余幼時(shí)即嗜學(xué)。家貧,無(wú)從致書(shū)以觀,每假借于藏書(shū)之家,手自筆錄,計(jì)日以還。天大寒,硯冰堅(jiān),手指不可屈伸,弗之怠。錄畢,走送之,不敢稍逾約。以是人多以書(shū)假余,余因得遍觀群書(shū)。
余自錢(qián)塘移守膠西②,釋舟楫之安,而服車(chē)馬之勞;去雕墻之美,而蔽采椽之居③;背湖山之觀,而適桑麻之野。始至之日,歲比不登④,盜賊滿野,獄訟充斥;而齋廚索然,日食杞菊。人固疑余之不樂(lè)也。處之期年,而貌加豐,發(fā)之白者,日以反黑。予既樂(lè)其風(fēng)俗之淳,而其吏民亦安予之拙也。于是治其園圃,潔其庭宇……為茍全⑤之計(jì)。而園之北,因城以為臺(tái)者舊矣,稍葺而新之。
早在隋末唐初,金沙江上建成的塔城鐵橋,連通了云南與西藏之間的茶馬古道。可惜,這座被稱(chēng)為“萬(wàn)里長(zhǎng)江上最早的橋梁”現(xiàn)僅存遺址。而長(zhǎng)江現(xiàn)存最古老的鐵鏈橋,是位于麗江至永勝間的金龍橋。在《徐霞客游記》中,尋甸的七星橋、安寧的永安橋、賓川的南薰橋等都被著力描寫(xiě)或贊譽(yù)過(guò)。這些古橋,有的至今仍在使用,有的則只留在記載中了。
在廚房蒸饅頭的母親,揭開(kāi)鍋蓋高興地說(shuō)到:“饅頭笑了?!蔽覜](méi)看出來(lái),就問(wèn)她怎么笑的。母親說(shuō):“就是饅頭開(kāi)口了,過(guò)年了,討個(gè)吉利,所以要說(shuō)笑了才行?!?/p>
海上有一座冰山,陽(yáng)光下,光芒四射,像一顆巨大的鉆石。大鳥(niǎo)被迷住了,迅速飛了下去。其他大鳥(niǎo)紛紛向它呼喚,催它趕路,可它還是一個(gè)勁地飛向了冰山。
這一天,陽(yáng)光明亮,大鳥(niǎo)忽然覺(jué)得它的雙腳可以抬起了。它十分激動(dòng)地對(duì)冰山說(shuō):“我能飛了,我能飛了,我可以回家啦!”它扇動(dòng)翅膀,飛了起來(lái)??墒牵篪B(niǎo)很快掉進(jìn)了海水里。它好幾天沒(méi)吃東西,已經(jīng)沒(méi)有一絲力氣。
In the large yard stood thirteen trees ofdifferent sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under thetrees, he noticed that a tree trunk (樹(shù)干) had a sad look. He raninto the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason whyit was sad.
As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and helearned the Earth is in ___12___ condition. He felt worried, and hewanted to ___13___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in water nearNorth Pole(北極)todraw people’s attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川).
During 1907-1909, British explorer EarnestShackleton explored Antarctica on foot. In 1911, two explorers—a British mannamed Scott and a Norwegian named Amundsen—raced 1, 400 kilometres to the SouthPole (南極).Amundsen arrived first.
YangHongwei, 56, was born into a kite-making family in Weifang. When she was young,she often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in hergrandfather’s workshop.
Thinking that her dream could never come true,Kelly was in low spirits and ____18____ her studies at school. Hermother did all she could to cheer her up, ____19____ Kelly refused tochange. She even took out all her anger and ____20____ on her mother.
Taiping nijiaojiao is made of the mudfrom the local mountain. It takes more than ten steps to make the clay toy, andthe key step is to knead (捏) it with your hands. You can knead the clay toyinto anything, like animals and plants. The blowhole is the most difficult partto make, for the size of the blowhole makes a difference to the sound. Whilecoloring, you can use traditional cultural elements (元素) thatcarry good meanings. It’s hard to make taipingnijiaojiao. But when you finally make it, you will feel proud of yourself.
When itcomes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. Alife filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, whatmakes a meaningful life?Manyresearchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors (因素): havinglong-term goals, believing that one’s life matters, and feeling that one’s lifefits together and “makes sense”.But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimeslife enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open toappreciating (欣賞) suchexperiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We callthis experiential appreciation (EA).
The fantasticman-made “forest” is a Singapore landmark. It is made from steel and concrete(水泥) covered in localflowers and plants. At night, 18 solar-powered tree-like towers which get theirenergy from the sun often light up the city.
I often use old clothes that people don’t wearany more to make bags. I opened a small shop in my community and set up awebsite to sell the bags online. Many customers think they are fantastic. Now Iplan to write a new book about ways to use old clothes.
There was an old oak tree in the garden. Holly’sfather wanted to cut it down and build a new office there. Holly felt sad anddidn’t agree. She moved into the old tree house which was her favourite place in the world.One day, it rained all night.
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.
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(節(jié)奏) of bamboo clappers(響板), 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.
Tim: _______36_______,Bob.Bob: Good afternoon, Tim. Icalled you just now, but nobody answered. _______37_______?Tim: I went to the cinema.And I watched a movie named The Battle atLake Changjin.Bob: Oh, great. It’s very famous nowadays. _______38_______?
Theoil paper umbrella is a traditional Chinese handicraft(手工藝品).It has a history of over 1,000 years in China.In early TangDynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, so it was called the “TangUmbrella”. Later oil paper umbrellas were spread to other Asian countries, suchas Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, and each had its own style. However, assteel-ribbed(鋼骨的)umbrellas appeared in the last century, thehand-made oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. They were turnedinto decorative artifacts(裝飾性工藝品).