在一座擁擠的城市里,在兩座高樓之間長著一棵樹。這棵樹的周圍沒有任何綠色植物,樹一側(cè)的葉子碰到了一座倉庫密密實實的墻,另外一側(cè)的葉子掠到了一座破舊公寓的窗口,下面的空間已經(jīng)被水泥鋪到樹的根部,但這棵樹仍然活著,而且每到春天都會長出新鮮嫩綠的葉子。
予謂菊,花之隱逸者也;牡丹,花之富貴者也;蓮,花之君子者也。噫!菊之愛,陶后鮮有聞。蓮之愛,同予者何人?牡丹之愛,宜乎眾矣。
“幸好!”媽媽笑道,“走出五里路我就哭了,一哭哭了幾百里……”常樂想問為什么,忽然響起一片古怪的聲音。滿池塘都在怪叫。常樂像皮球一樣彈到媽媽懷里,大叫:“水里有怪物!”
一只蜉蝣從水里一點一點鉆出來。遠遠的天邊,一個紅紅的家伙一點一點冒上來。蜉蝣高興地和它打招呼:“你好,你很神奇呀,你一來世界就亮了?!薄澳愫?,小蜉蝣。”“你認識我?你是誰呀?”“我是太陽?!薄疤?,我好快樂呀,我有一天的生命,你和我一樣嗎?”
①我媽是一個知青,我爸是一個農(nóng)民。在我幼時的歲月里,我爸應(yīng)該很辛苦。只有他一個農(nóng)村戶口,卻有三個城里人要養(yǎng)活,他的田地太少了。但他勤快,愿意為生活付出所有氣力。據(jù)說我家永遠是每畝地里出錢最多的人家,而他的女兒們卻幾乎沒去過那片土地。
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.
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.
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.
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(鉀). 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.
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.
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(雜技)SCHOOL
這一天,陽光明亮,大鳥忽然覺得它的雙腳可以抬起了。它十分激動地對冰山說:“我能飛了,我能飛了,我可以回家啦!”它扇動翅膀,飛了起來。可是,大鳥很快掉進了海水里。它好幾天沒吃東西,已經(jīng)沒有一絲力氣。
第二次世界大戰(zhàn)終于落下了帷幕,但人們所希望的真正和平并未降臨。美國、蘇聯(lián)這對戰(zhàn)時的盟友很快變成了“冷戰(zhàn)“的對手?!薄袄鋺?zhàn)”為什么會爆發(fā)呢?史學家們從以下四個不同角度進行了分析:[角度一]美國當時擁有最強大的經(jīng)濟與軍事實力,確立了稱霸世界的全球戰(zhàn)略,日益把蘇聯(lián)看作其稱霸全球的主要障礙,企圖遏制蘇聯(lián)。[角度二] 蘇聯(lián)為反法西斯戰(zhàn)爭勝利做出了重大貢獻,國際威望大大提高,并且軍事力量大大加強,能與美國抗衡。戰(zhàn)后,蘇聯(lián)把確保東西部邊界安全作為國家的首要利益,在自己的周邊建立“安全帶”,努力擴大自己在世界上的影響,推行大國沙文主義(即征服和奴役其他民族的思想和主張。)
When I was young, I dreamed of being anastronaut(宇航員)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.
(A: Sun Lan B: Li Yue C: Waiter)A: Hi! This is Sun Lan. MayI speak to Li Yue?B: Hi, Sun Lan! ________41________.Are you in Qiqihar now?A: Yes, I came back last night.
要審視自己。我們往往容易看到別人的缺點,卻不容易看到自己的不足?!盀槭裁纯匆娔愕苄盅壑械拇蹋瑓s不想自己眼中有梁木呢?”說的就是這個道理。如果我們面對別人的過錯,能夠嚴格審視自己,就可以更加理性地看待問題。
熙寧九年,恩州武城縣有旋風自東南來,望之插天如羊角,大木盡拔。俄頃旋風卷入云霄中。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,復墜地,死傷者數(shù)人。民間死傷亡失者不可勝計,縣城悉為丘墟,遂移今縣。
第二年的端午節(jié),我到離沙地稍遠一點的一個村子里采訪。這個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,一片蔥綠,最大的一片葉子居然有一指之長,是我過去看到的三倍之大。
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。包粽子說難不難,但真要把它包得大頭尖尾,見棱見角——按母親的說法要“俊??印保膊蝗菀?。