Manypeopleareafraid,tocookChinesefood.TheythinkitisdifficulttoprepareChinesedishes.Ching-HeHuang;ayoungchef（厨师）,businessowner,andTVstar,ischangingtheirideas.Sheteachespeoplequickandeasy.waystoprepareChinesefood.ThankstoChing-He,manypeoplearoundtheworldnowlovetocookChinesefood!
Ching-Hewasbornin1978.ShefirstlearnedabouttraditionalChinesecookingfromhergrandparents.WhenChing-Hewaselevenyearsold,sheandherfamilymovedtoLondon.Hermotheroftentraveledforwork,andChing-Hecookedmealsforherfamily.HermothertaughtheralittlebitaboutChinesecooking.Soon,Ching-Hestartedtocreateherownrecipes（菜谱）.Sheespeciallylovedtomakericedishesandnoodlesoups.
Ching-Hestudiedeconomics（经济学）incollege,butherbigpassion（热情）wascooking.Aftershegraduated,shestartedafoodanddrinkcompany.ShesoldhealthyChinesefoodsanddrinkstostores.In2005,Ching-HehadherfirstTVcookingprogram.In2006,shewroteherfirstcookbook.In2008,shestarredinanotherTVseries,ChineseFoodMadeEasy.ForthisTVshow,shetraveledaroundtheUKandtaughtpeopletomakesimple,deliciousChinesefood.ShealsowroteanothercookbooktogowiththeTVshow.OverthreemillionpeoplewatchedtheTVseries.Nowsheissuccessful.
Ching-Heisaverybusywoman,butshestillfindstimetorelax.WhatdoesChing-HeHuangdoinherfreetimeShecooks,ofcourse!
UncleWangworksinabookshopinthemiddleofthecity.Theshopisnotfarfromhishome.Itisaboutonekilometreaway.SoUncleWangseldom（很少）goestoworkbybus.Heusuallygoestherebybike,sometimesonfoot.Ittakes（花费）himtwentyminutestogettherebybikeandfortyminutesonfoot.Todayhisbikeisbroken.Hewantstowalkthere.Nowheishavingbreakfast.Heleaveshomebybikeattentoeightandhewalkstoworktwentyminutesearlier.Hisworkstartsathalfpasteightinthemorningandfinishesataquartertofiveintheafternoon.
NieJieming,aChineseandAmericanboy,is12yearsold.HisdadisChineseandhismomisAmerican.SohisEnglishandChineseareverygood.HeisinClassThree,GradeSeven.Inhislife(生活),hehasthreegoodfriends.TheyareLucy,BobandKitty.
Lucyisanicegirl.Sheiseleven.Shehaslonghair.Blueisherfavoritecolor.Herpencilsandrulersareblue,too.
Bobhasawidemouth.HecanspeakEnglish,Japanese(日语)andChinese.HeisinablackT-shirt.Hisfriendsknowhelikesblackverymuch.
Kittyisacat.Itiswhiteandblack.Ithasblueeyesandshortlegs.Fishisitsfavorite.
MynameisJenny.I’m13.I’mastudentinHopeMiddleSchool.I’minClassFour.30studentsareinmyclass,and22ofthemaregirls.
Thisismyyellowschoolbag.Myfavoritecolorisyellow.AndIhaveayellowtelephone.2548-3695ismyphonenumber.
JohnandLisaaremygoodfriends.Johnismyclassmate.He’swelcomeinmyclass.Helost(丢失了)abluenotebookintheschoollibrarythismorning.If(如果)youseeit,callJohnat3695-5284.Lisaisn’tinmyschool.She’sinJiandeMiddleSchool.SheandIarethesameage(同龄).Thisisherredpencilbox.What’sinitSomepencils,ayellowrulerandawhiteeraserareinit.这个白色橡皮是她的吗？不，它是我的。
【推荐1】CCTVreportedthateveryyearChinesepeoplethrowawayalotoffoodwhichcanfeed200millionpeopleforayear.DowehavetoomuchfoodOfcoursenot.AccordingtotheUNWorldFoodProgram,therewere900millionhungrypeopleallovertheworldin2013.Aboutsixmillionchildrendieofhungereveryyear.Sothinkaboutit.Weshouldsaynotopeoplewhowastefoodeveryday.Anoldsayinggoes,“Everygrain(谷物)ontheplatecomesfromhardwork.”Ittellsuseverybodymustsavefood.
Luckily,anumberofpeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofsavingfood.LiHong,awaitressinarestaurantinJiangsu,oncelostherjobbecauseshetooksomeleftover(剩余的)foodhomeforherson.However,manypeoplewerebyhersideandcriticized(批评)thewasteoffood.
WhatshouldwedoinourdailylifetostopwastingfoodWecandothefollowingthingstoprevent(阻止)itfromhappening:
Don’tordertoomuchfoodinarestaurant.Onlyorderasmuchasyoucaneat.Ifyoucan’teatallthefoodyouorder,taketherestofithome.Don’tbetoopicky(挑剔的)aboutfood.Somefoodmaynotbetasty,butyourbodyneedit.Don’tkeeptoomuchfoodathome,especiallyforfruitandvegetables,theygobadeasily.
PeopleinChinahave10gramsofsaltadayonaverage,twicetheamountrecommendedbytheWHO,andoverthepastfourdecadesadultsinChinahavehadamongthehighestsaltconsumption(消耗)intheworld.
SaltintakeinChinaisconfirmedtobeamongthehighestintheworld,withadultsoverthepastfourdecadesconsistently(持续)consumingonaverageabove10gofsaltaday,whichismorethantwicetherecommendedlimit.
TheresearchgroupalsofoundthatChinesechildrenaged3-6areeatingthemaximumamountofsaltrecommendedbyWHOforadults(5gaday)whileolderchildreneatalmost9g/day.
Excess(超量的)saltintakerisesbloodpressure,amajorcauseofstrokesandheartdiseasewhichcauseabout40percentofdeathsintheChinesepopulation.
TheteamreviewedalldataeverpublishedonsaltintakeinChina(whichinvolvedabout900childrenand26,000adultsacrossthecountry)andfoundthatsaltintakehasbeenconsistentlyhighoverthepastfourdecades,withaNorthSouthdivide.
WhilesaltintakeinnorthernChinaisamongthehighestintheworld(11.2gaday),ithasbeendecreasingsincethe1980swhenitwas12.8gaday,andmostmarkedlysincethe2000s.
Thiscouldbetheresultofbothgovernmentaleffortsinsaltawareness(认知)educationandthereducedpickledfoodproducts.
However,thistrendofdecreasewasnotseeninsouthernChina,whichhasvastlyincreasedfrom8.8gadayinthe1980sto10.2gadayinthe2010s.
Thiscouldbeduetogovernmentaleffortsbeingmitigatedbythegrowingconsumptionofprocessedfoodsandout-of-homemeals.
Whatisitlikestudyingchimps(黑猩猩)inaforestBritishscientistJaneGoodallcantellyouallaboutit.InMarch2023,this90-year-oldwomansharedtheexperiencewithstudentsatanAmericanuniversity.
WhenGoodallwasyoung,shelovedtoreadandspendtimeinnature.Shedreamedofseeingthehabitats(栖息地)ofherfavoriteanimals.
InJuly1960,Goodallwas26yearsold.ShetraveledtotheforestsinTanzania,EastAfrica.Towatchthechimpsthereupclose,shespentmonthswinningtheirtrust.Goodallthoughtthechimps’liveswerealotlikeours.Inthepast,scientistshadnumberedthechimps.ButGoodalldidnotwanttodothat.Instead,shegaveeachofthemahumannamekindly.
InOctoberofthesameyear,Goodallwaswatchingtwochimps.ShehadnamedthemDavidGreybeardandGoliath.Shewatchedastheymadetoolsfromplants.Untilthen,peoplethoughthumansweretheonlyanimalsthatusedtools.BecauseofGoodall’sdiscovery,chimpsarenowconsideredsmartanimals.
In1977,GoodallsetuptheJaneGoodallInstitute(珍·古道尔研究会).Itworkstoeducatepeopleonenvironmentalprotection.Inthelate1980s,Goodallbegantofightagainstthelossofnaturalhabitats.Shehasbeenencouragingyoungpeopletojointhefight.“Ifwealldoourparttohelp,”shesaid,“theworldwillbeabetterplace!”
JaneGoodallisaBritishscientist,whohasbeenstudyingchimps.Whenshewasyoung,shedreamedofgoingtothehabitatsofthechimpsbecauseshelovedspendingtimein1.Whenshewas26yearsold,shetraveledtoEastAfrica.Ittookhermonthstowinthechimps’trustinorderto2themupclose.Shethoughtthechimps’liveswerelikethehumans’.Shegaveeachofthemaname3insteadofnumberingthem.Also,shefoundthatchimpscouldmaketools,sopeoplethinktheseanimalsarevery4.In1977,theJaneGoodallInstitutewassetupto5peopletoprotecttheenvironment.Shehopesthateveryonecantrytomaketheworldabetterplace.
LiWei’sCollegeDream
LiWei,a22-year-oldyoungmanisnamed“StrongBrother”bynetizens(网友).Hewalkedonhiskneesallthewaytothe2011nationalcollegeentranceexamination(高考)room.HewasborninapoorfamilyinShanxiprovince.Butunluckily,atrafficaccidenttookawayhislegswhenhewasonly3yearsold.Hislifehaschangedsincethen.Withoutfeet,hehadtospendmostofhistimepracticingwalkingonhishandsandknees.EverybodywhoseesLiWeiforthefirsttimeissurprisedtoseethathecaneasilyplaytennisorclimbupstairswithoutfeet.Somepeopleeventhinkhestillhasfeet,buthasshortlegs.
Withhardwork,LiWeifinishedallhisschoolstudy.In2011,hebecameacollegestudentinChongqingNormalUniversity.Nowhehasbeenenjoyinghiscollegelife.Andhereceivedanewpairofartificiallegs(假肢)fromChinaDisabledPerson’sFederation(残联).
Helikesthepopularsongwhichsays“Iknowmyfutureisnotadream,Iwilllivehappilyforeveryminuteofmylife.Myfutureisnotadream.Myheartmoveswiththehope…”.Followyourdream,anditwillcometrueoneday.
HouYifan,a28-year-oldgirl,isa“queenofchess”inChina.Peoplearoundtheworldareimpressedbythegreatchessplayer.
Houstartedtoplaychessat5yearsoldin1999.Atthattime,herparentstookHoutotrydifferentmindgamesatatrainingcenter.“Withthespecialshapes(形状),Iwasinterestedinthechessandwantedtotakeitup,”saidHou.
Afterplayingfortwoyearsasahobby,Houmethercoach,agreatmasterTongYuanmingandbeganakindofnewtraining.“Chessisamindgamefullofchanges.SoIshouldlearnskillsfromothersandkeeppractisingchessinmydailylife,”Housaid.
Luckily,whatshedidwassoonrewarded(回报).At13,shebecameChina’syoungestNationalWomen’sChampionandthenbecametheyoungestchesschampionintheworldat16.
Althoughshewaswell-knownallovertheworld,shestillwantedtokeepimproving.Havingfocusedoninternationalchessforalongtime,Houthenwantedtostudyinthecollege.ShewenttoPekingUniversityin2012.Severalyearslater,shewentontostudyintheUniversityofOxford.“Imustknowmore,”shesaid.“Iwouldliketoopenmyeyestoseethewholeworld.”
Now,the28-year-oldladyhasbecomeateacheratShenzhenUniversity.Shehopesto“connectthemethodsshelearnedinChinatotheWestandallowinternationalchesstoreachmoreyoungChinesepeople”.
Becominga“queenofchess”
【推荐1】Duringthelastfewyearsofhislife,mydadlivedjustuptheroadfrommeinatinyhouse.Hehadbeenaloneforover20yearsafterlosingmymom.Hisownmotherhadrecentlypassedawaytoo.Hewasdisabledandretired,sohespentalotoftimealone.
Severaltimesaweek,though,Iwouldtakeawalkuptohishouse.Wewouldsitinthelivingroom,drinkteaandtalk.Itwasn’tanythingbig.Wetalkedaboutsports,cars,gardening,weather,andenjoyedalaughoveroldmemories.Itwasn’tanythingtoodeep.Itwasjustasimplesharing,aconnectionbetweenafatherandason,anhourspentjustenjoyingeachother’scompany.Thoseafternoonsremainsomeofmyhappiesttimesspentwithmydad.Itallowedustogentlyheal(治愈)anyoldwoundswehadgiveneachotherwhenIwasgrowingup.Itallowedustosilentlygiveeachothertimeandlove.Itallowedustogrowclosertogetherbeforeheleftthisworld.
Iknowthatwhenmyowntimeinthisworldisdone,Iwillgettospendanotherafternoonwithmydad.Wewillsit,talk,catchup,andquietlyenjoyeachother’scompany.Wewillshareallthelovewedidn’tgettoshare.Andwewillrememberthatafternoonforever.
IfthereisonethingthatIlearnedfromthoseafternoons,itisthis:Itisnevertoolatetospendtimewiththoseyoulove.Itisnevertoolatetotellthemthatyoulovethem.Itisnevertoolatetohealarelationshipandmendahurtingheart.Begintoday!Spendanafternoonwiththoseyouloveandthoseafternoonswillbecomealifetime.
【推荐2】WhenIwasridingtoschooloneday,Isawamanabout250metersinfrontofme.IcouldtellhewascyclingslowerthanmeandIdecidedtocatchupwithhimandbeathim.
Istartedcyclingfasterandfaster.Witheveryblock(街区),Igotclosertohim.Afterafewminutes,Iwasonlyabout100metersbehindhim,soItriedharder.Finally,Icaughtupwithhimandpassedhim.Ifeltsohappyandproud.Iwon,buthedidn’tevenknowwewereracing.AfterIpassedhim,IfoundthatImissedmyturn.
Isn’titjustlikelifeWeoftenraceagainstothers,tryingtobeatthemorshowthatwe’remoresuccessfulormoreimportant.Wespendsomuchtimeandenergy(精力)runningafterthemthatwemissoutonourownpaths(小路).Theproblemwithunhealthycompetitionisthatit’sanever-endingcycle.Therewillalwaysbesomeoneinfrontofyou.Whatyoushoulddoisthatyoujustrunyourownraceandwishotherswell.
Hi,I’mGuoQilin,acrosstalkperformer（相声演员）.Manypeopleknowmefrommyfather,GuoDegang.MyfatherisafamousChinesecrosstalkartist.TheartofcrosstalkhasalonghistoryinChina.
IlikecrosstalkverymuchwhenIamalittlechild.Myfather’sfriend,YuQian,ismyteacher.Healwaysasksmetoreadasmuchaspossible.SoIreadalotofbooksandthishelpsmethinkwell.Thebasicskills（基本功）ofcrosstalkareboring,butIpracticeeveryday.IalsowatchmanycrosstalkshowsonTV.ThenIlearnedalotfromothers.Formeals,Inevereatchickenorice-cream,becauseIdon’twanttobefat.AndIoftenexercisewithmyfriendstokeephealthy.
NowIaminmanyTVshows,playsandfilms.Doyoulikeme
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