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A box of strawberries are bad in front of you. Without doubt, you throw it away. But it’s more than just strawberries that you are wasting.

The life of a strawberry starts from a seed (种子). A farmer plants it and waters it. Later, people pick it and back it in a box. A truck takes it far to a supermarket. Water, labor, fuel and money must all be spent in order for a strawberry to come to you. If you waste it, you waste all of these things.

It’s hard for people to realize how much work goes into the food we eat every day. That makes food waste a big problem around the world. Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted around the world. That’s one third of the total amount of food we have. In China alone, people waste 35 million tons of food each year, according to CCTV.

As we throw food away, there are still 820 million people starving (挨饿) around the world. Many children go to sleep but still feel hungry, and 3.1 million of them die of hunger each year. The COVID-19 pandemic had made the situation even worse. With many countries no conger transporting food to other countries during that time, over 10,000 children died of hunger each month.

“Wasting food means wasting natural resources and missing the opportunity to feed a growing population in the future,” said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Qu Dongyu. It’s time to take action now.

Many people believe that only talented people can come up with new invention ideas. 1． If you follow these steps, you can have your own invention ideas.

First, you need to find fields that you know well. 2． By making the list, you will find the fields easily. What are you interested in? What fields are you good at? You can ask yourself these questions and write down the answers on your list.

Then, you should try to find the needs and problems. Your aim is to find what you need to do better in your fields. You can ask people around you about their problems and worries. 3． New invention ideas need to solve those problems.

4． Once you know the needs, you can start researching. There may be some tools in the market that can solve the problems. The only thing you can do is to find ways to improve these tools and make them better. 5． The market can tell you the exact information.

When you have finished all these steps, you will get some interesting ideas. Then it will be time for you to create your inventions.

Do you often see products labelled (贴标签) “Made in China”? “Made in China” is becoming a fashionable one.

The story of Chinese fashion began when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sports shoe brands, suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand LI-NING was at The New York Fashion Week in September. They showed their new designs—sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.

Shaun Rein, the founder and managing director of Chinese Market Research Group (CMR), said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers’ eye by low prices. It is because China’s young people are now more confident about their own culture. They don’t show immediate interest in Western culture anymore.

“Today’s young people in China are more and more fond of Chinese cultural elements (元素).” Jin Qu, the manager of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival, “They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the picture of Laoganma. Now, young Chinese people are proud of these Chinese symbols.”

In fact, many stars in Western countries are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a shiny, heavily embroidered (绣花的) yellow dress to this year’s Met Gala to match the theme “China: Through the Looking Glass”. The dress was designed and made by Guo Pei, a Chinese designer.

“We have to move from making to creating.” Aric Chen, a Chinese-American designer, once told The New York Times, “We want to replace the words ‘Made in China’ with ‘Designed in China’.”

The 24 solar terms (二十四节气) were first used in China and now are followed in many other parts of the world. Rain Water, the second solar term. means the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. Spring is in the air and it’s a great time 10 go on an outing (远足). Many of our foreign readers are interested in knowing more about Rain Water. If you are one of them, now read on.

Spring bamboo shoots

Rain Water is the best time of the year to eat fresh bamboo shoots. It’s said that one can only know the taste of spring after enjoying the spring bamboo shoots. The cooking of bamboo shoots in China dates back to over 2,000 years ago.

The cold spell (寒潮)

The cold spell is a period when the weather is colder than usual. During Rain Water, rainfall can result in lower temperature and wet weather. It is strongly advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm.

Visits to in-laws (嫡亲)

One of the main customs during Rain Water is husbands’ visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. A typical gift is a pot of cooked food that includes trotters-the feet of pigs. This is a way for the sons-in-law to express their thanks.

Nutritious (有营养的) porridge

The wet weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health, so a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to warm the body. People in some places have porridge cooked with dihuang to resist cold and wet weather. It is also good for people with problems like headaches.

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China’s 15 -year-old Chen Ye won gold in the Men’s Park Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games.in Hangzhou on Sept. 25, 2023.

Chen started ________ this sport in 2016. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and ________, I saw a skateboard. I decided to give it a try,” Chen told China Youth Daily. ________ it was really challenging to stay on the board at first, Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult tricks, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs (突破). What a(n) ________ feeling it was!” said Chen.

Gradually, Chen needed a better skatepark for ________. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I’m really ________ for my father’s support.”

As a junior high school student in Huizhou No. 1 Middle School, Chen needed to find a balance ________ his schoolwork and skateboarding. His only “privilege (特权)” was being ________ from PE classes, during which he would do schoolwork because he needed to practice in his own skate bowl for hours after returning home. He trained in the morning, studied in the afternoon and sometimes had to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ ________.

Looking at the seven years of learning skating, Chen said this experience made him stronger and more ________ to do something he truly loves.

Nowadays, more and more Chinese teenagers are becoming homebodies (someone who enjoys being at home). They are crazy 1． watching TV or playing with their smart phones. They hardly ever take part in outdoor activities.

The problem should get much attention of parents. 2． is clear to us that using smart phones or computers for long will be bad tor students’ health and brains. It may cause 3． in their schoolwork at school, too. Even though this isn’t a problem, kids still prefer indoor life. 4． finishing the homework, they prefer to read books, listen to music or just rest at home instead of going out. Experts advise that teenagers 5． take breaks away from smart phones or computers and do more sports. Teenagers should know the importance of exercising.