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　　Once Effendi(阿凡提)had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相)．He said that the Minister would die the next day．Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died．When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to eatch Effendi at once．

　　When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily,“Effendi, since you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death．Say it out, or you'll die today．”

　　Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered,“But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you?”

　　Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that．He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go．

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　　Australia is the greatest island in the world．It is to the south of the equator．So when it is summer in our country, it is cold winter in Australia．

　　Australia is big, but the population(人口)there is thin．The population is the same as that of Shanghai, a city of China．Australia is young and diverse nation and Australian people come from many different countries．

　　Australia has many, many sheep．After a short drive from town, you will see sheep around you．You can also find kangaroo has a“bag”below its chest．The mother kangaroo keeps its baby in the“bag”．

　　Australia is considered to be a relaxed, informal society(社會(huì))．When greeting others, students and young people say“Hello”or“Hi”．Sometimes they will say“How's it going?”or“Good day”．In more formal(正式的)situations they usually shake hands the first time they meet．“Good morning”,“Good afternoon”or“Pleased to meet you”are formal greetings．English is Australia's national language．

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　　Television is good．You'd like to watch it all day and all night．But don't! Too much TV is a very bad thing, especially for kids．

　　Scientists(科學(xué)家)found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read than other kids．They can't focus(集中)on their work．

　　Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others．If they spend too much time watching TV, they'll have less time for those things．It may make it harder for them to get on with others when they grow up．

　　Watching too much TV is bad for people's health．People don't move much while watching TV．What's more, they may eat a lot of food while watching．This can make them fat．We call these people“couch potatoes(沙發(fā)土豆)”．Do you want to be like them?

　　Fighting(打仗)on TV is a big problem for kids．An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts(畫面)on TV a year．Young people are good at following．Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight．

　　Experts(專家)say：watching TV for two hours a day at most!

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　　Mr King lived with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos．Ever since he left school, he had travelled all over the world collecting animals for his own zoo．He hoped to collect two examples of every kind of animal on his island．But he was afraid that people would find him someday．

　　He wrote books about his travels, and about his animals that he collected．The money from the books helped to pay for all the food that these animals eat．

　　One day, when Mr King was out looking for drinking water, he found oil．He needed money for his travels and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for what he needed all his life, but he knew that if he told anybody else about it, it would be the end of his zoo and his life's work．So he decided not to tell anyone about what he had found, because oil and water couldn't mix(混合)．

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　　Many people like to watch TV．Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day．TV brings the outside closer to people's homes．Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV．

　　What's going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere?

　　If you want to answer these and many other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it．You can see a lot and learn a lot．Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio．With TV, however, they can learn better and more easily．Why? Because they can hear and watch．

　　TV helps us a lot．TV often gives us new ideas．We learn newer and better ways of doing things．

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　　Many of us enjoy keeping pets．We read in the newspaper that more than half of Americans have pets．These animals don't ask for much－just food, home and care．Instead, pets can bring us much more．They tell us about love, and teach us to love others．They never leave us when we are happy or not．They are our good friends．

　　Pets are good teachers．

　　Pets are teachers．They help us learn about responsibility(責(zé)任)and love－They are important to the children's healthy growing．

　　If the children try to care for a pet, they also learn to care for other people．

　　Some special dogs are useful to us．They can guard our homes, and show the blind people the way．Pets can also make old people happy, because many old people are living alone．Pets become their good friends．

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　　The mascot first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1972 in Munich．After that it played an important part in each Olympic Games．So it will be in the Beijing Olympic Games．The mascot for the 29th Olympic Games has been the subject of the discussions since Beijing won the right to hold it．There is a competition for mascots of the Beijing Olympic Games．So far Beijing has received more than 600 mascot designs(設(shè)計(jì))from around the world．The result will come out in June next year．

　　The lovely panda, the Monkey King, the golden monkey and the red-crowned crane all have been chosen．But it's difficult to make a decision because it should not only show the spirit of the Olympic Games, but also the Chinese culture(文化)as well．It should be welcomed by young and old, men and women．And it should have a market worth that can be easily used in different Olympic things, such as T-shirts, bags, cups, pens and so on．At the same time, it should also look good on TV, the Internet, mobile phones and anything else that has something to do with the Olympics．

　　What will be the mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games? What's your idea? Why not think about it?

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　　Almost all people like flowers．Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on．Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things．Flowers have their own language．For example, red roses mean“l(fā)ove”and sunflowers mean“l(fā)oyalty”(忠誠(chéng))．So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries' spirit．In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower．Some people liked the peony(牡丹)but others liked the plum blossom(梅花)．They couldn't agree with each other．So it has not been decided yet．

　　People like to buy different flowers in different seasons．Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher．

　　a．Farmers grow flowers in their fields．

　　b．Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places．

　　c．Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets．They look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones．They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful．

　　d．You go to buy the flowers in the shops．When you buy a flower, you're paying lots of people：the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus．The seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper．

　　So you'd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time．But how? Why not dry them? It's easy! Sand drying is a way．Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers．And it's one of the cheapest．

　　Fill a box half-way with sand．

　　Put the flowers on top of the sand．

　　Put the box in a warm, dry place．

　　Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks．

　　Take them out and they will be dry．

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TV commentary(實(shí)況報(bào)道)

　　Today our program is about the 2008 Olympic mascots．(吉祥物)－Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini．If you put their names together, they say“Beijing welcome you!”in Chinese．They are symbols for the Games．They carry within themselves Chinese people's best wishes for the success of the Games．Here, let's learn about them one by one．

　　HUANHUAN The child of fire stands for the red Olympic ring．He is in the centre, the big brother of the five．He carries the Olympic spirit．He is the most warm-hearted and outgoing of the five．He can do well in all ball games．

　　YINGYING The antelope(藏羚羊)stands for the yellow Olympic ring．Yingying is smart and moves quickly．Like all antelopes, he is strong in track and field events(田徑比賽)．The antelope is one of the first animals put protection in China．Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics．

　　Do you want to know more about the other three mascots? Please come back after the four short advertisements．

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