I'm try the rides!
If you are , just shout or hold my hand.
Do you know we can get some good food quickly?
— I think we will if we ________ any classes.
Once there were several scientists in a forest. They were trying to 1 the rarest animal in the world. No one had seen it, so everyone was 2 and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.
The animal only came out at night, 3 the scientists did some other studies in the day. 4 them, there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment (设备) in the 5 place. He did this carefully. But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting 6.
One night, the animal appeared 7. The scientists heard its call. But the call didn't last long. The animal was frightened by the 8 made by the scientists while they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks.
On the next morning, the scientists 9 their findings. Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had found. However, when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised. 10 had taken several complete (完整的) photos, the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.
They ran to congratulate Walter. They now understood the importance of keeping things in order. Because of that, Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.
—Tom, I think. He's always careful and serious.
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine.", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that" How are you? "isn't really a question and "Fine." isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might be thinking, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong." But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not so sure. "It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I have to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse, "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don't say exactly that they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's a part of the game of language.
If you live in a big city, there are many things to drive you crazy in your life. Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she can't put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalators in subway stations." Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isn't a place to rest, "the 24-year-old mainlander says. "I often see tourists block the way with their cases or chatting on the escalators during rush hour. It always annoys me."
The logic（逻辑） behind the "stand right, walk left" escalator etiquette seems obvious. You should leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train. Many cities' escalators, including Beijing's, use the" stand right, walk left" system to speed up the flow of people.（Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.）
But the people who stand on escalators protect themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. In a recent story about escalator etiquette, the BBC quotes（引用） one stander as saying, "If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is very full and there is nowhere to move, I see these same people complaining about not being able to pass."
Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always think of others: leave enough space between each other, don't remain at the end of the escalators, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple "excuse me" is enough.
There is a kind of pretty popular transportation in every big city. It's (地铁). No matter how far you are from the (中心的) part of the city, you can take it to many places in your city. It's very (方便的) for everyone to get everywhere. It's just like a(n) (明信片) of a big city. If you want to take it, you must know something about it. First, you must know the right (方向), and then you are able to get on it. Or you may go to wrong places. Next, you should learn to be (礼貌的) to let others get on or off first. There are some signs that (引导) you to wait for it. That means you should wait for it at the (正确的)places. However, some people complain that there are no (洗手间) on it. Experts say that there is no need to set them up. After all, everyone doesn't (花费) much time on it.
—I'm not sure. Maybe a reporter. （用适当的连接代词或连接副词填空）
— It's more convenient.
Some people have a very poor sense direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I (visit) a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask (stranger) the way. And so I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am longer shy to ask people for directions, but 1 often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid (give) people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way, I will say," Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way work, I was stopped by a man. He asked me could tell him the way to the Friendship Building, I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I found he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him (wait).
When I just got to my office, the secretary (秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how (surprise) he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
How do you disagree with or complain(抱怨)to someone in a polite way?
Your teacher says Pluto(冥王星)is a planet and you know that it's not. Here's one polite way of telling the teacher. You can say, "Excuse me, teacher, but I have heard that scientists now don't call Pluto a planet." If you say "excuse me" and don't use words like "wrong", your teacher won't feel unhappy.
And there are times when we need to complain. You have bought an MP3 player. The shop assistant tells you that the player also has a radio. You buy it but find that it doesn't. You need to go back to the store and complain. You can say to the assistant, "I was told that the MP3 has a radio but it doesn't have one. I would like my money back please." This is a polite way of complaining.
We have disagreement with friends sometimes. If your friend leaves tea cups and candy paper bags here and there, you can say, "It's really a bit difficult to do my homework here. It is a little dirty. Would you mind being a little tidier, please?"
But remember, if you have to disagree with someone, it's always best to be polite!
