“I failed to protect you.” That was the message posted online by Du Yijun's boy friend. He was with the 21-year-old Fudan University student as she died in the crush of the New Year's Eve crowd on the Bund.
Du was one of the 36 people who died that night when a holiday celebration 1 into a terrible tragedy. Authorities say over crowding and the 2 of the police to control the crowds were the main reasons why it happened.
For the last three New Year's Eve celebrations, a light show on the Bund had 3 large crowds and a large police presence, but this year the light show was cancelled and there were fewer police on hand. But the crowds came 4 About 300,000 people were on the Bund by 8:30 that evening and more kept 5 until all hell broke loose around 11:30.
For some unknown reason, on a stairway 6 up to the riverfront viewing platform, a sense of 7 overtook the crowd and they began to stampede(蜂拥). Some people 8 on the stairs and were stepped 9 to death. More lives would have been 10 had it not been for a group of brave young men who urged the crowd to 11
Crowd 12 like the one on the Bund happen all over the world and they are becoming more 13 .According to one study, human stampedes have more than doubled in the past two decades. In recent years, hundreds of people have died at 14 festivals, football games and rock 15 all caught in the crush of panicked crowds.
In Shanghai, authorities have reacted to the Bund tragedy by cancelling or scaling back big events. But this isn't really necessary. Better planning and better crowd 16 can ensure safe celebrations.
17, if you're going to a place where there will be a big crowd, you should take notice of where the exits are and, if the crowd becomes large, 18 away from the center. And most 19 , if the crowd seems too big and makes you feel uncomfortable, just leave. No celebration is 20 losing your life.
A man wanted to become wealthy. He was told a story one day that there was a 1 pebble (鹅卵石）among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea. It could turn everything it touched into 2. This pebble could be 3 only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was 4 when touched. The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to 5 the pebble.
6 he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He 7 this practice day after day. Each pebble that felt cold was 8 thrown into the sea.
One morning, he 9 to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other 10. The man threw the pebble into the sea. He hadn't 11 to, but he had formed a habit. Habits can be hard to 12.
In fact, if we repeat any behaviour 13 enough, it becomes a habit. But some habits can work in our favour, such as 14 attitudes and healthy ways of life. Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either 15 us or hinder(阻碍) us.
Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a 16? Then reinforce (强化) it by 17 it at every opportunity.
When it comes to habits, 18 may not make perfect. But practice will certainly form 19 behaviour. Your habits will form who you are. So form the habits that are 20to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be.
A Housing Authority is a government agency that has apartments for old people in the U.S. and I work for one. My job is to do an activity once a 1 with their senior citizens. Sometimes we do a craft, play bingo, 2 watch a movie, etc. We always have snacks, and once a month we have a lunch.
Today we had a Christmas potluck 3. “Potluck” means everyone brings some kind of 4 to share. A true potluck is not planned – everyone just brings something and you all 5whatever is on the table! However, I planned this one 6. I brought spaghetti, meatballs and bread, just in case people didn't bring much. 7 they didn't have much money, I worried that maybe they wouldn't 8 much food.
Well, everything went very 9! We had different kinds of food and people also brought coffee and tea. Everyone was 10! And I gave them each a pretty present they all 11.
Some old people who live there are very 12 and cannot come out of their apartments. When we have a big lunch, we 13 some food for them and take it to them after the party. They are always so happy to get 14.
Some of these people hardly go 15. For some of them, they only go out if they have to go to the 16 or go food shopping. So this one-day-a-week activity of socializing and 17 these people is very 18, as some have no family around.
I don't get 19 much for doing this job. It's only part-time, but it makes me feel so good that I just can't 20 doing it. I suppose I'll do everything I can to make sure the program continues!
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I1that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction,2he knew me.The man had a newspaper3in front of him,which he was4to read,but I could5that he was keeping an eye on me,when the waiter brought my6the man was clearly puzzled（困惑）by the7way in which the waiter and I 8each other.He seemed even more puzzled as9went on and it became10that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me.Finally he got up and went into the11.When he came out,he paid his bill and12without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had13“Well,” he said, “that ma14n was a detective（侦探）.He15you here because he though you were the man he16.” “What?”I said,showing my17.The owner continued,“He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man.I18say he looked very much like you!Of course,since we know you,we told him that he had made a.”“Well,it's really19I came to a restaurant where I'm known,”I said.“20,I might have been in trouble.”
"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 1 wrapped in brown paper.2 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.3 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 4.
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 5 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 6 , Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 7 .
Oscar 8 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat 9 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's 10 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I 11 you?" she asked.
"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said,12 the umbrella as if presenting a 13 that had long been wished for.
"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a 14 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 15 ?"
"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "
"Well, that's 16 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 17 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 18 a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to 19 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 20gesture long ago.
When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 1 Miller King, who was the best 2 at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 3.
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 4. He looked very 5, but he didn't cry.
That season, I 6 all of Miller's records while he 7 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,8 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller's 9 .
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 10 going over a fence—which wasn't 11 to climb if you had both arms. I'm sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 12 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 13 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 14 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn't tell you this during the season, but you did 15 .Thank you for filling in for 16 .”
His words freed me from my bad 17 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 18 ahead of me. I was right to have 19 him. From that day on, I grew 20 and a little more real.
New Year's Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. When I was a kid ,the thing I enjoyed most about New Year's Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. My parents didn't 1 me to go to bed early, but my heave eyelids usually 2 me well before the new year arrived. When I woke up the next morning, my mum would ask me if I wanted to make a New Year's3. I had no 4 what it was. After she 5 it to me, I said I would try to6 less with my older brother. This got me a(n)7 and a pat on the head from my mum. 8 , the resolution lasted only until dinnertime, when my brother and I got into a(n)9 about who would set the 10 .
A New Year's resolution is a decision to do or not to do something in order to 11 a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people 12 the past year and make an effort to13 themselves as the new year begins.
Like many 14 , New Year's resolutions have a long and interesting15 .
New Year's Day was first celebrated 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. Although the Babylonians did not have a written calendar, historians determined that they 16 the start of the new year in late March with the arrival of the spring season.
If you would like to make a New Year's resolution this year, there are some 17 to consider, for example, volunteer at a church or animal rescue organization.
Remember that it takes work to keep a New Year's resolution. Don't worry if you 18 once or twice. If you are19to what you want to accomplish, you'll be a 20person at the end of the year than at the beginning.
My parents owned a 500-acre farm in Montana when I was young. Life there was filled not just with fun and games but1 as well. The lambing season was especially hard. Montana's freezing spring weather kept my parents watching2 mamas at all hours of the day and night3 a newborn lamb.
It was during this time of new life that my favorite childhood memory 4 . One exceptionally 5 day, my mother spied a sheep trying to deliver her baby lamb and needed our6My mother calmly held the sheep's head and7 me to get hold of the lamb's protruding(伸出) legs.
I8 and must have had a look of panic on my face. The little things were 9 not something I wanted to touch. But I10 my courage and wrapped my fingers11them. I can still remember the 12 of the unexpectedly delicate legs. My heart beat in fear and excitement 13 I pulled with all my strength. The lamb was delivered!
I was no 14 to seeing farm animals being born, but to have a 15 in it was something I will cherish forever. I'm sure everyone got very16 hearing me tell and retell my heroic story.
Looking back, I'm so glad that I didn't 17 to get my hands dirty, If I had, the miraculous moment and the precious memory would have been18I try to instill(逐渐灌输) that life19 into my children. Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something20 and pure.
When my kids were small, I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah (光明节). I liked the idea of 1 a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to 2 . It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something 3 less than $ 10 each, or even $ 1 each (at the Dollar Store). My children didn't ask for anything much in particular and they 4 whatever they got.
As the years progressed, I 5 the tradition of eight ^fls for each night of Hanukkah.
But this year, Hanukkah 6 something else. My special-needs son decided that he wanted to 7 a computer, and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it. When I wouldn't 8 that, he decided he wanted a PlayStation. Then Amazon gift cards. Then money. And it became clear that it wasn't going to happen, he got 9 .
I keep 10 him that Hanukkah isn't about greed or materialism. It's about the miracle of an oil lamp that 11 for eight days. It's about being 12of our heritage. It's about freedom.
But he 13 . I know deep down that his obsessions (迷恋) are out of his 14 , and definitely out of mine. Having a special-needs child is as15 as it gets. Some days are better than others and not all holidays16 the way I hope. But despite his unrealistic requests, he's a(n)17 child who is showing me the true meaning of life.
And as we enter a new year and light the 18 approaching the time, I welcome his differences 19 I learn how to turn negative requests into 20 ones.
The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had 1 in common. Residents built walls to 2 influence from the 3 town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best. When women4birth, they would compete to have the baby with the 5cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because6was the symbol of success, people were always7making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.
8 over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People 9without pressure and could do anything 10liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care 11students came or not. Workers might sit around the office 12drinking coffee and doing nothing.13the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was pleasure that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving14either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used 15old methods from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to 16because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is life17?” But just before life in the two towns completely failed, there came a great person—Mr. Reason. He went from door to door,18 with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 19the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns' people 20 to realize the truth—there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.
What would your life be like without phones?
In one of my classes today we discussed the question of how our lives would be without a mobile phone. I actually felt quite sad to hear how some kids cannot1 without their phones these days.2, I think nowadays we are controlled and 3by our technology to keep up. So let's see some of the points that 4 in the debate and see if our generation really is addicted(上瘾的) to electronic connections 5 true communication.
It is true that everything 6 at a fast pace these days. For example, you can contact someone who lives on the other side of the world within 7. This is great if you think about how connected we can stay to the 8 who are far away from us. However, on the contrary, can we be too connected to the people who are 9 to us? An argument arose about the 10 that it is easier to message someone from your sofa than to meet them 11and talk. Social skills are12 to have and if you are not going to put effort into real-life13, then you are not going to 14 in this ability.
Another point was that phones are very handy for 15 something that you are wondering about. For example, if you don't know a word in another language, you can 16 and simply use an on-line translator to help you out. This can be very 17 in many situations, but it can also make a person dependent on the 18.
All in all, this question is very interesting to19 as we become day by day more dependent on technology. We should realize how much we really need to be connected with our phones while considering the 20 and damage it can cause us.
An elephant named Bozo was huge but gentle. However, one day Bozo 1 . He almost attacked the man who cleaned his cage, and 2 children at the circus (马戏团). So his owner decided to 3 the giant.
To earn money, the owner held a cruel 4. He sold tickets to 5 Bozo's execution (行刑). On the day, three men rose to aim their guns at the animal. Just before the6 was given to shoot, a man stepped out and said to the elephant's owner, “Sir, this is 7 Bozo isn't a bad elephant.”
“But he is，” the man argued. “We must kill him 8 he kills someone.”
“Sir, give me two minutes alone in his cage，” the visitor begged, “and I'll9 to you that he isn't a bad elephant.”
After some moments of discussion, the owner10 agreed to allow the man in. Before the elephant rushed towards him, the man began to 11 him. Bozo seemed to immediately 12down upon hearing the man's words. After a while, the animal 13lifted the man up and carried him around his cage before carefully putting him back at the door.As the cage door closed 14him, the man said to Bozo's owner, “You see, he's a good elephant. His 15 is that he's an Indian elephant and understands one 16” He explained Bozo needed someone who could speak his language. “Sir, I 17 that you find someone to come in sometimes and talk to the elephant. If you 18 ， you'll have no problems.”
People also become discouraged and angry when they aren't 19 ， but great relationships are formed by people who speak each other's language. When people understand what you understand, you're speaking their language! It's the beginning of true 20.
Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly. Motor cars 1 a hundred miles in more than an hour, aircraft cross the world within a day, 2 computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of 3 seems never-ending. Every year motor cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘) of 4 precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but 5 a cost. When we lose or 6 half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag ( 时差). Our bodies feel that they have been 7 behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at 8 results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit (传播) harmful 9 into our brains, a consequence we do not like to 10 about.
However, how do we 11 the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so used to constant activity that we find it 12 to sit down and do nothing or even just one thing at a 13. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen 14to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into 15 world.
There was a time 16 some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation ( 耕作) of the 17 or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking (多重任务) there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a 18 of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors 19. Modern machines have 20 people from that primitive existence.
I don't know about your neighborhood but where I live, there seems to be a serious mosquito invasion(侵略). We've always known mosquitoes 1us, so we do everything2to make sure they don't get us.
To prevent them from getting into the3, we always make sure we close the doors and windows.4, this in itself is a challenge5people still need to come in and out of the house. So you can't 6them out completely.
Speaking of the “7”, what is it really? I'm sure you know its meaning in the dictionary, but let's 8its purpose for a minute. Does a door have the ability to work on its own? No, it doesn't 9whether it is an electric door or a normal wooden one, someone or something has to control its 10.
Our lives are full of doors that only we can11. We decide when and who to 12through them. Look at the doors of 13, for example. Do you know no one becomes your friend14your own decision? Yes, you may have met by chance but the decision to keep that friendship/relationship going is what you make as a person. The15comes in when you become heartbroken, hurt and bitter, and then you realize it is the16door to open.17, not many people are able to close such a door after it opens and as a result, they have very many mean people staying in18relationships that tire them and suck(吸吮)their 19like the mosquitoes do. If you are in such a 20, do yourself a favor and close that door to keep those “mosquitoes” away.
Everyone needs water and a diet 1healthy foods. These foods should 2some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods 3 change into energy. Our bodies use different 4of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more 5we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are 6, you are using energy—about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is 7up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On 8Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as 9as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is 10in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many 11countries in the world. That is 12lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the Western world do not eat 13healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don't take 14exercise. Because of this, they 15very easily. In order to 16with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on, 17are called18food by some epicureans(美食家). The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid 19 fat and 20it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.
Dear Wang Shi,
How is it going?
Thank you for your interest in joining the school1team. As you know, our2has a great reputation, but we are always3new talent to sharpen the team for the future. It is not usual for a freshman student to be selected,4it is wonderful to hear that you are finding strength in teamwork and that basketball is giving you a5in life. If you are6for the school team, this is what our talent scouts are always looking for.
Firstly, you need to show us that you can7intense, focused and effective basketball. This means that you are always concentrating on the play, moving on the court, running for loose balls, and strong in both defense and attacking8. We need to see that you can take charge of the ball, control your opponents, take shots and9goals for our team. So, you will need to work on your skills in these areas. Trust me, this hard work will really10off when we are searching for new players.
Secondly, the tallest players are not always the ones that get11. We are looking for strength, speed and skills, but we also want people who have good12, who are humble (谦逊的)and who can act as team players. No individual can win a basketball match; it's the team who gets to the winning podium, and our coaches are always emphasizing13and cooperation both on and off the court. These are the14that make for an outstanding basketball player.
I hope these15can help you become a qualified basketball player and hope to see you when we start to recruit new members. Welcome to our school basketball team!
Yours Sincerely,
Michael Jack
High-end taxi services are widely used in big cities across China. Their being well received has been fueled by the success of taxi-hailing apps like Didi and Kuaidi. But at present, there are no laws to 1 the safety and legal rights of 2 who use these services, since high-end taxis 3 operate without a government license.
This has also cast 4 on whether the services offered by international taxi apps like Uber and other local rivals are "legal" according to current laws in China. A motion raised by Deputy Zhang Yubiao at this year's National People's Congress aims to address this 5 loop-hole." High-end taxis are one category of taxis, and the only difference is the lack of government 6. We should have an open attitude towards the new service and 7 its innovation. Since it has the market demand, we should consider 8 it."
Unlike traditional taxis, high-end taxis can only be 9 using smart-phone apps. They 10 a high-end richer market that pays higher rates for more customized services. NPC Deputy and transportation expert Cheng Dehong says high-end taxis should not be 11 as illegal black cabs run by individuals. "In the past, we only saw the negative side of the high-end taxi service, since we always highlighted the safety concerns, tax evasion issues and other 12 activities. But given the huge demand for high-end taxies, we should look at its 13 side. We can 14 many of the problems with new regulations and 15 commuters a safer, more convenient taxi service."
As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion ions of solid waste. This is expected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025. The developed countries are 1for 44% of waste, and in the U.S. alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.
Traditional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no interest in2the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue (营收)they would get from selling new goods.3, more and more businesses are thinking about how to reduce consumer waste. This is4 driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals. Also, both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect our environment is another force that contributes.
When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from, more and more consumers are looking into sustainability, which is5 just price and performance they were concerned about in the past. In a survey of 54 of the world's leading brands, almost all of them reported that consumers are showing increasing care about environmental lifestyles. At the same time, surveys on consumers in the U.S. and the U.K. show that they also care about 6 energy use and reducing waste.
7, consumers control what happens to a product. But some companies are starting to realize that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when8something seems like the easiest and most convenient option.
Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched 9programs, They want to make their customers interested in 10 their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the landfill. By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, they're promising quality and 11 to consumers, and receiving the12 gains for being environmentally friendly and socially responsible.
Enormous opportunities also13e-waste. It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42 million metric tons of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts) with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons 14. The materials from e-waste include iron, copper, gold, silver, and aluminum-materials that could be reused, resold, recovered, or recycled. Together, the value of these metals is estimated to be about $52 billion. Electronics giants like BestBuy and Samsung have provided e-waste 15programs over the past few years, which aim to refurbish (翻新)old electronic components and parts into new products.
Every family should have an emergency kit in their home. If there is an earthquake or a hurricane, for example, there could be a 1 cut, or the water could get polluted. You might be 2 at your home for several days because of a storm or a flood. Having an emergency kit 3 could help if anything like this 4 .
Your emergency kit might include the following 5 :
The first aid kit should include alcohol, cotton wool, bandages, painkillers, clean bottled water and burn ointment.
It is 6 to keep non-perishable (不易腐坏的) food supplies. In other words, food that won't spoil (变质) out of the fridge, such as canned food. There should be 7 food for three days. It is better if the food does not have to be cooked. Don't 8 the can opener!
It's a good 9 for each family member to have a 10 change of clothes, including waterproof shoes and a raincoat, as well as some warm blankets in case you have to 11 outdoors, just as if you were camping!
Other things you can 12 the kit are: flashlight and spare batteries, paper and pencils, mobile radio, matches and candles. Don't forget these things need to be checked regularly (定期地) to be sure that they 13 well. Check the expiry (期满) 14 on any canned food. You can also put in a backpack some of the things that are 15 to you, such as a toy or something else that you care about.
My 9-year-old daughter is reading in her room before bed. Every now and then I hear her 1 at a funny line. Sometimes she calls out to ask 2 she can read us something. It's 3 and she should be asleep by now, but we say yes.
“Listen!” she reads us the 4. “Isn't that wonderful?”
My husband and I 5. It is wonderful. I can't help feeling a little 6, too.
Not that long ago, we'd read to her nightly before she went to sleep. We did so even as she 7 reading on her own. As a result, we were often 8 by what was going on in her books, 9 we'd miss chapters as she speeded ahead. No matter. Bedtime was 10 reading aloud as a family, and we 11 it.
After almost ten years of reading together, she's ready to step away from that12. It's tough for my husband and me to 13 the tradition, even as we delight in the to-be-read pile growing next to her bed.
But we still talk to her about 14. She's aware that reading isn't everyone's favourite thing, and that some find it harder to get into a 15 than she does. It was frustrating for her once too, though she doesn't remember that 16. These days, she keeps a blog of her 17, and begins to talk to others about what she loves to read. She's outgrown our 18 rituals(习惯) because she's falling in love with books on her own. I 19 this makes me happiest of all.
We all used to read together, but my 9-year-old daughter has taken it to a new level. What a 20 from one bedtime reading tradition towards another!
