海上有一座冰山,陽光下,光芒四射,像一顆巨大的鉆石。大鳥被迷住了,迅速飛了下去。其他大鳥紛紛向它呼喚,催它趕路,可它還是一個勁地飛向了冰山。
我的第一個記憶是一歲多有的。那是在青島,門外來了個老道,對我父親說,14號那天,往小胖子(我當(dāng)時比較胖)左手腕上系一圈紅線就可以消災(zāi),我當(dāng)時嚇得哇哇大哭,父親卻聽從了老道的安排。他說:“二看小胖子手腕的紅線,我覺得比寫二本偉大的作品還驕傲?!?/p>
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.
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.
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
在賀龍、關(guān)向應(yīng)所率八路軍120師連續(xù)粉碎日軍三次圍攻后,1939年4月23日上午9時,敵人又在炮火掩護(hù)下對齊會村發(fā)起了攻擊。進(jìn)村的道路上有一座小橋,小橋失守后,村中央最高處的大槐樹就暴露在敵人的火力網(wǎng)前。我們的戰(zhàn)士隱蔽在大槐樹后向敵人射擊,敵人的輕重武器一起射向大槐樹,樹上留下無數(shù)彈痕,一顆炮彈正好打在樹干上,大槐樹被攔腰炸斷。
門前廣場上臨時拉了一些電燈,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。一個正在熔化鐵水的大爐子起勁地?zé)?。鼓風(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?。
這種美如此生動,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,可以踩過骯臟的泥濘,可以對嘰嘰咕咕保持沉默,可以對丑惡閉上眼睛,然而在面對美的精靈時卻是一種怯弱。
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)時書名上的字我還識不全,就念成了“紅山石”,別人都笑了,而爸爸微笑著說:“她聰明,大概的意思并沒有錯?!?/p>
第二年的端午節(jié),我到離沙地稍遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)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。
我繞到山的背后,人卻很少,只有一老者在山坡上彎腰尋覓著什么東西。我以為他掉了鑰匙或手機(jī)之類的物件,白雪上落黑物,應(yīng)該很容易找到,便上前幫忙尋找,他卻提醒我道:“小心別踩了!”
2009年美國網(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)動員將球舉過頭頂,蓄勢做隨時發(fā)球狀態(tài),但裁判微笑示意他再等一等。
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.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____ others. No one showed kindness to him. Peoplealways laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He____13____ his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗魯?shù)?to it sometimes.
Penny’sfamily was very poor. Her father was a sailor (水手). He earned very littlemoney and was ____16____ away from home. Her mother could not work ____17____she was often sick. One day. Penny’s mother said to Penny, “Our lamp (燈) isbroken. Go to the market on your way home from school and buy another one. Here’ssixty dollars. ____18____ to get a bargain (還價), dear.”