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-I(study)Englishsinceprimaryschool.IusedtogethighmarksinEnglish,butnowI(have)alotoftroublemylistening.IlistennativeEnglishspeakerstalkinginavideo,Icancatchonlyafewwords.Icanneverquitegetthemainidea.Anyadvice?
-(listen)toEnglishradioprogrammeshelpsmegetusedtohowfastnativespeakerstalk.IalsorepeatwhatIheartohelpmyself(experience)thefeelingofthelanguage.SometimesIevenrecordmyvoiceIcanlistento(I)andcomparemypronunciationtheradiohost’s!MybiggestheadacheishowtobepoliteinEnglish.It’ssomucheasiertojustsay“Openthewindow!”,inEnglishthatcansound(real)terrible.IhavetothinkaboutwhoI’mtalkingtoandthendecidewhethertosay,“Openthewindow,please!”or“Couldyouopenthewindow,please?”orevenlonger“Wouldyoumind(open)thewindow,please?”
Ithinkitalldependswhoyou’retalkingto.IfI’mtalkingtoclosefriend,Icanuseshortrequests,like“Openthewindow”—ourrelationshipiscloseandwe’re(equal),soIonlyneedafewwordstobridgethegapus.ButifI’mtalkingtosomeoneisn’tverycloseme,Imustmakemyrequestlonger—andImustmakeitquestion,notdemand,e.g.,“Couldyouopenthewindow,please?”IfI’mtalkingtosomeoneseniorme,thenIshouldsay,“Wouldyoumindopeningthewindow,please?”For(I),vocabularyismybiggestproblem—therearejustSOMANYnewwords!Ican’tkeepallthenewvocabularystraightinmyhead,andI(certain)can’trememberhowtousethemall(proper).HELP!
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Chinaiswidelyknownitsancient(civilise)hascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsdownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonsthishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemain(factor)hasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.
thebeginning,writtenChinesewaspicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstheuseoflonggu—animalbonesandshellssymbols(carve)byancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstill(see)intoday’shanzi.
BytheShangDynasty(around1600–1046BCE),thesesymbols(become)awell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferentforms,asitwasatimepeopleweredivided
(geographic),(lead)tomany(variety)ofdialectsandcharacters.This,,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty(221–207BCE).
EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintoone(unify)countrytheChinesewritingsystembegantodeveloponedirection.Thatwritingsystemwasofgreat(important)inunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.Eventoday,nomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycanallstillcommunicateinwriting.
WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeimportantmeansChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassic(work)which(write)byChineseinancienttimes.ThehighregardtheChinesewritingsystemcanbeseeninthedevelopmentofChinesecharactersasanartform,(know)asChinesecalligraphy,hasbecomeanimportantpartofChineseculture.
Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleglobalaffairs,increasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina’scultureandhistorythroughthis(amaze)language.
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Themostpowerfulearthquakeinthepast40yearscausedatsunamicrashedintocoastlinesAsiayesterday,(kill)morethan6,500peopleinIndonesia,India,Thailand,Malaysia,andleastfourothercountries.Fishermen,tourists,hotels,homes,carsweresweptawaybyhugewaves(cause)bythestrongearthquakethatreachedmagnitudeof9.0.Theunderseaquakestruckaround7:00a.m.,SundayoffthewestcoastofIndonesia’sSumatraIsland.Inthatareaalone,atleast1,870people(kill).
InSriLanka,some1,600kilometreswestofthequakecentre,numberofdeathsstood2,498,andonemillionmore(affect)bythetsunami,government(office)said.Indianofficialssaidasmany1,900hadbeenkilledthesoutherncoast.Another254werefound(death)inThailandand54inthreeothercountries.In(south)Thailand,1,900peoplewerehurtandmanymoreweremissing,localofficialssaid.
“I(have)breakfastwithmythreechildrenwhenwaterstartedfillingmyhome.Wehadtoleaveeverythingandrunto(safe),”saidChandraTheeravit,alocalThaiwoman.
(thousand)ofpeoplearestillmissing,andnumberofdeathsisexpectedgrowevenhigheroverthenextfewdays.Foreignaidisbeingorganisedforthetsunami-hitcountries.However,dangerousconditionsanddamagedroadswillmakedifficulttodeliverfoodandsupplies.
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StrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheasternHebei.Forseveraldays,thewaterinthevillagewellsrosefell,rosefell.Thereweredeepcracksappearedinthewellwalls.Atleastonewellhadsome(smell)gascomingoutofit.Chickensandevenpigsweretoonervouseat,anddogsrefused(go)insidebuildings.Miceranoutthefieldslookingplacestohide,andfishjumpedoutofthewater.Atabout3:00a.m.,28July1976,brightlights(see)intheskyoutsidethecityofTangshanandloud(noise)wereheard.Butthecity’sonemillionpeoplewereasleepusualthatnight.
3:42a.m.,everythingbegantoshake.Itseemediftheworldwerecomingtoend!Elevenkilometres(direct)belowthecity,oneofthe(deadly)earthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun,aquakethatevencauseddamagemorethan150kilometresawayinBeijing.Nearlyone(three)ofthewholenationfeltit!hugecrack,eightkilometreslongand30metreswide,cutacrosshouses,roads,andwaterways.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt.In(little)thanoneminute,alargecitylayruins.Two(three)ofthepeoplelivedthereweredeador(injure).Thousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.numberofpeoplewerekilledor(bad)injuredinthequakewasmorethan400,000.
Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingruins.Nearlyeverythinginthecitywasdestroyed.About75percentofthecity’sfactoriesandbuildings,90percentofitshomes,andallofitshospitalsweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowindcouldblowthemaway.Mostbridgeshadfallenorwerenotsafetocross.Therailwaytrackswerenow(use)piecesofmetal.Tensofthousandsofcows,hundredsofthousandsofpigs,andmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadwater.Peoplewereshock—andthen,laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakeshookTangshanagain.Evenmorebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisaster(last).
Buthopewasnotlost.Soonthequakes,thearmysent150,000soldierstoTangshantodigthose(trap)andtoburythedead.Morethan10,000doctorsandnursescametoprovidemedicalcare.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorshomeshadbeendestroyed.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Waterandfoodwerebroughtintothecitytrain,truck,andplane.(slow),thecitybegantobreatheagain.Tangshanstartedtoreviveitselfandgetbackuponitsfeet.strongsupportfromthegovernmentandthe(tire)effortsofthecity’speople,anewTangshanwasbuiltupontheearthquakeruins.Thenewcityhasbecomeahometomorethansevenmillionpeople,great(improve)intransportation,industry,andenvironment.TangshancityhasprovedChinaandtherestoftheworldthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunifyandshowthe(wise)tostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture.
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Ialwayswantedtolookliketheslim(girl)onTVeventhoughIknewitwasimpossible.IworriedmyweightandtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriednofat,low-fat,5:2,onlybananas,nobananas—Ialmostwentbananas,too.
ThenIreadanarticlesaidinsteadasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchdifference!OnceIstartedthinkingabout(fit)ratherweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos”,Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometresineightminutes”or“Iwanttobeable(do)30push-ups”.Ratherthan(cut)outthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodsmymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowthen,butIwouldaddasaladorapple.
(final),Istopped(compare)myselfactressesandmodelsandlookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsIlikedaboutmyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierhealthier.
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LangPing
aplayer,LangPingbroughthonourandgloryhercountry.Asacoach,sheledtheChinawomen’svolleyballteammedalsatworldchampionshipsandtheOlympics.Asaperson,LangPing(love)byfansathomeandabroad.WhentheChineseteamwaspreparingforthe2015WorldCup,her(determine)wastested.TheteamthatLangPinghadbuiltwasfallingapart.Oneof(good)playershadbeeninjured,andtheteamcaptainhadtoleavebecauseofheartproblems.(lose)twoimportantplayerswasbigchallenge,butLangPingdidnotloseheart.Shehadfaced(difficult)before,andsheknewthatheryoungplayerscouldwiniftheyworkedtogetherasateam.Twoweekslater,theywereworldchampions!Thenin2016,LangPingledhervolleyballteamOlympicgoldinBrazil.
MichaelJordan
WhenMichaelJordan’sfeetlefttheground,timeseemedtostandstill.Theplayerbecameknown“AirJordan”changedbasketballhis(grace)movesandjumps.Jordan’sskillswere(impress),butthemental(strong)thatheshowedmadehimunique.Inthefinal(second)ofagame,Jordanalwaysseemedtofindawaytowin.Jordansaysthatthesecrethissuccessislearningfromhis(fail).“Icanacceptfailure;everyonefailssomething.ButIcan’tacceptnottrying.”(lose)gamestaughthimtopractiseharderandnevergive.Inlife,Jordanhaslearnttosharehissuccessothers.TheBoysandGirlsClubhestartedinChicago(help)youngpeoplesince1996.
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MytimehereinChinaisgoing(good).Ilovemynewschoolandclassmates.OvertheOctoberholiday,myparentsandIareplanningtogotoXi’an(see)theTerracottaArmy.I’veheardthatitisan(amaze)sight,andIcan’twait(go).To(I),thestoryoftheTerracottaArmyisalmost(believe).It’samazingtherearemorethan8,000statues,andnooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthemuntilthe1970s.
We’realsoplanningtovisitseveralotherplacesinXi’an.MydadandIarebothlookingforwardto(go)totheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,mydadloveshistoryandIhaveheardthatthismuseumisknowna“Chinesetreasurehouse”!We’realsogoingtotheXi’anCityWallandafewotherfamous(sight).
We’retakingthetrain,leavingthedaybeforetheOctoberholiday(begin).We’rearriving9:30a.m.andwillstartsightseeingrightaway,soIhopewesleeponthetrain!
Iguessthat’sallfornow!I’llwriteagainsoonandsendphotos!Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingholiday?Hopetohearyousoon.
ComeandseeTerracottaArmy:morethan8,000statuesweremadeinthe(three)centuryBCE(guard)thetomboftheChineseEmperorQinshihuang!Eachstatuehasdifferentface,(lead)researcherstobelievethateachoneiscopyofarealsoldier.Thestatuesfillonlyonepartoftheemperor’shugetomb,stillhasnotbeen(complete)unearthed.Morethan700,000peopleworked
nearly40yearstobuildthistomb.However,nooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthetombortheterracottastatues1974,whensomefarmersdiscoveredthetombwhilethey(dig)awell!
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AmazonRainforestTour
Ashort(fly)fromCuscotakesyoufromtheAndesintotheAmazonrainforest.Fromthere,you’llspendoneday(travel)boattoyour(accommodate)themiddleoftheforest.Youcanthenspendthreedays(explore)therainforestalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsuniquetherainforest.
MachuPicchuTour
Thisfour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazingpathsthroughtheAndesMountainsthewaytothecityofMachuPicchu.After(reach)yourdestination,youwillhaveadaytoexploreandbeamazedbythisancientcity.(special)amazingistheIncas’drystonemethodofbuilding.Incabuilderscutstonestoexactsizessonothingwasneededtoholdwallstogetherothertheperfectfitofthestones.
CuscoTour
Spendfourdays(enjoy)theuniqueSpanishandlocalIndianculturehighintheAndesatCusco,thecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefrom13thuntil16thcentury.Stayinlocalhotel,visitthemuseums,admirethearchitecture,enjoytheexcellentlocalfood,andgoshoppingatthelocalmarkets.
LakeTiticacaTour
Enjoythebeautifulcountrysideasyouspendadaydrivingthenewhighway(connect)CuscotoLakeTiticaca.There,aboatwilltakeyoutostayalocalUrosfamilyonislandforthreedays.BoththeislandtheUroshomesaremadewater(plant)fromthelake.
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Youwrotethatyouareveryworriedyourfriend,ChenLei.Iunderstandquitewellthatyouare
(anxiety)andfeelterrible.Youthinkyourfriendplayscomputergamestoooftenandspendstoomuchtimeonline.
Irecommendthatyou(talk)toyourfriendabouthisbehaviour.Itisnot(usual)forteenagersofyourgenerationtobeattractedcomputergamesandtheonlineworld.But(spend)toomuchtimeonlineis(health)andmakesitverydifficult(focus)onotherthingsinlife.SomestudentsevenbecomeaddictedtheInternetandcannotconcentratescho
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