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Most people want to be happy,but few of them know how to findhappiness.Money and success alone do not bring happiness forever.Aristotle(亚里士多德), a Greek thinker,said,"Happiness depends upon ourselves" (1) Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier. (2) such as reading a good book, listening to your favourite music,spending time with close friends.People who have several close friends often live happily. (3) .
(4) .Many people go dancing or play sports.People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally,many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. (5) You can help a friend with his or her lessons, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person.
A.They could enjoy simple things in their lives. B.In other words,we make our own happiness C.The first secrect of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. D.In want to feel happier,do good things to help other people. E.The second secrect to living a happy life is to be active. |
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem, but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. In those days people spelt words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn't made until the time of the Qing Dynasty.
The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty﹣two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had not been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one metre underground. In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.
Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray, and his two daughters were among them. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty﹣four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It had more than 15,000words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big!
Notes on James Murray's life |
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Murray's early life |
Born in Scotland. He left school at 14and became a(1) worker, later a great teacher. |
Murray's work on OED |
He became the editor of OED in the year(2) . His working(3) were bad: ﹣he worked in a part﹣underground place in the garden(4) his house ﹣in winter it was terribly cold there ﹣he often worked by candle light into the evening The time he spent on OED was much(5) than expected. Later others and his two daughters(6) him. |
Other information. |
OED was finished in the year 1928. It had over 15,000(7) in twelve books. It is the(8) dictionary in the world. Thanks to it, people can (9) in the same way. For Murray, working on a dictionary wasn't only a (10) ; it was a wonderful journey. |
Donnie Darko is a fantastic film. It's a dark comedy, which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening.
The film(1) (set) in an American town. One night, Donnie Darko, who is a teenager, meets a frightening man(2) (dress) as a rabbit. When a plane crashes into Donnie's house, the man saves his life and then tells him that his enemies plan(3) (end) the world in 26days. The film is about the next 26days. It's a teenage love story, a thriller, a science fiction film, and a comedy, all in one film.
Donnie Darko was written and directed by Richard Kelly, who(4) (be) only 25when he made it. It(5) (win) plenty of film awards so far, but no Oscars. The music is really good, and it(6) (include) 1980s pop songs. Watch this film now and see what you think of it.
I need (silent) when I am studying.
I bought the computer (simple) because it was cheap.
Yuan Longping is one of the (great) people that have ever lived, I think.