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　　In most situations, light helps us see．But nowadays humans are using too much of it so that it is in fact a kind of pollution．

　　When it comes to looking at the night sky, too much light makes it difficult for us to watch some of life’s most wonderful sights： stars, planets and even galaxies(星系)．

　　According to scientific research, about 2,500 stars can be seen by the human eye without using any special equipment(设备)．But because of light pollution, you can only see 200 to 300 stars from today’s countryside, and no more than ten stars from a city．In most big cities, people cannot see the sky filled with stars like they did in their childhood．

　　Light pollution affects more than just our view of sky．Research shows that lots of nighttime light can harm wildlife, too．

　　When birds fly to another place over cities, they sometimes get lost by the brightness and fly in circles(圈)until they drop from tiredness．Sea turtles(海龟)need dark beaches for laying eggs, but they can’t find their ideal places because of those bright lights．

　　Too much light at night may even affect human health, but scientists are not sure of that．They are still learning more．

　　In order to prevent things from going worse, governments and some organizations are working to reduce light pollution．Many cities and towns have taken action to reduce the use of lights at night．Lights are used only when and where they are truly needed．They also shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky and use lower brightness levels．

　　Hopefully, in the near future, humans can enjoy the clear and beautiful sky again and all the wildlife will live a peaceful and undisturbed life, too．

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　　Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet．Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old．

　　64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop．He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet．After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD．Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years．I was so happy．I have become crazy about offline shopping．"

　　The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you．In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers(顾客)．Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market．In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April．

　　In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities(居民区)．And they charge a suitable service fee．For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee．

　　Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service．

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　　In order to safeguard(保证)the education of all Hope Chinese Scholl(HCS)students and the normal running of the school, the following rules should be followed：

　　★Be quiet in classroom and hallways．Do not run or shout in classrooms or hallways．

　　★Do not drink or eat in classrooms or hallways．

　　★Stay in the school during school time as well as rest time．Do not leave the school or play out of the school area during school time．This includes rest time．

　　★Do not scribble on any desks or walls．

　　★Be respectful(尊敬)to teachers and parents．

　　★Help teachers and other students to keep the classroom clean．Do not move desks, chairs, and other furniture in the classroom without the teacher's instructions．

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　　When you cough or sneeze, please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand．Afterwards, you should say,” Excuse me．” This is a rule I set for my students

　　It is so simple, but many kinds have never been told to do this．In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth．I hate traveling by subway(地铁)in New York during cold and flu season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck．

　　One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible．Otherwise, they will be passing those germs(病菌)along to everything and everyone they touch．

　　In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story．It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body．If you don’t cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out, We say “God bless you” when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say “Gesundheit”．That means “Good health to you．“ Both expressions are said just in case you didn’t cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body．The kids love finding out the origins(起源)of these expressions and it encourage them to put the advice to use more often．

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