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Wood carving

Wood carving (木雕) is a traditional craft (手艺) of turning wood into sculptures (雕塑作品) or other useful things. It's about using special tools to make wood come to life by cutting, shaping and smoothing (使平滑) it. People started carving wood using tools like stones and bones in ancient times. A wood carving needs lots of care because wood can easily break if people don't do it gently. Wood carving is used to make furniture, sculptures and so on. These carvings also make spaces like homes or offices look beautiful, comfortable and natural.

Bamboo weaving

Bamboo weaving (竹编) is another traditional craft. People split (劈) bamboo into strips and use them to make all kinds of tools and fun things. Making things from bamboo takes lots of steps, like choosing the right bamboo, splitting it, weaving it together, and coloring it. Each step needs a lot of skills and is done by hand. The bamboo is strong but easy to bend (弯曲), making it perfect for making strong containers (容器). In Chinese culture, bamboo has many important meanings.

Embroidery

Embroidery (刺绣) is like drawing with needles (针) and threads (线), making pretty designs. Chinese embroidery has been around for more than 2,000 years. It has four main styles: Su, Xiang, Shu, and Yue. The dragon and phoenix designs on the soft bedding make Shu embroidery popular. Xiang embroidery uses a special way to show strong animals like lions and tigers. Also, people turn paintings and photos into embroidery works, making it look like a painting from far away. Embroidery has always been an important trade, especially during the Silk Road days.

Isn't it amazing that so many animals do not like to stay in one place? Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded (拥挤的).

When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fish give birth and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of fish, which is called "salmon". These fish are born in fresh water but they travel many miles to salt water. There they their life. When it is cold, they will return to their birthplace in fresh water. Then they give birth and die. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They down to the low land.

Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster. Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.

—Come on, guys. The second place is also a good (结果).

Argyle (菱形)-Left and Argyle-Right were the closest of socks. They looked out for each other all the time, which was not easy. Jimmy, whose feet they clothed, was always dropping them. Often, Argyle-Left found himself under the bed, while Argyle-Right was in a trainer.

"Right! Where are you?" Argyle-Left cried.

"Left! In the trainer." Argyle-Right replied.

One day, after the laundry (洗好的衣物) was put away, and all the socks smelled good and felt pleased, Argyle-Left could not find Argyle-Right. He asked every sock in the drawer (抽屉) where Argyle-Right could be. But nobody knew where he was.

"You' re alone now," they told him. "Argyle-Right has gone to the Laundry (洗衣房), a dark place where socks disappear (消失)".

"And you better watch out," said Herringbone (人字形)-Left. "Jimmy' s mom always throws the lone (单个的) sock away. It almost happened to me. But I clung (紧抓) to Underwear, so Mom couldn't find me."

Argyle-Left's heart went bing-bang. He felt as if a big hole had opened in his weave. No! Argyle-Right could not be gone forever. Argyle-Left climbed out of the sock drawer and searched many places by himself: the living room, the kitchen, even Mom's bedroom. "Right, Right, where are you?"

Finally, he reached the laundry, where Washing Machine and Dryer lived.

"Right-are you here?"

"Left-I'm stuck." Argyle-Right's voice came from deep within Washer.

Argyle-Left climbed up Washer. Deep and dark! What to do? He thought for a while, then pulled up his thread to save Argyle-Right. It worked.

"Left, Left!" said Right.

"Right, Right!" said Left.

A nylon sock that looked just like Herringbone-Left—it was the lost Herringbone-Right.

So he was in the Very Most Ultimate Laundry, too!

"Take me to my Left, please." said Herringbone-Right. And they did just that.

What Is Harvest? Harvest is the time of year when crops planted in spring are ready to be collected. Long ago, a good harvest meant there would be enough food for the long winter months. The whole community would work together to harvest the crops and celebrate. With no supermarkets, the harvest was the only source (来源) of food so a good harvest was for everyone to celebrate.

When Is Harvest?

Harvest season in the UK begins at the end of August or the start of September. In years gone by, there was an ancient festival called Lammas to celebrate the beginning of harvest. But it has always been the end that sees the most exciting moment of the harvest.

In the past, the harvest would not end until the last sheaf (捆) of the crop arrived at the village and there was often a great parade (游行) to welcome it.

In more modern times, the celebrations of the harvesting fall on the Harvest Festival, which is on the Sunday closest to the Harvest Moon. They include Saint Michael's Mass on 29th September.

In the past, the arrival of the last crop meant the beginning of the Harvest Supper. A big meal of meats, vegetables, fruits and puddings would be shared by the community. Everyone, old or young, rich or poor, joined in with singing, dancing and games.

In more recent years, the Harvest Festival has been mainly celebrated by schools and other places. In some schools, children are often asked to bring food to be shared out to those who need it in the local community. Decorations of fruits and grains can be found in the Town Hall and there are songs, reading that give thanks for the harvest.

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs,

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can    ▲   .

No time to wait till her mouth can.

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

—— By William Henry Davies (1871-1940)

stare凝视；bough大树枝；beauty美人；glance一瞥