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Fun Facts About Reptiles (爬行动物) A snake’s eyes look as if they are always open and watching. Its eyelids are transparent (透明 的), so you can’t see that they’re closed. If a lizard is caught by the tail, its tail will break off, but it can grow a new one. A hidden crocodile can hold… Continue reading Extreme-animal-2

Have you noticed that some animals will go to extremes to be noticed? These oddest of creatures come in all sizes and shapes. Some walk in a funny way. Others eat strange things. Some wear bold (明显的), bright patterns to blend in. In this book, you’ll read about the largest and the smallest. You’ll learn… Continue reading Extreme animals

How we measure Introduction Lisa and Magda are pen pals. Lisa lives in the United States, and Megda lives in Canada. A lot of things are the same in the United States and Canada. But many things are different. One difference is the system people use to measure things. Canada uses the metric system to… Continue reading How we measure

Shining young stars At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, “post-2000s” athletes got 12 of China’s 38 gold medals (奖牌). China awarded May Fourth Medals to these young athletes. The athletes shone in the games with their strength and skills. They also showed their true selves(自己) to the world. “They are confident(自信的) enough to the true… Continue reading Shining young stars

What-did-these-colors-mean What did these colors mean? In Chinese, people use the phrase “hongde fazi” to describe someone who enjoys great popularity (受欢迎). Why do people use hong(red) and zi (purple) to refer to popularity? The red and purple colors originally(原来) referred to(指) the color of ancient officials’ clothes. Clothing color could show social status(社会地位) in… Continue reading What did these colors mean?