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.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
Antarctica is a continent (大陸) of ice. There is hardlyany rain in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Desert becomes the driest desert inthe world. It is also the world’s largest desert by area.
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 objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
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 objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
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.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is alibrarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to makechildren read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmentprotection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of herthree-wheeler (三輪車(chē))and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups,bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing theexchange, Raden carries back all the trash.
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.
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.
Chopsticksoriginated from(起源于) China.Though simple and little, they are agreat invention in the history of humans. There are many legends aboutChopsticks, Da Yu and Chopsticks is one of them.It issaid that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. Oneday, Yu took a boat to an island, he was so hungry that he used an earth pot tocook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want towaste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches to pick up the meatfrom the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take outfood from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food withsmall sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.
Mostschools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but someschools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing andarts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talentsfrom an early age and have greater success in their future profession. THE ROYAL BALLET(芭蕾舞)SCHOOL
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
“中國(guó)”一詞后來(lái)隨著所指對(duì)象不同而有不同的含義。大致說(shuō)來(lái),有以下六種概念:一是指京師(首都)。二是指天子直接統(tǒng)治的地區(qū),如諸葛亮對(duì)孫權(quán)說(shuō):“若能以吳越之眾與中國(guó)抗衡,不如早與之絕。”三是指中原地區(qū)。四是指國(guó)內(nèi)、內(nèi)地,如《史記·武帝本紀(jì)》:“天下名山八,而三在蠻夷,五在中國(guó)?!蔽迨侵钢T夏族居住的地區(qū)。六是指華夏或漢族建立的國(guó)家,《史記》《漢書(shū)》經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)這樣的稱謂。所以自漢代開(kāi)始,人們常常把漢族建立的中原王朝稱為“中國(guó)”。
古琴之外的其他彈拔樂(lè)器一般都是點(diǎn)狀出音,即每彈一次出一音,因而音與音之間會(huì)有明顯的間隙,不連貫。這使它們?cè)诒憩F(xiàn)音樂(lè)的強(qiáng)度和力度方面,有一定的效果,但在表現(xiàn)深邃、悠遠(yuǎn)的意境方面,有著明顯的欠缺。然而古琴卻沒(méi)有這樣的缺憾。古琴的有效弦長(zhǎng)特別長(zhǎng),振幅大,振動(dòng)時(shí)間久,所以古琴在演奏中會(huì)出現(xiàn)獨(dú)有的“走手音”?!白呤忠簟钡奶攸c(diǎn)之一,就是它所造就的線狀音跡能讓聲音產(chǎn)生游動(dòng)感。這可以使琴音顯得綿延而深遠(yuǎn)。
關(guān)于風(fēng)箏的起源有很多說(shuō)法,比如斗笠、樹(shù)葉說(shuō),認(rèn)為風(fēng)箏的出現(xiàn)受到被風(fēng)吹起的斗笠、樹(shù)葉的啟發(fā),還有帆船、帳篷說(shuō),飛鳥(niǎo)說(shuō)等。觀點(diǎn)雖不統(tǒng)一,但風(fēng)箏很早就出現(xiàn)在中國(guó)并無(wú)異議?!俄n非子·外儲(chǔ)說(shuō)左上》中記載“墨子為木鳶,三年而成,飛一日而敗。弟子曰:‘先生之巧,至能使木鳶飛?!笨梢?jiàn)春秋戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期已有風(fēng)箏,不過(guò)為木質(zhì)。隨著造紙術(shù)的發(fā)展,從唐朝開(kāi)始,紙糊的風(fēng)箏逐漸興起。當(dāng)了宋代,放風(fēng)箏已經(jīng)成為當(dāng)時(shí)人們喜愛(ài)的戶外活動(dòng)。明清時(shí)期,風(fēng)箏的制作技藝、裝飾技藝得到空前發(fā)展。至清朝道光年間達(dá)到鼎盛。
①當(dāng)今社會(huì)是個(gè)看臉的時(shí)代,大多數(shù)人希望通過(guò)提升“顏值”來(lái)獲得更多的自信與機(jī)遇。然而顏值并不能決定一切。馬云,一個(gè)名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亞洲第一的男人,他并沒(méi)有很高的顏值。但他通過(guò)自己的努力,取得了如今的諸多成就。即使是在顏值時(shí)代,修心亦是很重要的。②一個(gè)沒(méi)有素質(zhì)的人,就算穿的多么華麗,一說(shuō)話一個(gè)舉動(dòng)就能暴露自己。一個(gè)非常有涵養(yǎng)的人,即使穿著樸素,和他相處也會(huì)覺(jué)得清風(fēng)拂面。
失掉了他信力,就會(huì)疑,一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)身,也許能夠只相信了自己,倒是一條新生路,但不幸的是逐漸玄虛起來(lái)了。信"地"和"物",還是切實(shí)的東西,國(guó)聯(lián)就渺茫,不過(guò)這還可以令人不久就省悟到依賴它的不可靠。一到求神拜佛,可就玄虛之至了,有益或是有害,一時(shí)就找不出分明的結(jié)果來(lái),它可以令人更長(zhǎng)久的麻醉著自己。