Diary                                     August 6                                   Thursday

1 I got up at seven o'clock. I had a rest and ate my breakfast. I brushed my teeth and washed my face.

2 At nine o'clock, I did my homework. Of course, I finished my Chinese, Maths, English homework for the day. They were easy.

3 We had our lunch at home. I ate some potatoes.

4 We went to the swimming pool in the afternoon. There were many people. It was noisy! I only swimmed 500 meters. I was tired. What a happy day!

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    盼着，盼着，终于盼来了我的生日。经过商量，决定去南湖赏荷花、野餐、划船。

    头一天傍晚，老姨把表弟送到我家，表弟将在我家留宿两宿，我是多么高兴啊！大概五点半，只听见门铃响，我迅速打开门，看到了站在门外的老姨和精神饱满的表弟。老姨、表弟都进了屋，老姨待了一会儿，嘱咐表弟几句，就急着走。我们送她到校门口。妈妈看了看表，时间不早了，我们就到办公室去找爸爸，顺便去食堂吃饭。饭菜倒是挺香，只是天气太热了，吃得满身都是汗。回到家中，大家歇息了一会儿，表弟就张罗玩他刚学会的游戏——大富翁。我也很喜欢玩，结果没想到我竟然输了。表弟又要玩一局，大家都累了，纷纷睡觉去了，都盼望着明天的到来。

    第二天早上，起床脑袋就昏沉沉的，突然见表弟跑到我的屋里来。我惊奇地问：“现在这么早，你怎么醒了？”他不回答，又跑到妈妈屋子里，把妈妈叫到我的屋子里来，拿出大富翁，就和我们玩。时间还早，也不用学习，我们玩得热火朝天，把爸爸给吵醒了。爸爸看起来不太高兴，跟表弟说：“你太精神了，今天早上五点就起来了，还把我给吵醒了！”表弟只是默不做声。其实我也被表弟吵醒

    我心里酝酿一个小秘密已经很长时间了，可是就没有时间实施。这不，一放假，妈妈就带了兴奋的我去商场，购买了这个小秘密。

    这个秘密是由姥爷的生日引出的，和姥姥的生日密切相关。一天，我和妈妈在给姥爷购买生日礼物——寿桃（装饰品）时偶然看到挂在墙上的它。当是妈妈就看中了它，问售货员：“这可以手工制作吗？”售货员回答：“当然可以，我教你怎么做，剩下的就可以自己回家做了。”听到这里，我喜出望外，这真是个“一石三鸟”的计划：既可以练一门技巧，又可以作为生日礼物送给姥姥，并且还表达了我的一番心意。由于当时正在学期中，所以没有立即买下来。一放暑假，我和妈妈就迫不及待地将它买回了家。

    制作这个小秘密可真费时间！刚才我提到，一放暑假我就购买了它，然而现在已经过了大半个假期，我勉强制作好了一半（而且是没有难度的一半，真正的挑战还在后面）。所需时间和制作速度远远超出了我的预料：本来我预计一个暑假这幅作品就能制作完，可是没想到，如果能在姥姥生日前制成就很不容易了（况且之后还有清洗、装裱等程序）。

    最近，我一有空闲时间就

Pass the mustard! Mustard packs a flavorful punch, adding a distinctive taste to everything it touched. It's no wonder people from all over the world---especially the residents of a small town in Wisconsin---love this condiment.

The mustard, however, was first used in medicine. Pythagoras, a Greek, used it as a remedy for scorpion stings. Later, the Romans grinded mustard seeds and mixed the powder with wine---to make mustard. Today, prepared mustards range in flavor from hot to mild. Dijon mustard, from Digon, France, is light in color but strong in taste. American-style mustard, often found on hot dags and hamburgers, has a milder flavor.

There are many fans of the mustard, too: Pope John XXII and Queen Victoria of England. Pehaps mustard's biggest fans today are found in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.

In Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, people have dedicated a museum and a special day to mustard. In 1986, the museum's founder, Barry Levenson, discove

    世间有很多病毒可怕，包括流感：疯牛病，禽流感等。而这次却是一种奇怪的流感，叫做猪流感，在被世界卫生组织认定为瘟疫时，统称甲型H1N1流感。这是由猪引发的瘟疫，它于2009年4月初起从墨西哥传出来的。

                                         疾病症状：

甲型H1N1流感的早期症状与普通人流感相似，包括发热、咳嗽、喉痛、身体疼痛、头痛、发冷和疲劳等，有些还会出现腹泻或呕吐、肌肉痛或疲倦、眼睛发红等。部分患者病情可迅速进展，来势凶猛、突然高热、体温超过39℃，甚至继发严重肺炎、急性呼吸窘迫综合症、肺出血、胸腔积液、全血细胞减少、肾功能衰竭、败血症、休克及Reye综合症、呼吸衰竭及多器官损伤，导致死亡。

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Diary                                    July 10                                     Friday

1  I woke up at half past six. I washed my face and read a book. Then I ate my breakfast and of course brushed my teeth.

2  As usual, I went to school at half past seven. Today was nothing special, but only with a little bit of happiness. At school, everyone did something special--- not studied, but played with fun.

3  The bell ringed. My classmates and I went home. I ate something at home. It was actually not very good, but not bad. 

4  Homework, homework, homework! I wa

    千载难逢的好机会---妈妈爸爸单位组织旅游，不让带孩子！姥姥姥爷必须陪伴表弟，这样，良机便来了，我就可以去老姨家住几天喽。留宿了数日，没出几次家门，但是还是觉得最有趣。

    看似有趣又无聊的早晨。表弟上了篮球课，姥爷陪他去；若是我不去，那就只有姥姥陪我了。我可不想上篮球课，无论如何也不上。于是姥姥提出了建议：“不如咱们去儿童公园吧！”真是好主意，我喜出望外地答应了。

    这样有了两路人马：姥爷和表弟去上课外班，我和姥姥去儿童公园。我和姥姥沿着大街走，忽然望见了一个花坛。到了，到了！我迅疾地跑到坛前，看着那花团锦簇、姹紫嫣红的精灵。再配上翠色欲流的枝，虽然称不上五光十色，但是也颇色彩斑斓了。从远处看它是一条彩色的河流，从近处看它是一朵朵美丽的鲜花。粗略看时它们都是一个品种，仔细看时可以分出三个种类。这三个种类是：玫瑰，月季，蔷薇。这三个品种从根本上没有区别，只是听姥姥说：“玫瑰就是发香的月季，蔷薇的花朵小且多。”后来看了说明牌，它给了我很大的帮助。原来这些花现在统称玫瑰，这个园子叫玫瑰园。

    接着，我们又

Darkness... This word only describes evening. Is it always right? You may say yes, but I shout no!

Why? When solar eclipse arrive(日食）, it is no! A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. This always happens during a new moon, but the angle of the orbit of the moon keeps an eclipse from occurring every month. About twice a year, the earth and orbits of moon line up so that the shadow of moon falls somewhere on the surface of earth. That is when a solar eclipse occurs.

When? On the twentie-second of July at half past nine a.m.(that is the time by us)

Where? The route of the umbral shadow of moon will start in India and cut through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and mainland China. It will then cross Japan and curve southeast through the Pacific Ocean. 

How? My mother and I saw this solar eclipse. We went out at about half past nine. Everyone needs something to look at the sun, we used a dark film. The sun was moo

It is a normal week, but there is something unusual. Not about me, my mum, and not about my classmates. Can you guess about whom? And what is abnormal? Yes, you have it ! It is about my dad, he is so busy this week. How busy is he? There is no word to discribe. Let me tell you!

This Monday, he went to his office very early. And until 11 p.m. he did not come back. I was surprised! Tuesday, he went to his office a little bit late, but I was asleep. When I got up, he was in his office. The same as yesterday, he did not came back for lunch or dinner. Eventhough I did not know when he came back, but I guess it must be later than 11:30 p.m. After all, I even did not see him Tuesday! It was also so for a few days, including Saturday.

Today, he is still busy! But summer holiday is coming, I hope he can relax for this evening.

I also hope he can relax at his work, not so busy. After all, rest is something anybody needs.

    我已转学多次，每一次都是这样——心里空荡荡的，目光充满慌张，呆呆地站在那里......不仅仅是我，就连新同学们也是这样的心理，而且他们比我还多一种感觉---好奇。

    同学们的好奇并没有停止，恰恰相反，他们的好奇再逐渐增加着、增加着。老师终于说出我是从德国回来的。此刻，同学们的好奇达到了极点。

    瞧！刚下课，就来了。那还是个大眼睛、低鼻子、小嘴、长发的姑娘，配着一身紫衣服、棕鞋子，来到我的桌前，先是没完没了地问着、问着。为了礼貌，我不停地回答着、回答着。她就东一问，西一问，直到把我问糊涂为止。其实，这样问问题，是我不太情愿的！

    语文老师和蔼可亲，英语老师慈祥善良，可是某某老师的形象......表面上大家还都奉承她，背后啊，还不知道怎么说她呢！也不知道为什么，某某老师一到班，就开始唠叨，大家也不把老师当回事，嘻嘻哈哈接着玩。气得某某老师一次踢桌子，把鞋都踢掉了。大家也笑了起来。可能是因为年纪较大，数学老师非常重视别人怎么看待她。这使一些同学天天写她的坏话，被发现了，叫到办公室里说了一个晚自习！开始大家都奇怪，怎么