According to a survey, there is one autistic kid ( 自闭症儿童 ) in every 54 children. Autism influences (影响) the way children feel and hear, and1 they see the world. They need much2 in daily lives.
A special helper came to Mendip School, a school for autistic students in England, in late June and early July, 2021. It's a friendly3 called Pepper. Pepper4 the students between 12 and 19 years old at the school for three weeks.
Every time Pepper5 students in the school's hallway, the robot said hello and asked them how they felt. Pepper could do a lot of things like6 and telling stories. "Because of Pepper, there was a lot of dancing in school. And children loved the robot's jokes," said a teacher called Conley. "Some children didn't like to talk or play with others in the7 . But now, it's not so difficult for them to8 new friendships with others."
Using robots to help autistic children is not new.9 , most robots only teach skills(技能)to children. That's not what autistic children really need. Pepper is10 . It works to get autistic children happy.
Traditional Greetings of Welcome | |
New Zealand | People touch their noses together when they meet. It's called the "hongi". |
Greenland | People receive a visitor by pressing the visitor's nose before breathing deeply. It's called the "kunik". |
Thailand | People press their hands together and say "Sawaddee" before bowing their head to welcome visitors. |
Kenya | People dance the "adamu" and often try to make the highest jump to welcome visitors. Sometimes they also offer a mixture of cow's blood and milk to drink. |
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Nate the GreatIt has a new case. His friend Annie has lost an expensive picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate must get all the facts, ask the right questions and narrow the list of suspects(嫌疑人). Paperback: $5.39 E-book: $5.99 |
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy DetectiveEncyclopedia Brown is a twelve-year-old star detective. His dad is a police officer. Every night, Brown helps his father solve the most difficult cases. There are ten cases in each book. The readers can try to solve problems with the given clues(线索). Paperback: $4.99 E-book: $2.80 |
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The 100-Year-Old Secret: The Sherlock FilesXena and Xander Holmes have just found they're the great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock Holmes. They are given Sherlock's unsolved casebook. The two set out to solve the cases. Can two 21st-century kids succeed where Sherlock could not? Paperback: $7.79 E-book: $5.67 |
Shyness is a kind of fear（恐惧）. People who are shy always worry too much about what people think of them. They are also afraid of speaking in front of people. How can we overcome（ 战 胜 ） shyness then?
Have a good posture（姿态）.
Your posture says a lot about yourself. People with sloped（倾斜的）shoulders don't think of themselves as important people. So stand up straight, keep your head up, and always make eye contact
（接触）. By practicing a good posture, you will feel much better.
Walk faster.
You can tell what a person is like by the way he walks. People who walk in a slow way and look at the ground while walking usually have no confidence in themselves, while people who believe in themselves walk faster. That is because they know clearly what important things to do, friends to meet, and places to go, etc. So walk a little faster, hold your head up, and look straight ahead.
Do some exercise.
Exercise can cheer you up. That will put you in a more positive（积极的）state of mind. By doing exercise, you will feel sure of yourself. Think about it. It is better to do some exercise than just watching TV all day.
Do things that make you feel good about yourself.
This can be anything that you really like doing. You can go to the cinema, listen to music, go traveling, or help someone out of a problem.
The American writer, Earnest Hemingway, is one of the most famous writers. The Old Man and the Sea is the last great writing in his lifetime. The book first came out in 1952, and then Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in literature (文学) because of it two years later.
Readers who like the book speak highly about it. "Well, this story really catches me and lets me fall in love with it from the very first words." But people who don't enjoy it think it's a time-wasting book. They say something like, "This is the worst book ever!"
At first, Hemingway was planning to write the story into 1000 pages at least, but finally he decided to shorten it down into a book of fewer than 200 pages. He wanted the readers to have more imagination (想象力).
The book tells a story about Santiago, an old Cuban (古巴) fisherman. The old man doesn't catch any fish for 84 days. On the 85th day, just as he wishes, there comes up a very giant fish—twice as long as his boat. It's the biggest Marlin fish he's ever seen. He fights against the fish for days and nights on the sea with little food and water. However, the boat is followed by a school of sharks. Santiago doesn't give up and uses the tools at hand to fight with the sharks one by one. But sadly, the fish is eaten up by the sharks at last. He doesn't bring back a fish but only some fish bones (骨头).
Does it mean that the old man is really a loser? I don't think so. I believe everyone can learn something from him. You may think he is a great man. And maybe you will learn how to focus or how to face the truth. Everyone has dreams. If you find it difficult to make them come true, will you stop? No. You have to go on, just as what the old man does. So, no matter what difficulties you meet, keep trying like Santiago.
Do you know what dish is the most popular in the cold winter in China? Hot pot(火锅) is many Chinese people's favorite.
No matter in the north or in the south, people all like hot pot very much and every place has its local specials. For example, people in Sichuan like hot dish in it. However, Guangdong hot pot is famous for its freshness. Usually, there is a metal hot pot in the middle of table. When the soup in the pot is kept simmering(慢煮), dishes are put into the pot. Beef, mutton, fish and vegetables are the main dishes. It is very popular in winter because it can keep the dishes warm all the time. During the Spring Festival, friends and family members have a special meal — hot pot. Also, they chat(聊天) happily. It is a good way to relax.
There is also hotpot in England, but what are the differences? Hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word. The main dishes of English hotpot are simple. They are meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven(烤箱) all day in a heavy pot on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Chinese hot pot tastes delicious, and English hotpot tastes fine. Which do you like, hot pot or hotpot?
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other(country). Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hoursday eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there(be) a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down(this) forests. As the forests get(small) and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eatthey are having fewer babies.
An education program in Chengdu(teach) children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the(important) of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard(help) save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope thatthe future there will be a lot more pandas.
A: Hi, Betty. Where will you spend your holiday?
B: I have never been abroad.
A: Amazing. How will you get there?
B:
A: Have you decided when to leave? B: Yes. Next Friday.
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B: Thank you very much.
A: I will return to my hometown.
B: That's great. Wish you a happy holiday! A: Thank you.
A. I celebrate the holiday with my family every year. B. So I will take a trip to England with my family this year. C. Hope you have a good time there. D. I plan to find a job. E. Have you decided to go home for your holiday? F. And what about your holiday? G. By plane. |
A road is a bridge between two places. 你听说过丝绸之路吗? It has been there between East and West for more than 2, 000 years.
But did you know that the Silk Road is not a single route? It is actually a series of trade and cultural transmission（传 送）routes. It started to take shape during the Western Han Dynasty. The trade route started from the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province and ended in eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea（地中海）. The Silk Road went across one-fourth of the earth and it is about 6, 500 kilometers long.
The Silk Road got its name because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Besides silk, jade（玉）, tea and steel also went west to Rome. From the West came glass, gems（宝石）, and foods like carrots and sesame（芝麻）.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world.
Not only trade, but also knowledge about science, arts and literature （ 文 学 ） , as well as craftsmanship（ 手工） and technology, was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed and influenced each other. As a Chinese student, it is necessary to know something about it. Today, many historical sites along the Silk Road are popular travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes（莫高屈）in Dunhuang. A new train line, the New Orient Express. is running from Beijing across the Silk Road.它是世界上最著名的道路之一
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1. 怀化的变化（从住房，环境，交通……方面介绍）；
2. 作为青少年，我们能为怀化做什么；
3. 赞美怀化，祝福怀化。
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Changes in Huaihua
Great changes have taken place in Huaihua in the past 10 years.
