AtBristol Zoo Gardens you can enjoy an amazing world of animals, all within ouraward­winning 12 acre gardens. With over 400 species and nine animals housesunder cover, it's one of the best days out in Bristol whatever the weather. Wesuggest you allow 2­5 hours for your visit to really take in everything we haveto offer.

Byvisiting Bristol Zoo you will be directly contributing to the conservation ofendangered species and habitats. Admission prices at Bristol Zoo include a 10%voluntary donation to help support our conservation projects.

Withso many things to do in Bristol Zoo, it really is one of the top attractions inBristol and the South West.

Adopting an Animal

Helpus look after your favorite animal by becoming an animal adopter; it makes afantastic gift for any age！Choosefrom 10 of our favorite animals to adopt, which costs just ￡45. Adopt them in a matter of minutesonline.

Opening hours

We'reopen every day from 9 am to 5：30pm in peak season, and close at 5 pm during off peak. The Zoo is closed onChristmas Day. Last entry to the Zoo is an hour before closing time and animalhouses close half an hour before closing time.

Traveling by bus

Ourbus service is operating every 30 minutes on Sundays and public holidays only.The service will enable guests to travel to the Zoo or anywhere along theroute. The service is FREE to Bristol Zoo members—all you need to do is bringyour membership card.

Weencourage all of our guests to use public transport when coming to the Zoo.

Fora lot of parents, sending their kids off to college is a bittersweetexperience. I think a lot of teenagers head to college without any idea abouthow money works. Don't let that happen to your college kid. Help themunderstand these issues before they step into that first class.

·Budget,budget, budget. So start by making sure you understand budgeting and havebegun to use it as part of your financial plan.

·Independencemeans responsibility. Living away from home means you have to take care ofyourself. Food doesn't just drop out of the sky, and gas doesn't magicallyappear in their car. Independence means responsibility.

·Even if your kid is going to a small community college, they'll still probablyhave a few thousand dollars of tuition to pay. If you break it down, one classcan cost $1,000 at the very minimum! And that doesn't even include books.

·Choosea major wisely. This isn't a must before they step on campus, but simplyplant a seed that gets them started thinking about what they want to do withtheir life. You don't want them graduating with a degree that leaves themunfulfilled or unable to find a job.

·Friendsmatter. Who you hang out with definitely influences how you spend moneyand the decisions you make. Without being overbearing, remind them howimportant it is to have positive friends who build them up instead of bringingthem down.

Remember,as a parent, just be there for support and to streng then these principles throughouttheir college experience.

a．College isn't cheap.

b．Cherish your opportunity.

c．Help your teenager find his or herpassion.

d．However, not all friends can be reallydepended on.

e．New friends mean new opportunities andsocial situations.

f．Do your best to prepare your son ordaughter for what that means.

g．If you aren't using a budget, it'll bedifficult to convince your kid to use one.

Ireland，Japan，Chinascientists share the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine.William Campbell，Satoshi Omura and Tu Youyou jointlywon the prize their work against diseases，theaward­giving body said on Monday.

Campbell(bear)in Ireland and Japanese Omura won half of the prize for a new drug， has helped the battle againstriver blindness，aswell as showing (power)effect against other diseases.

TheChinese scientist Tu Youyou also discovered artemisinin(青蒿素)，adrug that has (sharp)reduced the death rates for patients (suffer)frommalaria(疟疾)．She is also the first Chinese citizen(win)the Nobel Prize for medicine.The prize winning is honor forChina's science cause and traditional Chinese medicine.

“Thesetwo (discover)provide humankind with a new way to fight these diseases thataffect hundreds of millions of people annually.The award for Tu Youyou is theresult of a major change in the way China performs scientific research.China(spend)a lot of money on such research over the past years，”a member of the Nobel committee said.

Youmay think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for alittle extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscleswould not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would notbeat.

Butdo not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful andnot heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means topurposefully make a bad situation worse.

Earlyhumans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. Butadvances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to findother sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for saltwere lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used saltas a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary”comes from the word “salt”．

Saltalso played an important part in population movement and world exploration.Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longerdistances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world.

Saltwas so important that, according to food historians. It was tradedpound­for­pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions “to be worthone's salt” or “worth one's weight in salt”. The expressions describe a personof value.

Aperson might also be called salt of the earth. That description means he or sheis dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should takewhat he said with a grain of salt” you mean you accept it but maintain a degreeof doubt about its truth.

Whattransportation do you use to get around town? Perhaps you should try a Segway!

TheSegway is perfect for short journey. It is an electric vehicle that consists ofa platform between two wheels, with a pole that connects the platform to thehandlebars. To ride it, you step up onto the platform, and control the Segwayby moving your body. Lean forwards to go faster, and backwards to slow down.

Onolder models, direction is controlled by a twist grip on the left handlebar.This varies the speeds between the two motors; a decrease in the speed of theleft wheel would turn the Segway to the left. With newer models you simply leanto the left or right. Meanwhile, a gyroscope detects your movements andprevents the machine from falling over. The Segway has a maximum speed of 19 km per hour and a range of about 38 km. After that, you need to plug itin and recharge the battery.

Segwaysare helpful in various situations. People with mobility problems can now enjoywalks in the country with their friends and family. Some golfers use them as analternative to the golf cart. And dog owners now have an easier way to take thedog to the park. A few police forces use Segways, too. They allow officers tomove quickly while maintaining contact with the public. They are also becominga common sight on airport. However, the most popular use is in tourism,particularly for city tours. Visit any major tourist city in summer, sitoutside a cafe for a while and there is a good chance you will see a group oftourists passing on Segways.

     Itwas a rainy day. I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work.With thedepressing weather，everyoneon the bus was in a bad1. I was sitting next to a man in abusiness suit and didn't pay much attention until we both got off at the same2 and walked to the same newsstand to get a morning paper.

      Theman 3 the stand was obviously having a bad day.He was 4and unsmiling as we purchased our papers，whichonly 5 more gloom to my day.The businessman caught my 6.He，smiling brightly，7 the newsstand owner forbeing 8 on such a morning to make sure we were able to get ourpapers.In short，heexpressed his 9 for something most of us would take for granted.

Theman running the newsstand 10 only with an unfriendly expression.Thebusinessman then 11 him a pleasant day.As we turned away，I asked this man why he continued tobe pleasant 12the newsman obviously didn't care about hisexpression of appreciation and 13.The businessman smiled at me，saying，“Whywould I let someone else 14 what I say or what kind of day I'm goingto have？”

Wethen separated and 15 our work places.I never saw that businessmanagain，eventhough I looked for him on the bus on other days.He appeared 16 inmy life and disappeared just as quickly.But I've never forgotten the 17he said or the way he or the way he smiled on a 18day.

       Wecannot control people and situations that come to us，but we can always control our responseto them.And in such 19 decisions lie our control and personal powerto make a positive difference，whichcan 20 both the present and the future.

        In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure(结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite­fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents'(对手)kites or cut their strings(线)．

       For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite­making and kite­flying classes for the children on an island in   Hawaii.In its kite­making lessons，students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes！Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite.Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980.Their kites are made of nylon(尼龙)．Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne.The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.

       The kite that is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern.The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two­string controllable kite.Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in.Then the controls are given to the students.

       Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites.Even the simplest structure can work，and can give hours of fun.Go on, give it a try!