Go fly a kite
Learning how to fly a kite is simple, and flying kites can be a fun form of exercise.
Of course, the first thing you need is a kite and a ball of string (线) Then wait for a windy day.
When the perfect day arrives, find an open space, such as a field.
Before flying your kite, find out which way the wind is blowing. To begin flying your kite, stand with your back to the wind and hold the kite up so the wind can catch it. If the day is not very windy, you may need to get your kite started by running.
At the same time, walk backwards a few steps to keep the string tight (拉紧的). Now that your kite is up in the air, you can decide how long to fly it and how high you want it to go.
Slowly wind up (卷起) the string. Try not to pull your kite in too fast or it may crash (坠落).
Flying a kite is a great way to spend a windy afternoon. If you follow these steps carefully, you will have something more fun to do than sitting inside and watching TV. So on the next windy day, get up off the sofa. Go fly a kite!
A. You can do this by throwing grass into the air.
B. Finally, you will need to bring your kite down.
C. You can buy your kite and string at a toy shop.
D. Follow the instructions to put your kite together.
E. Nothing beats seeing a kite sail high into the clouds.
F. Don't fly your kite near trees because it can get caught.
G. Once the wind catches your kite, let out more string so it can climb higher.
Although I had wanted to quit smoking, I never made up my mind until New Year's Day last year. I was having a terrible headache. I knew it was time to quit.
Searching for methods to quit smoking on the Internet is like searching for weight loss tips — there are thousands of different ways that are said to be the best, but not all are right for you. One approach that did draw my interest was apps. Along with cigarettes (烟), my phone was the only other thing I couldn't leave my apartment without.
There are hundreds of apps for quitting smoking. I downloaded an app called QuitIt because it was said to be good. It was free and didn't cost much time as some others. You input the amount of cigarettes you smoke, the cost per pack and the time you decide to quit smoking. The app does the math and then gives you information based on the information given by you. It tracks the amount of time since you decided to quit, the money you've saved, and the danger you've avoided. The app also includes a number of health goals.
Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Like most stories of quitting, I did get a little sick and I felt terrible, but the most difficult part was the empty feeling I was left with. Any time I felt like a cigarette, I would open the app and track the progress I had made. If I wanted to smoke while I was on the computer, I'd immediately go to stop smoking to read a success story, or to offer support to someone else having a harder time than me.
I quit smoking 1 year 2 months and 27 days ago. I did not smoke 6,771 cigarettes and saved $4,062.84.
Susan couldn't help it. She and her friends began lunch with cheese. Then they ate cheeseburgers and drank milk. Things seemed fine, but then suddenly Susan's stomach started making noise. Her stomach hurt, and, racing to the restroom, she had terrible gas! She was so ashamed. She had been so excited to go to lunch with her friends that she totally forgot to watch how many dairy products (奶制品) she ate! Susan is lactose intolerant (乳糖不耐受的), and eating too many dairy foods can make her feel really sick.
Lactose intolerance means that the body can't easily digest (消化) a special sugar called lactose. Unfortunately for Susan and millions of other people with this problem, lactose is found in almost all dairy products — cheese, milk and ice cream.
Our body uses lactase (乳糖酵素) to break lactose into a simpler form of sugar. Once lactose is broken down, it's easy to digest and it provides great energy for the body. But people like Susan don't have enough lactase to break down all the lactose they take in. So, about half an hour to two hours after eating dairyrich foods, their stomachs begin to hurt and they have gas, making their stomachs get bigger. Sometimes they even get diarrhea (腹泻) when they eat too many dairy foods.
So how can someone living with this problem still eat out with his or her friends? Here are some tips. If you're going to eat a dairyrich food like ice cream, eat something that doesn't have any dairy with it, like a salad or a sandwich without cheese. This will help slow digestion, and your body will have time to create more lactase.
—You know I don't want to be at the traffic there. It's terrible during the rush hour.
—Not yet. I _______ a hard time getting the information.
—You shouldn't have left it here. Remember _______ it with you all the time.
1）目的和背景；
2）具体建议；
3）其他。
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1）词数100左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear fellow students,
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The students' union
Food waste in America
Just how much food do Americans waste? Here are some numbers: The United States is the global leader in food waste, with Americans throwing away nearly 40 million tons of food every year. That is equal to more than $161 billion. But the truth is that 37 million people across America — including 11 million children, are suffering from food shortage.
More than 80 percent of Americans give up perfectly good food simply because they misunderstand expiration (到期) labels. Labels like "sell by", "use by", or "best by" are confusing to people. In reality, a majority of food thrown away is perfectly safe to eat - about 90 percent of tossed food can still be consumed, according to The Economics Review at New York University.
And this contributes to a general culture of not valuing it the way other cultures around the globe do. Americans have never gone through food shortage crisis in its short history, thus a large number of people take food for granted.
To solve the problem of food waste in the United States, the government sets a goal to cut U.S. food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030. In this way, the Americans will have a better understanding on the importance of reducing food loss and waste from an early age.
Waste can be avoided by improving product development, storage, shopping/ ordering, marketing, labeling, and cooking methods. If excess food is unavoidable, recover it to donate to hunger-relief organizations so that they can feed people in need. Food that cannot be consumed by man can be recycled into other products such as animal feed and clothing.
A. Why do Americans waste so much of their food?
B. Food in the United States is plentiful and less costly.
C. The plan aims to get help from public and private schools.
D. The government has to play a major role in reducing food waste.
E. It is reported that 8 million people get sick from eating the wrong food.
F. To avoid the potential of getting sick, they'll just send it to the garbage.
G. Still, the best way to cut back on food loss is to not create it in the first place.
I'll never forget a ride 20 years ago. Back then, I 1 a taxi. One time, I was called at midnight to2 a passenger. When I arrived, the building was dark except for one night in a window.
I walked to the door and knocked. A small woman in her 80s stood before me. By her side was a3. I took it and we walked slowly to the street. She kept thanking me.
"It's nothing, I tried to treat my passengers how I want my mother4."
When we got into the taxi, she gave me the5, and then asked me to drive through the downtown. But I told her it was not the shortest way.
"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice (临终医院). The doctor says I don't have very long."
I quietly6 the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, she showed me the building where she had once worked, the7 where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone8 as a girl. In the early morning, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now." We drove in9 to the hospice. As I10, two nurses were waiting for us. They helped her into a wheelchair.
"How much do I11 you?" she asked, reaching for her purse.
I said nothing, leaned down and gave her a12. She said, "You gave me a little moment of joy. Thank you."
I13 her hand and then walked back. I believe I had never done anything more important in my life. We usually think that our lives are14 by great moments. But I now realize that great moments catch us by surprise, because they often seem quite15.
One of my earliest memories was watching my mum talk on our old phone. I was fascinated(着迷的) that she could talk to someone who wasn't actually in the room with her. I was wondering how she managed to talk with someone she couldn't see.
Later, we had mobile phones that could be carried around the room. Then came computers and smart-phones. These days I can send an e-mail around the world in a second. My daughter's smartphone has a hundred apps and a dozen social media accounts. She stores all of her information in a mysterious place known as “the cloud”, where she can take it out at any time. It seems that we are more connected in this world than ever before.
However, what bothers me is that we rarely associate with(来往) each other nowadays. Instead of looking into the eyes of our loved ones, we stare at our screens. It seems as if the most connected generations are also the loneliest.
Don't: let technology take our time and ruin our life. Make time to meet, to pray and to communicate with each other. Take a walk on the beach with a friend. Have a long conversation with the phones off and the hearts on.
Remember that we are here to love each other, help each other and make this world a better place. But when it can't, turn it off.
A. That was a long time ago.
B. Connect offline as well as online.
C. Few take the time to talk face to face.
D. Smartphones have both advantages and disadvantages.
E. We should communicate with each other with phones off.
F. When your technology can help to do these things, then use it.
G. When she left the room, I slowly walked over to the phone and stared at it for a while.
Japan had to launch a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor, so the attack began without warning and without declaring war on the US.
Today's families are busy. Mom and Dad are both working, the kids are involved in a variety of activities, and there is little time to enjoy being a family. What can you do to build some family unity(和睦)? How can you prevent those you love from not knowing each other? It takes time and patience, but it is definitely possible!
If it's not possible to have them every night, make sure that you eat together as a family at the dinner table at least twice a week. If you need to cut something out of your schedule to achieve this, then do it.
Make a rule that all members of the family are treated with respect. Speaking disrespectfully with others in the family should be forbidden.
Talk to your kids, and really listen. Busy parents are often guilty at not listening to their kids. During your family dinners and game nights, let everyone talk and make the others listen.
Forgive when necessary. If someone has done something wrong, get it out in the open, and then forgive that person. Teach your children how to do this with each other.
A. Have family dinners.
B. Plan a family night now and then.
C. Keep physical contact with your family members.
D. Nothing breaks up family unity faster than a grudge (怨恨).
E. Start by modeling this as a parent, and then apply the rule to your children.
F. With creativity and effort, you can build a closely united family although you are busy.
G. When children know their thoughts or opinions are valued, they will feel closer to their family members.
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