初中英语 美文阅读 34页

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初中英语 美文阅读

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Andy'sHobbiesAndyisalwayswatchinganimalprogramsonTV.WhenhewasachildhisfavoritebookswereGeraldDurrel'sanimalbooks.Healsowrotedownsomethingaboutanimalswhenheheardthem—especiallytheonesthatwereaboutlovinganimals.Hehasalwayshadpets.Hisfirstanimalfriendswerepigs.Andthenhetriedhisbesttopersuadehisparentstogetadog.ForsomereasonstheydidnotseemtobelieveAndywouldwalkthedogthreetimesaday,nomatterhowAndypromisedhe'ddoit.Hedidhisbesttopersuadethem:hewasgoodatdrawingandleftdrawingsofdogsallovertheplace.Herantothelibrary,borrowedallthedogbookshecouldfind,andleftthemlyingaroundaswell.Hisparentswerequiteusedtohisbookslyingaroundeverywhere.ThenAndy'smotherwastoldafriend'scathadkittensandtheycouldgoandgetone.AtfirstAndywasalittledisappointed.Astimewentby,helearnedtolovethecatsomuchhehashadcatseversince.Catsletusknowwhenitistimetochangethesofa.EitherwhenthefabricstartstolooklikeEinstein'shairthathasbeencombedwithcatpaws,thankstothegenerousdonationofcathair.安迪的爱好安迪总是看电视节目上的动物频道。当他还是个孩子的时候,他最喜欢的书就是杰拉尔德·达雷尔写的有关动物的书籍。每当他听到一些关于动物的事情,尤其是那些有关爱护动物的故事,他都会记录下来。他一直爱养宠物,他的第一个动物朋友是猪。后来他尽自己的最大努力去说服他父母为他买一只狗。由于某些原因,无论安迪怎样承诺,他们似乎并不相信安迪会每天出去遛狗三次。他尽自己的最大努力说服他们:他擅长画画,到处都放着狗的素描。他跑到图书馆去借他能找到的所有关于狗的书籍,也把它们丢得到处都是。他的父母已经习惯他把书丢得到处都是了。后来安迪的母亲得知一个朋友家的猫生了小猫,他们可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有点失望,但自从有了猫之后,随着时间的推移他学会给猫很多爱护。猫让我们知道什么时候该换沙发了,也就是当沙发织物开始看起来像用猫爪梳理过的爱因斯坦的头发时,这其实多亏有了慷慨捐赠的猫毛。LarrySchwarz'sHobbiesLarrySchwarzhasplayedwithtoysallhislife.Asachild,heoftenpulledhistoysapart,andthengluedthembacktogether.Hemadetoyrockets,cars,andbuildingsoutofboxes.Althoughheputhistoysawaylongenoughtobecomealawyer,heneverlosthischildhoodpassionfortoys.Schwarzdreamedupmanytoyswhileinschool.Insteadoftakingnotesinclass,hefilled26notebookswithtoysketches!Still,hemanagedtogethislawyerdegree.Today,insteadofworkinginacourtroom,SchwarzskateboardsaroundhisRumpus'sheadquartersinNewYorkCity.In1997,hestartedtheRumpusToycompanyandinventedallkindofcrazytoys,likeGusGutz,adollwith12spongyorgans,andSyKlops,aone-eyeddoll.Eventheboxesareplayful.PrintedinstructionsonRumpus\ntoyboxesallowkidstoturnthemintoclubhouses,busesorairplanes.HelovestoridearoundinhisRumpusRoadRocket,amulti-coloredschoolbus.Hevisitshospitalsandschools,bringingtoys,happinessandadvice.SaysSchwarz,"Ifyoubelieveinsomethingstronglyenoughandthinkyoucandoit,youreallyshouldgiveitatry."拉里·施瓦茨的爱好拉里·施瓦茨这一生都在玩玩具。他小时候就经常把玩具拆开,然后再用胶水重新拼合。他用盒子制造玩具火箭、汽车和楼房。尽管为了成为一名律师,他不得不长时间把玩具放在一边,但他从未丧失童年时对玩具的那种热情。上学时施瓦茨梦想拥有很多玩具。他上课不做笔记,反而在26个笔记本上画满玩具草图。不过,他还是设法取得了法律专业学位。现在,施瓦茨不在法庭工作,而是滑着滑板在他位于纽约的拉姆普斯公司总部转悠。1997年,他创办了拉姆普斯玩具公司,发明了各种各样的疯狂玩具,比如有12个海绵器官的玩偶格丝·古茨、独眼玩偶赛·克洛普斯,甚至连包装盒都可以玩。玩具盒上印着的说明书可指导孩子们把盒子变成俱乐部会所、公共汽车或飞机。他喜欢乘坐一辆名为“拉姆普斯公路火箭”的彩色校车四处跑。他参观医院和学校,给大家带去玩具、快乐和忠告。施瓦茨说:“如果你特别相信某件事,而且觉得自己可以做好的话,你真的应该试一试。”MollyMakesaChangeaboutHerBusinessMollyBoylanisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinesswomeninCanadaaftersettinguphercosmeticcompanyBlazesin1992.Thoughsheisverysuccessful,shesaysthatshefindsithardereveryyearinbalanceherbusinesswithherfamilylife.Shesometimesfeelsthathertwochildrenknowmoreabouttheirbaby-sitterthantheydoabouther.Mollyemploysaroundeightypeopleinherfactoryandwarehouse,andtenothersinhertwonewfashionstores,buthernewestemployeeisthemostimportantoneforher.Afteryearsofworryingaboutherbusinessmorethanherfamily,shehasdecidedtomakeSallyPamontenewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.Mollywillstillbeinvolvedindecision-making,andshe'sgoingtostayintouchwiththepeoplewhoworkforher,butSallyisgoingtolookafterday-to-dayrunningofthebusinesssothatMollycanspendmoretimewiththekids.ThenewarrangementisgoingtostartonMonday,andbothofthemarealreadyexcitedaboutit.Sallysays,"I'mverynervous,actually,butI'msureMollywillhelpmealotintheearlydays,eventhoughIhopeshefeelsshecantrustmenottomaketoomanymistakes."Molly,ontheotherhand,seemsquiterelaxedaboutthewholething."IknowthatSally'sgoingtobeaverynicemanager."shesays,"She'sonlybeenhereacoupleofdaysandshe'salreadyshownmehowtoworkoutafewproblemswewerehaving.ThebestthingthoughisthatIfeelahundredtimeshappierthanI'vebeeninyears.Imean,Ihonestlycan'trememberthelasttimeIfeltasrelaxedasthis,andmykidsarereallyexcitedaboutmybeingathomemore.Tobehonest,IwishIhadmadethisdecisionyearsago."莫莉改变了公司的业务安排1992年莫莉·博伊兰创办了她的Blazes\n化妆品公司,自此她便成了加拿大最成功的女企业家之一。虽然她很成功,但她说她发现每年在事业与家庭之间很难取得平衡。有时她感到她自己的两个孩子对保姆的了解比对她了解的还要多。莫莉为她的工厂和仓库雇用了大约八十人,为两个新时装店雇用了十人,但她最新的员工对她最为重要。她多年为家庭操心,为生意更操心之后,决定任命萨莉·帕蒙特为公司的新总经理。莫莉仍参与决策,并与为她工作的人保持联系,但是萨莉要照料公司业务的日常运行,这样莫莉能有更多的时间跟孩子们在一起。新的工作安排将于星期一开始运作,他们俩都已经很兴奋。萨莉说,“我真的很紧张,但我确信在早期阶段莫莉将会给我很多帮助,尽管我希望她可以相信我不会犯太多错误。”另一方面,莫莉对整个事件似乎很轻松。“我知道萨莉将成为一个非常好的经理,”她说,“她来这里只有几天时间,她已经向我展示了如何解决我们遇到的一些问题。最棒的是,我觉得我比以前幸福了一百倍。我的意思是,我真的不记得上次我感到像这次这样的轻松是什么时候了,我的孩子们对我有更多的时候待在家里真的感到格外兴奋。老实说,我希望我在多年前就应该这做出这样的决定。”Jon'sWorkingSituation—DullAxeJonlikeshisjobandheusedtobequitegoodatit.Infact,tenyearsagowhenhebeganworkingatIT,hewasconsideredoneofthebestinthecompany.However,overthepastfewyearsJon'sperformanceatworkhasbeenslipping.Jongotmoreandmorefrustratedashisfriendsprogressedandhedidn't.Finally,onedayJonaskedafriendforsomeadvice."Idon'tunderstand.ItrysohardbutIcan'tgetupinthecompany."Hisfriendlookedseriousandasked,"Whenwasthelasttimeyousharpenedyouraxe?"Jonlookedathisfriendasthoughhewascrazyandsaid,"Whatareyoutalkingabout?"Hisfriendreplied,"Whenwasthelasttimeyoutookcoursestoupgradeyourskills?Youworkinacompetitiveindustry.Ifyoudon'tupdateyourskills,youwillfallbehind."Jonfeltsillyandlaughed"Ihavespentallofmytimetryingtocuttreeswithadullaxe.AllIneededtodowassharpenit!"乔恩的工作现状——钝了的斧头乔恩热爱工作,他曾经是这一行的高手。事实上,十年前他开始在IT行业工作时,他被认为是公司里的顶尖高手。可是几年过去了,乔恩的工作表现往下滑落。看着朋友突飞猛进,而他自己一点长进也没有,乔恩越来越感到沮丧。有一天乔恩终于向一位朋友寻求忠告,“我不明白,我在公司里如此努力,却无法升职。”他的朋友表情严肃,问道,“你上次磨利你的斧头是什么时候的事?”乔恩看着朋友,好像他的朋友有点疯了并说,“你在说什么?”朋友回答,“你上次什么时候去上课提高你的技术?你在极具竞争性的行业里工作,如果不更新你的技术,你就会落后的。”乔恩觉得自己很蠢,大笑,“原来我一直在拿一把钝了的斧头在砍树,却忘了需要磨利它!”\nTheMeanestMotherIhadthemeanestmotherinthewholeworld.Whileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfast,Ihadtohaveporridge,eggsortoast.WhenothershadCokesandcandyforlunch,Ihadtoeatasandwich.ButatleastIwasn'talonewhenIwassad.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdid.Mymotherpreferredtoknowwherewewereallthetime.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhereweweregoing.Wehadtocleanclothesandtakeabatheveryday.Theotherkidsgottowearthesameclothesfordays.Wecouldnotlieinbed"sick"inordertomissschool.Theworstisyettocome.Wehadtobeinbedbynineeachnightandgetupateightthenextmorning.Wecouldn'tsleeptillnoonlikeourfriends.Sowhiletheyslept,mymotherwasbravetobreaktheChildLabourLaw.Shemadeuswork.Wehadtowashdishes,makebeds,andlearntocookandallsortsofthingsathome.Ibelieveshelayawakethinkingupallthingsforustodo.Mymotherwasacompletefailureasamother.Twoofherchildrenreceivedhighereducation.Noneofushaveeverbeenarrested(takenawaybythepolice)ordivorced.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.Iamtryingtoraisemythreechildrenthisway.Iamfilledwithpridewhenmychildrencallme"mean".Why?BecausenowIthankGodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworld.最无情的母亲我有一个算得上世界上最无情的母亲。当其他小孩早餐可以吃糖的时候,我却只能吃麦片、鸡蛋或烤面包。别的孩子午餐可以喝可乐吃糖,我却只能吃三明治。但至少并不是只有我这样,我的姐姐、两个哥哥与我一样,都有同一个这样无情的母亲。我母亲一直喜欢了解我们的行踪,我们和哪些朋友在一起,要去哪里。我们每天都得穿干净的衣服,而且每天必须洗澡,而其他孩子一件衣服能穿上好几天。我们不能躺在床上“生病”以逃避上学。最糟糕的事还在后头呢。每天晚上我们必须在9点之前睡觉,第二天早上8点必须起床。我们不能像其他朋友那样睡到中午。当他们想睡到中午时,我母亲就会勇敢地违反童工法。我母亲让我们干活:洗碗、整理床铺、做饭以及各种各样的家务事。我认为我母亲躺在床上不睡觉,一直在想着要求我们去做的那些事情。作为母亲,我的母亲完全是一位不称职的母亲。但她的两个孩子接受了高等教育,我们中没有一个人被警察逮捕或离婚,她迫使我们长成有教养的、诚实的成年人。我想用这种教育方式培养我的三个孩子。我的孩子说我“无情”时我心中充满了自豪。为什么呢?因为现在我每天都在感谢上帝给了我世界上最无情的母亲。MyFaithfulFatherMyfatherusedtoworkinthecityandseldomstayedathome.Buthewouldcomebackhelptoharvestriceeveryyear.Oneautumn,hepromisedtohelpourneighbor,wholosthisarmsinatrafficaccidentin1999,toharvesthisrice.AfterFatherharvestedourown,hislittlericepickerbroke.What'sworse,hehadtoreturntoworkthenextdaybecausehispartnerwasillinhospital.ItmeantthatFatherwouldn'tbebackinafewdays.Itnowseemed\nimpossibletohelpouttheneighbor.Fathertoldusthathewouldn'tlettheneighbor'sricerotinthefield.Hedecidedtoharvestitbyhandwithoutamachine."Iftonight'sweatherisclear,IthinkIcandoit."addedmyfather.Infact,hewasrathertiredafteraday'sharvestwork.Afterdinner,Fatherhadashortrestandmadehiswaytothefield.Afullmoonwasglowingintheskyandtheweatherwascoldbutclear.Hespentthewholenightkeepinghisword.Iwouldneverforgettheimage:Fatherwascuttingriceinthelightoftheharvestmoon.Behindhim,rowafterrowofricestocksstoodatattention,showingrespectforamanwhokepthisword.信守诺言的爸爸我的父亲过去在城里工作,很少待在家里,但每年都会回来帮助收割水稻。一个秋天,他答应帮我们的邻居收割水稻,邻居在1999年的一次交通事故中失去了双臂。在爸爸收割完我们自己的水稻之后小割稻机坏了。更糟糕的是,爸爸第二天必须赶回去上班,因为他的搭档生病住院了。这意味着爸爸在几天内不再回来,现在帮邻居收割水稻似乎不可能了。爸爸告诉我们,他不能让邻居家的水稻烂在地里。他决定没有机器就手工收割水稻,他又加上一句“如果今晚天气晴朗,我想我能做到。”事实上,他在一天的收割工作之后已经是相当累了。晚饭后,爸爸休息了片刻,然后就去了田地。天空一轮明月,天气寒冷却明亮,他用了一整夜时间帮邻居收割水稻,实现了他的诺言。我永远不会忘记这样的画面:在满月的月光下爸爸正在割水稻。在他身后,一排排的水稻秆立正站着,以示对一个信守承诺的人的尊重。UnitTwoDailyRoutinesMyWeekendsIdon'tlikestayingathomeallaloneontheweekend.I'dliketogoouteventhere'snothingspecialtodo.YesterdaywasSunday.Iwenttothebankinthedowntownandthenmetmyfriend.Itwasalreadynoon,sowehadlunchtogetherandthenwewenttoaKTVandsangsongs.Therewerejusttwoofus.Andwesangallthetime.Whenwegotbored,wewenttotheshoppingcenterandboughtsomethingsheneeded.Ifelttired.Ididn'thaveanap.Iusuallysleepforabout30minutesorsoonweekdays.AfterIgotbackhomeataround5:30pm,Istartedtothink"didIreallyenjoymyselfinthisway?"Theanswershouldbe"NO".SoIthinkmaybenexttimeIshouldstayathome,dosomethingIreallyenjoy,likewatchingmovies,doingsomereading,orjustdoingcross-stitching.AndIstillcouldsleepatnoon.JustdothethingIlikeandcanmakemerelaxed.Whataboutyou?DoyoualwaysspendweekendsathomeoryouthinklikeIthoughtbeforethatweshouldspendtheweekendoutsideourhouse?Ihopeyouenjoyedyourlastweekend.Forme,Iprefertostayathomeratherthangoingoutwithmyfriends.Youknow,comparedwithhangingoutwithothers,Ireallytendtostayathomeandsurf\nontheInternet.Yes,nowadays,Ihavegotteninterestedinmakingmoneyonlinethroughvariouskindsofways.Forexample,IoftenspendmuchtimeonmyLotontheweekend.Evenifforsomething,suchasshopping,Iwillstillchoosetogoshoppingonline.我的周末周末我不喜欢独自一人待在家里。即使没有什么特别的事情,我也想外出。昨天是星期天,我去了市中心的银行,然后遇到了我的朋友。那时已经是中午了,所以我们一起吃了午饭,然后就去KTV唱歌。歌厅里只有我们两个人,我们一直唱呀唱。当我们唱得无聊了,就一起去购物中心买她需要的东西。我感到很疲倦,因为我没有午睡,平常我通常会睡30分钟左右。下午5:30左右回到家,之后我就开始想,“这样我过得真的快乐吗?”答案应该是“不”。于是我想,下一次也许我应该待在家里做一些我真正喜欢的事情,像看电影、阅读或仅仅绣十字绣,而且我中午仍然可以睡觉。做我喜欢的事情,并让自己放松一些。你呢?你总是待在家里过周末,还是像我之前想的那样,我们应该到外面去过周末?我倒希望你上个周末过得很开心。对我来说,我宁愿待在家里,也不想和我的朋友一起到外面去。你知道,比起和其他人一起在外面闲逛,我真的更倾向于待在家里,在互联网上冲浪。是的,现在我开始对在网上通过各种方式赚钱很感兴趣。例如,周末我经常花很多时间在myLot网站上。即使是做某些事情,比如购物,我还是会选择在网上购物。ADayofWorkingwithMyDadThisThursday,acrosstheUS,kidsareskippingschoolandgoingtoworkwiththeirparents.They'llbemakingcopies,sendingfaxesandsweepingfloors.ThisisbecauseApril28isTakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDayallovertheUS.Thisholidayshowskidswhatitmeanstobeagrown-upintheworkingworld.Istillrememberwhenthisdaystarted,Iwasveryhappy.NotonlydidIhavethechancetomissschool,butIalsogottositinmydad'staxialldaylongandwewouldgotoarestaurantforlunch.Butafteronly20minutesofdrivingaroundthecity.Iwasverybored.Icouldn'treadmybookinthecarasIwouldgetcarsickandmydaddidn'tliketoturnontheradio.Igothotanduncomfortable.Peoplewouldn'tgetintohistaxibecausetheythoughthealreadyhadapassenger:me—sonothinghappened.Itseemedyearsbeforewewentoutforlunch.Iactuallystartedtomissschool.Whilethepointofthedayistogivekidsachancetoexperiencereal-lifejobsandgivethemanideaofthepossibilitiesfortheirfutures,Igotsomethingcompletelydifferentfromtheday.Ilearnedtoappreciateschool.Whereelsedoyougettoplaywithyourfriends,doscienceexperiments,readgreatbooksandwritestoriesallinoneday?Justasyou'llhavetolearntoloveyourjoblaterinlife,learntoloveschoolnow.Ifyoudon'talready,tryspendingthedayatworkwithyourdad.同爸爸一起工作一天这个周四,全美国的孩子们都不去上学,而是和父母一起去工作。他们将会去复印材料、发送传真以及扫地。这是因为4月28日是全美国的“带子女上班日”。这个节日向孩子展示,作为工作领域中的成年人意味着什么。\n我仍旧记得,当这一天开始的时候我是多么高兴。我不仅不用去上学,而且还可以一整天坐在爸爸的出租车里,还能去餐馆吃午饭。但是,在开车绕城仅仅20分钟后我就感到厌烦了。我不能在车里看书,因为那样会晕车;我爸爸又不喜欢打开收音机。我越来越热,也越来越不舒服。人们不愿上爸爸的车,因为他们以为车里早已有了乘客——也就是我,所以没有什么生意。似乎过了很久很久我们才去吃午饭。我真的开始想念学校生活了。尽管“带子女上班日”的目的是要给孩子们一个体验真实工作的机会,以及给他们一个对未来的想法,我却从那一天得到了完全不同的体会。我学会了重视学校生活。你还可以在其他什么地方能在一天内和朋友玩耍、做科学实验、读很棒的书以及写故事呢?正如在以后的生活中你必须学会热爱工作一样,现在学会热爱学习吧。如果你还没有这么做,尝试和爸爸一起工作一天吧!HowtoMakeChildrenDoHouseworkItisdifficultfortheparentsofeveryfamilytoteachtheirchildrentoberesponsibleforhousework.TheShatianSchoolinShanghaiismakingitsstudentsdohouseworkfortheirparents.Thethirdgradersmustlearnhowtocookandclean;thesixthgradersdothelaundry,andtheseventhandtheeighthgraderscookbalancedmealswith15yuan.Manyparentsthinkit'sagoodwayforchildrentotryhousework,buttheydon'tknowhowtodoitathome.Withthefollowingideas,youcanreallygetyourchildrentohelpathome.Ifyouwanttomakeyourchildrenthinkthattheycandoeverythingquitewell,pleasedon'talwaysscoldthembutgivethemlotsofpraiseathome.Talkmoreaboutwhathedidright,notaboutwhathedidn'tdo.Ifyourchildfinishessomedifficultwork,givehimorheraSundaytriporaballgamewithdadasareward.如何让孩子做家务对每个家庭的父母来说,教育孩子分担一些家务劳动是很困难的。上海沙田学校让该校的学生为父母做家务。三年级学生必须学会如何做饭和打扫卫生,六年级的学生必须学会洗衣服,七年级和八年级的学生必须学会用15元钱来做出营养均衡的饭菜。许多父母认为试着让孩子做家务是一种很好的方式,但是他们不知道如何让他们在家做家务。试试下面这些办法吧,你真的可以让你的孩子在家帮忙做家务。如果你们想要让你的孩子们觉得他们能做好每件事,请不要总批评他们,而要多表扬他们。多谈论他们做过的正确的事情,不要谈论那些他们没有做过的事情。如果你的孩子完成了一些困难的工作,给他/她一次周日旅行或者让他/她和爸爸一起看球赛作为奖励吧。TheFirstDayofSchoolItisschooltimeagain,anewstartofanewperiod.Youareprobablyfeelingexcitedandalittlesadthatsummervacationisover.Somekidsfeelnervousoralittlescaredonthefirstdayofschoolbecauseofthenewthings,newteachers,andmaybeevenanewschool.Luckily,thesenewworriesonly\nstayforalittlewhile.Onyourfirstday,mostteachersstarttheschoolyearbyintroducingthemselvesandtalkingaboutallthethingsyou'lldothatyear.Maybeyou'llhaveachancetotellsomethingaboutyourselvestotheothersoftheclass.Themostimportantthingforyouistolearnnewrulesandfollowthem.Afterall,rulescanmaketheschoollifebetter.Besides,themostexcitingthingforyouistomeetmorenewfriendsinanewplace.Thefirstdayofschooldoesn'tsoundbad,butthereissomeadviceforyoutomakeyouabetterperson,suchasdevelopinggoodlearninghabits,makingagoodplanandtakingyournewschoolworkseriously.Thelastbutnottheleastistohavefuninyournewschool.Asthesayinggoes:Goodbeginningishalfdone.开学第一天又开学了,一个新学期的开始。你可能感到兴奋,并且有点儿难过,暑假结束了。在开学的第一天,有些孩子觉得紧张或有点儿害怕,因为多是新事物,新老师,甚至可能是新学校。幸运的是,这些新的烦恼仅仅是暂时的。在开学的第一天,大多数老师开始介绍自己,谈论你们在这一年里要做的所有事情。也许你有机会向班里其他人讲述你的事情,对你来说,最重要的事就是学习新规则并且遵守它们。这些规则毕竟能使学校生活更美好。除此之外,对你来说,最兴奋的事就是在一个新地方遇见更多的新朋友。开学第一天似乎不错,但还有一些建议使你变得更好,例如,培养良好的学习习惯,制定一个好计划,认真做好你的新功课。最后但同样重要的是,在你的新学校里玩得很开心。正如谚语所说:良好的开端是成功的一半。SchoolLunchesIntheUK,mostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschool,butinsomeschools,parentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschoollunch—ahot,cookedmeal;ortheycantakeapackedlunchwiththem,whichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.Cathy,amotherofthreechildren,toldus,"Mychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschoollunches.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning."However,anothermother,Susan,madeadifferentchoice.Shesaid,"Mydaughtershavealwayshadschoollunches.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImadeforthem."Buthowhealthyareschoollunches?Kaz,afather,thoughtpoorlyofthem.Hesaid,"FizzydrinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips."JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgers,pizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstewsandcurriesforthechildreninstead.SoJamieimprovedtheschoollunches,andtrainedthelunchladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsnowthatthechangeshavebegun.\nAnna,apupil,toldus,"Weusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcoke,buttheystoppedthatthisyear.There'sasaladrestaurant,whichisgood,soit'shealthierthanitwas."学校午餐英国的大部分孩子都在学校里吃午餐,但在有些学校,父母能够选择让孩子们吃什么。孩子可以吃学校(食堂)里的午餐——热乎乎的熟食;他们也可以自带盒饭,其中一般会包括三明治这样的冷食。父母通常知道他们的孩子们想吃什么。凯西是三个孩子的母亲,她对我们说,“我的孩子们自带午餐的原因是他们讨厌学校里的伙食。所以,我每天早上都会做三份盒饭。”可是,另一位名叫苏珊的妈妈的选择不同。她说:“我的女儿们总是吃学校食堂。我觉得她们在学校吃的饭大概比我为她们做的那几个三明治更有营养。”但是,学校里的午餐到底健康吗?一位名叫卡兹的父亲认为学校的饭菜很差。他说:“学校供应汽水,而且我认为学校里的炸薯条也太多了。”杰米·奥利弗在一个学校食堂工作过一年。他对汉堡包、比萨饼和炸薯条这样的非健康食品感到担忧。所以,他想方设法为孩子做健康的食品,如炖菜和咖喱饭。因此,杰米改善了学校的午餐食品,并对那个学校食堂的女工进行培训,教她们制作健康的食品。然后,他建议政府提高全国的学校伙食质量。目前来看,似乎已经有了变化。一个名叫安娜的小学生告诉我们,“我们(食堂里)以前有一个快餐窗口,可以买到炸薯条和可乐,但是今年停售了。现在那里开了一个不错的沙拉餐厅,比过去更有益于健康。”DiscipliningStudentsInSeveralWaysIntheUnitedStates,headmastersandteachersdisciplinestudentsinseveralways.Theteacheroftenwritestoorcallsthestudents'parents.Sometimesstudentshavetostayatschoolforonehour.Ifastudentbehavesverybadly,theheadmastercanstopthestudenthavingclasses.Thestudentscan'tgotoschoolforone,twoorthreedays.Mr.Scott,theheadmasterofamiddleschoolinOhio,didnotliketodoso.Whenhedidn'tletthestudentscometoschool,theywerehappy."Athree-dayholiday!"Theythought.Oneday,aboywasinMr.Scott'soffice.Theboywasnotbehavingwellinclass.Mr.Scotttelephonedtheboy'sparents."Ifyoucometoschoolwithyourson,Iwon'tstophimhavingclasses,"hesaid.Theboy'sfathercametoschoolandwentwithhissontoeveryclass.Otherstudentslookedattheboyandhisfather.Theboywasembarrassed.Afterthathebehavedbetter.And,ofcourse,otherstudentsbehavedbetter,too.NowheadmastersallovertheUSAaretryingMr.Scott'sidea.They,too,thinkthatstudentsbehavebetterwhenparentscometoschool.惩罚学生的几种方法在美国,校长和老师有几种方法惩罚学生。老师经常给学生家长写信或打电话。有时候学生必须在学校里待上一个小时。如果有一个学生表现很不好,那么校长可以停止该学生上课,这个学生在一两天,有时三天内不许来学校。斯科特先生是俄亥俄州一个中学的校长,他并不喜欢这么做。当他不允许学生来学校时学生会很高兴,他们到会认为“这是一个三天的假期!”\n有一天,一个男孩在斯科特先生的办公室里。这个学生上课时表现不好,斯科特先生给他的父母打电话说,“如果你和孩子一起来学校,我不会给他停课,”男孩和他的父亲一起来到学校并一起上每一堂课。其他的学生看见了他们父子俩,这个男孩感觉很尴尬。在那之后,这个男孩的表现越来越好。当然,其他孩子也表现得越来越好。现在全美国的校长都在尝试着斯科特先生的点子。他们同样也认为,有学生的家长陪伴的时候学生表现会变得更好。Mother'sLoveAlittleboycameuptohismotherinthekitchenoneeveningwhileshewasfixingsupper,andhandedherapieceofpaperthathehadbeenwritingon.Afterhismomdriedherhandsonanapron,shereadit,andthisiswhatitsaid:Forcuttingthegrass:$5.00Forcleaningupmyroomthisweek:$1.00Forgoingtothestoreforyou:$0.50Baby-sittingmykidbrotherwhileyouwentshopping:$0.25Takingoutthegarbage:$1.00Forgettingagoodreportcard:$5.00Forcleaningupandrakingtheyard:$2.00Totalowed:$14.75Well,hismotherlookedathimstandingthere,andtheboycouldseethememoriesflashingthroughhermind.Shepickedupthepen,turnedoverthepaperhe'dwrittenon,andthisiswhatshewrote:FortheninemonthsIcarriedyouwhileyouweregrowinginsideme:NoChargeForallthenightsthatI'vesatupwithyou,doctoredandprayedforyou:NoChargeForallthetryingtimes,andallthetearsthatyou'vecausedthroughtheyears:NoChargeForallthenightsthatwerefilledwithdreadandfortheworriesIknewwereahead:NoChargeForthetoys,food,clothes,andevenwipingyournose:NoChargeSon,whenyouadditup,thecostofmyloveis:NoCharge.Whentheboyfinishedreadingwhathismotherhadwritten,therewerebigtearsinhiseyes,andhelookedstraightathismotherandsaid,"Mom,Isuredoloveyou."Andthenhetookthepenandingreatbiglettershewrote:"PAIDINFULL".Lessons:Youwillneverknowhowmuchyourparents'worthuntilyoubecomeaparent.Beagivernotanasker,especiallywithyourparents.Thereisalottogive,besidesmoney.Advice:Ifyourmomisaliveandclosetoyou,giveherabigkissandaskher\nforforgiveness.Ifsheisfaraway,callher.Ifshepassedaway,prayforher.母亲的爱一天晚上当母亲正在厨房准备晚餐时,小男孩来到母亲身边,把他已经写好的一张纸递给母亲。母亲在自己的围裙上擦干双手后看到纸上写着:割草:5.00美元本星期打扫自己的房间:1美元替你去商店:0.50美元在你去购物时照看我的弟弟:0.25美元清除垃圾:1.00美元获得优异的成绩单:5.00美元清理打扫庭园:2.00美元总计:14.75美元嗯,母亲看着站在旁边的男孩。男孩似乎能看到她正在回忆什么,然后她拿起笔,把那张纸翻过来写道:在我肚子里怀你九个月,让你慢慢长大:分文不取。为你熬的每个夜晚,照料你,为你祈祷:分文不取。多年来由你引起的难熬时光以及为你流的泪:分文不取。为了你而充满恐惧和担心的日日夜夜:分文不取。给你提供玩具、食物、衣服,甚至给你擦鼻子:分文不取。儿子,当你把这些加起来,我的爱的代价:分文不取。当那个男孩读完他妈妈写的这些,他的眼睛中闪烁着泪花,他抬头看着他妈妈说:“妈妈,我真的爱你。”然后,他拿起笔写了几个大大的字:“全部付清。”教训:直到你成为父母时,你才会懂得你父母的价值。做一个给予者,而不是索取者,特别是对你的父母。除了金钱外,还有很多东西可以给他们。忠告:如果你母亲还健在,并且就在你身边,深深地亲吻她并求得她的谅解。如果她离你很远,那就打电话给她。如果她已经去世,那就为她祈祷吧。TheFeelingofComingbackHomeAfterfinals,Iwasreadytomoveout.Itwasn'ttoohardforme,butforalotofmyfriends,itwasabigevent.Afterpackingmysuitcaseandhelpingmyfriendsmove,itwastimetosaygoodbye.Ihadreachedtheendofmyfirstyearintheuniversity!AfriendfromChineseTaipeiwhoisstudyinginWashingtonD.C.cametovisit,somybrotherandItookhimsightseeing.Butthesewerenotthismonth'shighlights.Thehighpointwascomingbackhome,amomentI'dbeenexpectingsince\nthedayIleft.IarrivedhomeearlyonthemorningofMay15th.WhenIsawmyparents,Igavethemabighugandkiss.Beingathomewithmyparents,standingonthisland,andfeelingthehumidandhotair,IknewIwashome.ThefirstthingIdidwastogotoMei&Meiforabigbreakfast.Itwassomuchbetterthantheschoolcafeteria!Mei&Meiwasjustastart.TherearesomanyfoodsIhavetoeatandsomanyfriendsIwanttosee.Thehotairisburningmyfaceandthesweatisevaporatingfrommyskin.Ilovethisfeeling.ThisiswhereIbelong.回家的感觉期末考试结束后,我就准备离校了。这对我来说不是什么难事,但是对我的许多朋友而言,离校是件大事。收拾好自己的箱子,帮着朋友们离校之后,该是说再见的时候了。现在已经到了我大学第一年的最后几天了!一位在华盛顿市读书的中国台北的朋友来看望我们,于是我兄弟和我带他去观光。但这还不是本月的最重要的事,本月最激动人心的是回到家的那一刻,从离家那天起我就一直期盼这一时刻。5月15日清晨我回到了家。一看到父母,我给了他们一个紧紧的拥抱和深深的吻。在家里跟父母一起,站在这块土地上,感受着湿热的空气,我知道——我回家了。我做的第一件事就是去“美美”餐厅吃了一顿丰盛的早餐,这顿饭比学校食堂里的饭好吃多了。到“美美”餐厅吃饭还只是个开始,我还有好多食物要吃,还有好多朋友要见。灼热的空气炙烤着我的脸,汗水从我的皮肤上蒸发出来。我喜欢这种感觉,我是属于这里的。TheWeatherInfluencesPeople'sEmotionsForhundredsofyears,scientistshavebeentryingtoanswerwhatthingshaveaneffectonpeople'semotions.Howyourfeeliscontrolledbymanythings.Youremotionscanbeaffectedbyyourpersonality,bytheactionsofothersandbyeventsaroundyou.Perhapsyoudon'tknowyouremotionscanbeinfluencedbytheweatheraswell.Peopleoftensaytheyfeelgoodwhenthesunisshiningandsadwhenitiscloudy.Infact,sunlightmakesusfeelgood.Whensunlighthitsourskins,ourbodiesproduceavitamin.Vitaminsarenaturalchemicalswhichweallneedtostayhealthy.SunlighthelpsourbodiesproducevitaminD.VitaminDhelpsourbodiesmakeaspecialchemical.Thisspecialchemicalaffectsourbrainsandmakesusfeelhappy.Forexample,therearelong,darkwintersoflittlesunlightinSwedenandNorway,somanypeopleinthesecountriesoftenfeelsad.Withoutmuchsunlight,theirbodiesproducelessvitaminD.WithoutenoughvitaminD,theirbodiesmakelessofthisspecialchemicalwhichmakesthemfeelgood.Tohelpthepeopleinthesecountriesfeelbetter,special"sunrooms"withartificiallightshavebeenbuilt.Peoplecangothereandget"sunlight"foranhourortwo!Theweathercanalsoaffectpeople'semotionsinotherways.Hotweathercanmakepeopleangrybecausepeoplefeeluncomfortablewhentheyarehot.Inthesameway,raincanmakepeopleangrybecausebeingwetcanbeunpleasant.Asyoucan\nsee,theweathercanhaveaneffectonthechemicalswhichcontrolourbrains.Throughtheseways,theweathercaninfluenceouremotions.Sadly,whiletheweathercanchangeus,wecanhardlychangetheweather.天气影响人的情绪几百年来,科学家一直试图揭开什么东西可以影响人情绪的奥秘。你的感受被许多事情所控制,你的情绪可以被你的个性、他人的行为以及你周围的事情所影响。也许你还不知道你的情绪也可能受天气的影响。人们常说,当太阳照耀时他们感觉很好,而当阴天时他们就感觉难过。事实上,是阳光使我们感觉良好。当阳光照到我们的皮肤上,我们的身体会产生维生素。维生素是我们保持健康所需要的天然化学物质,阳光有助于我们的身体产生维生素D。维生素D帮助我们的身体产生一种特殊的化学物质,这种化学物质影响我们的大脑,并使我们感到快乐。例如,在瑞典和挪威,有漫长漆黑的冬季,几乎没有阳光,因此在这些国家生活的许多人经常感到难过。没有多少阳光,他们的身体则产生较少的维生素D,而没有足够的维生素D,他们的身体产生较少让它们感觉良好的这种特殊化学物质。为了帮助这些国家的人感觉更好,产生人造光的特殊“太阳房”已建成,人们去那里就可以得到一两个小时的“阳光”!另一方面,天气也能影响人的情绪。炎热的天气会使人生气,因为他们热时会感到不舒服。同样,下雨会使人生气,因为潮湿会使人不愉快。正如你所看到的,天气对支配我们大脑的化学物质会有影响,通过这些方式,天气会影响我们的情绪。但可悲的是,虽然天气可以改变我们,我们却很难改变天气。ABadDreamMr.Kingwastheownerofalargecompany.Oneday,hewentintohisofficeearlyinthemorningtogetreadytogototheairportandsetoutforacity.HewasleavinghisofficewhenBill,anightwatchman,camein.Billjustcameoffwork.Aftersaying"Goodmorning"toMr.King,Billtoldtheownerabouthisbaddream.LastnighthedreamedMr.King'splanecrashedafterittookoff.Mr.Kingwassurprisedtohearthis.Hedecidedtogobyland.Bill'sdreamcametrue.Thatmorningtheplanereallycrashedjustafterithadtakenoff.LaterMr.Kingreturnedtohisofficeandheardtheaccident.Toexpresshisthanks,Mr.KinggaveBill5,000dollarswithaletter.Mr.KingtoldBillthatamanlikehimshouldbesentaway.Billwassurprisedandasked,"Why?"Mr.Kingsaid,"Gohomeandreadtheletter,andyou'llknowwhy."Billwenthomeandopenedtheletterinahurry.Afterhereadit,hebecameverysad.Inthelettertherewasonlyonesentence.Butitwasenoughtotellthereason.Canyouguesswhy?噩梦金先生是一家大型企业的老板。一天早晨他很早就来到了他的办公司,准备去机场乘飞机去另一个城市。他刚要离开办公室,一个名叫比尔的守夜人走了进来。比尔刚下班,在对金先生说了声“早上好”之后,比尔告诉金先生他做了一个噩梦。昨夜他梦见金先生乘坐的飞机起飞后坠毁了。金先生听到这些感到吃惊,他决定由陆路前往目的地。比尔的梦变成了现实。那天早晨,飞机真的在起飞后不久坠毁了。后来金先生回到办公室并听说了这起事故。为了表达他的谢意,金先生给了比尔5000\n美元,并附一封信。金先生对比尔说,像他这样的人应该被打发走。比尔感到惊讶,问道:“为什么?”金先生说:“回家后读读给你的信,你就知道为什么了。”比尔回家后急忙打开信,当他读完后感到很伤心。信里只有一句话,但这一句话已经告知了原因。你能猜出为什么吗?MakingFriendsHaveyoueverheardthesaying"Ifyouwantafriend,beone"?Hereisastoryaboutonenewteachermakingfriendswiththegirlsandboysinherclassonthefirstdayofschool.Asthebellrang,theteachercameinsmilingateachgirlandboy.Thenshesaidinaquietvoice,"Goodmorning,girlsandboys!HowhappyIambecauseIhaveallofyouinmyclassthisyear.I'dliketoknoweachofyou.Iamsurewewillenjoyworkingtogether.Iamsurethatthemorewegettogetherthehappierwe'llbe."Hervoicewassosweetandherlookingwassofriendly.Everyonebelievedwhatshesaid.Shetoldthegirlsandboyshernameandwroteitontheblackboard.Shetoldthemsomeofthethingsshelikedtodoandshewashopingtodowiththemduringtheyear.Thenshesaidtothewholeclass,"NowyouknowmynameandthethingsIlike.NextIwanttoknowyournamesandthethingsyoulike.ThenIwillfeelthatIknowyou."Couldyoumakefriendsbydoingthesameasthisteacherdid?Onewayofgettingtoknowgirlsandboysinourclassistoknowmoreaboutthem.Itisusualtobefriendswiththosepeoplewhohavethesameinterestswithyou.Youcanplaythesamegamesandgoonjourneystogether.Youmayfindthatsomenewcomersinyourclassmisstheiroldfriendsandfeelstrangelonely.Youcaninvitethemtotakeawalkortoridebikeswithyou.Youwillfindmanythingsincommontotalkabout.Itisonegoodwaytomakefriendsjustbytalkingtogetherinafriendlymanner.交朋友你听说过“你想有一个朋友,就得成为一个朋友”这句谚语吗?这是一个有关一位新老师与学生开学第一天在课堂上交朋友们的故事。当铃响时,老师微笑着走进教室,然后她平静地说:“同学们,早上好!我很高兴,因为你们所有的人今年都在我的班上,我想了解你们每个人。我相信我们在一起工作学习将会很愉快,我相信我们生活在一起的时间越长,我们就会越高兴。”她的声音很甜美,态度很友好,每个人都相信她说的。她把她的名字告诉了同学们,并写在黑板上。她告诉他们一些她喜欢做的事情,她希望在这一年里能与同学们一起去做。然后她对全班同学说,“现在你们知道了我的名字以及我喜欢的事情,下面我想知道你们的名字以及你们喜欢的事情,那样我就会觉得我认识你们了。”你能像这位老师那样去交朋友吗?在我们班上,设法了解同学的一个方法就是更多地知道他们的情况。通常同与你有相同兴趣的人成为朋友,你们可以玩同一个游戏,一起去旅行。\n你可能发现,你们班上有些新来的人会想念自己的老朋友,他们感到陌生和孤独。你可以邀请他们同你一起散步或骑自行车,你将会发现你们有许多共同的事情可以谈论。通过友好交谈交朋友是一种很好的方法。BestFriendsAreForever"You'remybestfriend."It'sthenicestthingyoucansaytosomeone.Andit'salsothenicestthingyoucanhearfromsomeone.Goodfriendshipsbegininmiddleschool.It'stheplaceyoubegintodevelopyourownpersonality.Youtalkwiththem;youworkwiththemandyoubecomefriendswiththem.Butnotallofthemwillbecomeyour"best"friends.Bestfriendsarethepeoplewholikeyouandunderstandyouthemost.Theyareeasytoworkandhavefunwith.Butsometimesit'snoteasytofindabestfriend.Sometimesyoucanfeelalittlelonely,becauseyoudon'thaveabestfriendnow.Thatdoesn'tmeanyouwon'thaveoneinthefuture.Bestfriendsseemtofindeachotherasifbymagic.Andwhenyoufindyourbestfriend,themagicwilllastforever.最好的朋友是永恒的“你是我最好的朋友。”这是你可以对别人说的最动听的话。而且,它也是你可以听到别人对你说的最动听的话。良好的友谊开始于中学时期,中学是你开始培养自己个性的地方。你和他们聊天,你和他们一起学习,你成了他们的朋友。但并不是他们中的所有人都能成为你“最好的”朋友。最好的朋友就是那些最喜欢你,也最了解你的人。他们很容易在一起工作,也会玩得很开心。但是,有时要找到最好的朋友也是不容易的。有时你会觉得有点儿孤独,因为你现在还没有最好的朋友,那并不意味着你将来也不会有。最好的朋友好像有魔力一样能够找到彼此。当你找到你最好的朋友时,这种魔力就会永远持续下去。HowtoBetheFavoriteDoyouwanttobethemostpopularpersonintheclass?Youdon'tneedtochangeyourcharacter,youjustneedtoimproveyourpersonality.Infact,themostpopularpeoplearetrustedandlovedbecausetheystaynormalbutstillhavesomethingthatmakesthemdifferentfromtherestofus.Herearesomepiecesofadviceaboutbecomingthemostpopularpersonintheclass.Ifyouwantotherstolikeandrespectyou,youhavetostartbylikingandacceptingyourself.Donotchangeyourselfinordertopleaseothers.Behelpfultoeveryoneanddoithappily.Beingnicetopeopleisalmostlikehelpingthem,becausebybeingniceyoumakeothershappy.Beactiveandhaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.Developconfidenceinyourself.Staycleanandwearfreshclothes.Donottrytofollowfashiontopleaseothers.Respectcannotbeboughtwithbigwordsandpower.Youhavetogetitbybeinghonest.Italsohelpsyourpersonalgrowth.Youmustbeapersonthatcanbetrustedtogetrespect.怎样成为最受欢迎的人\n你想成为班上最受欢迎的人吗?你不需要改变你的性格,你只需要养成你的良好人格。事实上,最受欢迎的人是值得信赖而且被人们所喜爱,因为他们在保持正常的同时,还具有某种让他们与我们其他人有所不同的东西。下面是如何成为班上最受欢迎的人的一些建议。如果你希望别人喜欢并尊重称,你必须从喜欢并接受你自己开始,不要为了讨好别人而改变你自己。要对大家有所帮助,并愉快地做到这一点。对别人友善几乎同帮助他们一样,因为通过对人友善,你可以让别人感到快乐。要活跃,要保持积极的生活态度,对自己要有信心。保持清洁,着装干净。不要试图追随时尚来取悦他人。说大话和有权力并不代表可以得到尊重,你必须通过诚实才能受到尊重,这还有助于你的个人成长。你必须是一个可以值得信任而受到尊重的人。CommunicationBetweenBoysandGirlsWuYifaninShandongseldomtalkstothegirlsinhisclassexceptwhenheturnsinhomeworktothegirlgroupleader.The13-year-oldsaidhedoesn't"knowhowtotalktogirls,orwhattotalktogirlsabout".Wuisnottheonlystudentinthecountrywhofacesproblemscommunicatingwiththeoppositegender.Earlierthismonth,Beijingannouncedthatmoreschoolsinthecitywilltrynewclassesinsexeducationlaterthisyear.Forjuniorhighschoolstudents,theprogramwillteachthemhowtocommunicatewiththeoppositegender.ChenJieofWuhanwelcomestheidea.The13-year-oldgirlthinksitisimportanttogetalongwellwithboys."Youmayfeelthatit'snotnecessarytotalktoboysinschool.But,inthefuturewhenwegrowup,menandwomenwillworktogetherandbuildfamilies.Howcanyoumakethingsrightifyouneverwanttounderstandthem?"shesaid.Chensharedherimpressionsofboys:theycherishbrotherhood;theydon'tcareaboutsmallthings;theyusuallylookatthebiggerpicture.Asaboy,SongJiathinksgirlsare"carefulandpatient".And,throughtalkingtogirls,the13-year-oldfromAnhuisaidhecouldgetsome"freshandinterestingideas".Songsuggeststhatboysshouldbenaturalwhiletalkingtogirls."Don'tbeshyortrytobecool.Justrelax,"hesaid.Howaboutgirlstalkingtoboys?WangXiuli,13,ofBeijinghassomeadvice—choosethetopicsthatboyslike."ComputergamessuchasPlantsvsZombiesworkbest.Boysarealsocrazyforsports,"shesaid.男孩与女孩之间的交流山东的吴一凡除了交作业给女生组长外很少和他班上的女孩子说话。13岁的他说,“不知道该怎么和女孩子沟通,也不知道该和她们说些什么。”吴一凡不是唯一一个在与异性交流上存在问题的学生。本月早些时候,北京宣布今年晚些时候将尝试在更多学校的班级里推行性教育。对于初中学生,这些课程将教会他们如何与异性沟通。武汉的陈洁对这项提议表示欢迎。这个13岁的女孩认为与男孩子融洽相处是很重要的。\n“你可能觉得在学校里没必要和男孩子说话,但是在将来我们长大后,男人和女人会在一起工作,并组建家庭。如果你不了解他们,你又怎么能够把事情做好呢?”她说。陈洁谈了男孩子给她的印象:他们珍惜兄弟情谊,不拘小节,眼光开阔。男生宋佳觉得,女孩子“细心,有耐心”。13岁的安徽男孩说,通过同女孩们交谈他总能获得一些“新鲜且有趣的想法”。宋佳建议男孩在同女孩交流时应自然点。“不要害羞,或是试图耍酷,放松就好。”那女孩们和男孩们如何沟通呢?来自北京的13岁女孩王秀莉给出了一些建议——选择男孩们喜欢的话题。“像《植物大战僵尸》这样的电脑游戏话题效果很好。男孩们对运动也很感兴趣。”SomeAdviceonHowtoTalktoParentsHerearesomegoodsuggestionsonhowtotalkwithyourparents.Trytostartyourtalkwithsomethingfun.Thiswillmaketalkingeasier.Forexample,askyourparentsquestionsabouttheirday:"How'swork?"Theylovethis.Makeitclearwhatyouwanttotellyourparents.Iftheyhaveanopinion,letthemfinish,anddon'tinterrupt.Askthemtodothesameforyou.Showthemyourrespectbylisteningtothemcarefully.Lookthemintheeye.Behonest.Honestybuildstrust.Lifeisgoodwhenyourparentstrustyou.Ifyourparentsdon'tunderstand,that'sOK.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tloveyouortheyarenottrying.Sometimesyouhavetoexplainthingstothemagainorinadifferentway.Whenyoufinishthetalk,thankthemforlistening.Saysomethinglike"Thanks.Thathelped."Itwillletthemknowthisisimportanttoyou,andmakethemwanttodoitmoreoften.Ifyoufeellikethereisstillsomethingtotalkabout,setupatimewiththemtotalkaboutitinanotherway.如何与父母交谈的一些建议下面是一些如何与父母交谈的好建议。尽量以有趣的事情来开始你们的交谈,这会使谈话更简单。比如,问一些与他们的日常生活有关的问题:“工作怎么样?”他们喜欢这个话题。清楚表明你想告诉你父母什么事情。如果他们有意见,要让他们说完,而不要打断他们,要求他们为你做同样的事情。以认真听他们讲话的方式来表达你的尊重,看着他们的眼睛。要诚实。诚实能够建立信任。如果你的父母信任你,生活将会是美好的。如果你的父母不理解你,那也没有关系。那并不意味着他们不爱你,或者他们没有尝试去爱你。有时你不得不反复或者以一种不同的方式对他们解释一些事情。当你们结束交谈的时候,要谢谢他们的倾听。说一些“多谢。那很有帮助。”之类的话。这会让他们知道这对你很重要,也会使他们想更加频繁地与你交流。如果你觉得还有事情要谈,和他们约一个时间,以另一种方式交谈吧。ShoppingthroughtheInternetIsVeryPopular\nRecently,manypeoplehavebeguntotryanewwayofdoingshoppingthroughtheInternet.Theyareveryinterestedinit.Whyisitbecomingmoreandmorepopularnow?Therearesomereasons.First,moreandmorepeoplehavetheirowncomputersandtheircomputerscanbejoinedwiththeInternet.SoitispossibleformanyofthemtodoshoppingthroughtheInternet.Second,shoppingthroughtheInternetcansavethemsomemoneyandalotoftime.Third,theydon'tneedtogototheshopthemselves.Becauseofthesegoodfacts,fewpeoplerefuseit.Ontheotherhand,somepeopledon'tlikethisnewwayofshopping.Theyareworriedaboutthesafetyofshoppingonline.CustomerscanonlyseethepicturesofaproductontheInternet.Andtheycan'tenjoythepleasureofbuyingthingsinalargesupermarketorawonderfulshoppingcenter.Thesearethereasonswhytheydonotlikeit.ButIthinkmoreandmorepeoplewilllikethisnewkindofshoppinginthefuture.网购很流行最近,很多人都开始尝试一种新的网上购物方式。他们对网上购物非常感兴趣。为什么现在网上购物会变得越来越流行呢?这里列出了一些原因。第一,越来越多的人拥有自己的电脑,他们的电脑可以与互联网连接。因此,他们中很多人都可以在网上购物。第二,网上购物可以节省一些金钱和大量的时间。第三,他们并不需要亲自去店铺。由于这些优点,很少有人拒绝网上购物。另一方面,也有些人不喜欢这种新的购物方式,他们担心网上购物的安全性。顾客只能在互联网上看产品的照片,而无法享受在大型超市或极好的购物中心里购买东西的乐趣。这就是他们不喜欢网上购物的原因。但我认为,将来会有越来越多的人喜欢这种新的购物方式。BeingaCleverClothesShopperWhenyouwanttogoshopping,decidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendonnewclothes,thinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneed.Thenlookforthoseclothesonsale.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.Asweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashitincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysay"dry-cleanonly".Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirectionssayonthelabels,youcankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.Manyclothestodaymustbedry-cleaned.Dry-cleaningisexpensive.Whenbuyingnewclothes,checktoseeiftheywillneedtobedry-cleaned.Youwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewashed.Youwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewell-made.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.Clothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbetter-made.Theydon'talwaysfitbetter.Sometimescheaperclothesfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.做一个精明的衣服购买者\n当你想要去逛街购物时,确定你可以在新衣服上花多少钱,想好你真正需要什么样的衣服。然后去寻找那些正在出售的衣服,新衣服里子上都有标签,这些标签就能告诉你如何爱护你的衣服。一件衬衫的标签可以告诉你衬衣要在温水中洗它;一件毛衣的标签可以告诉你毛衣要在冷水中洗;一件外套上的标签可能会说“只能干洗”。洗衣机可能会毁掉这件外套。如果你按照标签上的洗涤说明进行操作,你可以让你的衣服保持在最好的状态。现今很多衣服都必须干洗,但干洗很贵。当买新衣服的时候,看看它们是否需要干洗。如果你买的衣服可以水洗,你可以节省些钱。如果你买的衣服做工很好,你可以省些钱,因为做工很好的衣服可以穿得更久。即使已经洗过很多次,它们看起来还是不错。花钱较多的衣服并不总是做工较好的,这些衣服也并不总是更合身的。有时便宜的衣服比贵的衣服更合身。HonestyDayBehonest.That'sallyouhavetodoonHonestyDay.Itwouldbegreatifwewereallhonesteverydayoftheyear.It'sgoodthatthereisadaytoencouragehonesty.M.HirshGoldbergstartedHonestyDay.HechosethelastdayofAprilbecausethefirstdayisAprilFool'sDay,whichcelebratelies.OnHonestyDay,anyonemayaskyouanyquestionandyoushouldgiveatrueandhonestanswer.ThatmeansthatyouhaveknowledgeofHonestyDay.M.HirshGoldbergwroteabookontellinglies.Hesaidinhisbookthatalmostallpersonslieabout200timesaday.Inourdailylife,atypicallifeforamanis"Ididnotdrinkthatmuch"andforawomanis"Nothingiswrong,I'mfine."Itisfoundthatnursesarethemosthonestpeople,whilesalespeopleandpoliticiansarethebiggestliars.EveryHonestyDay,M.HirshGoldberghandsoutprizestohonestpeople.诚信日在诚信日你要做的就是以诚相待。如果我们每天都能做到诚心实意,那世界将无比美好。有一个鼓励诚实的日子是好的。赫什·戈尔德贝尔格开创了“诚信日”,他选择了4月的最后一天,因为4月1日是愚人节,那是庆祝撒谎的节日。在诚信日,任何人都可以向你随便问问题,你要直言不讳地进行回答,这说明你了解“诚信日”。赫什·戈尔德贝尔格写了一本有关说谎的书。他在书中说,几乎所有人都在撒谎,一天200次左右。在我们的日常生活中,男性平常会说“我喝不了这么多”,而女性会说“一切正常,我很好。”据调查发现,护士是最诚实的人,而销售员和政客鬼话最多。每个诚信日,赫什·戈尔德贝尔格都为诚实的人颁奖。ThanksgivingTraditionsEachyear,AmericanscelebratetheThanksgivingholidayonthefourthThursdayofNovember.Mostfamiliesfollowtraditions,butmanyhavetheirowntraditionsthattheyfolloweachyear.Herearesomeofthecommontraditionsassociatedwith"TurkeyDay".TravelOneofthebestthingsaboutThanksgivingisspendingtimewithfamily.Manypeoplelivefarfromfamilymembersandtravellongdistancesbycar,train,orplanetobewiththeirlovedones.Thanksgivingisthebusiesttraveldayoftheyear!TheFeastTraditionalfoodsarealargepartofThanksgivingcelebrations.Manyfamilies\nincludethewholefamilyinthefoodpreparation.Traditionalfoodsincludeturkey,sweetpotatoes,mashedpotatoes,andcranberrysauce.Manypeopleservepiefordessertattheendofthemeal.Popularpieflavorsarepumpkin,pecan,sweetpotato,andapple.HelpingOthersManygenerousfolksuseThanksgivingasanopportunitytohelpthelessfortunate.SomepeoplevolunteertoservefoodathomelesssheltersonThanksgivingDayandothersdonatetosheltersincannedfooddrives.TVTelevisionalsoplaysapartinThanksgivingcelebrations.ManyfamilieswatchtheNewYorkCityMacy'sThanksgivingDayParade.Theparadeincludesmarchingbands,floats,songsandperformancesfromBroadwaymusicals,andgiantballoons!Peoplemayalsoenjoytelevisedfootballgames.AftertheMealAfterthefeastfamiliesoftendootheractivities.Someliketotakewalksaftereatingsuchalargemeal.Somepeopletakenaps.Otherssitdowntogethertoplaycardgamestogether.感恩节的习俗每年美国人在十一月的第四个星期四庆祝感恩节。大多数家庭都依照传统庆祝感恩节,但许多人每年都依照自己的传统庆祝。下面是与“火鸡节”相关的一些常见的传统。旅行感恩节最美好的事情之一就是与家人一起度过节日。许多人住在离家人很远的地方,他们乘汽车、火车或者飞机长途跋涉,就为了与自己的亲人团聚。感恩节是一年中最繁忙的旅游日。盛宴传统食物是庆祝感恩节的一个主要组成部分。许多家庭让全家人都参与到食物准备中来。传统食物包括火鸡、红薯、土豆泥和蔓越莓酱。在盛宴结束时许多人会端上一些馅饼作为甜点,受欢迎的馅饼有南瓜、大胡桃、红薯和苹果口味的。帮助他人许多慷慨的人把感恩节作为帮助那些不幸人们的一个机会。一些人在感恩节自愿为无家可归者收容所提供食物,还有一些人在罐装食品捐赠活动中为收容所捐献食品。电视电视也是感恩节庆祝活动的一部分,许多家庭都观看纽约市的梅西感恩节大游行。游行队伍包括游行乐队、花车、百老汇音乐剧的歌曲和演出以及巨型气球!人们还可以享受电视里转播的足球比赛。饭后享用盛宴之后,各个家庭常常会进行一些其他活动。在一顿大餐后有些人喜欢散散步,有些人则会小睡一会儿,还有一些人喜欢坐下来一起玩纸牌游戏。EatingFastFoodAlargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfood.Wheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurant,youcanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealsthere.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?\nTheEnglishpeoplearetheworld'sbiggestfansoffastfood,whiletheFrencharetheleastinterestedinquickmeals,accordingtoasurveydonelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45%oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan'tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit'sdelicious.And44%ofAmericansand37%ofCanadianssaythesame.TheFrench,proudoftheirdeliciousandhigh-classcuisine,don'tlikefastfood.81%ofthemthinkitisunhealthy,followedby75%oftheJapanese.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefood.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.吃快餐世界上很多人吃快餐。每当你走进一家快餐店,你都可以看到很多人在享用快餐。你怎么知道哪个国家的人最喜欢快餐呢?根据去年进行的一项调查显示,英国人是世界上吃快餐人数最多的国家,而法国人对快餐最不感兴趣。根据对13个国家的调查显示,45%的英国人说因为快餐美味,所以他们不能拒绝快餐食品,同时44%的美国人和37%的加拿大人说法一致。以美味和一流的美食引以为傲的法国人不喜欢快餐。81%的人认为快餐不健康,75%的日本人也这样认为。中国人又如何呢?你多久吃一次汉堡包或炸鸡?不管你喜欢西式快餐还是中餐其实都不要紧,最重要的是保持一种饮食均衡。TheAdvantagesofEatingFruitsYouknoweatingfruitandvegetablesisgoodtoyourhealth.Butdidyouknowitcanalsomakeyoulookgood?Peoplewhoincreasedtheirintakeoverjustsixweeksdevelopedahealthyglowandappearedmoreattractive,researchersfound.ScientistsatSt.AndrewsUniversityfoundeatingthemsubtlyincreasedyellowandredpigmentsinthevolunteers'skin.Theymonitoredthefoodintakeof35peopleandtookpicturesoftheirfaces,armsandhandsusingasensitivecameraatthestart,andafterthreeandsixweeks.Increasingtheirintakeofgreensby2.9portionsadaywasfoundtomakethepersonlookhealthierandextra3.3portionscouldenhancetheirattractiveness,whentheirphotographswereratedbyothers.Fruitandvegetablesarerichincarotenoids,whichareknowntoprotectagainstcelldamagefrompollutionandUVrays,andcanalsopreventage-relateddiseasesincludingheartdiseaseandcancer.Butwhileitwasknowneatingextremeamountsofcertainvegetablessuchascarrotscouldturnskinorange,itwasnotknownasmallincreasewasperceptibletoothers—andwasseenasappealing.Acamerameasuredchangestotheskin'sredness,yellownessandlightness,andfounditsignificantlychangedinpeoplewhonaturallyincreasedtheirintake.Thesechangeswerenotevidentinthreeweeks.\n多吃水果,益处多多你知道吃水果和蔬菜有益健康,但你可知道多吃水果蔬菜还会让你变得漂亮?研究人员发现,增大水果蔬菜的摄入量,只需六周就能让你焕发出健康的光彩,看起来更有魅力。圣安德鲁斯大学的科学家发现,吃水果蔬菜能微量增加自愿测试者皮肤中的黄色素和红色素。他们监测了35人的食物摄入量,并在开始、三周后和六周后用高灵敏相机给他们的脸、胳膊和手拍了照片。研究发现,从他人对照片的评估打分来看,每日增加2.9份的蔬菜摄入量将让人看起来更健康,再增加3.3份摄入量将使人看起来更有魅力。水果和蔬菜的类胡萝卜素很丰富。据我们所知,类胡萝卜素可以保护细胞免受污染和紫外线的损害,还可以防止心脏病和癌症等老年疾病。不过,尽管人们知道某些蔬菜如胡萝卜摄入过量会让皮肤变成橘黄色,但是还不知道这种细微变化会被他人察觉到,而且这种皮肤颜色还被视为很有吸引力。研究人员通过相机拍照来测量皮肤的红色、黄色和明亮度的变化,发现那些以自然的方式增加蔬菜水果摄入量的人的皮肤发生了明显改变。不过,这些改变在三周内还不明显。FestivalFoodsVaryfromCulturetoCultureAroundtheworld,peoplehavedifferenttraditionalfoodstocelebratedifferentfestivals.Traditionalfoodsalsoshowanewyearofgoodluckandgoodhealth.AnEnglishChristmasdinnerhasamealofturkey,anditalsoincludespiesandplumpuddings.InGermany,Christmasiscelebratedwithbreadcookiesandcakes,whicharemadelikeChristmastrees.InFrance,Christmasdessertisacakefilledwithbuttercream.InsouthernpartsofIndia,thereisathree-dayfestivalinmid-JanuarycalledPongal.Itincludesriceandadishofricecookedwithsugarthatissharedwithfamiliesandfriends.JapancelebratesNewYearwithaseven-dayfestival.ItbeginsfromJanuary1st.Foodispreparedbeforethefestivalsopeopledon'tneedtocookduringthefestival.OnNewYear'sDay,variousdishescalledOsechiryoriareserved-eachdishisawishfortheNewYear.PeopleinChinapreparetheirfoodaheadoftimetoavoidthepossibilitythatusingaknifeduringNewYear'stimemight"cutluck".Foodswithluckynamesarepopular,suchasfish,whichsoundslike"yu"(surplus).ChinesepeoplealwaysgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesandhaveagooddinnerduringChineseNewYear'sDay.Themostfamousfoodatthattimeisdumpling.节日食品因文化不同而不同全世界的人们用各式各样的传统食物来庆祝不同的节日。传统食物也可代表新的幸运健康的一年。英国的圣诞大餐包括一道火鸡肉,还包括各种派和李子布丁。在德国,人们用做成圣诞树模样的面包曲奇和蛋糕来庆祝圣诞节。法国的圣诞甜点是一个填满奶油夹心饼的蛋糕。在印度南部,1月中旬有一个节日叫作“丰收节”,人们会连读3天庆祝这个节日。人们在庆祝这个节日时所吃的食物包括米饭以及用糖和米做的一道菜,供全家人和朋友们一起享用。\n日本庆祝新年时会放假7天,从1月1日开始。食品在过节前就已做好,这样一来,过节期间人们就不用做饭了。在新年这天,人们会奉上叫作“御节料理”的很多道菜——每道菜都代表一个新年祝愿。中国人会提前备好食物,避免在新年时动刀从而“砍掉福气”的可能。名字带有喜气的食物很受欢迎,如鱼(意为“余”)。在中国新年时,中国人通常会与家人团聚一堂,享用大餐。这个时候,最有名的食物就是饺子。WaysofEyeCareManyofusdon'tpaymuchattentiontotheimportanceofeyecare.Itissaidthatifyoutakecareofyourbody,thenyoucansurelybehealthy.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalotofcare.Naturaleyecareshouldbeputinanumberoneplace.Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood,genesandaging.Televisions,computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpooreyesight.Ifyouhappentoworkinfrontofthecomputer,itisbesttotakeabreakeveryonceinawhile.Somethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyoufeeluncomfortable.Itisbadforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcoldwater.Youmustalsotryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmfulthings.Forexample,sunglassesarenotjustforfashionbuttheycanalsoserveasagreatwaytoprotectyoureyesightfromUVrays.Eatinghealthyfoodswillbegoodforyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminsA,CandEaregoodforeyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeyeexercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesight,too.Ifapersonexercisesregularlyandeatstherightkindoffood,hiseyeswillstayingoodconditionforalongtime.Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.Beinghappyallthetimecanbehelpfultoaperson'seyesight,too.Inaword,eyecareisveryimportant,nomatterhowoldapersonis.保护眼睛的方法我们中的许多人不重视眼部保健的重要性。据说,如果你注意保重你的身体,那么你肯定是健康的。这就是为什么我们要给予眼睛大量的护理。自然的眼部保健应放在首要位置。下面几个原因会导致视力下降:食物短缺,基因和衰老。电视、电脑和阅读也会造成视力不好。如果你在电脑前工作,最好每隔一段时间休息一下。脏东西可以引起眼睛红肿并会让你觉得不舒服,对眼睛也不好。如果发生这种情况,最好的办法是用冷水清洗眼睛。你也必须尽力保护你的眼睛免受伤害。例如戴太阳镜不仅时尚,也可以作为保护您视力免受紫外线伤害的好方法。吃健康食物对你的视力有好处。请记住,维生素A,C和E对眼睛有益,尝试吃富含这些维生素的食物。你应该做眼部保健操,因为眼部保健操也可以保护您的视力。如果一个人经常锻炼并且吃合适的食物,你的眼睛就会长时间保持在良好的状态。以上就是眼部保健的自然方式,能帮助我们保持眼睛的健康。快乐对视力也有帮助。一句话,无论多大年纪,眼部保健都是非常重要的。\nTheTeenageSmokingHasBecomeaSeriousProblemWangBing'sfatherbegansmokingwhenhewasafreshmanincollege.Hisfriendpassedhimhisfirstcigarette.Hehasnowbeensmokingformorethan30years.It'saclassicexampleofhowyoungpeopleareintroducedtocigarettes,exceptthatnowadayssmokersdeveloptheirhabitatanevenyoungerage.IthasbecomeamajorconcerninChinathatmanyteenagersbegintosmoke.Asurveyshowedthat22.5%ofthemiddleschoolstudentsquestionedhadtriedsmokingand15.8%ofthemsmokedregularly.Formanyteenagers,smokingisasymbolofbeinganadult,independence,maturityandattractivenessbecausetheimageswhotheylovebestoftensmokeonscreen.Thesocialenvironmentalsoplaysanimportantroleinattractingteenagerstosmoking.Theyareusedtoseeingtheirelders,especiallymalefamilymembers,smokingathome.Manyofthemimitateadultbehaviorandbecomenewsmokers.Toincreasethepriceofcigarettesisaneffectivewaytoreducethenumberofyoungsmokers,asteenagershavelimitedmoneytospendonthem.Anotherwayistoeducatetheteenagerstovoluntarilyrefusecigarettes.Asurveyshowsthat92.5%ofthestudentsknowsmokingwillbebadfortheirhealth.Ifwepersuadetheminaproperway,mostofthemmaygiveupsmoking.Allinall,thesociety,thegovernment,theschoolandthefamilyshouldjointogethertotaketheresponsibilityforananti-smokingcampaignaimedatteenagers,notjusttoputemptyslogansandwarningsoncigarettepacks.青少年吸烟已经成为严重的问题王兵的爸爸在上大学一年级的时候就开始吸烟了。他的朋友递给了他第一根烟。迄今为止他的烟龄已有30多年了。这是年轻人开始吸第一根烟的典型例子,只不过如今的年轻人养成吸烟习惯的年龄更加提前了。在中国青少年吸烟已经成为一个令社会担忧的主要问题。一项研究显示,接受调查的中学生中有22.5%的吸过烟,其中有15.8%的学生会经常吸烟。对许多青少年来说,吸烟是成年、独立、成熟和有魅力的象征,因为他们最喜爱的偶像在银屏上都吸烟。社会环境也是促使青少年吸烟的一个重要原因。他们经常看到其长辈,尤其是男性家庭成员在家里吸烟,他们中的很多人开始模仿这种行为,成为新的烟民。提高香烟的价格是减少青少年烟民数量的一个有效途径,因为青少年没有足够的钱买烟。另外一种方法就是教育和鼓励青少年主动远离香烟。一项研究表明,92.5%的学生都知道吸烟有害健康。如果我们用恰当的方式劝说他们,他们中的大多数也许会放弃吸烟。总之,社会、政府、学校和家庭都有责任参与到禁止青少年吸烟的活动中来,而不只是在香烟的外包装上印上口号和警语。HowtoBeaHealthyKidDoyouknowhowtobeahealthykid?Herearesomerulesyoushouldfollow.First,eatdifferentfood,especiallyfruitsandvegetables.Youmayhaveafavoritefood,butyou'dbettereatsomethingdifferent.Ifyoueatdifferentfood,youwillprobablygetmorenutrientsyourbodyneeds.\nSecond,drinkwaterandmilkasoftenaspossible.Whenyouarereallythirsty,youshouldchoosecoldwaterisfirst.Milkisagreatdrinkthatcangiveyoumorecalciumyourbodyneeds.Third,listentoyourbody.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouarefull?Whenyou'reeating,noticehowyourbodyfeelsandwhenyourstomachfeelscomfortablyfull.Eatingtoomuchwillnotmakeyoucomfortableandwillmakeyoufat.Fourth,payattentiontoyourscreentime.ScreentimeisthetimeyouwatchTV,DVDsandvideos,orusingcomputers.Itisgoodtotakemoreexercisesuchasbasketball,bikeridingandswimming.Youcan'twatchTVformorethantwohoursaday.Fifth,beactive.Onethingyou'dliketodo,asakid,istofindoutwhichactivityyoulikebest.Findwaystobeactiveeveryday.Followtheserulesandyoucanbeahealthykid.如何成为一个健康的孩子你知道如何成为一个健康的孩子吗?下面是一些你应该遵循的规则。首先,吃不同种类的食物,特别是水果和蔬菜。你可能有一种最喜欢吃的食物,但你最好吃不同种类的东西。如果你吃不同种类的食物,你可能会得到更多身体所需要的营养物质。其次,尽可能经常喝水和牛奶。当你真的渴了,你应该先选择喝凉白开。牛奶是一种很棒的饮料,它能给你提供更多人体必需的钙。第三,听信你的身体。当你吃饱的时候会有什么感觉?当你正在吃饭时,要注意自己身体的感受,你还要注意什么时候刚好吃饱。吃太多你会感到不舒服,还会使你发胖。第四,注意你的屏幕时间。屏幕时间是指看电视、DVD和视频或使用电脑的时间。多运动,如打篮球、骑自行车和游泳都很有益。一天看电视不能超过两个小时。第五,要活跃起来。作为一个孩子你要做的一件事就是找出自己最喜欢的活动,每天都要找到一些方法使自己活跃起来。遵循这些规则,你会成为一个健康的孩子。SchoolchildrenKeepKunquAliveWhenZhuLinyanwentonstage,everybodylaughed.The14-year-oldboywascarryingtwowinebarrelsanddancing.Hisfacewaspaintedindifferentcolours.HesangfunnysongsandspokeinaSuzhoudialect.ZhuwasactinginShanTing,partofaKunquopera,atastudentartshowinShanghaionSunday.Intheplay,heplaysawineseller.Anotherperson,LuZhishen,triestotakeawayhiswineanddrinkit.KunquisoneofChina'soldestarts.ItstartedinKunshan,partofSuzhou,inthetimeoftheMingDynasty.In2001,theUnitedNationscalleditabigpartofworldculturalheritages.Today,fewpeopleenjoyit.ButsometeachersandstudentsatShanghai'sMinhangNo.3MiddleSchooldo.Theywanttokeepitgoing."KunqutakesmebacktooldChinaandteachesmealotofstoriesfromhistory,"Zhusaid.ZhualsolikesKunqu'slightmusicandpoeticwords."Youhavetounderstandthewordstoact."hesaid."Andlearningthemmakesmeabetterspeaker."\nCaoJiayuan,aJunior3atthesameschool,playsLuintheplay.Hesaysitishardtolearnhowtouseyoureyeswhenacting."InKunqu,everymovemakesanicepicture.Youreyescantellmanythings."学生们让昆曲延续当朱林岩走上舞台时,大家都笑了。这个14岁的男孩正担着两桶酒跳舞。他的脸涂成了不同的颜色,用苏州方言唱着滑稽的歌曲。朱正在演《山亭》,是昆曲的一部分,于上星期日在上海的一个学生艺术展上演出。在剧中他扮演了一位酒商,另一个人物鲁智深,正试图把他的酒拿走去喝。昆曲是中国最古老的艺术之一。昆曲在明朝时始于昆山,昆山是苏州的一部分。2001年,联合国将它确定为世界文化遗产的重要组成部分。今天,很少有人喜欢昆曲。但是,上海闵行3中的一些教师和学生喜欢昆曲,他们想让它继续传承下去。“昆曲把我带回了旧中国并给我讲授了很多历史故事,”朱说。朱也喜欢昆曲的轻音乐和诗词。“演出前你必须理解这词语的意思。”他说:“学会这些词语使我成为了一个更出色的演讲者。”曹佳缘,该校初三同学,在剧中扮演鲁智深。他说,在表演时怎样用眼睛很难学。“昆曲,一举一动都是动人的场景。你的眼睛能诉说很多事情。”ChaiJingandHerFilmAnewfilm,UndertheDome,isverypopular.LotsofpeoplehavewatchedthefilmontheInternet.Itisnotasciencefiction.It'sadocumentaryaboutthepollutionproblemsinChina.Asasmogdocumentary,UndertheDomeexplainsthedangersofpollution,whatcausespollutionandwhatshouldbedonetosolvetheproblem.Now,moreandmorepeopleareworriedaboutairpollution.Sotheyaremoreinterestedinthefilm,UndertheDome.Sincethefilmwasreleasedonline,ithasalreadybeenwatchedby100millionpeoplewithinoneweek.ThefilmwasmadebyChaiJing,whoisaformerCCTVreporter.Shemadethefilmwithherownmoney.ChaiJingwantedtomakesuchafilmbecausethepollutionprobleminChinahasbecomeapersonalissuewithher.Chai'sdaughterwasbornwithatumor.Shebelievesthatherdaughter'sillnessisrelatedtoBeijing'sbadair.Shealsoworriesaboutmillionsofotherchildren'shealthproblems.Everyoneknowsthatpollutionisabigproblemandthegovernmenthasmadethefightagainstpollutionapriority.ChaiJinghopesthatherfilmwillencouragepeopletojointogethertosolveChina'spollutionproblems.柴静与她的电影一部新影片——《穹顶之下》很受欢迎。许多人在互联网上看过这部影片。它不是一部科幻小说,而是一部关于中国污染问题的纪录片。作为一部雾霾纪录片,《穹顶之下》对污染的危害、污染的成因以及应该做什么来解决这个问题做出了解释。现在越来越多的人担心空气污染,所以他们对《穹顶之下》这部影片更感兴趣。自从这部影片在网上发布以来,在一周之内已经有一亿人观看过。\n这部影片是由前央视记者柴静拍摄的。她自费拍了这部影片。柴静之所以要拍摄这样一部影片是因为中国的污染问题已经成了和她之间的私人恩怨。柴静的女儿出生时就患有肿瘤。她认为女儿的病与北京糟糕的空气有关。她同样担心数以百万计的其他孩子的健康问题。人人都知道污染是一个很严重的问题,政府已优先考虑对抗污染问题。柴静希望她的影片会鼓励人们共同努力,一起解决中国的污染问题。TheFirst-dayWorkNoonewantstolooksillyordothewrongthingatanewjob.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpression,notthewrongone,fromtheveryfirstday.Youwillfacenewpeople.Youwillbeinanewplace.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Hereareseventipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdayatanewjob:(1)Firstimpressionscanlastforever.Makesureyoumakeagoodone.Beforeyourfirstday,findoutifyournewjobhasadresscode(rulesaboutwhatyoucanweartowork).Ifso,besuretofollowit.Nomatterwhat,alwaysbeneatandclean.(2)Gettoworkontime.Bossesvaluethosewhocometoworkrightontime.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontime.(3)Payattentiontointroductions.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisormaydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.Theyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisnotaround.(4)Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatisexpectedofyou.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourduties,askforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.(5)Donottaketoolongforlunch.Whatisthelunch-hourpolicyatyournewjob?Youcanfindoutfromyoursupervisororothers.Forexample,dopeopleeatattheirdesksordoeseveryonetakeafullhouroutsidetheworkplace?(6)Donotmakepersonalphonecalls.Youshouldnevermakepersonalphonecallstoyourfriendsorfamilyunlessitisanemergency.(7)Neverbethefirstonetoleave.Observewhatyourco-workersdoaroundquittingtime.Itdoesnotlookgoodforyoutobeeagertoleave.第一天的工作刚刚走上新的工作岗位,没人希望自己看起来傻里傻气或笨手笨脚。从工作的第一天起,给人留下一个良好的,而不是不适当的印象是很重要的。进入新环境,面对新同事,你可能有些不知所措。下面教你几招,可以让你轻松应对新工作开始的第一天。(1)第一印象是难以磨灭的,所以你务必要留下个好的印象。第一天上班之前,要搞清楚你的公司是否有着装要求。如果有,一定要规范着装。不管怎么样,始终要保持整洁优雅。(2)准时上班。老板一般都很赏识准时上班的员工。你要额外留出15分钟确保自己能够准时到达。(3)注意听介绍。你的顶头上司可能要做的事情之一就是把你介绍给同事。这些同事对你很重要,老板不在时,他们可以帮你答疑解惑。(4)多问些问题。一定要搞清楚上司交代给你的工作。如果他只是口头交代了你的工作职责,跟他要一张工作明细表。然后确定自己每日、每周的工作目标。(5)午餐不要花费太多时间。你可以向你的上级或同事了解一下你新单位的午餐时间规定。例如,员工是在自己的写字台就餐,还是有一小时的时间到外边就餐?\n(6)不要打私人电话。如非情况紧急,一般不要给自己的朋友或者家人打电话。(7)绝对不要第一个离开。快要下班的时候,留意一下其他同事的举动,如果一下班你就急忙忙走人,那可就不太妙了。WearinginBritainandtheUSThesedays,mostpeopleinBritainandtheUSdonotwearveryformally.Butsometimesitisimportanttoweartherightthing.ManyBritishpeopledon'tthinkaboutclothesverymuch.Theyjustliketobecomfortable.Whentheygoouttoenjoythemselves,theycanwearalmostanything.Attheatres,cinemas,andconcertsyoucanputonwhatyoulikefrombeautifulsuitsanddressestojeansandsweaters.Anythinggoes,aslongasyoulookcleanandtidy.ButinBritain,aswellasintheUS,meninofficesusuallywearsuitsandties,andwomenweardressesorskirts(nottrousers).Doctors,lawyersandbusinesspeoplewearformalclothes.Andinsomehotelsandrestaurantsmenhavetoweartiesandweartidyclothes.Inmanyways,AmericansarelessformalthanBritishpeople,buttheyarecarefulwiththeirclothes.Athome,oronholiday,mostAmericanswearinformalorsportsclothes.Butwhentheygooutintheevening,theyliketolooknice.Ingoodhotelsandrestaurants,menhavetowearjacketsandties,andwomenwearprettyclothes.ItisdifficulttosayexactlywhatpeoplewearinBritainandtheUS,becauseeveryoneisdifferent.Ifyouarenotsurewhattowear,watchwhatotherpeopledoandthendothesame.Youwillfeelmorecomfortableifyoudon'tlooktoodifferentfromeveryoneelse.英美国家的穿着当今,大多数英国人和美国人的穿着不再那么正式,但有时穿着也很重要。许多英国人对他们的服装不是很在意,他们只喜欢穿得舒服,当他们出去娱乐时,他们会穿任何东西。在剧院、电影院或者音乐会上,他们会穿他们喜欢的服装,从漂亮的套装和裙子到牛仔裤和毛衣。什么都可以,只要看起来干净整洁。但是在英国和美国,男士在办公室里通常要穿西装打领带,女士穿裙子和衬衫(不是裤子)。医生、律师和商务人士都穿正式服装。在一些宾馆和饭店,男士需要打领带,穿着整齐。在许多方面,美国人要比英国人随意得多,但是他们比英国人更在意自己的服饰。在家里或放假时,大部分美国人穿休闲服或运动服。但他们晚间外出时,则看起来十分体面。在一些高档的饭店餐厅,男士必须穿夹克打领带,女士们必须穿得漂亮。因为每个人都不一样,所以很难准确地说英国人和美国的服饰衣着。如果你不知道你要穿什么衣服,你可以看看并模仿周围的人的穿着。如果你在人群中穿着不是太另类,你会觉得很舒服。DoOne'sBesttoHelpOthersOncetherewasarichmaninavillage.Henevergaveanythingtohelpothers.Thevillagersdidn'tlikehim.Therichmanknewthat,sohesaidto\nthem."IwillgiveeverythingIhavetoyouafterIdie."Hethoughteveryonewouldbehappy,butnobodybelievedhim.Therichmancouldn'tunderstandwhytheydidn'tbelievehim.Onedayhewentforawalkbythelake.Underatreehehappenedtohearapigandacowtalking.Thepigsaidtothecow,"Everybodylikesyouandnobodylikesme.Why?AfterIdie,Iwillprovidepeopleallthethingsofmybody,butyougiveonlyonething—milk."Thecowsaid,"Look,IgivethemmilkwhileI'malive,butyoudon'tgivethemanythingbeforeyoudie.Peopledon'tbelieveinthefuture;theybelieveinthepresent.Ifyougivewhileyouareliving,peoplewilllikeyou.Itisquitesimple."Fromthatmomenton,therichmandidallhisbesttohelpthepoor.尽力帮助别人从前,一个村庄里有一个富人,他从不帮助别人,村里人都不喜欢他。富人知道这事,所以他对他们说:“等我死后,我把我所有的财物都给你们。”他以为大家会很高兴,但没有人相信他,这个富人也不知道为什么人们不相信他。有一天他去一个湖边散步,在一棵大树下,他碰巧听到一头猪和一头奶牛在交谈。猪对奶牛说:“每个人都喜欢你,但没有人喜欢我,为什么?我死后我把我身上的所有一切都给人了,但你仅给了一样东西——牛奶。”奶牛说:“瞧,在我活着的时候我给他们牛奶,但你在死前没给他们任何东西。人们对未来感到渺茫,他们只相信现在。如果你在活着的时候就有所奉献,人们就会喜欢你的,这很简单。”从那时起,这个富人就尽自己最大的努力去帮助穷人了。Lincoln'sFavoriteStoryIthasbeensaidthatLincolnwasalwaysreadytojoininalaughathimself.Thereisoneparticularstorythathealwaystoldwithgreatdelight.Inhisearlydaysasalawyer,Lincolnwentfromtowntotowntohearandjudgelegalcases.Duringoneofthesemanytrips,hewassittinginatrainwhenastrangemancameuptohim.ThestrangerlookedatthetallclumsylawyerandsaidthathehadsomethinghebelievedbelongedtoLincoln.Lincolnwasabitpuzzled.Hehadneverseenthemanbefore.Hedidn'tseehowatotalstrangercouldhavesomethingofhis.Lincolnaskedhimhowthiscouldbe.Thestrangerpulledoutapocketknifeandbegantoexplain.Manyyearsbefore,hehadbeengiventhepocketknife.Hehadbeentoldtokeepituntilhewasabletofindamanuglierthanhimself.Lincoln'seyesalwayssparkledwhenhereachedthispartofthestory.Thestoryalwaysbroughtsmilestothefacesofthosewhoheardit.Thetaleitselfwasfunny.ButevenmoredelightfulwasthefactthatamanasgreatasLincolncouldstilllaughathimself.林肯最喜欢的故事据说,林肯总是随时准备和别人一起笑话自己。他经常饶有兴趣地讲这么一个故事。\n林肯年轻时当过律师,经常奔波于各地听取案情并做出判断。在多次的旅行过程中曾发生过这样一件事。他正坐在火车上,一个陌生人朝他走来。陌生人看着这位个子高挑、举止笨拙的律师说,他认为自己有一样东西是属于林肯的。林肯有些莫名其妙。他从未见过这个人,想不通一个完全陌生的人怎么可能有自己的东西。林肯问他是怎么回事,那人掏出一把小折刀开始解释:许多年前,有人给了他这把小折刀,并让他一直保留着,直到找到比他更丑的人为止。每当故事讲到这里,林肯总是两眼放光。听故事的人无不面露微笑。故事本身很有趣,但更有意思的是像林肯这样伟大的人还能自我解嘲。Mr.YoungandtheOldWomanMr.Youngworkedinafactory.Onedayhebrokeanimportantpartofamachineandwassentaway.Hecouldn'tfindanyworkanylonger.Hehadtoroamhereandthere.Onedaywhenhewaswalkingbyariver,anEnglishmanfellintoitandthewaterwouldnearlywashhimaway.Inthetimeofdanger,Mr.Youngjumpedintotheriverandsavedhim.TheEnglishmanthankedhimverymuchandtookhimtoEnglandandhelpedhimfindajobinLondon.Afewyearslater,hecouldspeakEnglishbutcouldneitherreadnorwrite.Itbroughthimalotofdifficulties.Hedecidedtolearnreadingandwriting.HefoundanEnglishwomanlivednexttohim.Hecametotheoldwomanandaskedhertoteachhim."Allright,youngman."saidtheoldwoman.Thenshebroughtoutapencilandanexercise-bookandwroteA,B,C,Donit.PointingtoA,thewomansaid,"It'sA.""HowcanIknowit'sA?"Mr.Youngasked.Thewomandidn'tknowhowtoanswer.Shehadtosay,"It'sA.Andit'sB.""HowcanIknowit'sB?"heaskedagain.Theoldwomandidn'tanswer.Shethoughtforawhileandbegantopullhimbytheear."Ah,myear."Theyoungmancalledout."Howdoyouknowit'sanear?""Everyoneknowsit'sanear.""Allright,"theoldwomansaidwithasmile,"Everyoneknowsit'sB.Let'sgoon!"杨先生与老妇人杨先生在一家工厂工作。一天,他弄坏了机器的重要零件而被开除了。他无法再找到工作,不得不到处流浪。有一天,当他走在河边时,一个英国人掉进河里并差点被淹死。在危急时刻,杨先生跳进河里救了他。这个英国人非常感激杨先生,将他带到英格兰并帮他在伦敦找到一份工作。几年后,他能说英语,但既不能读也不能写,这它给他带来了很多困难,他决定学习读写。他发现挨着他住的是一位英国女人,他来到老妇人家,请她教他。“好吧,年轻人,”老妇人说。然后她拿出一支铅笔和一本练习本,在本上写了A、B、C、D,然后指着A说,“这是A,“我怎么知道它是A?”杨先生问。妇人不知道如何回答。她说,“这是A,这是B。”“我怎么知道它是B?”他又问。老妇人没有回答,她想了一会儿,开始扯他的耳朵。“啊,我的耳朵,”年轻人喊道。“你怎么知道这是耳朵?”“每个人都知道它是耳朵。”“好吧,”老妇人笑着说,“每个人都知道它是B,我们继续!”YouCanGiveMeTwoChickensMr.Clarkeisaboutsixty.Hehasnochildandlivesinashort,broken\nhouse.Hehassomechickens,pigsandsheep.Andhegrewmanyorangetreesaroundhishouse.Hedoeshisbesttosaveeverythingandnowhasalotofmoney.Butheneverbuysanythingexpensiveforhimself.Onedayheworkedinhisgardenandhisjacketgotcaughtonabranchanditwasbroken.Hewouldn'tmenditbutwouldnotpayanymoneyformendingit.Lookingatthejacket,hedidnotknowwhattodo.Suddenlyherememberedanoldwomanjustlivednexttohim.Hewantedtogoandaskhertocometomenditforhim,buthewasafraidshewoulddrinksomething.Sohehadtogotoseeherwiththebrokenjacket."Excuseme,Mrs.White,"saidtheoldmad."Couldyoumendthejacketforme,please?""Certainly,Mr.Clarke,"saidtheoldwoman.Afterhalfanhourthejacketwasmended.Mr.Clarkesaid,"Thankyouverymuch.Mrs.White!Ishouldgiveyousomethingasareward.Noneoftheorangesisripeenoughtoeat.Thetomatoesaregreen.ThoughIshouldgiveyouachicken,they'reallsmall.Theoldwomanknewhimwellandsaidwithasmile,"Itdoesn'tmatter,Mr.Clarke.Youcangivemetwochickens!"您可以给我两只鸡克拉克先生快60岁了,他没有子女,住在一个低矮破旧的房子里。他养了一些鸡、猪和羊,他还在屋子周围种了许多橘子树。他总是很节省,积攒了很多钱,但他从来也不为自己买贵的东西。一天他在园子里工作,他的夹克衫挂在了树枝上被弄破了。他不是不想修补衣服而是不愿意花钱去修补。看着夹克衫他不知道怎么办才好。突然,他想到有一位老妇人住在他隔壁,他想去请她来他家给他补衣服,却又担心她会喝家里的饮料,于是他不得不带着破夹克衫去找她。“打扰了,怀特夫人,”他说。“您可以为我补一下这件夹克衫吗?”“当然可以,克拉克先生。”老妇人说。半小时后夹克衫补好了。克拉克先生说:“非常感谢,怀特夫人,我应当给你一些东西作为酬谢,可橘子还没熟,西红柿也是青的。我应该给您一只鸡,可它们都还小。”老妇人很了解他的为人,微笑着说:“没关系,克拉克先生,您可以给我两只鸡!”AFamousLegend—TheLochNessMonsterInnorthernScotlandthereisalong,deeplakecalledLochNess.Morethan200metersdeep,itisthelargestlakeintheUK.Peoplesayabigmonsterlivesinitsdark,coldwaters.Itweighsmorethan1000kilosandisatleasttenmeterslong.Somepeoplesayithasaheadlikeahorse.Otherssayitlookslikeasnake.ManypeopletraveltoLochNesstolookforthisstrangemonster,butonlyafewpeoplehaveseenit.Atleast,theysaytheyhaveseenit.TheLochNessMonsterisafamouslegend.ThefirststoryaboutamonsterinLochNesswastoldover500yearsago,butthelegendofthemonsterspreadwidelyonlyinthetwentiescentury.In1933,ahusbandandwifereportedthattheysawabigmonsterinthemiddleofthelake.Sincethen,anumberofpeoplehavesaidthattheyhaveseenamonsterinLochNess.Severalpeoplehavetakenphotos,butatleastone\nofthemwasahoax.Duringthe1960s,ateamwasformedtolookforthemonster.Theytookmanyphotosandmademovies,buttheywereneverabletofindamonster.ThereisnorealfactthatamonsterlivesinLochNess,butthereisalsonofactthatonedoesn'tlive.OnethingistrueaboutLochNess:therearealotoftouriststhere.一个著名的传说——尼斯湖怪兽尼斯湖是苏格兰北部一个又长又深的湖,深度超过200米,它是英国最大的湖。人们说在又黑暗又冷的湖水中生活着一个巨大的怪物,重量超过1000公斤,长度至少有10米。一些人说它的头像马头,另外一些人说看起来像一条蛇。许多人来尼斯湖旅游只为寻找这种怪物,但仅有少数几个人说他们看见过它。不管怎样,他们说他们已经看到过它。尼斯湖怪物是个著名的传说。人们首次谈论这种怪物是在500多年前,但是传说却在20世纪流行起来的。在1933年,一对夫妻报告说他们在湖中央看到了一个大怪物。从那时起,许多人说他们也在湖中看到过怪物。几个人还拍了照片,但他们中至少有一个是假的。二十世纪六十年代,人们组建了一个专门寻找怪物的小组,他们拍了很多照片,录了很多视频,但还是没能找到传说中的怪物。没有什么可靠的证据证明尼斯湖中有怪物,但是也没有证据证明没有怪物。关于尼斯湖有一件事是真的:那儿有很多的旅游者。FatherChristmasandChristmaspresentsItsnowedagain.MyseventhChristmaswasroundthecorner.IdreamedofgettingthepresentfromFatherChristmasuntilmyeldersisterdroppedthebomb."ThereisnoFatherChristmas."Irantomygrandmother'shouse,forshealwaystoldthetruth.Grandmotherwasathome.Itoldhereverything."NoFatherChristmas?"shewasalittleangry."Don'tbelieveit.Putonyourcoat,andlet'sgo.""Go?Where,Grandma?"Iasked."Kerby'sStore."Aswewalkedthroughitsdoors.Grandmahandedmetwentydollarsandsaid."Takethemoneyandbuysomethingforsomeonewhoneedsit.I'llwaitforyouinthecar."ThensheturnedandwalkedoutoftheKerby's.ForafewsecondsIjuststoodthere,holdingthemoney,wonderingwhattobuy,andwhotobuyitfor.IthoughtofeveryoneIknew:myfamily,myfriends,myneighbours...IsuddenlythoughtofBobbieDecker,aboywithbadandmessyhair.HesatrightbehindmeinMrs.Pollack'sclass.Bobbieneverwenttoanypartyduringthewinter.Hismotheralwayswroteanote,tellingtheteacherthathehadacough,butweallknewthathedidn'thaveacough,andhedidn'thaveacoat.IdecidedtobuyBobbiearedwarmcoatthathewouldlike.Thatevening,grandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaperandribbons,andwrite"ToBobbie,FromFatherChristmas"onit.GrandmatoldmeFatherChristmasneverletpeopleknowthathehelpedthem.ThenshedrovemeovertoBobbie'shouse,tellingthatIwashelpingFatherChristmasgiveawaythepresents.\nGrandmaparkedthecaralongthestreet,andwehidbehindthetreesnearBobble'shouse.ThenGrandmasaidtome."Allright,FatherChristmas,getgoing."Itookadeepbreath,rushedtohisfrontdoor,putthepresentdownoutsidethedoor,rangthedoorbellandflewbacktothesafetyofthetreesandGrandma.Wewaitedbreathlesslyinthedarkforthefrontdoortoopen.Finallyitdid,andtherestoodBobbie.Thatnight,IrealizedthatFatherChristmaswasaliveandwell,andwewereonhisteam.圣诞老人与圣诞礼物天又下雪了,我的第七个圣诞节就要来临。我一直梦想着收到来自圣诞老人的礼物,直到后来姐姐向我扔了“一枚炸弹”,“世上根本就没有什么圣诞老人!”我跑向奶奶家,因为她总是说实话。奶奶在家,我把一切都告诉了她。“没有圣诞老人?”她有点生气,“不要相信,穿上上衣,咱们出去!”“出去?去哪,奶奶?”“克尔比商店。”当我们走过门口时奶奶递给我二十美元,并说,“拿着这钱,给真正需要它的人买点什么。我在车里等你。”然后她转身走出了克尔比商店。我只是在那儿站了一会儿,拿着钱却不知道要买什么,买给谁。我想到了我认识的每个人:家人、朋友、邻居…突然,我想到了博比·德克——波拉克老师班里的一个头发乱糟糟的男孩,他恰恰坐在我后面。博比从来没在冬天参加过聚会,他妈妈总是写张纸条告诉老师说博比咳嗽。但是我们都知道他没有咳嗽,而是因为他没有大衣。我决定给博比买一件他想要的暖和的红大衣。那天晚上,奶奶帮助我用圣诞包装纸和丝带把大衣包起来,并在上面写上“给博比——来自圣诞老人。”奶奶告诉我圣诞老人从不让人们知道他在帮助他们。然后她开车送我去博比家,并告诉我,我是在帮助圣诞老人赠送礼物。奶奶把车停在路边,我们躲藏在博比家附近的树后。接着奶奶对我说:“好的,圣诞老人,出发!”我做了一下深呼吸,冲向他家的前门,把礼物放在门外,摁响门铃,飞奔回到奶奶和树所在的安全地带。我们在黑暗中屏住呼吸等着前门被打开。最后门开了,博比站在那儿。那天晚上,我意识到圣诞老人真实存在而且很健康,我们都是他队伍中的一员。FindingAnyoneSellingWatermelonsJohnandBobbyjoinedthesamecompanytogetherjustaftertheycompletedtheiruniversitystudiesthesameyear.Bothofthemworkedveryhard.Severalyearslater,however,thebosspromotedBobbytomanagerbutJohnwasstillaworker.Johncouldnottakeit,andgavehisresignationtotheboss.Hecomplainedthatthebossdidnotthinkmuchofthosewhowerehard-working,butpromotedonlythosewhoflatteredhim.ThebossknewthatJohnhadworkedveryhardfortheyears.Hethoughtamomentandsaid,"Thankyouforwhatyousaid,butIhopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleave."Johnagreed.Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.Johnwentandreturnedsoon.Hesaidhehadfoundamanselling\nwatermelons.Thebossaskedhowmuchtheycosteverykilogram.Johnshookhisheadandwentbacktothesellertoaskandreturnedtotelltheboss$1.2everykilogram.ThebosstoldJohntowaitasecond,andhecalledBobbytocometohisoffice.HeaskedBobbytogoandfindanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.Bobbywentandreturned,saying,"Boss,onlyonepersonissellingwatermelons.$1.2everykilogram,and$10for10kilograms.Thesellerhas340melons.Onthetablethereare58melons,andeachweighsabout2kilograms.TheywerebroughtfromtheSouthtwodaysago.Theyareofgoodquality."HearingwhatBobbysaid,JohnrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandBobby.HedecidedtostayandlearnfromBobby.寻找卖瓜人约翰和鲍比同年刚大学毕业,两人就一起进入同一家公司。他们两人工作都很努力,然而几年后老板提拔鲍比为经理,约翰仍然是一名普通员工。约翰不能接受这个事实,向老板递交了他的辞职信。他抱怨说,老板没有多考虑那些勤劳的员工,而只是提拔那些奉承自己的人。老板知道约翰几年来工作很努力。他想了一会儿说:“谢谢你所说的,但我希望在你离开之前再为我们公司做一件事。”约翰答应了。老板让他去寻找在市场上卖西瓜的人。约翰去了并很快返回。他说他发现了一名卖西瓜的男子。老板问西瓜每公斤多少钱。约翰摇摇头,又回去问卖西瓜的人,回来后他告诉老板每公斤1.2美元。老板让约翰等一会儿,他把鲍比叫到他的办公室。他让鲍比去寻找在市场上卖西瓜的人。鲍比去了,回来后说:“老板,只有一个人正在卖西瓜,西瓜每公斤1.2美元,10美元可以买10公斤。卖瓜人有340个瓜。桌子上有58个瓜,每个瓜重约2公斤。这些瓜是两天前从南方运回来的,瓜的质量很好。”听完鲍比的话,约翰意识到自己和鲍比之间的差异。他决定留下来,向鲍比学习。

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