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.
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.
The boy named Li Banghua is from Hefei. AnhuiProvince. He made the plane completely by himself. The plane is 0.6 meterswide, has a wingspan (翼展) of 4.4 meters and weighs about 40 kilograms.According to a local report, Li just finished his high-school entrance exam ayear ago and got good grades.
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(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.
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 (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.
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.
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 (復(fù)興) 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 (陰歷).
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.
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
三是移風(fēng)易俗方面,目前部分村仍存在相互攀比禮金金額、“要面子不要里子”等問題,增加了農(nóng)民群眾的經(jīng)濟(jì)負(fù)擔(dān);部分村紅白理事會存在流于形式、工作開展不夠規(guī)范、相關(guān)制度不夠明晰等問題。四是文明創(chuàng)建方面,一是認(rèn)識上還不夠統(tǒng)一。少數(shù)同志認(rèn)為,文明創(chuàng)建不是自己分管的事,對安排的網(wǎng)格管理和包保責(zé)任態(tài)度不積極,不能做好安排、親自過問、親自督查、親自問效。二是集鎮(zhèn)建管水平還亟待提升,返潮現(xiàn)象嚴(yán)重。培育和踐行社會主義核心價值觀的宣傳氛圍還需濃郁;沿街商住戶“門前三包”責(zé)任制度還沒有落實(shí),占道經(jīng)營、店外經(jīng)營、亂潑亂倒現(xiàn)象仍存在,亂搭亂建、亂擺亂放、亂拉亂晾還較嚴(yán)重;車輛亂停放,特別是占道停車現(xiàn)象突出。三、下一步工作計劃(一)持續(xù)推進(jìn)新時代文明實(shí)踐(所)站建設(shè)。
尊敬的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、各位老師、親愛的同學(xué)們:大家上午好!今天我講話的題目是《青春更是一種責(zé)任!》英國查爾斯王子曾經(jīng)說過:“這個世界上有許多你不得不去做的事,這就是責(zé)任?!必?zé)任不是一個甜美的字眼,它有的僅是巖石般的冷峻。當(dāng)一個人真正成為社會的一分子時,責(zé)任作為一份成年的禮物已不知不覺地落在他的肩上。它是一個你不得不付出一切去呵護(hù)的孩子,而它給予你的,往往是靈魂與肉體上的痛苦,這樣的一個十字架,我們?yōu)槭裁匆池?fù)呢?因?yàn)樗罱K帶給你的是人類的珍寶——人格的偉大。20世紀(jì)初,一位美國意大利移民曾為人類精神歷史寫下燦爛光輝的一筆。他叫弗蘭克,經(jīng)過艱苦的創(chuàng)業(yè),他用所有的積蓄開辦了一家小銀行,但一次銀行遭搶劫導(dǎo)致了他不平凡的經(jīng)歷。他破產(chǎn)了,儲戶失去了存款。當(dāng)他帶著妻子和4個兒女從頭開始的時候,他決定償還那筆天文數(shù)字般的存款。所有的人都勸他:“你為什么要這樣做呢?這件事你是沒有責(zé)任的?!钡卮穑骸笆堑模诓A弦苍S我沒有責(zé)任,但在道義上,我有責(zé)任,我應(yīng)該還錢?!眱斶€的代價是30年艱苦生活。當(dāng)寄出最后一筆“債務(wù)”時,他輕嘆:“現(xiàn)在我終于無債一身輕了?!彼靡簧男了岷秃顾瓿闪俗约旱呢?zé)任,而給世界留下了一筆真正的財富。
同學(xué)們,老師們:新的一學(xué)期已經(jīng)開始了。老師和同學(xué)們都帶著新年的喜慶來到學(xué)校,你應(yīng)該向老師和同學(xué)祝福:新年好!新的一年總讓人產(chǎn)生新的希望和想法。為了不讓你的新年想法變成空想,希望變成失望;這時候,你需要制定自己新年的學(xué)習(xí)計劃。學(xué)校雖然有著詳細(xì)的作息時間,老師也指導(dǎo)同學(xué)們?nèi)绾温犝n和做作業(yè);但學(xué)校和老師的安排都是對大多數(shù)人做出的。全校3千多人,每個班六十多人,每一個同學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)情況都是有差別的,學(xué)生也要根據(jù)自己的情況安排好自己的學(xué)習(xí)。一些成績好的學(xué)生往往都是在學(xué)習(xí)上有著自己鮮明個性的。你的學(xué)習(xí)計劃至少應(yīng)該包括學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)、時間安排、補(bǔ)缺補(bǔ)差。學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)可以結(jié)合每次聯(lián)考具體制定,對每門學(xué)科在年級、班級的名次都確定一個具體的目標(biāo)。時間安排上要結(jié)合自己的習(xí)慣合理安排;要把自己的生活安排好,春天也是傳染病高發(fā)的季節(jié),同學(xué)們要加強(qiáng)鍛煉,合理安排學(xué)習(xí)、生活、運(yùn)動的時間,提高學(xué)習(xí)的效率。
新加坡是一個通用英語的國家,這個國家的公共場所的各種標(biāo)語大多是用英文書寫。但其中的一些涉及文明禮貌的標(biāo)語,如“不準(zhǔn)隨地吐痰”、“禁止吸煙”、“不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入草坪”等卻用中文書寫。為什么呢?人家回答:因?yàn)橛羞@些不文明行為的多數(shù)是中國大陸的游客。為此,到新加坡考察的一位中學(xué)校長語重心長地說:不文明行為也是國恥?。∥覀儗W(xué)校也經(jīng)常教育同學(xué)們要養(yǎng)成良好的文明習(xí)慣,然而遺憾的是,在我們身邊,在一部分同學(xué)身上,還存在著一些不文明行為。有的同學(xué)的養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣太差,你看他不是把垃圾放進(jìn)垃圾桶里,而是隨意亂丟。特別是每次開過飯后,餐廳周圍垃圾一片,不堪入目!而那些亂扔垃圾的同學(xué)竟不以為然地認(rèn)為“反正有值日的同學(xué)打掃,扔了又何妨!”除此之外還有個別同學(xué)在教室或走廊上起哄打鬧,走路推推搡搡,以至于撞壞門窗;再例如有些同學(xué)之間相互講臟話、粗話,甚至在有了錯誤被老師批評教育時,不是虛心接受而是無理頂撞老師。如此種種不文明行為與我們學(xué)校的文明習(xí)慣養(yǎng)成教育背道而馳!