黛西英文晨读

14  Shaped by culture 为什么中国宠物猫脸圆，美国宠物猫脸尖？Many users from the US joined Xiaohongshu in January, and Chinese users jokingly asked them to pay a “cat tax ” by sharing a photo of their cats. In return, Chinese users would send the pictures of their own cats. After looking at hundreds of cat photos, some people noticed something interesting: The cats posted by Chinese users were rounder than those shared by American users. But why? According to the website Furrbby, one key reason is the living environment. In China, many families live in high-rise apartments. To keep their cats safe, owners usually keep them indoors. However, many American homes have larger living spaces and backyards, so cats can climb and play here and there. Cultural differences may also play a role, reported Inf News. In Chinese culture, roundness means unity and perfection, while Americans value an adventurous spirit. So they encourage their pets to run around and stay active. Family influence is another reason. “My parents always show their love by making delicious food for me, so I treat my cat the same way,” explained a Chinese user from Heilongjiang. The difference in cat body shapes between China and the US reflects cultural differences between the two countries. Whether they are a fit American cat or a round Chinese cat, as long as they are healthy, that’s what matters most. 1. jokingly:adv.开玩笑地2. tax: n.税3. in return  :作为回报4. notice : v.注意到5. living environment:生活环境6. high-rise apartment :高层公寓7. cultural differences：文化差异8. play a role：起某种作用9. unity：n.团结一致10. value ：v.重视11. adventurous spirit：冒险精神12.  treat：v.对待13. reflect：v.反映14. as long as ：只要15. matter：v.重要纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.B  4.A  5.D别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

14  Shaped by culture 为什么中国宠物猫脸圆，美国宠物猫脸尖？Many users from the US joined Xiaohongshu in January, and Chinese users jokingly asked them to pay a “cat tax ” by sharing a photo of their cats. In return, Chinese users would send the pictures of their own cats. After looking at hundreds of cat photos, some people noticed something interesting: The cats posted by Chinese users were rounder than those shared by American users. But why? According to the website Furrbby, one key reason is the living environment. In China, many families live in high-rise apartments. To keep their cats safe, owners usually keep them indoors. However, many American homes have larger living spaces and backyards, so cats can climb and play here and there. Cultural differences may also play a role, reported Inf News. In Chinese culture, roundness means unity and perfection, while Americans value an adventurous spirit. So they encourage their pets to run around and stay active. Family influence is another reason. “My parents always show their love by making delicious food for me, so I treat my cat the same way,” explained a Chinese user from Heilongjiang. The difference in cat body shapes between China and the US reflects cultural differences between the two countries. Whether they are a fit American cat or a round Chinese cat, as long as they are healthy, that’s what matters most. 1. jokingly:adv.开玩笑地2. tax: n.税3. in return  :作为回报4. notice : v.注意到5. living environment:生活环境6. high-rise apartment :高层公寓7. cultural differences：文化差异8. play a role：起某种作用9. unity：n.团结一致10. value ：v.重视11. adventurous spirit：冒险精神12.  treat：v.对待13. reflect：v.反映14. as long as ：只要15. matter：v.重要纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.B  4.A  5.D别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

13 Brazil bans phones in classrooms -A new law limits smartphone use among students across the country巴西新规：课堂禁用手机For students in Brazil, the new semesterstarted off with stricter rules on the use of smartphones, AP reported. In January, the Brazilian government made a new law. Under this law, students cannot use phones in classrooms or hallways without the teacher’s permission . However, there are some special cases. Students with illness may need to use their phones. The law also lets schools decide where students should keep their phones. Lockers or special baskets can serve that purpose. Many people welcomed the law. In October 2024, a survey showed that almost two-thirds of Brazilians wanted to ban phones in schools. They believed phones do little good to children. Brazil is not the only country to have such rules. According to UNESCO, the culture body of the United Nations, by the end of 2024, 40 percent of schools around the world had rules on smartphone use. That marked a rise from 30 percent in 2023.1. ban: v.禁止2. limit  :v.限制3. start off: 开始、动身4. hallway:n.走廊 5. without the teacher’s permission  :未经老师的许可6. case：n.事件、案例7. locker：n.储物柜8. serve that purpose：达到目的9. do little good to ：对....几乎没有好处10. mark a rise：标志着上升纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.C  3.A  4.A  5.C别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

13 Brazil bans phones in classrooms -A new law limits smartphone use among students across the country巴西新规：课堂禁用手机For students in Brazil, the new semesterstarted off with stricter rules on the use of smartphones, AP reported. In January, the Brazilian government made a new law. Under this law, students cannot use phones in classrooms or hallways without the teacher’s permission . However, there are some special cases. Students with illness may need to use their phones. The law also lets schools decide where students should keep their phones. Lockers or special baskets can serve that purpose. Many people welcomed the law. In October 2024, a survey showed that almost two-thirds of Brazilians wanted to ban phones in schools. They believed phones do little good to children. Brazil is not the only country to have such rules. According to UNESCO, the culture body of the United Nations, by the end of 2024, 40 percent of schools around the world had rules on smartphone use. That marked a rise from 30 percent in 2023.1. ban: v.禁止2. limit  :v.限制3. start off: 开始、动身4. hallway:n.走廊 5. without the teacher’s permission  :未经老师的许可6. case：n.事件、案例7. locker：n.储物柜8. serve that purpose：达到目的9. do little good to ：对....几乎没有好处10. mark a rise：标志着上升纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.C  3.A  4.A  5.C别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

12 Spreading positivity - Teen CEO starts a business to make young people stay happy美国女孩创办企业，助力传播正能量Lena Ford, a 15-year-old US girl, is Positively Lena’s top boss. It is a business that brings joy to young people through a lot of products and services. Ford has been working in this area since she was seven. Back then, she began a project called Arting for You. For this project, she collected art supplies and gave them to kids for free in foster care. “My grandma always wanted to give back” to others, Ford told Time for Kids. Two years later, Ford started her business. She got the idea from her own experience. One day, her friend was very sad and she tried to remind her of all the positivethings in her life. “I realized that I wanted to be everyone’s positive friend,” writes Ford on her business’s website. The business mixes art, clothes and positive messages. It offers many different kinds of products, including notebooks, bags and office supplies – all with encouraging words on them, such as “peace and love”, “I am one of a kind” and “dance from your heart”. Part of the money Ford makes goes to people in need. She also offers activities to help kids feel good about themselves. The classes focus on things like creative writing and how to start and run your own business. Ford hopes to use these things to “remind young people of their worth”. “My goal is to spread positive energy ,” said Ford. 1. spread positivity:传播正能量2. start a business: 创业3. products and services  :产品和服务4. area : n.领域，区域5. art supplies：美术用品 6. foster care :寄养7. experience：n.经历，经验8. remind sb of：提醒某人某事9. offer：v.提供10. encouraging ：adj.鼓励性的   encourage sb to do 鼓励...做11. run your own business：经营你自己的生意12. worth：n.价值纸质版阅读练习答案:1.C  2.B  3.B  4.B  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

12 Spreading positivity - Teen CEO starts a business to make young people stay happy美国女孩创办企业，助力传播正能量Lena Ford, a 15-year-old US girl, is Positively Lena’s top boss. It is a business that brings joy to young people through a lot of products and services. Ford has been working in this area since she was seven. Back then, she began a project called Arting for You. For this project, she collected art supplies and gave them to kids for free in foster care. “My grandma always wanted to give back” to others, Ford told Time for Kids. Two years later, Ford started her business. She got the idea from her own experience. One day, her friend was very sad and she tried to remind her of all the positivethings in her life. “I realized that I wanted to be everyone’s positive friend,” writes Ford on her business’s website. The business mixes art, clothes and positive messages. It offers many different kinds of products, including notebooks, bags and office supplies – all with encouraging words on them, such as “peace and love”, “I am one of a kind” and “dance from your heart”. Part of the money Ford makes goes to people in need. She also offers activities to help kids feel good about themselves. The classes focus on things like creative writing and how to start and run your own business. Ford hopes to use these things to “remind young people of their worth”. “My goal is to spread positive energy ,” said Ford. 1. spread positivity:传播正能量2. start a business: 创业3. products and services  :产品和服务4. area : n.领域，区域5. art supplies：美术用品 6. foster care :寄养7. experience：n.经历，经验8. remind sb of：提醒某人某事9. offer：v.提供10. encouraging ：adj.鼓励性的   encourage sb to do 鼓励...做11. run your own business：经营你自己的生意12. worth：n.价值纸质版阅读练习答案:1.C  2.B  3.B  4.B  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

11 Transforming the workplace with AI staff 深圳首批“AI公务员”上岗In February, 70 AI civil servants took office in Shenzhen, reported China News Service. They were created using DeepSeek models to help with 240 different government tasks. Processing documents and dealing with emergencies are two of their many tasks. The AI civil servants are quite smart. Their mistake ratio is less than 5 percent and they check documents 90 percent faster than humans. Due to these advantages, other places in China, like Shanghai, are also bringing in AI for government work.1. transform:v.使改变，使转变2. workplace: n.工作场所3. civil servant  :n.公务员4. take office：就职，上任5. government : n.政府6. process documents:处理文件7. deal with :处理8. emergency：n.紧急事件9. mistake ratio：错误率10. advantage：n.优点    disadvantage: n.缺点纸质版阅读练习答案:1.C  2.B  3.D  4.A  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

11 Transforming the workplace with AI staff 深圳首批“AI公务员”上岗In February, 70 AI civil servants took office in Shenzhen, reported China News Service. They were created using DeepSeek models to help with 240 different government tasks. Processing documents and dealing with emergencies are two of their many tasks. The AI civil servants are quite smart. Their mistake ratio is less than 5 percent and they check documents 90 percent faster than humans. Due to these advantages, other places in China, like Shanghai, are also bringing in AI for government work.1. transform:v.使改变，使转变2. workplace: n.工作场所3. civil servant  :n.公务员4. take office：就职，上任5. government : n.政府6. process documents:处理文件7. deal with :处理8. emergency：n.紧急事件9. mistake ratio：错误率10. advantage：n.优点    disadvantage: n.缺点纸质版阅读练习答案:1.C  2.B  3.D  4.A  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

10 How are your eggs? 完美鸡蛋怎么煮？这份攻略请查收！What’s the best way to boil an egg? Scientists in Italy think the answer is “periodic cooking”. In cooking, we often talk about two parts of the egg. One is the yolk and the other is the egg white. They have different nutrients and need different temperatures for cooking. So, it is difficult to cook both parts just right once and for all. Scientists first ran tests on a computer. They found that changing the water from hot to warm again and again was a good way. It may help the yolk and egg white reach their perfect temperatures at different times. Then, the scientists tried the new way on real eggs. They put the eggs in boiling water (100 ℃), and moved them to 30 ℃ water every two minutes. They kept doing this for 32 minutes, and then cooled the eggs under running water. The eggs tasted wonderful. The egg white was very soft and the yolk was creamy. 1. boil:v.煮2. periodic cooking: 周期性烹饪3. yolk  :n.蛋黄4. egg white : n.蛋白5. nutrient :n.营养6. once and for all : 一劳永逸地、彻底地7. run tests：运行测试8. boiling water：沸水、开水9. creamy ：adj.奶油色的纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.B  3.B  4.C  5.C别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

10 How are your eggs? 完美鸡蛋怎么煮？这份攻略请查收！What’s the best way to boil an egg? Scientists in Italy think the answer is “periodic cooking”. In cooking, we often talk about two parts of the egg. One is the yolk and the other is the egg white. They have different nutrients and need different temperatures for cooking. So, it is difficult to cook both parts just right once and for all. Scientists first ran tests on a computer. They found that changing the water from hot to warm again and again was a good way. It may help the yolk and egg white reach their perfect temperatures at different times. Then, the scientists tried the new way on real eggs. They put the eggs in boiling water (100 ℃), and moved them to 30 ℃ water every two minutes. They kept doing this for 32 minutes, and then cooled the eggs under running water. The eggs tasted wonderful. The egg white was very soft and the yolk was creamy. 1. boil:v.煮2. periodic cooking: 周期性烹饪3. yolk  :n.蛋黄4. egg white : n.蛋白5. nutrient :n.营养6. once and for all : 一劳永逸地、彻底地7. run tests：运行测试8. boiling water：沸水、开水9. creamy ：adj.奶油色的纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.B  3.B  4.C  5.C别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

09 Glasgow students put friendship on the menu 想摆脱孤独？与陌生人共进晚餐吧！The Dinner with a Stranger project helps lonely people connect over a meal. In today’s world, many people use apps to make friends online. But two students from Glasgow, UK, tried something different. They started a project called Dinner with a Stranger. It helps people connect by sharing meals. They believe that friendship is always on the menu! Juliette,21, and Mary, 22, came up with the idea. They invite young people to make friends in person. Their project uses a fun quiz. People answer questions about their favorite movies, dream vacations and pop songs to find good matches. The project became popular quickly. Over 200 people took part in the first month. For example, 19-year-old Vanya and 20-year-old Hannah, two Glasgow students, met through the project. They became best friends and even roommates! 1. menu:n.菜单2. connect : v.联系，连接3. come up with the idea  :想到4. in person : 亲自5. quiz :n.测试6. vacation : n.假期纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

09 Glasgow students put friendship on the menu 想摆脱孤独？与陌生人共进晚餐吧！The Dinner with a Stranger project helps lonely people connect over a meal. In today’s world, many people use apps to make friends online. But two students from Glasgow, UK, tried something different. They started a project called Dinner with a Stranger. It helps people connect by sharing meals. They believe that friendship is always on the menu! Juliette,21, and Mary, 22, came up with the idea. They invite young people to make friends in person. Their project uses a fun quiz. People answer questions about their favorite movies, dream vacations and pop songs to find good matches. The project became popular quickly. Over 200 people took part in the first month. For example, 19-year-old Vanya and 20-year-old Hannah, two Glasgow students, met through the project. They became best friends and even roommates! 1. menu:n.菜单2. connect : v.联系，连接3. come up with the idea  :想到4. in person : 亲自5. quiz :n.测试6. vacation : n.假期纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

08 Kenyan girls learn useful life skills 我值得被捍卫！肯尼亚女孩学习自卫技能In Kenya, a girl was learning self-defense skills. This is part of a program called I’m Worth Defending. Enkakenya Centre for Excellence started this project. Opened in 2009, the center has become a place for girls to feel safe and study for free. AP reported that 34 out of 100 women in Kenya are victims of violence. By learning self-defense, these girls can stay safe and learn how to speak up bravely. 1. life skill:生活技能2. self-defense skill: n.防身术3. worth doing  :值得做...4. report : v.报道5. report a crime :举报犯罪6. 34 out of 100 women : 34%的女性7. victim：n.受害者8. violence：n.暴力9. speak up bravely ：勇敢地说出来纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.C  4.A、B  5.A别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

08 Kenyan girls learn useful life skills 我值得被捍卫！肯尼亚女孩学习自卫技能In Kenya, a girl was learning self-defense skills. This is part of a program called I’m Worth Defending. Enkakenya Centre for Excellence started this project. Opened in 2009, the center has become a place for girls to feel safe and study for free. AP reported that 34 out of 100 women in Kenya are victims of violence. By learning self-defense, these girls can stay safe and learn how to speak up bravely. 1. life skill:生活技能2. self-defense skill: n.防身术3. worth doing  :值得做...4. report : v.报道5. report a crime :举报犯罪6. 34 out of 100 women : 34%的女性7. victim：n.受害者8. violence：n.暴力9. speak up bravely ：勇敢地说出来纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.C  4.A、B  5.A别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

07  Through the storm澳大利亚遭受洪灾，人与动物共患难An Australian charity helps rescue animals from a big flood.A vet looked after a hurt koala in Australia on March 9. A tropical storm hit the country on March 8. It brought big winds, heavy rains and flooding. The koala fell out of a tree because of the bad weather. ABC News said on March 11 that many parts of Queensland sent flood alerts. More than 100,000 homes and companies were out of power. The flood also led to long delays for buses, and many schools closed. Charity Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital opened to help animals hurt in bad weather. It worked with rescue groups. In the first few hours, they saved several animals including the hurt koala. The hospital did this for free. 1. storm:n.暴风雨2. charity: n.慈善机构3. rescue  :v.救助4. flood : n.洪水5. tropical :adj.热带的6. alert : n.警告7. out of power：停电8. lead to：导致9. delay ：n.延迟纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.B  4.A  5.D别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

07  Through the storm澳大利亚遭受洪灾，人与动物共患难An Australian charity helps rescue animals from a big flood.A vet looked after a hurt koala in Australia on March 9. A tropical storm hit the country on March 8. It brought big winds, heavy rains and flooding. The koala fell out of a tree because of the bad weather. ABC News said on March 11 that many parts of Queensland sent flood alerts. More than 100,000 homes and companies were out of power. The flood also led to long delays for buses, and many schools closed. Charity Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital opened to help animals hurt in bad weather. It worked with rescue groups. In the first few hours, they saved several animals including the hurt koala. The hospital did this for free. 1. storm:n.暴风雨2. charity: n.慈善机构3. rescue  :v.救助4. flood : n.洪水5. tropical :adj.热带的6. alert : n.警告7. out of power：停电8. lead to：导致9. delay ：n.延迟纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.B  3.B  4.A  5.D别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

06 Every penny counts 加拿大初中生体验“月光族”金钱大冒险Canadian students learn how to spend money wisely .On Nov 20, 2024, around 500 students from middle schools across Moose Jaw, Canada, took part in a fun event. They learned there how to be good with money. First, every student had to imagine they had a job. Then they got a card. It showed how much money they had. Next, they visited different booths to buy things. The prices were the same as in actual shops. This way, the students learned that their spending depended on their salary. The idea was to teach the students about real life and be smart with money. “They have to go out and use their budget smartly and make good decisions ,” said Heather Bergdahl from the local Chamber of Commerce office. Athan Schultz, is a student from Cornerstone Christian School, “It’s eye-opening to see how much money you spend each month,” he told Moose Jaw Today. “You think you actually have a lot of money, and then you realize you don’t.” 1. count：v.重要2. wisely:adv.智慧地3. event: n.事件，活动4. imagine  :v.想象5. booth : n.摊位，临时货摊6. depend on :依靠，依赖7. salary : n.薪水，工资8. budget ：n.预算9. eye-opening：adj.大开眼界的，令人惊奇的10. realize ：v.意识到纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.D  3.B  4.B  5.A别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

06 Every penny counts 加拿大初中生体验“月光族”金钱大冒险Canadian students learn how to spend money wisely .On Nov 20, 2024, around 500 students from middle schools across Moose Jaw, Canada, took part in a fun event. They learned there how to be good with money. First, every student had to imagine they had a job. Then they got a card. It showed how much money they had. Next, they visited different booths to buy things. The prices were the same as in actual shops. This way, the students learned that their spending depended on their salary. The idea was to teach the students about real life and be smart with money. “They have to go out and use their budget smartly and make good decisions ,” said Heather Bergdahl from the local Chamber of Commerce office. Athan Schultz, is a student from Cornerstone Christian School, “It’s eye-opening to see how much money you spend each month,” he told Moose Jaw Today. “You think you actually have a lot of money, and then you realize you don’t.” 1. count：v.重要2. wisely:adv.智慧地3. event: n.事件，活动4. imagine  :v.想象5. booth : n.摊位，临时货摊6. depend on :依靠，依赖7. salary : n.薪水，工资8. budget ：n.预算9. eye-opening：adj.大开眼界的，令人惊奇的10. realize ：v.意识到纸质版阅读练习答案:1.A  2.D  3.B  4.B  5.A别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

05 Why do we get bored? 我们为什么无法忍受无聊？Feeling bored can also be a good chance for us to learn new things. These days many people spend hours looking at their phones. Why? A possible answer is that they just feel bored. Why don’t we like feeling bored? What is boredom? Boredom is a feeling. There are two types of boredom: meaningless and attentional. The first type happens when we don’t find meaning in our actions. The second type comes when people find it too difficult to focus on something. For example, students might say that “math is boring”. That is because it’s too difficult for them. Is boredom bad? Boredom is neither good nor bad . What matters is our attitude. For example, we may find a math problem boring. If we can’t deal with our feelings well, we might just give up and feel bad. But things change when we can control our feelings and try to solve the problem. Boredom can then become a good chance to learn new things. Are we more bored now? No, boredom is not a new thing. Over 2,000 years ago, people already felt bored. However, it’s now much easier to get away from boredom because of things like phones. But because we’re always using them, we might be worse at dealing with boredom. 1. a good chance for us to:对我们来说是一个做...的好机会2. spend time doing : 花时间做...3. boredom :n.无聊4. meaningless and attentional : 无意义型和注意力型5. neither... nor... :既不，也不6. attitude : n.态度7. get away from：摆脱8. deal with：处理纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。

05 Why do we get bored? 我们为什么无法忍受无聊？Feeling bored can also be a good chance for us to learn new things. These days many people spend hours looking at their phones. Why? A possible answer is that they just feel bored. Why don’t we like feeling bored? What is boredom? Boredom is a feeling. There are two types of boredom: meaningless and attentional. The first type happens when we don’t find meaning in our actions. The second type comes when people find it too difficult to focus on something. For example, students might say that “math is boring”. That is because it’s too difficult for them. Is boredom bad? Boredom is neither good nor bad . What matters is our attitude. For example, we may find a math problem boring. If we can’t deal with our feelings well, we might just give up and feel bad. But things change when we can control our feelings and try to solve the problem. Boredom can then become a good chance to learn new things. Are we more bored now? No, boredom is not a new thing. Over 2,000 years ago, people already felt bored. However, it’s now much easier to get away from boredom because of things like phones. But because we’re always using them, we might be worse at dealing with boredom. 1. a good chance for us to:对我们来说是一个做...的好机会2. spend time doing : 花时间做...3. boredom :n.无聊4. meaningless and attentional : 无意义型和注意力型5. neither... nor... :既不，也不6. attitude : n.态度7. get away from：摆脱8. deal with：处理纸质版阅读练习答案:1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B别忘了点击跟读版录音进行练习。 这里是黛西英文，我们明天再见。