The International Climate Champions (ICC) project began in 2007. It gives young people of school age a chance to speak publicly on climate change and to call on people to take action to reduce its 1 .
Each country involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions, who take part in local and international activities.Climate Champion Irene Sanna lived on the Italian island of Sardinia. Irene is interested in solar energy, and 2 believes that Sardinia should use the waves around its coast to produce electricity. 'We must make our plans to save our coast, which still has no pollution. We must protect the animals, birds and fish in danger from global warming. And we must recycle.'
Chinese student Ding Yinghan is the Beijing Climate Champion. Ding feels it is not 3 to say that just one country - his own - is causing climate change. He says the air pollution that leads to global warming comes from many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now growing more quickly. He believes the only way to 4 the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countriesto work together.
Sophia Angelis, a junior student in California, is a US Champion. She's against young people's generation lack of interest in politics and feels they need to discuss the problems that really matter to their generation. Sophia strongly believes that climate change is an important issue for her generation. For her, 5 in the way teenagers behave are an important way of influencing choices made by parents.
In 2008, the Climate Champion attended the International Conference of Environment Ministers in the Japanese city of Kobe. 6 , 30 countries are involved in the ICC, and more countries are expected to join soon.
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built 2 , like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is 3 around the city.
Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges 4 can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move 5 by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while 6 boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians 7 from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange8. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's 9 . Butwhen they come back to the bridge an hour later, it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.
Once, people used 10 underground water. This made the city get lower 11 .Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the 12 seawater.The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋) melt.
Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water 13 , more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting 14 lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned 15 under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.
The Spring Festival is the Chinese 1 .It usually comes 2 February.Everyone in China 3 it very much.Before the festival, they usually 4 their houses and do a lot of 5. 6 that day, people always have a 7 dinner.They eat dumplings and some other 8 food.At night, they 9 music and dance show 10 TV.
The Chinese people in other countries also 11 the Spring Festival.They 12 some traditional Chinese food from the 13. Sometimes they can enjoy the 14 dance and fireworks there.
All the Chinese around the world are 15 on that day.
There are so many English expressions (表达) about weather. They mean 1different.
Raining a lot isn't a good thing, but there is good news about rain: "Save for a rainy day" 2 people are working hard for a future plan. And "as right as rain" tells us that someone is as 3 as usual. So when your friend says, "I was ill, but now I feel as right as rain", you know he is OK.
However, the expressions about 4 don't sound so good. If a person only wants to do something great but 5 starts with small things, we may say "he has his head in the cloud". And if someone passed (通过) a difficult test (测试) and felt very 6 we may say he is "on cloud nine".
On hot days, wind makes you feel 7 and comfortable. The expressions with wind mean a lot more. "Sail (航行) close to the wind" tells us it is dangerous to 8 a dishonest (不诚实的) man. While the expression "know which way the wind blows (~)" suggests that a man won't tell his idea about something 9 he knows it very well.
Snow has many meanings. When there is too much work for you to 10 on time, you may say “I've been snowed down by my work". And "as white as snow" Means being honest.
Every country has its own customs (风俗). Do you want to know something about 1 customs? England is a great country with a long 2. There are many different customs in England. As we all know, a woman's age is her secret. So you can't ask a woman 3 she is. When you go out on a 4 day in England, you may see many people 5 umbrellas with them. Don't laugh at (嘲笑) them. In England, the weather changes very quickly. Although it's sunny now, it may rain very 6. When you get a present from your friend, you must open it at once and say 7 to him or her. In England and many other Western countries, 13 is a(n) 8 number, so there is no Room 13, Class 13, Number 13 and so on. In England, you must 9 on the left of the road. So you see, you can do something in China, 10 you can't do it in England! Do remember these customs if you have a chance to visit England.
People use different ways to communicate. We communicate with each other not only through 1 but through body language. Because body language is so2 , you have to know what yours is saying and what other people's is saying. Here are some 3 of body language and its meanings in North America
If you drop down heavily and your head is down, this could 4that you are sad or not happy. If you sit with a smiling face and look 5 , you are expressing friendliness.
A smile is a way of expressing friendliness and interest. But people 6smile just to be polite.
Friendliness and interest are expressed when a person's eyes. 7yours especially when you're the one who's talking. A person who doesn't8 you is expressing that he is not interested or is shy.
Hand gestures can mean a person is interested in the conversation. But 9 movements, like hitting a pencil lightly against something again and again, often mean the person is nervous or not patient. 10 someone who points at you while talking with you—that person might be angry at you or feel better than you.
A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the gift should be passed immediately to the host. Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who gives 1. To show the respect, it may be 2 to explain what the gift is. Bringing some nutrients and tonics (营养品、补品) to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can 3 prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. The host usually makes full 4 by carefully tidying up the house and 5 a lot of delicious dishes. 6 the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest politely, "My preparation is not enough, please excuse me for my poor treat." As a guest, you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by praising the food.
While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to 7 food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat 8 . As a guest, you should accept their goodwill readily. But nowadays, the younger people do the traditional way less.
After dinner, tea and fruit are usually served. When the guests are to leave, the host may still politely ask them to stay. They don't have to take it 9 and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn't mean that leaving early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. Finding the right time to leave 10 the situation.
Today most people know about computers and the Internet. If I ask you "what is the most 1 thing in your life?", maybe you will say"Computers and the Internet." People made the first computer 2 1946. It was 3, but it worked slowly (慢). Today computers are becoming smaller and smaller, 4 they work faster and faster. Computers can do 5 kinds of work and they are in almost (几乎) every office. A writer said, "People can't live without computers 6".
The Internet is an international computer network. It 7 the computers all over the world together. People can get different kinds of 8 from it. There are millions of websites on the Internet. There is a lot of useful information on the websites. You can 9 search engines (引擎) to find the information you need. Search engines 10 us to find information quickly and easily. Put in a keyword (关键词) and the search engine will give you a list of websites for you to look at.
"Sesame Street" is a TV programme for children. It first appeared in New York 1 1969. It is called" the longest street in the world". That's because the TV programme by that name can be seen in so many parts of the world.
In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation's pre-school children. Parents love the programme. Many teachers also think it is very helpful, 2 some educators are against certain things in it.
Tests show children from different background have benefited from watching the programme. Those who watch it five times 3 week learn more than those who watch it once in a while. In the US the programme is shown at 4 hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all 5 songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences. For example, the programme made in Mexico City devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one.
Why is "Sesame Street" more successful than other children's shows? There 6many reasons-the good education of its producers, the support 7 the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. Also 8 watch it with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason may be that it makes every child 9 able to learn. Children find themselves learning, and they want to learn 10.
Like two different worlds
I come from London, a very big city! Over 81people live there, and it's always busy with tourists. So moving to a little town2only 15, 000 people is a big change for me! I am living in a little town in the countryside in Germany now.
In the countryside, the towns are 3so everyone knows each other. At home in London, I don't even know my neighbours! Another nice thing about the countryside is that it's very green and there's lots of fresh air. I like nature, and it's nice to see4the seasons change the trees. My favourite thing about living in the countryside is that I can see thousands of 5 at night. At home I can hardly see any! That's because there's 6light in the city, but here everything is dark and the stars twinkle in the sky.
One thing I do like about living in a city is that it's7to travel. We have the subways, buses and trains, and we even have buses that run all night. Here, the last train is before 9 pm, and there's only one an hour! Another good thing about cities is that there are lots of 8, so you can usually find what you need. In my town here there aren't many shops, 9I have to go to the nearest city!
I always thought I was a city girl, but now I like the countryside too. They are like two different worlds, but10feel like home!
Do you know "One Belt, One Road"? We also call it the Modern Silk Road. And Zhang Qian was an early traveller of the Ancient Silk Road. He was probably the first1to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China.
In 139 BC, Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people to ask for their2against the Xiongnu people who often infringed(侵犯) them.3, on the way to the Western Regions, he was caught by the Xiongnu people. Zhang had to stay with them4about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally5the Yue -zhi people in the North India, he was6to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.
On7return journey, Zhang Qian and his men were8again. It was not until 125 BC that they returned to China.9Zhang didn't finish his job, he learned a lot about the places, people, customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms(王国) in the Western Regions.
Later Han Wudi sent Zhang to West again. Zhang's journey to the West helped10international trade, especially in silk, between China and the West, That's the Ancient Silk Road.
People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn't begin on the 1 day every year.
In many countries, the new year begins on January 1st, but people 2 celebrating on December 31st, New Year's Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 3 they're waiting for the new year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o'clock, everyone 4 down from 10:10, 9, 8…As soon as it's 12 o'clock, everyone shouts very 5, "Happy New Year!"
New Year's Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a 6 meal, when the weather is fine, many families go out for a 7.
On New Year's Day, many people make 8 for the new year. They write down a list of things, such as "I will help out more 9the housework." "I will work10 at school than others. "or" I won't 11so much time playing video games." When they have made12resolutions, they read them to their family or friends and promise to13them.
It doesn't matter 14people all over the world celebrate.15all of them, it's a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the year.
Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After walking into a store you see that Huawei Smartphones are 1. But you're not in China—you're in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see 2 things in many other cities. Chinese products have been 3 worldwide.
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To 4 local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the 5 Unlike Chinese, Australian people don't like to eat meat with the bone 6. So Chinese restaurants there provide big pieces of meat without bones, 7 for fish.
Some Chinese brands (品牌) are also becoming more 8. In many cities in Europe stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. And more than half of US-owned drones (无人机) are Chinese models. They're not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the 9 .
In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and not dependable. But now, things have changed greatly. Made in China becomes cool. More and more people 10 Chinese brands.
Eating in Western restaurants is a little different from1in a Chinese one. When you first arrive at a Western restaurant, you should wait for the waiter2show you to a table. People usually order3own food or dishes and eat what they order. Western people don't put all of the foot in the middle of the table and share the food together.
One of the biggest4between Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants is the noise. Most Western restaurants are5and people speak in low voices. When you are eating in a Western restaurant, you can never shout to the waiters,6people may think that you are an impolite person.
When you eat in a Western restaurant, you must use a knife and fork, You must try not to make noise with your fork, spoon or glass. If you have to make a noise7sneeze, you should cover your nose to8other people from noticing it.
If you need some service, you should try to ask with your eyes but not your voice. You'd better not put up your hands or wave them to the waiter,9.
At the end of the meal , when the bill comes, most people like to divide the bill equally(平等地). This is called "Go Dutch" (AA制).10the service and food are good, you should leave a tip(小费).
On July, 27th, 2018, the comedy Hello, Mr. Billionaire (《西虹市首富》) came out. Many people went to the cinema to watch Shen Teng, who played the1 of the main character, Wang Duoyu. He acted so well that people just couldn't stop laughing 2 the movie.
The movie 3 the story of a man named Wang Duoyu, who is poor and nameless. Then he will become very 4 overnight (一夜之间) because his grandfather 5 to give him 30 billion yuan. 6, he has to use up one billion yuan within a month first, or he will get 7. It is not easy for him to do that. Wang Duoyu tries many times but 8 almost every time. When he is about to succeed, he finds his girlfriend kidnapped (绑架). To save her, he decides to 9 the money. Later, he finds out that it is only a test, for his grandfather wants to make sure he is a dependable person. Finally, he gets both the money and his girlfriend's love.
Some people think Wang Duoyu's story is too 10 to be true. They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. In my opinion, if you don't take the movie too 11, it is fun to watch. Besides, I learn from it that money is not everything. In other words, there is always something more important than money, such as 12. Wang Duoyu makes the right decision when he is asked to 13 between love and money. I also have a better understanding of human nature (人性). It doesn't matter if you want to be rich, but how to become rich makes a 14. Wang Duoyu doesn't get rich at the cost of (以……为代价) losing his girlfriend. 15 these reasons, Hello, Mr. Billionaire is a great comedy that is worth watching again and again.
