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.
___14___, I think an interest in Englishis very important. When I was in Grade Three, we had a new ___15___ — English,it was new for me. I was interested in it. I worked hard at it. Soon we had anEnglish exam and I got a very good mark. How ___16___ I was! After that,I learned English harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs,and ___17___ sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
在廚房蒸饅頭的母親,揭開鍋蓋高興地說到:“饅頭笑了?!蔽覜]看出來,就問她怎么笑的。母親說:“就是饅頭開口了,過年了,討個吉利,所以要說笑了才行。”
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。
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。
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>
牛是家鄉(xiāng)的風(fēng)景。春天的圖畫里少不了雨、離不開牛、缺不得迎春花。一犁春雨半畝洼,蓑衣斗笠半袖花,春風(fēng)應(yīng)時而至,春光爛漫無邊,翠綠墨綠嫩綠鵝黃綠,梨花李花桃花梔子花,所有的草葉花蕊、溪流石泉都滴著青春的原汁。
“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!”
米吃多了,就有了想法。詩人說“米是漫山遍野的精靈,是生長綠色的種子,是陸地結(jié)的珍珠”,我也有這個感覺。有時我看到掉在桌上的一粒米,會產(chǎn)生一番聯(lián)想:這粒米,不知道是哪粒種子被種在土里,經(jīng)過了多少風(fēng)霜雨雪,又被哪個農(nóng)民精心養(yǎng)育,澆水、施肥、捉蟲、打藥,頂著酷暑烈日收割了來,再冒著酷暑高溫脫了粒。脫一遍還不算,再脫一層皮,再脫一層皮,成為白白亮亮的精米,大有緣法落到我的飯碗里,結(jié)果不等它入口,就被輕輕拋棄,假如這米有靈,不知道會不會傷心?
一只蜉蝣從水里一點一點鉆出來。遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)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?!薄澳阏J(rèn)識我?你是誰呀?”“我是太陽。”“太陽,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(yuǎn)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。
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
從這個角度望出去,拇指和食指框住的鏡頭里,左邊是小區(qū)里櫛比的高樓,右邊是起伏的群峰,剛下了一些小雪,灰禿禿的山頂上,多了些白色的點綴。好一幅美麗的水墨素描!小翠陶醉在這美麗的風(fēng)景中。
好景不長,真應(yīng)了兒媳的那句話,孩子患有先天性心臟病,得趕緊做手術(shù)。王婆婆摸了摸縫在貼身衣兜里的兩千塊錢,這可是她這些年來起早貪黑拾荒換來的棺材錢??!可一看到孩子那清澈的眼神,她心一橫牙一咬,撕開了衣兜,雙手顫抖著揭開一個用塑料布一層又一層包裹著的小袋子,就像一層層剝開自己的心。