美國(guó)網(wǎng)球公開賽。觀眾目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地期待比賽開始,發(fā)球方運(yùn)動(dòng)員將球舉過(guò)頭頂,蓄勢(shì)做隨時(shí)發(fā)球狀態(tài),但裁判微笑示意他再等一等。
熙寧九年,恩州武城縣有旋風(fēng)自東南來(lái),望之插天如羊角,大木盡拔。俄頃旋風(fēng)卷入云霄中。既而漸近,所經(jīng)縣城官舍、居民略盡,悉卷入云中??h令兒女奴婢卷去,復(fù)墜地,死傷者數(shù)人。民間死傷亡失者不可勝計(jì),縣城悉為丘墟,遂移今縣。
門前廣場(chǎng)上臨時(shí)拉了一些電燈,將堡門下半截依稀照見,上半截和高高在上的門樓混在如墨的夜色里。一個(gè)正在熔化鐵水的大爐子起勁地?zé)9娘L(fēng)機(jī)使?fàn)t頂和爐門不停地吐著奪目的火舌。
第二天打早,母親便端一小凳,坐在這些水淋淋的盆具間,像一位老到的藝術(shù)家,開始了熟練的操作。包粽子說(shuō)難不難,但真要把它包得大頭尖尾,見棱見角——按母親的說(shuō)法要“俊??印?,也不容易。
這種美如此生動(dòng),直教我心靈震顫,甚至畏怯。是的,人可以直面威脅,可以蔑視陰謀,可以踩過(guò)骯臟的泥濘,可以對(duì)嘰嘰咕咕保持沉默,可以對(duì)丑惡閉上眼睛,然而在面對(duì)美的精靈時(shí)卻是一種怯弱。
我從認(rèn)字起,爸爸就給我買書刊,我關(guān)注的第一本文學(xué)書是爸爸在閱讀的《紅巖》,當(dāng)時(shí)書名上的字我還識(shí)不全,就念成了“紅山石”,別人都笑了,而爸爸微笑著說(shuō):“她聰明,大概的意思并沒有錯(cuò)?!?/p>
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.
Melatonin(褪黑素) is produced by the body to control when you get sleepy and whenyou wake up. As night falls, the levels of melatonin rise, telling the bodythat it’s time for bed. And the levels naturally fall as daylight comes near,getting you ready to greet the day.
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 (寶藏保安)”. 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.
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 (腳踝). 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.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____ the correct action to help.
My earliest memory ofthese events began when I was around four years old. I was filled with ___12___ at that time. There were lots of ___13___ — crying, shouting, and doors slamming (砰地關(guān)上).
Shuttlecock exercise doesnot require equipment(裝備) and is perfect for people to perform at home.Liu Genghong helps you to keep going until the last minute, and you can burnyour fat fast.
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?
Paper cutting or tearing is a cultural traditionin China. For centuries, it has been passed down from one generation(一代人) tothe next, especially from mothers to daughters.
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?
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.
Dudiscovered his interest in folding paper in his childhood. After Du went tocollege in 2017, he had enough time to take the hobby seriously. He learnedfolding from online teachers and experts. Later he copied patterns from books.He spent almost three years improving his basic skills by making copies ofother artists’ designs. Then he made his own creations.
Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___11___in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in Hong Kong. He moved to Canada for workwhen he was 26 years old. Everything was good till COVID-19(新冠病毒)brokeout. Last year, he returned to China because the economy(經(jīng)濟(jì))inCanada began ___12___ down.