Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people's daily life. these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, "plucking up a crop (help)it grow", is based on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty(960—1279)was very anxious to help his rice crop grow up (quick). He was thinking about it day and night. But the crop was growing much (slow) than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired after (do) this for a whole day, he felt very happy because the crop did "grow"(high).
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often (result)in the contrary to our intention.
Underground Treasure House next week.
When Luke went to university he thought he would be on a new journey in life and getting his own place. In the UK, it's common to fly the nest at a fairly young age. Many choose a flat-share; others make plans to get on the property ladder.
But the current economic situation forced Luke back to his mum's house at the age of 27. And he's not alone: a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents. The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.
Lack of jobs and the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans. He's upset. "There's something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where you're still a child," he says. "It limits me socially; sometimes I feel it limits me professionally."
Indeed, many young people have no choice but to stay at "the hotel of Mum and Dad".
Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather terrible conditions, sharing the family's three-bedroom house with her sisters. She says they end up getting on each other's nerves when it's time to use the bathroom in the morning.
Of course, living with your parents is not unusual in some countries. Economic conditions, culture, or family traditions mean many young people stay at home until they get married. Even then, it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married couples continue to live at one of their parents' homes.
But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home. Janice's daughters are part of what's being called "the boomerang generation". She says, "I get to share their lives with them, and I've got to know them all as adults. We have the sort of conversations that good friends do."
So for some it's a win-win situation — spending time with your families, and saving money.
the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.
The story of how I got my job was a funny one.
One day, I was 1along a street to the interview 2 a yellow car suddenly cut in front of me. With another car coming in the other 3, I had to brake hard and bumped(撞到)another cyclist. We both fell, but 4 neither of us was hurt. I became 5 and cycled as fast as possible to the driver of the yellow car to tell him6 I considered him. I told him what a bad 7 I thought he was and he was a(n) 8to other people on the road. His face turned 9. I warned him not to drive 10 in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.
I was in time for the 11. Having walked into the room, to my 12, I found one of the three interviewers 13 to be the driver of the yellow car. We looked at each other for a while, 14silent. Then I decided to look on the whole matter as a great 15!
I laughed and told him that I talked much the last time we met and this time it was his 16 to talk a great deal.
Lost in thought for a while, he 17that I was not going to say anything about his bad driving. The interview went 18. Two days later, I received a letter offering me the job. I was pleased that the manager—the driver of the yellow car, didn't 19my rudeness to him.
Through the experience, I find something that seems impossible at first sometimes 20 to be good.
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2）自己的优势。
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Dear Sir or Madam,
As we know ,a growing number of countries hope to know more about China.……
Look forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Now, please allow me to (introduce) Lhasa to you. Lhasa is capital city of Tibet, which is (locate) in the Southeast of Tibet. It is a city with a history of more than 1300 years. It is famous for the Potola Palace. Besides, it's also an (attract) city, attracting tens of millions of visitors from home and abroad each year. There are many (place) of interest and people are very (friend). With the (develop) of modern transportation, traveling becomes (easy). It takes only 2 hours to fly Chengdu to Lhasa. If you have a chance to come to Tibet, welcome Lhasa.
Have you ever wondered when dogs first became “man's best friend” and the world's favourite pet? If you have then you're not alone. When and where dogs first began living side-side with humans are questions that have stirred hot debate among scientists. There are a few hard facts that all agree on. These include that dogs were once wolves and they were the first animal to be domesticated(驯养) by humans. They came into lives some 15000 years ago, before the dawn of agriculture.
Beyond that, there is little agreement. The earliest bones found that are unquestionable dogs and not wolves date from 14,000 years ago. However, 30,000-year-old skulls have been discovered in France and Belgium that are not pure wolf and some scientists think could be dogs.
With such puzzling evidence, many scientists are now turning to DNA to find out when and where dogs were first domesticated. In one research project, tens of thousands of blood samples have been taken from street dogs around the world. The plan is to compare them with those of wolves. It's even possible to analyse DNA from ancient bones. Tiny pieces of the 30,000-year-old skulls mentioned earlier are currently being studied, and another DNA study has already shown that ancient dogs preserved in the Alaskan ice-fields evolved from Asian wolves, not American ones.
Indeed, the ancient DNA may turn out to be more informative than the DNA of living dogs. Because dogs have accompanied humans around the world for thousands of years, their current distribution may tell us very little of their origins. This is why different groups of scientists believe that dogs variously originated in eastern Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Europe or Africa.
But why were the animals domesticated in the first place? The most recent theory is that dogs domesticated themselves, initially living in and around our ancient villages to eat any food thrown out. Today, this is a way of life still shared by three -quarters of a billion unowned dogs worldwide.
Last Sunday, he went to the bakery and bought some bread. Then he went to buy a pair of sneakers . When he returned home, he turned on the TV to watch some commercials about nutrition . Having eaten up the bread, he felt uncomfortable. He had to send for a doctor. The doctor told him that the bread had gone bad.
