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　　Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows．It challenges(挑战)the belief that short- sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light．

　　The Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes．They compared the vision(视力)and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia．In all, 30％of the Singaporean children were short-sighted--this rate(比率)was ten times higher than Australian children．

　　Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games．However, the Australian children spent an average(平均)of two hours a day outdoors－90 minutes more than the Singaporean children．

　　Professor(教授)Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s Vision Centre, said,“Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger．We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world－and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors．”

　　Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light．But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted?Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical(化学物质)which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people becoming short-sighted．

　　So be outdoors．It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports．

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Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China?Here let’s know some of them．

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　　Welcome to Franklin Hotel!We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible．We hope we will give you the best service(服务)．

　　·Room Service：You can use the service 24 hours a day．

　　·Dining Room：You can have three meals a day in the dining room．Breakfast is from 8∶00 to 9∶30．Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7∶00．If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6∶00．Lunch is from 12∶00 to 14∶00．Dinner is from 18∶30 to 20∶30．

　　·Telephone：There is a telephone in your room．Dial“0”before you make a call．We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy．

　　·Shop：The hotel shop is open from 9∶00 to 17∶30．

　　·Coffee House：You can drink coffee here at the following times：12∶00 to 14∶00, 20∶00 to 23∶30．

　　·Other services：There is a cinema in the hotel．A film begins at 19∶00 on Sundays and Wednesdays．Hot water is offered 24 hours．

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　　Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other．Here’s a simple test．Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock．What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive?If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time．If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early．If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians．

　　The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do．However, they found they were completely wrong．For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal．The Japanese prefer not to work while eating．Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime．The Germans like to talk business before dinner．The French like to eat first and talk afterwards．They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything．

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Every year there is a Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It is the most important festival in China．So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things．They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things．And they often make a special kind of food－“dumplings”．It means “come together”．On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children．Children also buy presents for their parents．On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕), all the family members come back to their hometown．This is a happy moment．Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready．When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．

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　　When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．

　　Good reading tips．

　　Try to read at the right level(水平)．Read something that you can(more or less)understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．

　　Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read：mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．

　　Try to read regularly．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix(固定)a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．

　　Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it．So, choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand it．There is something interesting in it．

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　　You may know the word“astronaut”．But do you know the word“taikonaut”?It means“Chinese astronaut”in English．It comes from the Chinese pinyin“taikong”and the English word“astronaut”．In 1998, a Malaysian Chinese scientist used the word for the first time．Since then, because of the fast development of China's space industry(工业), more and more people all over the world have known the word．In September, 2008, taikonauts caught many people's eyes again．

　　The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft(宇宙飞船)that carried three taikonauts took off from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 25th．It's the third time for China to send people into space．During the flight in space, some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one．With the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk．China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U．S．A．All the Chinese people are proud of our country．

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Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say“yes”and when they don’t they say“no”．If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it．Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine．Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say“No, thanks．”If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else,“No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．”If I really want wine, I just say,“Yes, thank you．”Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．

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　　On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her．Leila waited．Then she pushed the button on her camera．“And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,”Leila explained．“I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them．So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path(小道)．They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole．After a week, they were used to seeing my car．So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”

　　Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning．In Africa, photographers set up their hides(隐匿处)near water holes．They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night．For bird-watching, many lakes have hides．Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade(荫处)out of the wind and rain．

　　Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazines and newspapers．But a success rate of I in 20 is good．

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