On October 22, 2014, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberg visited Tsinghua University. In an interview(采访), to studentsˈ surprise, he answered all the questions in Mandarin(普通话). Although he made some mistakes, many students were impressed by his confidence(自信).

          Zuckerberg started the interview by saying, “Hello, everyone. Thanks for coming. I am very glad to be in Beijing. I love this city. My Chinese is very bad, but Iˈll try to use Chinese today. ” 

          The host and the students were both surprised and asked him, “Why do you learn Chinese? ”Zuckerberg gave three reasons. Firstly, his wife is Chinese and he wants to better communicate with her. Secondly, he wants to know more about the Chinese culture and he believes that language is the best way to understand another culture. “ China is a great country,” Zuckerberg said. Thirdly, he loves the challenge(挑战) of learning a language as difficult as Mandarin.

         The 34-year-old CEO started to learn Chinese in 2010. He often practices Mandarin with employees in his company.

Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turing to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After  (1)  into a store, you see that Huawei smart phones are  (2)  sale.

But you’re not in China---you are in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other  (3)  . Chinese products have been going global.

Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local   (4)   tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, who  (5)  at the University of Wollongong in Australia now. “We like to eat meat with the bone in, but people here   (6)  . So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish.”

Some Chinese brands are also becoming  (7)  than before. In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, according to Reuters. 

More than half of US-owned drones are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They’re not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the country.

In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and  (8)  . But now, things have changed greatly. “Made in China” becomes cool.

More people trust Chinese brands. “They are beautiful and offer some unique features American phones don’t have.” an article on CNN once  (9)  about Chinese smart phones. With the  (10)  of the technology, we will see more and more Chinese products around the world.    

It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high. But it was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.

Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months. The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.

Between August and November, the price of rice were down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down.

 (R=Reporter；S=Sadie Caddock)

R: What is the best part about your job as an animator (动画片制作者)?

S: I love to be able to bring a character to life. If I can imagine it, I can make it happen on the screen. It's a great feeling.

R: What was your favourite project?

S: My favourite project was a movie called It's a Zoo Out There. Unlike commercials (广告) and TV shows, a movie is longer and usually lets you explore the characters and story. For It's a Zoo Out There, I worked with a fun team of animators to create more than thirty animal characters. It was really an interesting experience.

R: How long does it take you to finish a project?

S: Well, it depends (看情况). It might take me a week to finish my part of a short commercial. As for a movie, one year may be not enough. It also depends on whether (或者) I'm drawing by hand or using a computer. Computers make the work go much faster. However, I sometimes find that drawing by hand is more creative.

R: Do you have any plans in the near future?

S: I will take a long holiday. I plan to visit some other countries. After that, I will keep working hard. I hope to make more animated movies!

  We got over 1000 letters, faxes and e-mail from our readers   (1)  their New Year’s resolutions. Many readers are going to work   (2)   in school this year than before. Lots of readers are going to play sports. Some readers want to be healthier. So they are going to eat more   (3)  . A few readers are going to learn a new language.   (4)  girls are going to exercise more to keep fit. Some parents are going to study the subjects   (5)   children learn at school. They want to   (6)  better with their kids. One old lady is going to   (7)   her job and she wants to find a job   (8)  a language teacher in China. 

Walking a few kilometers a day is normal. How about walking 30km? This is  (1)  students did at a Middle School Attached to Shandong University in Jinan.

    The students there hiked about 30km from school to a local mountain and back. The school has held hiking   (2)  since 2001 ,in order to   (3)   the students' bodies and minds.

    The trip   (4)  about nine and a half hours,and more than 700 students in Grade Eight took part in the hike. The trip started at 7: 30 a.m. and ended at 4: 30 p.m. on April 1st.

    "I felt a strong team spirit during this   (5)   experience," said Li Tao, one of the flag bearers(旗手) of the hike." When we fell behind others, strong students supported weak ones so that we could   (6)   the trip. Some of them helped me  (7)  the flag. I wouldn't have been  (8)   to finish the trip without their help. "

    I'm happy to learn the   (9)  of perseverance (坚持不懈), too, which will be very  (10)   in our future lives, "said Li.

For thousands of years, poetry(诗歌) has been one of the favorite types of literature(文学) in China. There were many famous poets in Chinese history, and many of their poems are still read and loved today.

Recently, a popular TV show — Chinese Poetry Competition attracts many people. Now let’s interview some people and listen to what they said.

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