Hutongs are old-style city streets. In Beijing, they are an important part of the city culture. Thanks to Beijing's long history, almost every Hutong has its story, and some even have to do with historic activities. Different from the Forbidden City (紫禁城)and the Summer Palace, the Hutongs show the culture of Beijingers. Hutongs are neighborhoods which still form the heart of Old Beijing. | |
There are thousands of Hutongs in Beijing. People built them during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynastics(朝代). The following are some famous Hutongs. ·Nanluoguxiang People built it during the Yuan Aynasty, but it got its name during the Qing Dynasty, around 1750. It's about 800 meters long. There are many restaurants, cafes and shops around it. Thousands of visitors go there to have fun every day, which makes it one of the most popular. ·Lingjing Hutong This hutong is near Xidan. It is about 600 meters long and 32 meters wide. It is the widest hutong in Beijing. ·Mao'er Hutong This hutong is in the Dongcheng District. It is 585meters long and 7 meters wide. It is famous for its old features(特征)and traditional local food. A lot of famous people once lived there, such as Wan Rong and Feng Guozhang. ·Fangjia Hutong This hutong is also in the Dongcheng District. It's 676 meters long. There are many small coffee shops and restaurants. Many young artists and photographers like to go there to work and look for creative works. If you want to have a close look at the local life, hutongs are great places to visit. |
In the mountains by the Wujiang River in Guizhou, sits a small village — Tongling. The village is home to a special library called "Reading Power". It is the place that many (child)dreams begin in. Amolan, a young woman from the village, is the library owner.
Amolan was born in 1990 in Tongling. She spent her childhood (do)farm work and feeding sheep after school. At the age of 12, she studied in the fifth grade and (fall)in love with reading and collecting books at school. "The smell of the books makes me think of the fragrance(芳香)of flowers." Amolan said. She went to study in a middle school in a small town.
finishing the gaokao, Amolan returned to her village with a lot of books. Many children in the village went to borrow books from her. Her idea of starting library came to mind. "I hope to help (they)with my books. That's one of my dreams."
In 2011, while still a college student, Amolan brought (many)books back to Tongling Village. She then built the library "Reading Power" with the help of her parents. The library now has a (collect)of more than 50,000 books.
So far Amolan (set)up several libraries in the mountain s of Guizhou. And now she has much big dream. She hopes more children can walk out of the mountain s and make their dreams come true reading.
Meet Sora, the cool model from Open AI. It can turn your words into videos like magic! Just tell Sora your idea, and watch it make a video right before your eyes.
How good is it?
Videos created by Sora look good on both computers and mobile phones. Sora can also make videos with lots of people doing different things with clear details (细节). It also knows how things should look in real life.
Why is it so good?
Sora looks at many videos and learns from them by breaking them into very small parts. It uses them to make a new video. The new video is gray at first and very messy (乱糟糟的)—you can't tell what's in it. Then, Sora fixes the video until it looks good and smooth.
Sora also gets help from ChatGPT. It turns the user's short sentences into clear orders. This helps Sora make the video just as you asked.
Is it good enough?
Sora may find "busy" pictures hard to understand when there are too many movements at a time. For example, when a person moves, things around them change. In one video created by Sora, a grandma blows (吹) the candle on a birthday cake, but the flame (火焰) doesn't move. Sora may not be able to tell left from right and mess up a person's leg moves.
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Can you imagine turning your school into a farm? This is what we did a few days ago.
Under the "Double Reduction" policy (双减政策), we have many new clubs and after-school . The Happy Farming Club is the most club of all. Students like it very much.
"At first I thought I could only grow some vegetables here." said Zhang Xin, a club member. "However, I found that I also learned a lot about farming." After studying the crops (庄稼) like rice and corns (玉米), we to grow them. "My group tried growing some ." said Zhang. "First, we put them under the soil (土壤) . Then we covered them soil and watered them. A few days later, they grew stronger and stronger. It made happy. Other groups grew many different kinds of vegetables. We want to tell them apart (区分) we set up some boards with vegetables' names on them. The school looks like a small farm now.
"In the long of our school, we are the first to grow vegetables." said Zhang. "This is really a experience! I'll never forget it."
A: Hi, Amy! Tomorrow is Saturday. What are you going to do?
B: I have no idea.
A: I'm going to work on my uncle's farm. Would you like to join me?
B: How far is it?
A: About 20 kilometres.
B:
A: We can go there by bus.
B: How long will it take us to get there?
A: About half an hour.
B:
A: Let's meet at the bus stop at 8 o'clock.
B: OK.
A: See you tomorrow.
A. How can we go there? B. See you then. C. What about you? D. Where and when shall we meet? E. Yes, I'd love to. F. Who else is going to be there? |
Many years ago, in a small village, there was a young man. When he was 20 years old, he started posting all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home for 50 kilometers. 20 years flew by, and so many changes took place, but the road from the post office to the village was still empty, without any trees or flowers.
"How long shall I go along this lonely road?" he often asked himself.
As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the empty road with no flowers or trees, he felt very sorry.
One day, when he finished posting the letters and was ready to return, he went past by a flower shop. "Right, that's it!" He walked into the shop at once and bought some wild flower seeds happily. Then, after one day, two days, one month, two months... he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the road.
Before long, on the lonely road, where he came and went every day, a lot of little flowers grew up, in all seasons.
On the road full of lovely petals (花瓣), the postman rode his bike, losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely any more.
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1.描述他/她的基本情况(外貌、 性格……);
2.介绍你们成为好朋友的原因;
3.送上你对他/她的祝福。
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1.包含所有要点,可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
2.不得透露个人真实姓名和学校名称;
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参考词汇:
outgoing (adj.外向的), hard-working (adj.努力工作的), meaningful (adj.有意义的)
My Best Friend
My best friend is Alex.
Strawberries look nice, but a light pressure (压力) can make them out of shape. Now, there are many kids who are just like strawberries. They easily give up when they face difficulties. They don't know what to do when they are in trouble. They have a common name —"strawberry kids".
Why are many kids so easy to give up? Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life and never say "No" to them.
Liu Yue, a 13-year-old boy, always feels good about himself and his parents never say anything about his wrong actions. When someone is strict with him, he always feels surprised and sad.
Kids should do something to make themselves strong. An expert (专家) said, "When you are in trouble, don't ask for help too quickly. You should try to solve the problems first by yourself."
Growing up is not just about happiness. Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.
There was a girl from a very rich family. One day her father took her to the country to show her what a 1 life people there lived. Then she could treasure their happy life. So they arrived at a farm of such a family and 2 some days there. On the way back home, the father asked his daughter if she liked the trip.
"Oh, yes. It was great." the girl answered.
The father was very surprised and asked, "Did you 3 how people live there?"
"Yeah, I did." said the girl.
The father asked his daughter to 4 the differences between her life and those people's life. "Well...we have only one dog, and they have four dogs. In our garden, there is a pool, while they have a 5 with no end. We've got hundreds of expensive lanterns, but they have thousands of beautiful stars above their heads at night." With a bright smile, the daughter answered 6 .
She continued, "We have only a small piece of land, while they have large 7 . We buy food from others, 8 they plant and enjoy their own food. Thank you, Dad, for letting me 9 how poor we are."
The girl's words made the father feel 10 . He could not say a word but hung his head. He finally realized what happiness was.
Cool Gardens
Enjoy yourself in a wonder of science with over 50, 000 plants and different kinds of educational or interesting activities. Here is some useful information about planning a school visit to Cool Gardens.
Educational session (时段) prices | You can take part in the educational sessions in groups of 15. Prices are different according to different situations. • 45-minute session:£ 35/group • 90-minute session:£ 70/group |
Health and safety | Teacher-student ratios (比例): • Stage One—1 teacher and 5 students • Stage Two—1 teacher and 8 students |
Contact (联系) | If you need help, please call 0202 332 3333 for quick help. |
Timings (时间安排) | The Cool Gardens opens at 10 a.m. Your visit may take three to five hours. The closing time changes all the year round. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. For educational sessions, it is from 10:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. |