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要求简单，新鲜，不要太复杂，语法不要错得太多！最好是说些当今社会上新鲜的新闻，或者新奇的事物！字数不用太多，100 多就可以。

Answer 1

发短信创世界纪录
Two central Pennsylvania friends spent most of March in a text-messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000.

For one of the two, that meant an inches-thick itemized bill for $26,000.

Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, were relying on their unlimited text messaging plans to get them through the escapade, so Andes didn't expect such a big bill.

"It came in a box that cost $27.55 to send to me," he said. He said he "panicked" and called T-Mobile, which said it would investigate the charges.

The two Lancaster-area residents have been practically non-stop texters for about a decade since they attended Berks Technical Institute together.

That led Andes to search for the largest monthly text message total he could find posted online: 182,000 sent in 2005 by Deepak Sharma in India.

Andes and Klinger were able to set up their phones to send multiple messages. During a February test run they found they could send 6,000 or 7,000 messages on some days, prompting the March messaging marathon.

"Most were either short phrases or one word, 'LOL' or 'Hello,' things like that, with tons and tons of repeats," said Andes, reached by phone.

Andes sent more than 140,000 messages, and Klinger sent more than 70,000 to end the month with a total of just over 217,000, he said.

A spokesman for Guinness World Records didn't immediately return messages asking whether it would be certified as a record.

April came as a relief to Andes' wife, Julie, who had found his phone tied up with texting when she tried to call him on lunch breaks.

"She was tired of it the first few days into it," Andes said.

来自宾夕法尼亚州中部的两个好朋友上月的大部分时间都花在了发短信试创世界纪录上，他们当月一共互发了21.7万条短信。

他们其中一人还收到了一沓厚厚的通信明细帐单，金额达2.6万美元。

为了进行这场“大冒险”，29岁的尼克•安德斯和30岁的道格•柯林格都订制了无限短信套餐，不料安德斯却收到了金额如此之大的一笔帐单。

他说：“帐单是装在一个盒子里寄来的，邮费就花了27.55美元。”他称自己很“惊慌”，连忙打电话给T-Mobile公司询问，公司称将调查这笔费用。

这两位年轻人来自兰卡斯特地区，自从十年前他们一同考入波克斯技术学院以来，就从未停止过发短信。

安德斯在网上查到了月发送短信数的最高纪录：迪帕克•夏玛于2005年在印度创下了月发送短信18.2万条的纪录。

安德斯和柯林格将手机设置成能发送多条短信的模式。在今年2月份的一次试验中他们发现，有时他们一天可以发送六七千条短信，这促使他们在3月份开始了这场发短信马拉松。

安德斯在接受电话采访时说：“大多数短信的内容是短语或者一个词，例如LOL和Hello等，然后就是无数次的重复发送”。

安德斯称，到3月底时他共发送了14万多条短信，柯林格则发送了7万多条，两人共计发送21.7万多条。

吉尼斯世界纪录的一位发言人没有立即回复这能否被认定为一项新的世界纪录。

安德斯的妻子朱莉这个月终于可以松口气了，之前她在午休时间给安德斯打电话总发现他的手机正忙着发短信。

安德斯说：“刚开始的几天她就受不了了。”

Answer 2

India is preparing for Barack Obama's first visit to the country by removing coconuts from palm trees in Mumbai to protect the US president. Mr Obama will arrive in India on Saturday for the first leg of an Asian tour.

But as well as the usual security measures that come with welcoming a visiting dignitary, Indian authorities have decided to go one step further, by removing all natural threats to the president as well.

All coconuts around the city's Gandhi museum, one of Mr Obama's stops in the city, are being taken down.

大意就是:

国总统奥巴马将于本周末出访亚洲，印度是此次十天亚洲之行的第一站。为了最大限度保证奥巴马的安全，印度政府决定将孟买甘地博物馆周边椰子树上的椰子全部摘除。

Answer 3

2)The Most Important Thing in My Life

Some things around us may be small, but often it ‘s of great value in our life. So a common thing in our daily life can even own the power to change the orbit of our life.

This is the most important thing that I would keep in mind forever. In my opinion, I did well in math and so did my classmate Jim. We often communicate with each other. Once , our school would hold a mathematics competition and make it a rule that every class only had one representative. The chance was so precious that I didn’t want to miss it. But Jim was also a good competitor to me. So our math teacher give a test between us. The result was that Jim beat me by one point. How disappointed I was then! But , just after a minute, Jim turned back to my teacher and explained that our teacher had made a mistake so that it was I that should be the winner instead of him. Therefore , I finally was chosen to be the representative of our class.

Then I really didn’t know how to express my feeling, but I knew that I would never forget what this thing taught me. It might seem to be a small thing but I really learned a lot from that. It tells me that I should be honest at any time and it is the best policy in our life.

Answer 4

BOULDER, Colo. - Police say a Colorado man who told police he woke up to a "bang" and realized he suffered a gunshot wound to his knee likely shot himself while sleepwalking.

The Daily Camera reports that 63-year-old Sanford Rothman of Boulder told investigators he had no clear recollection of the incident early Tuesday. No one else was in Rothman's home at the time.

Boulder police Sgt. Paul Reichenback says Rothman keeps a 9 mm handgun near his bed and takes prescription medication for pain. Police say no alcohol or illegal drugs played a role in the incident.

Rothman was treated at a hospital and released.

这篇文章说有个人在梦游时对自己开了一枪，子弹打在他的漆盖上。真实故事，来源 cbc.ca/news

Answer 5

我觉得支教好像最近很热，可以考虑一下，希望对你有所帮助。

Every year, college students are inspired to help students with their study in underdeveloped areas in china. They have been trying their best to impart knowledge and offering help to those students who are so eager to learn.

This volunteer practice has been beneficial in two aspects. On one hand, college volunteers are really devoted to the cause. They have opened the eyes of students in underdeveloped regions to the outside world by bringing them new knowledge and thoughts. As a result, they are extremely welcome and respected by the children there. On the other hand, college students have received a rigorous training by adapting to the harsh living conditions. They are learning how to deal with difficulties and face challenges as well. What’s more, by any means, this volunteer experience will be always a valuable asset in his or her life.

In my opinion, every Chinese citizen is responsible for the development of education in china. And we college students should take the lead in response to the appeal for offering aid to children in poor areas.