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　　One day, my mother and I went shopping at a Chinese supermarket．We found that the crucian carps(鲫鱼)in the seafood counter were very fresh, as a result we chose four crucian carps and handed them over to the seller．As it would take some time to clean the fish and dispose(处理)of their internal organs(内脏), we decided to look around the other places first．When we came back to the seafood counter, I asked the seller for my fish．He raised one, which was being cleaned, to let me have a look and tell me he was still working on the fish．I hurriedly said, “Go ahead．Go ahead．” I meant for him to go on．

　　Unexpectedly, the seller stopped his work, looking at me with puzzled expression, and asked me, “ Go ahead?” “Yes,” I said, “go ahead”．He pointed at the fish in all seriousness, and repeated very seriously, “Head?” Paying no more attention to him, I turned back to chat with my mother．Suddenly, “Bang, bang, bang,” was heard from the counter．Quickly, the seller passed the four fish without heads to me．

　　I asked loudly, “Why did you cut all the heads off?” The seller was also very angry and said, “Didn't you tell me to go ahead again and again?”On hearing what he said I felt funny as well as angry．It turned out that he considered “go ahead” as “cut the head off”．No wonder he asked me several times about it!

　　Taking the headless fish home, I became frightened．Wouldn't it be possible that the hairdresser would have cut my head off if I had gone to get my haircut?

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　　When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive．One of my father's friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St．Paul．

　　Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call．Dad and I would go to Bernie's place．We' d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal．

　　Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us．Then we'd bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart-the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part－and throw away the rest．

　　Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man．I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman．Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie's wealth(财富)itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked．Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon．

　　What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind．Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon．If you don't take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life's small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life．

　　For many years, I forgot that lesson I'd learned as a kid on the loading dock．I was too busy making all the money I could．

　　Well, I've relearned it．I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day．That's the heart of the watermelon．I have learned again to throw the rest away．

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　　How much do you know about Top Combine(TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training in South Korea, the five boys are back with their latest album(专辑)Grandness Equal to Heaven．They showed up in Beijing last month to promote(推广)their new record．Hundreds of teenagers shouted in excitement when they saw them．

　　“I enjoyed this album．I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldn't have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album．

　　Each of the boys has put something of themselves into the new album, from Zhang Yuan's soft voice to Ma Xueyang's wonderful composing and writing．Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is creative and moving．There are traditional musical instruments, including flute(笛子)and pipa(琵琶)in it．A teenage fan from Shanghai says that Top Combine's new album helps him get through all his tests．

　　Although they tried to be China's No．1 Motivational(励志的)boy band, Top Combine's first performance in October, 2008 was not a big success．The band's first EP Arrival was not immediately popular．People said TC was just like a South Korean boy band．There was nothing special, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those Korean bands．

　　But they didn't give up and worked harder to develop their own style．Now with their new album, their hard work is paying off．

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　　When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things．He was always asking his father and brothers “What?”and “How?” and “Why?”

　　They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．

　　When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．

　　Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before．The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin! He's always finding out something new!”

　　Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats．He saw how the wind blew them across the water．

　　One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float(漂浮)across the water? And I'm going to try．”Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string(线)and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air．Then Ben jumped into the water．

　　The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water．Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．

　　One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”

　　“Yes，”said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things．”

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　　“An old village woman in her seventies from Zhenjiang Province rented a small house in Shanghai and let visitors to the World Expo live there for free while she slept on a little couch．Her kindness moved(感动)countless people．” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said so at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China on October 31 when it ended．

　　It is a true story．The heroine of it is Ying Miaofang, an old woman from a village of Zhuji City in Shaoxing of Zhejiang Province．“I rented a house in Shanghai and received more than 330 Expo visitors during three months' time．My house was never empty during that period．” Ying told reporters．She also said it was worth helping so many people to visit the Shanghai World Expo and she was praised by Premier Wen．

　　In the late of last May．Ying Miaofang paid 1,800yuan per month to rent a small house near Changning Road in Shanghai, and spent more money on a new air conditioner, a refrigerator, a TV set and other things．She published her phone number in the newspaper and opened the house for Expo visitors for free on June 23．

　　Besides providing a free living place．, Ying got up very early every morning to buy food, cook breakfast, clean rooms and wash clothes for those guests．Many of her guests wanted to pay some money to her when they left, but she refused．In order to support the Shanghai Would Expo, Ying spent about 20 thousand yuan in all, which could not be regarded as a little money for a woman from a village．

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　　Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true．

　　Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages．If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it．Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(代沟)．

　　Don't argue with your parents．Don't get to your parents when you are angry．Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them．And you can't express yourself well if you are angry．Go someplace to cool off．Make sure you understand why you are unhappy．Then think about what you want to say to your parents．If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter．

　　Try to reach a compromise(和解)．Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something．You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other．Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle．They argued over it．But they finally came to a compromise．Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days．

　　Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something．In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect(尊敬)to them．Showing respect will keep your relationship strong．

　　Talk about your values．The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own．Tell your parents what you care about, and why．Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life．

　　A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person．It is worth having a try!

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　　Mr．Green and his wife had a dog．When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house．One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate．They went off in their car．

　　When the film was finished, they went home．They opened the gate and put the car away．When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken．The door was not locked and it was open．A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things．However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing．

　　The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room．The wife was angry with the dog．“Why didn't you guard(保卫)the house?”she said．The dog was pleased to see Mr．and Mrs．Green．It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth．It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet．When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised．Can you guess what the dog's present was? It was a man's finger!

　　The end of the story is this．Mr．Green telephoned the police and told them everything．Three days later the police caught the robber．They found him easily．

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　　More and more new languages appear on the Internet．We call them "cyber* languages” ．Recently “geili” is everywhere．It is a Chinese word in English alphabet*．Since “geili” sounds like “geli” in pinyin, netizens* invented the word “geli” ．And Chinese does not have part of speech, so it can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or adverb at the same time．To fit into different parts of speech, they created “gelivable” the adjective, and “gelivability” the noun．It means “giving power” or “cool” ．

　　We have many cyber words like this．Some of these words and expressions were even picked up in serious media* reports．On November 10, the People's Daily, carried a front－page* news story with the title “Jiangsu gelivable cultural province” ．

　　David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University, first heard the word “gelivable” from his students．He said it was very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words．

　　Sergey Dmitriev, a student from Russia studying international politics at Liaoning University, believed the words are a way to learn more about Chinese society．“In Russia, similar words were created, as well, ” he said, adding that creation of the English words showed greater influence and more of an opening of China to the world．

　　“Cyber language is more vivid*, ” Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said．A writer, Wang Pei, thinks language is always developing．

　　But an unnamed official said that, in fact, many senior* staff from news media were worried that years later, the younger would forget how to use formal* Chinese expressions．

　　“My father is Li Gang” is another popular cyber language．What other cyber language do you know? What do you think of them?

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　　Chinese children can get a taste of adult working life in a theme park DODUCITY．The Kids City, the first of its kind in China, allows children aged 5 to 10 to try out jobs of their choice．

　　Lied in eastern Hangzhou, the indoor entertainment* and education park, similar to “Kidzania” in Mexico and Japan, offers more than 50 jobs, including doctor, police officer and lawyer, according to Hangzhou Youth Activity Center(HYAC), the organizer* of the park．

　　The park is a city with streets, hospitals, museums, supermarkets, schools, airports and so on．Inside the 7000－square－meter city, every kid would get special money that they can only spend in the park．They could make more money by working in different areas or workshops．

　　“The experience will help kids to learn about the adult life, which is good for their future career * planning．They will have a lot of fun here, ” said Huang Jianming from HYAC．Parents will not be allowed to go into the city to accompany their children, but they can take pictures from outside the huge glass house．

　　The world's first Kidzania was opened in Mexico City in 1999．It has turned out to be a huge success receiving about 800, 000 visitors．“We are happy that DODUCITY is so successful．” said Huang．

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