I didn't get on well with my parents. I hardly talked to my parents because they liked to compare memy elder sister. And that made me unhappy and sad. However, I wanted to show them that I could do things as well as my sister. Then I began to spend most of my free timein my bedroom. My art teacher, Miss Green, offered to help me a lot. She taught me some drawing. She was the only person I would like to talk with.

One day, I told Miss Green about my problem. She pushed me to take part in painting competition. In her opinion, theway to communicate with my parents was to prove（证明）myself to them. I took her advice.

After a few weeks' waiting, the result finally came out. I got theprize! When I took the prize home, my parents were very surprised and happy! Now, relations between my parents and me have become very good. And I think it's very important to have someone to talk to.

Many expressions that we use in English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carroll's famous novel "Alice in Wonderland" in detail.

The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands. she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters（人物）.

The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice chases（追赶）him, and that is where her adventures begin.

In English, chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a wrong situation.

Then, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.

To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to go into a confusing（令人困惑的）situation. However, usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）.

It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.

Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares（野兔）are thought to act excitedly in March, which is their mating（交配）season. Scientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy. Of the two, mad as a Hatter is more common. But don't tell the March Hare. Who knows how he will react（反应）!

Near the end of the story, Alice meets the Queen of Hearts. A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her.

First aid is the first steps you can take when someone is injured（受伤）like keeping safe, helping someone feel better and staying calm. Getting help, either by telling an adult or calling 120 is also a part of it. Sept 9 is World First Aid Day. It's time for us to learn about this useful life skill.