篇一：21世纪报纸文章
Gift is music to her ears最浪漫的事：老人拾荒圆妻子钢琴梦
It may have taken him two decades, and the income saved from tons of recycled trash, but Wu Zheng finally fulfilled his wish to buy his wife a piano.尽管老人吴政花了近20年时间，倾尽靠回收垃圾攒下的积蓄，但他终于圆了妻子的钢琴梦。"It was not just an instrument, but a witness of the love from my husband," said his wife, Xie Guizhi, who has made the piano the centerpiece of her narrow and crowded guestroom.“这不仅仅是一件乐器，也见证了老伴对我的爱。”他的妻子谢桂枝说。钢琴已成为了拥挤狭小的客厅中最重要的物件。"I clean the piano every day and don`t allow other people to touch it," said Xie, 58, a retired worker in Luoyang, Henan province.“我每天都会把钢琴擦得干干净净的，不许别人碰它。”58岁的谢桂枝说，她是河南洛阳的一名退休工人。Wu, 68, said he made up of his mind to buy his wife a piano long ago, even though their life was poor.
68岁的吴政说，尽管家境并不富裕，但他很久以前就下定决心要为老伴买架钢琴。"My wife enjoys music and loves piano very much," Wu said. "I dreamed of buying her a piano as early as 38 years ago when we fell in love with each other."“我老伴特别热爱音乐，喜欢钢琴。”吴政说。“早在38年前我们谈恋爱的时候，我就梦想着给她买一架钢琴。”Yet the cost of the piano - at 22,550 yuan ($3,500) - was a big sum for the family. His wife suffered from backbone problems for years and Wu`s salary at the rural credit cooperative could only cover the basic expenses of food and medicine for the whole family.然而一架22550元的钢琴对这个家庭来讲是笔不小的支出。吴政的妻子常年饱受脊椎病的折磨，而吴政在城关信用社的收入仅仅能够支撑整个家庭食品和药品的基本支出。To make more money to support the family, Wu decided to pick up recyclable waste after work in the early 1990s."It was a hard decision because there were lots of prejudices toward waste recyclers at that time," he said. "Most people thought that collecting recyclable stuff from the dustbins was shameful." 为了多挣些钱养家，吴政从上世纪90年代初就决定利用业余时间捡破烂。“这是个艰难的决定，因为当时人们对拾荒者持有偏见。”他说，“大多数人觉得从垃圾桶里捡破烂是件丢脸的事。”By collecting all kinds of wastes including rubber shoes, plastic bottles, glasses and newspapers, Wu could earn about 4,000 yuan per year and save about 1,000 of that.通过回收胶鞋、塑料瓶、玻璃和报纸等各种废品，吴政每年能有4000元的收入，从中能存下1000元。"Some young men would rather break the glass bottles in front of me on purpose, and it felt like breaking my heart," he said.
“有的年轻人甚至故意当着我的面把玻璃瓶摔破，当时我特别痛心。”他说。He had to travel around the city twice every day for more than 10 kilometers to find as much stuff as possible.
为了尽可能多地回收废品，他每天要在城里走上两圈，能走10多公里的路。Since Wu has fulfilled the dream of buying his wife a piano, he does not go out to pick up waste any more, though he still keeps the habit of saving his family`s recyclable waste.
如今吴政已经实现了给老伴买钢琴的梦想，不用再出门拾荒了。但他仍旧保留着收集家中废品的习惯。"There are no differences between so-called noble or humble jobs," said Wu Yuanhong, the couple`s 36-year-old daughter, adding that she felt proud of her parents.
“工作没有所谓的高贵、低贱之分。”两位老人36岁的女儿吴艳红（音译）说，她为自己的父母感到自豪。"People deserve to be respected if they are dedicated to their dreams and don`t rely on others." For Xie, the piano was a surprising gift - she had never played the piano before and she is trying hard to study how to play.“不依赖别人，为自己的梦想而奋斗的人，理应得到尊重。”对谢桂枝来说，这架钢琴是一份令人惊喜的礼物。之前从未弹过钢琴的她目前正在努力学习。"The most romantic thing I can imagine is to get older slowly with you," Wu sang to the melody of the piano. 吴政老人随着钢琴的美妙旋律唱道：“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”
Cuisine documentary offers food for thought《舌尖上的中国》不只是美味 There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines, but few are like A Bite of China. The latest seven-part high-definition documentary offers insights into the geographical, historical and cultural dimensions of what Chinese eat.关于中国美食的电视节目数不胜数，但很少有像《舌尖上的中国》这样的节目。这部最新的七集高清纪录片，从地域、历史以及文化这几个方面深入探讨了中国人的饮食。Helmed by award-winning documentary maker Chen Xiaoqing, A Bite of China is filled with mouthwatering images of food ranging from haute cuisine to local delicacies, the documentary captures the beautiful and refined process of food-making. The program is sure to attract both food buffs and ordinary audiences.《舌尖上的中国》由曾拿过大奖的纪录片制作人陈晓卿执导，从珍馐佳肴到地方小吃，用影像为观众呈现出各种令人垂涎欲滴的食物，同时该纪录片也用镜头记录下各种菜肴精致悦目的制作过程，理所当然地会吸引美食家以及普通观众的关注。Television is filled with food these days, especially introductions by top-notch chefs and close looks at the complicated and refined cooking processes of haute cuisine, Chen says.陈晓卿表示，如今电视上充斥着各色美食，尤其是一些顶级大厨的推荐菜式和近距离观察高级菜肴复杂精细的烹饪过程。"We have some
appetite-boosting shots of food-making, but how to create dishes is only one aspect of food culture," Chen says.“如今有许多令人食欲大增的美食节目，但如何做菜只是我们饮食文化中的一方面。”陈晓卿说。"The program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes, such as eating habits and the ethics of eating."“我们的节目则别出心裁，试图呈现出更多有关菜肴的文化元素，如饮食习惯和饮食道德。”The bonus is, the show is not only about dishes. Every episode will highlight different people, who will tell stories about their adventures with food.这部纪录片带给我们的额外惊喜是，它并不仅仅展现美食。每一集都聚焦于不同的人群，讲述着人们和食物的美食奇遇。To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started shooting last July. Filming lasted about nine months.为了获取足够的优秀素材，制作团队于去年七月开始拍摄之前，花了三个月时间，走遍大约60座城市进行调查采访。拍摄过程长达9个月。An episode about pickles, for instance, revolves around a white-collar woman in Beijing, who returns to her hometown in Jilin province and makes pickles for the first time for her lonely mother.例如，在讲述腌制食品的一集中，故事围绕一位北京白领女性展开。女孩回到吉林老家，第一次为孤单的母亲腌制泡菜。A Bite of China captures social transformations while presenting food cultures, such as showing the dispersion of extended families that leave the elderly in their hometowns while other members work outside - cases in which food serves as reminders of happy times and centerpieces of reunions. 《舌尖上的中国》在展现美食文化的同时，也捕捉到了社会的变革，例如大家庭中成员分散在各处，大家都在外工作，留下空巢老人在家乡生活。这种情况下，美食可以提醒人们去追忆美好时光，也成为家庭团聚时的餐桌佳品。
One in seven thinks end of world is coming全球1/7人相信世界末日将至 Nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10 percent think the Mayan calendar could signify it will happen in 2012, according to a new poll. 根据一项新调查，全世界有近15%的人相信世界末日将在自己有生之年到来，10%的人认为玛雅日历预示着世界将在2012年终结。The end of the Mayan calendar, which spans about 5,125 years, on December 21, 2012 has sparked interpretations and suggestions that it marks the end of the world. 跨越5125年的玛雅日历终止于2012年12月21日，这引发了各种关于世界末日的解读和联想。
"Whether they think it will come to an end through the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, whatever the reason, one in seven thinks the end of the world is coming," said Keren Gottfried, research manager at Ipsos Global Public Affairs which conducted the poll for Reuters.益普索全球公共事务部为路透社开展了这一调查。该部门的调研主管凯伦?戈特弗里德说：“或是认为世界会在上帝手里终结，或是认为世界将因自然灾害或政治事件毁灭，不论是何种原因，全球有七分之一的人认为世界末日即将来临。”"Perhaps it is because of the media attention coming from one interpretation of the Mayan prophecy that states the world `ends` in our calendar year 2012," Gottfried said, adding that some Mayan scholars have disputed the interpretation.
戈特弗里德说：“也许是因为媒体高度关注对玛雅预言的一种解读，认为世界将在公历2012年‘终结’。”她补充说，一些玛雅学者对这种解读提出了质疑。Responses to the international poll of 16,262 people in more than 20 countries varied widely with only six percent of French residents believing in an impending Armageddon in their lifetime, compared to 22 percent in Turkey and the United States and slightly less in South Africa and Argentina.这一跨国调查涵盖了20多个国家的16262个人，各国受访者的应答有很大差别。只有6%的法国人认为有生之年将会见到世界末日，与此同时，有22%的土耳其人和美国人，以及比例略低的南非人和阿根廷人相信末日将至。But only seven percent in Belgium and eight percent in Great Britain feared an end to the world during their lives.只有7%的比利时人和8%的英国人担心世界会在自己有生之年终结。About one in 10 people globally also said they were experiencing fear or anxiety about the impending end of the world in 2012. The greatest numbers were in Russia and Poland, the fewest in Great Britain.此外，全球约有十分之一的人称自己为2012年即将到来的世界末日而感到恐惧或焦虑。有这种担忧的俄罗斯人和波兰人最多，英国人最少。Gottfried also said that people with lower education or household income levels, as well as those under 35 years old, were more likely to believe in an apocalypse during their lifetime or in 2012, or have anxiety over the prospect.戈特弗里德还说，教育程度或家庭收入低的人，以及那些35岁以下的人，更倾向于认为有生之年或2012年世界末日会来临，更容易因“末日”将至感到焦虑。
Classic costume becoming chic for graduates那些年，我们一起拍过的毕业照
College graduates posing for photos in baccalaureate gowns are always a sight on campuses in early summer in China.大学毕业生们身着学士服拍照永远是校园初夏的一道靓丽风景。Perhaps even more eye-catching than them, though, are their classmates in traditional costume.
而那些身着传统服饰拍照的同学或许比他们更抓人眼球。Zhou Jing, a female student who will receive a diploma from Ginling College of Nanjing Normal University this summer, decided to pose for her graduation photos wearing a costume students often wore between 1911 and 1949.
这个夏天，周静（音译）就要拿到南京师范大学金陵女子学院的学士学位了，她决定穿一身1911-1949年时的学生装拍毕业照。"I saw a picture online of that time and I thought the costumes were very beautiful and represented knowledge and wisdom," Zhou said. "So I planned to pose for my graduation photos in that costume."“我在网上看过一张那个时代的照片，觉得那时的衣服很漂亮，代表了知性与智慧。”周静说，“所以我打算穿着这种衣服拍毕业照。””They rented 36 costumes from her college for 20 yuan ($3) each a day. Before donning them and stepping in front of the cameras, they had already had photos taken of themselves in baccalaureate gowns.于是她们以每套每天20元的价格从学校里租来了36套服装。在拍摄民国学生照之前，她们已经拍下了学士服毕业照。The photos they posed for on May 26 were the subject of praise and admiration and even attracted the media`s notice.而这些她们拍摄于5月26日的照片广受好评，甚至引起了媒体的注意。"I just wanted to have a good way to remember wearing the costume, and had never thought our pictures would become popular," Zhou said.“之所以选择这套服装，我只是想找到一个更好的方式来合影留念，没想到照片竟如此受欢迎。”周
静说。"The female students in traditional costume have become the most beautiful and refreshing sights on campus," Chen said.“这些身着传统服饰的女生已成为校园里最靓丽的风景线。”陈婧说。Male students have also taken to wearing a traditional outfit, the Zhongshan suit, which was introduced to the country by Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the 1911 Revolution in China. Chen, though, said she thinks female students are more likely than male to wear traditional costumes.男生也开始迷恋上了传统的中山装，这种服饰由辛亥革命领导者孙中山先生引入中国。然而，陈靖认为与男生相比，女生更喜欢穿着传统服装。Besides posing for graduation photos in baccalaureate gowns and
coat-skirt costumes, Xie Jingran, a student at the Nanjing-based Southeast University`s art school, also had a picture taken of herself wearing a cheongsam, or Qipao in Chinese, a tight-fitting dress introduced in the 1920s in Shanghai.除了穿着学士服和裙装拍毕业照以外，东南大学艺术学院的谢婧然（音译）则选择身着上世纪20年代引入上海的旗袍拍照。”Beyond Nanjing, students in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shenyang and other places have taken up the practice in recent years of posing for graduation photos in traditional costumes. Some students even wear types of dress that were common in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907).除南京以外，近年来，上海、广州、武汉、沈阳等地的学生中也刮起一股复古毕业照的风潮。有些同学还穿起了唐装。"I`m happy to see graduates wearing traditional costumes when they pose for photos, because that can fully show the students` individuality," said Feng Lei, a teacher at Beijing International Studies University. "College students should not be restricted by rules or conventions."“我很高兴看到毕业生们能够穿着传统服饰拍照，因为这样能充分彰显他们的个性。”北京第二外国语大学教师冯磊（音译）说，“大学生不应受到规定和惯例的制约。”
Fewer friends trendE时代的校园“好友荒”
Zhang Yeju, a law student at China University of Political Science and Law was greeted by another student on his way to class. The problem was Zhang, 19, did not know the guy at all.
19岁的张宇杰（音译）就读于中国政法大学法律专业，在去上课的路上，有位同学跟他打招呼。可问题是，他根本不知道他是谁。While they talked about the weather Zhang tried hard to recall the stranger’s name before the duo enter the same classroom.当他们谈论天气时，张宇杰试图在两人走进教室之前回忆起这位陌生同学的名字。“I felt a bit embarrassed when I chatted with him without knowing his name,” said Zhang.“当我们聊天而又不知道他名字的时候，我觉得有点尴尬。”张宇杰说。According to Zhang this was not the first time he’s had a “stranger encounter” on campus.
张宇杰说在学校里这已不是他第一次邂逅“最熟悉的陌生人”了。There are 60 people in his class, but Zhang knows the names of fewer than 30 of them after a year of study.
他所在的班里一共60人，但在度过一年的学习生活后，张宇杰认识的还不到30人。According to a recent survey conducted by MyCOS HR Digital Information Co, a consulting firm on higher education, about 40 percent of students in university admitted that they have problems with interpersonal relationships.高等教育咨询机构——麦可思人力资源数据公司的一项最新调查显示，约四成大学生承认自己的人际关系存在问题。Zhang Jitao, associate professor of sociology at Hubei University, sees a new trend on campus: to have smaller circles of friends who are more diverse and unique. 湖北大学社会学副教授张继涛注意到校园中的一种新趋势：学生多元化的朋友圈变小，有独特个性的朋友变少。“Having your life revolve around a small group of friends might have a negative impact on one’s future career after school,” said Zhang to Chutian Metropolitan Daily.
张继涛在接受《楚天都市报》采访时表示：“以狭小的交际圈为生活中心，这对学生毕业后的前途会有负面影响。”However, students seem not to worry about it at all.
然而，学生们对此似乎毫不担心。Qin Yuanyuan, 20, a junior biology major at Guangxi University sees
no need to expand his social circle when he has access to the Internet.
20岁的秦元元（音译）是广西大学生物学专业的一名大三学生，他认为如果可以上网的话，就没必要拓宽自己的社交圈。“The Internet has developed so well that I can get nearly everything online. I don’t need to gain knowledge, get information or have fun with friends around. Instead, I can make friends online,” said Qin.“网络已十分发达，网上的东西几乎应有尽有。我不需要同身边的朋友们一起获取知识，交流信息，共同玩乐。我可以在网上交友。”秦元元说。The more time students spent on the Internet, the less they paid attention to those around them, said Li Zixun, of the psychology department of Beijing-based China-Japan Friendship Hospital.北京中日友好医院心理医生李子勋表示，学生们上网花费的时间越多，对身边人的关注就越少。But Li considers it is not always a bad thing for students to live independently in campus.但李子勋认为学生在学校里独立生活并不一定是件坏事。“This generation does not rely on social contacts to make them feel secure. They can live independently without having any relationships. It is an advantage in cultivating diverse thoughts among young people,” said Li.“这代人不再依赖社交接触来获得安全感。他们不需要任何人际关系便能够独立生活。这对于培养年轻人的多样性思维是个优势。”李子勋说。He Xiao, a freshman at Hubei University, agrees. He thinks as long as one enjoys friendships and share similar interests and attitudes, it is not necessary to have a wide range of acquaintances.对此，湖北大学大一新生何晓（音译）表示赞同。他认为只要你可以感受到友情带来的快乐，与人分享共同的爱好和观念，就没必要广交朋友。“For me, having several friends to play basketball with and have midnight snacks with are enough. I think the most important thing is that you can have fun,” said the 19-year-old computer science major.作为一名计算机专业学生，19岁的何晓说：“对于我来说，只要有三五好友同我一起打篮球、吃宵夜就足够了。我觉得最重要的是开心就好。”According to psychologist Li Zixun from Beijing, heavy pressure on students is fueling the estrangement on campus.
来自北京的心理学家李子勋表示，学生身上的繁重压力使得校园里人际关系日益疏远。“When young people spend so much time and energy studying, it is common to pay less attention to others,” said Li. “Socializing also requires time and energy.”“当年轻人将大量时间和精力花在学习上时，通常都会减少对他人的关注。”李子勋说，“社交活动也需要花费时间和精力。”
篇二：21世纪报 小学版 2015暑期刊(1)
Meet 5 big detectives!
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Amazing oceans
酷炫海洋
Which fish can fly? A blue whale is as heavy as 100 small cars. Let’s look at these fantastic fish!
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Famous detectives
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Sherlock Holmes (夏洛克?福尔摩斯) in one of the best detectives in the world. Who else?
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Storyland
故事地带
Monsters are scary. But Marx makes friends with them.
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Weird museums
古怪的博物馆
How many toilets are there in the toilet museum? Which is the oldest one?
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Help this little frog out of this swamp (沼泽)！
祝小朋友们暑假愉快!
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2015年暑假合刊有奖趣味问答
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A. Pacific Ocean (太平洋)
B. Atlantic Ocean (大西洋)
C. Indian Ocean (印度洋)
2. _______ glow (发光). (Page 3)
A. Boxfish (盒子鱼)
B. Handfish (长手鱼)
C. Anglerfish (琵琶鱼)
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3. _______ are like a kite. (Page 4)
A. Blue whale (蓝鲸)
B. Manta ray (魔鬼鱼)
C. Oarfish (桨鱼)
4. _______ is the main ocean plant. (Page 5)
A. Seaweed (海藻)
B. Kelp (海带)
C. Sunflower
5. When Holmes retired, what did he do? (Page 7)
A. He kept bees.
B. He kept dogs.
B. He kept pigs.
6. Conan is bad at _______. (Page 8)
A. playing soccer
B. skating
C. singing
7. What does Dupin like? (Page 10)
A. He likes reading newspapers.
B. He likes watching TV.
C. He likes listening to radio.
8. Father Brown always carries a(n) _______. (Page 11)
A. pipe
B. umbrella
C. book
9. Which city in the US is called Spy City? (Page 15)
A. New York
B. Washington DC
C. Chicago
10. Chez Galips’ hair museum has a collection of 16,000 pieces of _______ hair. (Page 17)
A. men’s
B. children’s
C. women’s
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Holmes the hero
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传奇侦探福尔摩斯
A detective is a clever person. He or she solves cases (破案) and finds bad people. There are great detectives in books. We’ll get to know five of them.
Are you a Sherlock Holmes fan1? Holmes is a famous British detective. He is wise and careful. He can find big facts from small things. He looks at a man’s footprints
(脚印). Then he can tell his age and habits2.
What Holmes looks like
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An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to leave the business (生意) and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.
The boss was sorry to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and cheap materials (材料). It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
“This is your house,” he said. “It is my gift to you.” When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to see the house. After he checked it out, he handed a key to the carpenter.
What a shame! If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so differently. So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a house. Each day you hammer a nail (钉个钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will result from the attitudes you choose today.
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Summer is coming! Welcome to the world of summer fun. We have different kinds of novel things for you to take a look at. Now, please sit down and enjoy the funny pieces we prepared for you.
▲Do you want to see trees that are 25 to 50 meters tall? Now you have a chance to enjoy them in Marina Bay, a beautiful place in Singapore. There is a very special garden there. Their most interesting “plants” are the Super Trees. Their trunks (树干) are made of iron and cement (水泥). The Super Trees have big crowns (树冠) that can help people keep out of the sunshine. There are also solar cells in the trees, which make electricity at night.
▲What a strange shoe! A Japanese shoe designer (设计师) made these high heels (高跟鞋). When people walk in these shoes, they plant rapeseeds (油菜籽) in the soil. Pressure from the walk can push out a seed from a tube (管子) inside the heel. Rapeseeds can remove dangerous things in the soil that came from the nuclear (核能的) accidents last year.
▲If you don’t know the song Coolest Ethnic (《最炫民族风》), you must be living in a box. The band Phoenix Legend (凤凰传奇) sang the song in 2009, but it suddenly became hot this year. Some people put the song in videos of other singers, because the song matches the rhythm (节奏) of other videos perfectly. Recently, this song was played at the home court of the Houston Rockets, the US basketball team, which made it even more famous.
Cool Invention
Are you too lazy to walk? This robot from Japan may help you. A user sits on the robot and controls the direction (控制方向) by moving his or her upper (上面的) body. The robot can run 10 kilometers per hour. People may use it in shopping malls and museums.( 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 第351期)
Spanish scientists created Hiriko as a solution to parking problems. Hiriko is a foldable (可折叠的) car which can hold two people. Three Hirikos take up one parking space. The Hiriko will be
driving on the streets of some European cities in 2013. ( 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 第354期)
Why is Nemo swimming in the air? How strange! It’s actually a new toy called Air Swimmer. You can make it fly up, down and turn over with a controller (遥控器). ( 21世纪学生英文报·初三版 第363期)
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Want good luck in the new year? Watch what you eat
Which foods, in different parts of the world, stand for good luck, long life or fortune (财富)? Here are a few of the most interesting.
▲Grapes bring good luck
If you want good luck in the coming year, you’d better eat small fruit. In Spain, people who eat 12 grapes as midnight comes will be lucky over the next 12 months.
▲Good luck peas
When you celebrate New Year’s Day in the southern parts of the US, you will be given some black-eyed peas either on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. Eating the peas is believed to bring good luck.
▲Eating cabbage (圆白菜) means a good fortune
In Germany, Ireland and some parts of the US, cabbage is eaten because it’s green, much like the countries’ green-colored money. So it means good fortune.
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世界各国怎么样庆祝新年
It’s New Year’s Day again! It’s time for people to say goodbye to the past and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, challenges, changes and dreams.
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. The first one was in ancient Babylon (古巴比伦) about 4,000 years ago. The Romans kept Babylonian new year customs until 153 BC. After that, they started using January 1 as the beginning of the new year. Today, most countries consider January 1 to be New Year’s Day and celebrate it in a number of ways.
In the US, every year as the clock nears midnight on December 31, the eyes of the world turn to the shining lights of Times Square (时代广场). The famous New Year’s Eve Ball of colored lights drops from the top of the flagpole (旗杆) and millions of voices count down the final seconds of the year. The New Year’s Eve Ball has become more than just a celebration – it’s a global tradition.
Australia’s midnight fireworks (烟火) over Sydney Harbor Bridge every December 31 are well known. When the fireworks start with popular music, people often hug, shake hands or kiss each other on the cheek to show their joy and appreciation (感谢) for the old and new years. The midnight fireworks are often broadcast (播出) throughout the world and attract hundreds of thousands of viewers each year.
In China, although the New Year’s Day is not as important as the Spring Festival, people celebrate it in many ways. There are usually New Year’s Day parties in schools and at work. Some young people in big cities in China will light fireworks.
Stop that pacing, Fido(我在一本外国人的语文书上看到的。下面题目自己乱出的)If you are planning a picnic, watch your pets. If your dog paces and your cat twitches, make
other plans. It may rain that day. If you want to wash your car, go outside early in the day and look for a spider(蜘蛛). If you see a spider spinning a web, get out your soap and bucket. There will most likely be fine weather.
If you want to fly a kite, look at the stars the night before. If they are bright, find your kite. It will be windy the next day. But if you want to go for a swim, listen to the crickets(蟋蟀). By counting their chirps(唧唧声), you can tell if it is warm enough.
What do animals know about weather? Dampness(潮气) collects in the air before rain. It makes each hair in an animal's fur swell(膨胀). That is why your pets move about restlessly(不安). Spiders do not like dampness in the air, either. A spider web will not stick to a damp surface. So if a spider is spinning a web, the air must be dry.
How can stars help you plan your fun? Stars are most easily seen when winds high in the air blow dust and clouds away. These winds will drop to the ground the next day, making it windy. What about those crickets? Count the number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds. Then add 37 to find out how warm it is. If you hear 35 chirps, it is 72 degrees.
( )1. If your cats twitches when you plan a picnic, _______________
A. wash your car B. go swimming C. take more food D. make other plans
( )2. If you want to fly a kite, look at the _________
A. dustB. crickets C. grass D. stars
( )3. To tell about the weather, count a cricket’s ___________
A. legsB. chirps C. eyes D. wings
( )4. If a spider is spinning a web, the air must be _________
A. damp B. fresh C. dry D. smaller
( )5. If it is 90 degrees now, you will hear _________ chirps in 15 seconds.答案：ddbcb
A. 125 B. 53C. 55
There was a man who played the piano in the bar. He played so well that many people came just to hear him play. But one night the boss told him, “They are asking you to sing. If you want to get money, do as they ask.”
In order to make his living, he had to do it. time. Nobody had ever heard such a beautiful song before. So everyone in the bar was moved by the Song “Mona. Mona Lisa”. he would still be a common piano player in a bar. But for this time, he went on to become one of the most popular singers.
You may not realize that your “talent”(天赋) is great ,but it may be better , but “
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