If youthink you have walked into a library with a ____11____ likethat, you are exactly wrong. ____12____, you’ve entered the workplace of CourtneyHolmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理发师).
Late onenight, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even theemperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___16___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activitiesduring the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the earlymorning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite,he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
At the age of seven, I started school in London.There I met a ____21____,Mr. King. He influenced my whole life. Mr King taught me maths. He washumorous. Sometimes, he told us funny stories. So his lessons made us ____22____.
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, myaunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___27___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___28___.It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lotof chances for things to go wrong.
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.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
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.
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.
Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___11___ in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in HongKong. He moved to Canada for work when he was 26 years old. Everything was goodtill COVID-19(新冠病毒)brokeout. Last year, he returned to China because the economy(经济)inCanada began ___12___down.
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.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
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.
“中国”一词后来随着所指对象不同而有不同的含义。大致说来,有以下六种概念:一是指京师(首都)。二是指天子直接统治的地区,如诸葛亮对孙权说:“若能以吴越之众与中国抗衡,不如早与之绝。”三是指中原地区。四是指国内、内地,如《史记·武帝本纪》:“天下名山八,而三在蛮夷,五在中国。”五是指诸夏族居住的地区。六是指华夏或汉族建立的国家,《史记》《汉书》经常出现这样的称谓。所以自汉代开始,人们常常把汉族建立的中原王朝称为“中国”。
在此基础上,诞生了完整的二十四节气。用今天的天文学来解释,地球轨道投影到太阳系模型上形成的坐标系,为黄道坐标系。黄经,将这个坐标系的横轴,以春分为起点,自西向东度量,分360度,共有二十四个等份,每份15度,为一个节气。基本规律是:每月两节不变更,最多相差一两天。上半年是6日和21日,下半年是8日和23日。古人将每月的第一个节气称为“节”,每月的第二个节气称为“气”。“节”和“气”交替出现,各历时15天左右,如:在4月份有清明和谷雨两个节气。二十节气中,反映四季变化的节气有:立春、立夏、立秋、立冬、春分、秋分、夏至、冬至8个节气;反映气候变化的有:小暑、大暑、处暑、小寒、大寒5个节气;反映天气现象的有:雨水、谷雨、白露、寒露、霜降、小雪、大雪7个节气;反映物候现象的有:惊蛰、清明、小满、芒种四个节气;可以毫不夸张地说,二十四节气传统历法的关键和核心。
每个夜晚,广阔的乡村和农业的原野,都变成了银光闪闪的作坊,人世安歇,上苍出场,叮叮当当,叮叮当当,上苍忙着制造一种透明的产品——露珠。按照各取所需的原则,分配给所有的人家,和所有的植物。高大的树冠,细弱的草叶,谦卑的苔藓,羞怯的嫩芽,都领到了属于自己恰到好处的那一份。那总是令人怜惜的苦菜花瘦小的手上,也戴着华美的戒指;那像无人认养的狗一样总是被人调侃的狗尾巴草的脖颈上,也挂着崭新的项链。