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West County Mandarin School was started by Eric Peterson in 2017. To get its first students, Peterson personally introduced the school to parents at local shopping centers. From his efforts, the number of students has grown to 530 this year. "We've seen a grow...

The Civilian Mobile Library offers books for free. Readers are invited to take one book every 15 days. They are encouraged to pass it on to someone else once they've finished reading. And they are not expected to return the book. The library is just seven squa...

Sanket Reddy has spent years in forests around the world taking photos of wildlife. While the animals have always interested him, the people who live alongside them have changed how he sees the world and himself. "Life lessons from those people have truly move...

Deep in the woods lived a little squirrel (松鼠) called Nico. One day, Nico saw some orange leaves falling off the trees. "Fall is here!" Nico shouted excitedly. "It's time for Nut Hunt Day!" All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day. T...

When I was young, flowers filled my mom's garden each spring. I never thought that Mom had done much about them behind the scenes (在幕后), until she shared her secret with me. One day last November, Mom and I spent a whole morning planting flower bulbs. I droppe...

Imagine a robot. What comes to your mind first? A machine stronger than the human body? However, this same quality is now causing a big problem—it's creating tons of long-lasting e-waste that could flood our planet. What if, instead, the machines we use were d...

We do everything in a hurry—finishing our meals, completing our tasks, running to the gyms... We choose fast living because we think we have no control of time. We try to do as much as we can each day, checking off tasks on our to-do lists. Living in a rush fe...

Wen Yan is a doctor of China Medical Team to Africa. She often thought of the fight to save Beauty, a baby who was born with only 800 grams. She had weak lungs and could hardly breathe. It was believed that she couldn't live long in a hospital short of necessa...

Lily works as a main cook in a famous restaurant. It was her mom who guided her into the world of cooking. When she was a little girl, Lily spent a lot of time with Mom in the kitchen. She remembered that she would always sit there and watch Mom cooking. She w...

In a narrow hutong in Beijing lies a small library. It is only seven square meters in size, but thousands of books are kept in it. Unlike traditional libraries, this one doesn't require its readers to return the books. Instead, it encourages them to pass those...

Have you ever wondered whether bamboo is a tree or a kind of grass? It is a kind of grass in the science of plant. Bamboo is really a wonder of nature. This fast-growing plant can be seen everywhere and is widely used. Bamboo has got many advantages, leading t...

Many people post things online. Online sharing is a part of our daily life now. Different kinds of apps and websites make communication easier than before. We can share what has happened recently with others. We can also give personal opinions on what we see. ...

How do you celebrate your birthday? With a cake, a party for your friends and family? In some countries, birthday celebrations are really unusual. In China, a birthday child usually eats very long noodles with eggs. People never cut up the noodles because they...

Lele loved ping-pong and dreamed of winning a big match. One day, he was chosen to join the school ping-pong team, but he was worried about the big competition. After school, he went to visit his grandpa. They talked and Grandpa gave Lele a present. It was a t...

Human actions are affecting the environment. We will lose more of the natural world if we don't try to change things. Though it is difficult, we can make a difference. Each small change is important, and luckily more individuals and organizations are working o...

Chile is a long and beautiful country with the ocean to the west and mountains to the east. Some of the villages are a very long way from the cities, and some of the schools are very small. It's difficult for small schools to teach science because they don't h...

Do you often have negative thoughts? Do you and your friends often complain about things? The following can help you feel positive about life. Find the positive, however small Bad things happen to all of us, but the most important thing is to focus on the posi...