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WithairpollutionmakingmuchdifferencetomanyofChinesecities,parentsarecallingforthe

installation（安裝）ofaircleanersinclassrooms.Therehasbeenmuchdebateoverwhetheraircleaners

shouldbeusedinChina'sschools.Someparentshavedonatedcleanerstotheirchildren\classrooms,while

othersraisemoneytogethertomakethepurchase（購買）.“Ourschoolboughtaircleanerslastyear.Wedida

littlefundraising,witheachparentthrowinginseveralhundredforthat,“saidoneparent.

However,theideaofinstallingaircleanersforalltheclasseshasbeenrefusedbysomeschools.Liu

Liangcheng,vice-principalofBeijing'sTaipingluPrimarySchool,saysinstallingaircleanersboughtby

parentsmayleadtoproblems.atWehaverefusedaircleanersboughtbyparentsbefore,asthereareclearand

strictrulesagainsteducationalfees.Wecan?tjustbreaktheruleshere.Andwithoutstandardguidance（指示）

fromlocalauthorities（權(quán)威部門），itishardtodecideonthebrandofthecleaner,installationandeven

safetyofthedevice（設(shè)備）

Moreover,expertssayaircleanerscancauseotherhealthproblems.DengGaofengwhoworksforthe

ChinaAcademyofBuildingResearchsays."Intheclassroom,ifwekeepwindowsanddoorsclosed,the

concentrations（濃度）ofCO2willdoublefrom1,000PPMtosome2,000PPM.Accordingtonational

safetystandards,thehighestlevelshouldnotbemorethanl,500.^^Inaddition,expertssayaircleanerson

themark,etaremostlydesignedforhomesoroffices.Evaluation（評估）isneededtoknowwhethertheyare

suitableinclassrooms.

ItseemswhetheraircleanersshouldenterChina?sschoolsisanong-oingquestion.Itstillrequiresa

moredetailedplan.

Topic:Shouldaircleanersbeinstalledforstudentsinschool?

Persons1

ParentsTheysupporttheinstallationoftheaircleanersby2._moneytomakethepurchase.

?Installingaircleanersboughtbyparentsbreakstherulesofeducationalfees.

Schools?Consideringthesafetyofthedevice,wehavedifficultymakinga3aboutwhich

onetobuy.

Experts?Theythinkaircleanersmaybe4tostudents5health.

?Theyarenotsurewhetheraircleanersaresuitableinclassrooms.

Itturnsoutthatthisongoingquestionneeds5morecarefully.

1.Opinions/Ideas2raising3.decision4harmful5.planning

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In1995,theUNESCO'sGeneralConferenceheldinParisdesignatedtheWorldBookDayonApril23

tosaythankstobooksandwritersworldwideandtoinviteeveryonetobealifelongreader.

Thefollowingreadinglistconsistsof5books,3inEnglishandtheothersinChinese,aboutChinaand

Chineseculture.

1.InsightsintoChineseCulture（中國文化讀本）

AsanoverviewofChineseculture,thisbookshowsmanywaysofChineseculture,theyinclude

Chinesecustoms,scenicspots,scienceandtechnology,folkart,literatureandinternationalcultural

exchanges.ManypeopleconsideritasaperfectstartforanyonewhowantstolearnaboutChina.

2.QuotationsfromConfucius（孔子語錄）

ThisbookkeepsmostofthewordsandthoughtsfromConfucius,whoisthegreatesteducatorand

thinkerinhistory.PeoplearoundtheworldthinkConfucius?teachingideasandphilosophyarestillworking

intoday'seducation.

3.ChineseFolkArtseries（中國民間藝術(shù)系列讀本）

PublishedbyShanghaiPeople'sFineArtsPublishingHouse,eachbookfocusesononefolkart,such

aspaper-cutting,clothingandChineseNewYearpicture.Readerscanenjoythebeautifulphotoswhile

learningthehistoryanddevelopmentofeachart.

4.ChineseCharacters

ThisbookoffersusamainintroductionaboutthewonderfulcultureofChinesecharacters.Learning

themostdifficultlanguageintheworldcanbeveryinterestingwithenoughexamples.

5.SymbolsofChina（中國符號）

TakingaspecialwaytoshowthemeaningofChineseculture,thisbookchoosesoverahundred

culturalsymbolsandtellthestorybehindeveryoneofthem.Likeahundredsmallmirrors,thesesymbols

showthevalueoftraditionalChineseculture.

FivebooksaboutChinaandChineseculture

InsightsintoChineseItshowsmanywaysofChineseculture,includingChinesecustoms,scenicspots,

Culturescienceandtechnology,folkartandsoson.Itis1asaperfectstartforthose

whowanttolearnaboutChina.

QuotationsfromConfucius,thegreatesteducatorandthinkerinChina9shistory.Histeachingideas

Confuciusandphilosophystillhaveagreat_2_ontoday5seducation.

ChineseFolkArtTherearemanybooksinChineseFolkArtseries..Readerscanenjoythebeautiful

seriesphotosandlearnthehistoryanddevelopmentofeachart.

ChineseCharactersThebook3uswithamainintroductionaboutthewonderfulcultureof

Chinesecharacters.Withenoughexamples,alotoffunwillbe4tolearn

ChineseCharacters.

SymbolsofChinaThebook5Chinesecultureinaspecialway.Onehundredculturalsymbols

arelikeonehundredsmallmirrors.TheyshowthevalueoftraditionalChinese

culture.

consideredinfluenceprovidesfoundexplains

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Whenyoucan'tusewordstoexpressyouridea,youcanmakeagestureandpeoplewillusually

understandwhatyouaretryingtosay.

HerearesomeexamplesofusinggesturesintheUK.

TheWave（揮手）

Thewaveisthemostcommongesture.Togreeteachotherortosaygoodbye,mostpeopleraisetheir

handandmoveitfromsidetoside.OnefamouswaveismadebytheQueen.Youcanwatchavideotosee

howHerMajesty（女王陛下）doeshertasteful（高雅的）wave.

TheVSign

Youmayjustbetryingtospreadpeaceandlove,butifyouareintheUK,pleasepayattentiontowhere

yourhandisfacing.Letthebackofyourhandfaceyourself,oritbecomesanimpolitegesture.

Pointing

Thisisnotusedasaninsult（侮辱），but.itisanimpoliteactionwheninpublic.Ifyoudothis,itcancause

peopletogetangry,andeventhey'lljustwalkawayfromyou.

Some_J_ofUsingGestures

Ifyoucan'texpressyouridea2words,youcanmakeagesture.Peoplewill3whatyouwanttosay.

l.Mostpeople4theirhandandmoveitfromsidetoside

TheWave

2.The_5madeonefamouswave.

1.Youmaytryto6peace.andlove.

TheVSign

2.IntheUK,ifthebackofyourhandface7,itisnotpolite.

1.Itisimpolitewhenin9.

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2.10thiscancausepeopletogetangry.

1.Examples2.with3.understand4.raise5.Queen

6spread7.others8Pointing9public10.Doing

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China,whichboastsepochalinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagain

demonstrateditsabilitytochangetheworldwithits"newfourgreat

inventionsH:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesand

onlineshopping.

"The'newfourgreatinventions'areallrelatedtoChina*shigh-tech

innovation,whichimprovedthequalityofpeople'slives,"saidWuHao,executivedirectoroftheBRRL

"Mywalletisn'tinuseanymore.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwantsimplywithmyphone,"saidLin

Jinlong,anoverseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,addingthat"evenpancakesellersareusingAlipay

(mobilepayment).

"Wecanalsoorderfoodathome,whichissuperconvenient.IfIwereathomeinCambodia,Iwould

havetogooutdoors."

Thebikesthemselvesarenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbasedonsatellite

navigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.

Sharedbikesarebringingcyclingbacktopeople'slives.Theyaremakingpublictransportmore

attractiveandconvenient,andencouragingpeopletobemoreactive.

Withregardtothe"newfourgreatinventions",CharlieDaisaidtheseproductsandserviceshave

definitelymadecustomerexperiencebetter,boostingnationalandglobaleconomyatthesametime.

LincitedhisexperienceoftravelingbyChinesehigh-speedtrainfromBeijingtothecoastalcityof

Tianjinmorethan100kmaway.Thejourneytakesonlyhalfanhour,whileinCambodia,whichhasonly

tworailways,suchajourneymaytakeuptothreehours.

WusaidLin'sviewsuggestsyouthsofcountriesparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiativewishtheirhome

countrieswouldemulate(仿真)Chinaintermsoftechnologicalachievements.

China'snewfourgreat____1一

IntroductionThefourgreatinventions,relatedtoChina'shigh-techinnovationimprovedthequality

ofpeople'slives

High-speedWalletsare_2_moreinuse.Peoplecanbuyandeatwhatevertheywant___3_with

railwaysphones.

EvenpancakesellersareusingAlipay.

ElectronicIt'ssuperconvenienttoorderfoodathomeinChina___4___ofgoingoutdoors.

payments

Theoperatingmodelofbike-sharing_6___onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobile

―5_

payment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies,hassurprisedtheworld.

bicycles

Sharedbikesnotonlymakepublictransportmoreattractiveandconvenient____7____

encouragepeopletobemoreactive.

OnlineIttakesonly8_minutesfromBeijingtothecoastalcityofTianjinbyChinese

shoppinghigh-speedtrain.

Cambodiahasonlytworailways,whichhasaboutone_9_ofthespeedofChinese

high-speedtrains.

ConclusionThefourgreatinventionsandserviceshavedefinitely_10___customerexperience

andboostednationalandglobaleconomy.

1inventions2.no3.simply4.instead5.Shared

6.based7.but8.30/thirty9.sixth10.improved

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TheChineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Someparentssendtheir

childrentothebestschoolsorevenforeigncountries,forexample,England,theUSorAustraliaalthoughit

costsmuch.Manyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeafter-schoolactivities.Theirchildreneitherlearna

musicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelieve

thatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis,soparentsoftenspendabigamountofmoneyon

education.Evenpoorcouplesbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.

However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebesteducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusually

verycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren'sskillsvary;theywillusuallybeskilledinsomeareaswhile

poorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday'schildrenlackconfidence.

Theproblemisthatparentsonlycareabouttheirchildrenonhowtoachievehighmarksinexams.They

arenotteachingchildrenthemostimportantskillsthatcanbehelpfultotheirgrowth.Theseskillscanalso

buildtheirconfidence.

Parentscanhelpachievethisbyteachingtheirchildrenpracticalskillslikecooking,cleaningandother

housework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cooking

requirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprove

hiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjob.successfully.Theresult,awell

cookeddinner,willgiveachildalotofsatisfactionandconfidence.

AnoldmachinesuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildasatoymaymake

himcurious.Ifhespendshourslookingatit,an