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1、ABoyandHisTreeAlongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow…Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby…Thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandlookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid,Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymore.”Theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon’thavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn’tcomebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme.”Thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboydidn’tappearsincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou.”thetreesaid.“Idon’thaveteethtobite.”Theboyreplied.“Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.”“Iamtoooldforthatnow.”theboysaid.“Ireallywanttogiveyousomething…theonlythingleftismydyingroots.”Thetreesaidwithtears.“Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboyreplied.“Good!Oldtreerootsarethebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comehere,pleasesitdownwithmeandhavearest.”Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears…Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad…Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Nomatterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreatingourparents.2、TheColorofLoveAlthoughpeopleofdifferentethnicitieshavebeenmixingforcenturies,thesubjectofinterracialrelationshipsisstillcontroversial.Evennow,mixedcouplesfacemanyobstacles,includinglawsrestrictinginterracialmarriage.Itwasonlyin1967thattheUnitedStatesfinallystruckdownitsantimiscegenationlaws.Oppositiontointerracialrelationshipsexistsfordifferentreasons,butwhatitusuallyboilsdowntoisracism.Astheworldisbecomingsmaller,thenumberofinterracialcouplesisgrowing,especiallyincountrieswithlargenumbersofimmigrants.Forinterracialcouples,loveknowsnocolor.Culturaldifferencesarejustanotherareaoftherelationshiptoworkthrough.Butasinterracialdatingbecomesmorecommon,itdoesnottreatallethnicgroupsequally.IntheUnitedStates,thevastmajorityofwhite/blackcouplesinvolveablackmanandawhitewoman.Conversely,thesamenumberofAsian/whitecouplesconsistsofanAsianwomanwithawhiteman.Theproposedreasonforthisisthattraditionally,womenprefermenwhoarestrongerandseemmoremasculinethantheyare.Formen,theoppositeistrue.Consequently,thisleavessomegroupsoutinthecold.Butinthefuture,agreatermixingofethnicitiesanderosion4ofgenderstereotypesmaybalanceoutthesedatingpatternsaspeoplegainamoregenuineappreciationofoneanother'sdifferences.3、FourseasonsTherearefourseasonsinayear:spring,summer,autumnandwinter.Eachseasonhasthreemonths.Springisthefirstseasonoftheyear.Inthispartoftheworld,thespringmonthsareMarch,AprilandMay.Inspring,theweathergetswarmerandthefieldsturngreen.Thisisabusytimeforthepeasants.SummerbeginsinJune.ThencomeJulyandAugust.Duringthesummermonths,theplantsandflowersareattheirbest.Nextcometheautumnmonths:September,OctoberandNovember.Autumnisawonderfulseason.Thefieldsaregoldenwithcrops.Itisthetimeforharvestandthepeasantsareverybusy.Winteristhelastseasonoftheyear.December,JanuaryandFebmaryarethewintermonths,itiscoldinwinter.Thedaysareshortandthenightsarelong.Inmanyplacesitsnows.OnNewYear'sDay,wewisheachotherahappyNewYear.4、IlovemotherlandThereisabeatifulcountrystandingintheeastoftheworld.Shehasredsoil,bigmountains,longriversandhardworkingpeople,sheisjustlikeadiamond,shinningallthetime,andsheismydearestcountry-------China!Ilovemymotherland!BecauseIlovethedifferentracesofmycountry!Eachracehasitsowncultureandcustoms.Somepeoplearekindhearted,somepeopleareggenerous,somepeoplearehumourous...anyway,Ican'tdisplayevryraceofmycountry,butwhatIwanttotellyouisthattheChinesepeoplearegreat.Becauseofthem,ourmotherlandisdevelopingdaybyday.Ourcountryisbecomingmuchstrongerthambefore.Mycountryhassomanygreatplacesofinterest,whichisknownnotonlytoeverycitizen,butalsototheworld.WhentheforeignerstalkaboutChina,theyallextendtheirthumsandsayEn...Chinaisafamousandfantasticcountry!Yes,that'sture!WehavetheGreatWall,theworld'ssecondlongestriver,theoldesthistoryandthemostgloriousculture.Aswaallknow,Chinaisoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,whenitissnowinginthenorth,theflowershavecomeoutinthes