英文美文 · 第二十辑

September is here. School starts today. I wake up early. I put on my new shoes. My school bag is big. It has new books inside. Mom walks with me to school. I see my friends at the gate. We smile and wave. We are so happy. We go to our classroom together. Our teacher says hello. We sit down. We read and sing. The new year is fun. I like school. School is a good place to be. I am happy at school.

Look at the yellow school bus. It is big and clean. Before school, the police check it. They look at the wheels. They look at the doors. They look at the lights. They check the driver too. He is a good driver. He drives slowly. He stops at the bus stop. Children get on and off. They say, "Hello, driver!" The bus is safe now. We can ride to school. Safe is good. Let us be safe on the road.

Our classroom has new lights. They are big and bright. The old lights were not good. They hurt our eyes. Now the new lights are soft. They do not hurt my eyes. I can see my book clearly. I can read and write well. My teacher is happy. She says, "Good light is good for your eyes." I love my classroom. I want to take care of my eyes. Eyes are very important. We use our eyes every day. Let us read in good light.

Do you like robots? Robots can do many things. They can walk. They can run. They can dance. This month, robots have games! The games are in Beijing. Big robots race on the road. They run very fast. One robot weighs salt. It is very smart. Another robot jumps high. People watch and clap. "Wow! Good robot!" they say. Robots are getting better every year. Maybe one day, a robot can help you carry your bag. That will be fun!

September is Science Month. Science is fun. We can do experiments. We can make things. We can ask questions. Why is the sky blue? Why do leaves fall? We can find the answers. We can grow a small plant. We can watch it grow. We can make a paper boat. We can see it float. We can mix colors. Science is all around us. Look at the rain. Look at the sun. Science is magic. Let us try. Let us do. Let us be little scientists!

A typhoon is coming. It is a big storm. The wind is very strong. The rain is very heavy. The windows shake. We must stay at home. My mother closes the windows. My father checks the door. We have water and food. We have candles too. The light may go out. I am not afraid. My family is with me. We play a game. We tell stories. We wait for the storm to stop. Then we can go out again. I hope the typhoon goes away soon.

The moon is coming. Do you see it? It is getting big and round. Soon it will be Mid-Autumn Festival. We will eat moon cakes. They are sweet and yummy. We will sit outside. We will look at the moon. The moon is bright and beautiful. We will tell stories about the moon. My grandma says a rabbit lives on the moon. I look and look. I can not see the rabbit. But I like the story. I like the moon. I love my family.

Big games are coming! They are the Asian Games. They are in Japan. Athletes from Asia come to play. They run. They swim. They jump. They play ball games. We can watch them on TV. We can cheer for China. Go, China! I like the running. I like the swimming. The athletes are fast and strong. They work very hard. They want to win. I want to win too. So I run every day. I eat good food. I sleep well. Maybe one day, I can be in the games!

School starts. I have a new teacher. Her name is Miss Wang. She is young and kind. She smiles a lot. She says, "Good morning, children!" She teaches us to read. She teaches us to write. When I do not know, she helps me. She says, "Try again. You can do it." I am not afraid now. I raise my hand. I answer questions. Miss Wang claps for me. I feel happy. I think Miss Wang is the best teacher. I want to be like her one day.

The first day is here. I put books in my bag. I put my pencil box in too. My bag is full. Mom gives me an apple. She says, "Be good." I walk to school. The sun is up. I see the big gate. I see my new classroom. The desks are clean. I sit down. A boy smiles at me. He is my new friend. We talk and laugh. The teacher comes in. We say, "Good morning!" The first day is nice. I will come back tomorrow.

A baby panda is born. It is small and pink, with no fur yet. Its mother is a big panda named Mangzai. She holds her baby in her arms and licks it softly. She loves her little one. The baby is born in late July. At first it weighs only one hundred eighty-seven grams. That is as light as a small apple! Every day it drinks milk and sleeps close to Mom. It grows and grows. After one month, it weighs one thousand two hundred eighty-five grams. Its eyes open. Its fur is black and white. It looks like a lovely toy. People come to see it and smile. "So cute!" they say. The panda baby is healthy. We are happy for the new life.

High in the sky is a space station. Its name is Tiangong. China sent three astronauts there this year. They fly in a rocket and live in the station. They do science every day. One astronaut will stay for a whole year! That is a long, long time. They are getting ready. China wants to send people to the moon before 2030. The moon is far away. It is quiet and gray. Someday Chinese astronauts may walk on it. Maybe you can be one of them! Study hard. Eat well. Dream big. The stars are waiting for you.