①苏东坡刚入官场时,还不叫苏东坡。他本名苏轼,字子瞻,另外他还有一个雅号,叫作苏贤良。②那年他金榜高中,名动京师,正在自我陶醉,却不料被派到既偏又穷的陕西凤翔府,当了个小小的签判(秘书),自不免有大材小用之感。说实话,他全靠“苏贤良”这个尊称活着呢!
国际奥委会宣布这一决定后一年,便是2016年的里约奥运会。在2016年8月下旬举办的里约奥运会闭幕式上,奥运历史上第一个“追思时刻”出现了。这个环节被放在文艺表演开始之初,由男声朗诵巴西传统的葡萄牙语诗歌《思念》,体育场内的投影则随着朗读声的韵律演绎着代表“思念”的葡萄牙语文字。从2016年里约奥运会开始,闭幕式的“追思时刻”环节就被固定了下来。2018年的平昌冬奥会选择用类似葬礼的形式展示,2021年举办的东京奥运会则展现了日本的“物哀文化”。
余友李公择,少时读书于庐山五老峰下白石庵之僧舍。公择既去,而山中之人思之,指其所居为李氏山房。藏书凡九千余卷。公择既已涉其流,探其源,采剥其华实,而咀嚼其膏味,以为已有,发于文词,见于行事,以闻名于当世矣。而书固自如也,未尝少损。将以遗来者,供其无穷之求,而各足其才分之所当得。是以不藏于家,而藏于其故所居之僧舍,此仁者之心也。
大雪纷飞的日子,教室内暖气充足,温暖如春。大地负责的那盆对对红,,早已长出一片片流油般的绿叶。叶片都是两侧对生,先端渐尖,如一柄柄出鞘的青剑,亦如大地那一对好看的剑眉。两叶中间也长出了高接不一肥粗直溜的茎。离考试还有三周的时候,大地于某个课间拾绿叶擦拭灰尘时,发现那些茎顶端竟都一左一右鼓出了大花苞。大地的身体里瞬间灌入一股热流,心里充满期待。
中华民族的传统节日很多,除了端午节,还有元宵节、花朝节、上巳节、清明节、重阳节——这些传统节日的习俗也很丰富。元宵节吃汤圆,猜灯谜,赏花灯。清明节祭先祖,放风筝,荡秋千。二月十二花朝节,民间有“贯红”之俗,文人雅士会相聚饮酒,赋诗唱和。三月三上巳节,人们以香草沐浴,与亲友携游……丰富的习俗让传统节日成为古往今来人们共同的期盼。
I often hear some students say English isdifficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___11___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___12___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___13___ about how I study English.
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on thethird Friday of May. It was started by the League of American Bicyclistsin 1956. Its aim is to promote (促进) the bicycle as a serious choice of getting toand from work. In today’s world where global warming is a serious issue, thebicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (胜利) itself.
All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
An unexpected thing happened in the ____11____ of my eleventh year. Thehome I had ____12____inwas burned to the ground in the middle of the night. ____13____ , mymom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escaped(幸免于难).
I’m glad to receive your letter and know yourunforgettable(难忘的)experience.Now I’d like to share mine. Last Friday, I was cleaning my room and found anold photo in a drawer. While I was looking at it, the ___16___ memory of that day came back to me.
Paper cutting or tearing is a cultural traditionin China. For centuries, it has been passed down from one generation(一代人) tothe next, especially from mothers to daughters. This beautiful art created byskillful artists is used to decorate(装饰) doors, ceilings, and bedsin people’s homes, or at celebrations such as birthdays and weddings.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (书房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
I lost mysmartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photosin it haven’t been uploaded(上传)to the Cloud. They are very important to me.Please call me at 730-8607.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
When youand your friends turn to each other to talk about problems or troubles, yougive each other advice and help. One important thing of our growth is to makedecisions to help our friends and learn to support each other. This requires usto learn what it means to help friends and how to help them in right ways.
Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩)are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours.The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching andhugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learnsimple sign language.
Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is alibrarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to makechildren read more as well as make them realize the importance of environmentprotection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of herthree-wheeler (三轮车)and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups,bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing theexchange, Raden carries back all the trash.