The noisy people
Lauren and his family are at a restaurant. They are having lunch. They are talking
quietly. Everybody at the restaurant is enjoying the meal.
Three boys come in, but they don't care others. They sit down and start laughing,
talking, shouting loudly like monkeys! All the people are looking at them angrily.
People in the western countries like being quiet when they are at restaurant. People
should be more polite. Can you?
Little Jack is playing with his friend near a bank. A man stops beside them. The door
opens and a man gets out. He is wearing a mask. There's a gun in his hand. Little
Jack's friend is frightened. But Jack is not. He runs to a policeman. "Please come
quickly," Jack says. "A robber(强盗) is in that bank." The policeman looks at the bank and
laughs. "Oh, good boy!" the policeman says. "But it's Ok. That man is not a robber.
He's an actor.(演员)"
Penguins are good swimmers, and they are very good at swimming in the sea. They can dive much deeper than people. Some people can dive about 180 metres, but most people can only dive about 30 metres. Penguins can dive 500 metres. That is a long way down! Do you know the TV Tower in Shanghai? That is 468 metres high.
Penguins can hold their breath much longer than people.Some people can hold their breath for about five minutes, but most people can only hold their breath for one or two minutes. Penguins can hold their breath for 20 minutes.
Many whales can hold their breath longer than penguins. Some whales can hold their breath for about two hours!