Nowadays,workingovertimeissocommoninmanycompanies,especiallyinforeigncompanies,privatecompanies,andjointventures.AsfarasIamconcerned,therearetwomainreasonsofworkingovertime.Foronething,thereisindeedtoomuchworktodo.Ifitisso,thebossshouldcompensatestaffsbypayingthemasovertimesalaryorgivingthemvacations.Foranother,somestaffsarenotsuitablefortheirpositions.Inthatcase,thebossoughttohelpthemtoimprovetheirworkingefficiency.Iftheyarestillnotqualified,bossmaychangethepositionsforthem,ortotheworst,dismissthem.That'sallwhatIthinkaboutworkingovertime.
LiXiaohuspenttoomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesandhefellbehindothers.Asaclosefriendofhis,Imustdosomethingtohelphim.
First,Imusttellhimthatplayingcomputergamestoomuchisbadforhishealth,especiallyforhiseyes.Sohemustgiveitup.Icanplaymoresportswithhimafterschool.Maybehewillbecomemoreinterestedinsportsthancomputergames.
AndthenI'llaskhimtoconcentratemoreonhisstudy.Ofcourse,Iwilltrymybesttohelphimwithallhissubjects.IthinkIcandoitinmanyfunwaysandlethimfindmuchfuninstudying.
Atthesametime,I'llaskbothhisparentsandourteacherstohelphim,too.IfItrythese,I'msurehewillmakegreatprogresssoon.
Herearesomesuggestionstokeephealthy.
Firstly,weshouldkeepagoodmood.Keepingagoodmoodcanmakeushealthyandwealthy.Secondly,weshouldhaveenoughsleepeveryday.Don'tstayuplateatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.Thirdly,weshoulddevelopagoodeatinghabit,namelyeatingmorefreshfruitsandgreenvegetables,lessmeatandnojunkfood.Besides,makesurethateatatregularintervals.Inaddition,weshouldchangeourclothesastheseasongoes.What’smore,whenweareathome,weshouldopenthewindowstokeeptheairclean.Lastbutnotleast,dotheexerciseeverydaytostrengthenourhealth.
Dopleasepayattentiontothesepoints,keepingahealthybody.
GuangzhouZooisthelargestoneinourcity.
Theticketforanadultis80yuan.Thechildrenover1.2minheightcanpayonlyhalfofit,andtheonesunder1.2mcanenterthezooforfree.Thezooopensfrom9:00amto4:00pmonweekdaysandfrom8:00amto5:30pmonweekends.
Bytheway,whilevisitingthezoo,you'dbetternotfeedtheanimalswiththefoodyoutake.
Anddon'tgettooclosetooreventouchtheanimals.Thatwouldbeverydangerous.Pleasekeepthezoocleanaswell.
Wishyouagoodtime!
Onerainyday,LiLiwenthomebytaxi.Inthecarshefound(that)thedriverwaslearningEnglish.HesaidtoLiLi:"IwasweakinEnglishwhenIwasatschool.NowI’mworkinghardatittohelpwiththeBeijing2008OlympicGames."
IthinkIshouldlearnfromthedriver.Englishisveryimportanttousbecauseitiswidelyusedallovertheworld.Asastudent,I’lldomybesttolearnEnglishwellatschool.AndI’mgoingtospeakEnglishasmuchaspossibletoshowsupportfortheBeijing2008OlympicGames.
Timeflys.Aweekhasbeengone.
ThisweekIhavenothingsepecialexcepthelpinganoldladyacrosstheroad.IlefthomeforschoolinahurryonMondaymorning,becauseIhadflag-raisingceremonyonthatmorning.WhenIwasnearlyarrivedatschool,Isawanoldladywhosehairisallwhiteandsheseemeddidn’tmovesmoothly.Iworriedaboutthatshewouldhaveaccidentswithouthelp.SoIhelphertogothroughtheroad.Asaresult,Iwaslateforschool,butIwasveryhappy.
GrowingUpHeathily
Growingupheathilyisourduty.Everyoneofusshouldtryourbesttokeepourselveshealthy.
Firstofall,keepabalanceddiet.Weshouldeatalotofvegetablesandfruiteveryday.Don’teatjunkfood.Drinkwaterinsteadofcola.Secondly,getenoughsleepandenoughexercise.Earlytobedandearlytorisehelpalottoourhealth.Trytosleepeightorninehourseverynight.Trytoexerciseeverydayoratleasttwoorthreetimesaweekandrelaxourselvesbylisteningtolightmusic.
Besidesthephysicalhealth,wealsoneedfriendship.Weshouldtrytogetalongwellwithpeoplearoundus.Wecanshareourproblemsandhappinesswiththem.Andweshouldoftenmunicatewithourparentsandteachers.
Communicationplaysanimportantpartinourlife.Ahealthylifestyleandmunicatingwellwithotherscanhelpusgrowuphealthily.
DearJohn，
It’sMother’sDaytoday。It’saspecialday，isn’tit?
Ithinkweshoulddosomethingtoshowourlovetoourmothersonthisspecialday。MymotherandIaregoodfriends。WheneverImeetwithdifficulties，sheisalwaysthere，readytohelpme。
TodayIwillmakeabeautifulcardforher，withmythanksandbestwishesonit。ThenIwillhelpherwashthecarthisafternoonandcookherfavouritefoodintheevening。Besides，I’lltakeawalkwithherafterdinnerandthenplaychesswithher，forshelikesitverymuch。I’msureshe’llbeveryhappy。
What’syourplanforMother’sDay?I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou。
Yours，
LiHua
HowtoKeepHealthyFirstly,buildnormaldailyroutineandeatregularly.Youshouldgotobedandgetupearly.Makesureyoucanhaveagoodrest.Payattentiontoyourdiets.Don'teattoomuchmeatandsugar.Eatmorevegetables.
首先，建立正常的作息，饮食规律。你应该早睡早起，确保你能够有良好的'睡眠。注意你的饮食，不要吃太多肉和糖，多吃蔬菜。
Secondly,haveagoodmoodtowardslife.Agoodmoodwillbringyouahealthybody,too.
其次，对生活抱有好心境。一个好的心情也会给你带来一个健康的身体。
Last,dosomeexercises.Exerciseshelpyoubuildastrongandhealthybody.
最后，要多锻炼。锻炼能够帮助你建立强壮健康的身体。
Manyoftheworld'slanguagesandculturearedyingout.Givepossiblereasonsandyourrecommendations.
Nowadays,internationalcommunicationhasbecomemoreandmoreimportant,peopleprefertocommunicateinlanguages,suchasEnglish,ArabicandChinese.Butmanyoftheworld'slanguagesandculturearedyingout.Inthisessaywewillexaminetheproblemoflanguagesandculturedyingandthesolutions,suchaswritingbooksandincreasinglanguagepopulationlevels.
Firstly,asthetechnologyimproves,peoplearoundtheworldarerelyingmoreandmoreonelectronicdevicestocommunicatewitheachother.Whilethistrendishelpingthemajorculture,itishavingaharmfuleffectontheminorculturethatcouldbeswallowedupbythemajorculture.
Secondly,someoftheworld'slanguagesarenotbeinglearnedwidelybychildrenorusedindailycommerce.Insomeboardingschools,childrenwerepunishedforspeakingtheirparent'slanguage.
Despitethedesiresoflanguageandcultureactivists,theoutlookissomewhatgrim.Peoplealreadyrealizethisproblemexistsandaretryingtosolveit.
Foronesolution,peoplecanrecordthecultureandlanguagesonbooksortapes,makingsureourdescendantscanlearnorusetheminthefuture.
Thesecondsolutionisincreasingthelanguagepopulationlevels.Governmentscanmakesomepolicies,likeencouragementforpeopletolearnandteachthelanguagesfacingextinction,nomatterwhetherthelanguageisusedindailycommerceornot.Bytryingtokeepthemalive,atleasttheyhaveafutureassecondlanguages.
Theimportantthingistolearntheelder'stongueandculturebeforeit'stoolate.Otherwisewewilllosethem.
LastSaturdayevening，allmyfamilyhaddinnerinarestaurant。
Weenjoyedourselveswhilewewereattable。However，someteenagerssittingbesideourtablebegantotalkandlaughloudly。What’sworse，theybegantosmokeintherestaurant，whichmadeusangry。Afterawhile，Istoodupandadvisedthemtostopsmokingandbehavethemselves。Tomysurprise，theydidn’tfollowmysuggestions。Instead，theylaughedatme，sayingthatIwastooyoungandtoonaive。
Inmyopinion，it’swrongtodothatinpublic。Thefutureofourcountryliesinteenagers，whoshouldnotonlyobeytherulesinpublicbutalsomakecontributionstothesociety。
MyfavoritebuildingisZhuhaiFishingGirl,whichislocatedatthescenicXiangluBay,inHaibinPark.Thestatueiscomposedofgraniteandstands8.7metershigh,weighing10tons.ItwasbuiltbyaprofessorcalledPanhefromGuangzhouArtCollegein1982.NowithasbecomethelandmarkofZhuhai.Itlookssoglorious.
Look,sheholdsapearlhighlyintheairwithbothofherhandsinanelegantpose,asifsheisgreetingtheguestsfromeverywhere.ThatalsosymbolizesthebrightnessofZhuhai.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplecometoseeitwiththeirowneyes.
IfyoutraveltoZhuhai,I'dlovetoshowyouaroundthere.Maybeyou'llhaveanicetime.
DearJo:
Howareyou?Ihaven’theardof①youforalongtime.
I’dliketell②yousomethingaboutourschoollifeinChina.NowwearestudentsofNo.4MiddleSchool.We’reinthesamegrade,GradeTwo,butindifferentclass③.I’minClass1,butLucyisinClass4.Wegotoschoolfivedaysaweek.Everymorning,weleavehomeafteraquickbreakfast.Classesbeginateighto’clockinthemorning.Wehavefourclassesinthemorningandthreeclassesintheafternoon.Wehavelunchatschoolbecauseweall④likeChinesefoodverymuch.
Ourfavoritefoodisdumplings.Schoolisoveratabout3intheafternoon.Afterschoolwehavesportsontheplayground.WehavemadefriendswithalotofChinesechildren.WeteachthemEnglishandtheyteachour⑤Chinese.NowwecanspeakandwritealittleinChinese.Whataboutyou?Bytheway,whenareyoucomingtoChina?Pleasewritetomesoon.
Lovefrom:Lily
TheInternetisbeingmoreandmoreimportantinourdailylife.Onthenet,wecanlearnnewsbothathomeandabroadandallkindsofotherinformationaswell.Wecanalsosendmessagesbye-mail,makephonecalls,gotonetschool,readdifferentkindsofbooksandlearnforeignlanguagesbyourselves.Besides,wecanenjoymusic,watchsportsmatchesandplaychessorcards.Onthenet,wecanevendoshopping,haveachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththem.Inaword,theInternethasmadeourlifemorecolourful.