What's the name of Tanghulu in English? sugar bottle gourd or rock sugar bottle gourd Can a foreigner understand which food I describe if I say this to a him? If not, what's the authentic name of this traditional Chinese food in English?

the functional areas in a ciity In many cities, planners have separated schools, homes, shops, offices in specific areas which are widely separated from each other. Do you think advantages of this policy overweigh disadvantages to the city residents? To make the city function clearer, modern city designers prefer to classify buildings that are of different attributes into separate areas and these areas are always far away from each other. Although our cityscape is increasingly beautiful by doing this, I still believe that such designs bring more demerits than merits. Admittedly, separating schools, homes, shops, etc in fixed areas makes local residents and new residents easier to distinct function of different regions in a city. This benefit is much more evident to new city dwellers who just move to a city and are unfamiliar with its structure. Such specific plan helps these people tell functional areas immediately only if they have viewed the city map. Another benefit if that the organized design is more likely to provide residents a comfortable living environment because of the neat and clear layout. Despite the above arguments, I still think the arrangement has more drawbacks. Clearly, the long distance among different functional areas has caused inconvenience for people’s daily life. Long distance means that more time would be spent on road. For some students, their health and family bonds would be largely affected due to the inconvenience. Taken the common phenomenon in my country for example, many of primary school students, whose homes are far away from their school, cannot go home for lunch after school, because there is not much time left for them to travel from school to home. The only choice for them is to go to caring centres near their school. Always, most of these institutions are not qualified or even do not have any certification. It is definitely detrimental for children who have to live in the centre for every term, physically and spiritually. Besides,in the fast paced society, time is precious for everyone. If wasting more time on travelling, people's work time as well as leisure time will be squeezed out.This, to some extent, effects work efficiency and mood, especially when suffering from traffic jam on their way to office or shops. Therefore, in my opinion, the specific separate leads to more disadvantages, not only to children’s growth, but also to family bonds and even work efficiency.

my favorite advertisement Well, I’d like to talk about an advertisement whose maker is Extra White, a famous manufacturer of chewing gum in China. About five years ago, I saw the TV commercial by accident, but I was totally attracted by it when I first saw it. It tells a short but romantic story that a young beautiful girl who has long black hair goes to a store and buys some snacks. When paying, the girl glances at the gum shelf that is at hand, you know, such shelf is always placed near the checkout counter, but she seems uncertain because there are various kinds of gum on the shelf. The casher who is a shy boy notices her hesitation, so he picks one and hands it to the girl with a smile, saying that “this one is good to your teeth”. At the moment, the girl is getting a little shy as well and says thanks to him. When the boy is checking the money, the girl picks another one from the shelf quickly and puts it on the casher counter softly. Then the girl turns and goes towards the door. Suddenly, the boy notices the gum that is on the casher counter and immediately shouts that “your Extra White”. He thinks that the left gum is the girl’s, which is just forgotten by her. Surprisingly, the girl turns round and smiles that “it’s your Extra White”. This TV commercial really impressed me a lot. I guess one reason is its original and romantic plot; however, the key point is that the advertisement girl is Guo Biting, who is one of my favorite actresses. So, I guess you can understand my feeling to the ad.

-an essay- The governments have the duty to ensure its citizens have a healthy diet, while others believe it is individuals’ responsibility. Discuss both ideas and give your opinions. 13:22 14:02 In the fast paced society, our standard of life has been largely improved, while some unhealthy habits that go along with the improvement are also appearing, such as the change of our diet. Although some people think governments should be responsible for their citizens in regards to public health, I believe it should be individuals’ issues more. Some people argue that a government, as the top leader of a society, has the duty to make sure that all citizens have a healthy diet and are in good physical conditions. This is mainly because the sustainable development of a nation, whatever in terms of economy, culture or science, requires strong labour force which is crucial for a country to compete with other nations in the world. Also, by putting more of emphasis on citizens’ diet, a government is more likely to get support from its people because the residents can directly feel that their government cares about them. It can also be argued that people themselves should concentrate more on their daily diet. It is generally known that governments are always busy with various political issues. Besides, the way of a government in concerning its citizens is always reflected in health care service, construction of infrastructures, public service, and other macroscopic aspects, instead of in the specific item, such as one’s food habits. Secondly, people are well-informed about the negative impacts that an unhealthy diet would cause. Therefore, if they are accountable men, they get to know how to protect themselves or how to have a strong body so that they are capable of working well and do not let their families worry about their health. In my opinion, it is individuals who should strictly discipline and force themselves to have a good and regular diet, such as designing a balanced recipe or paying more attention to the nutrients they daily intake from the food. This may make people lose opportunities to enjoy certain delicious foods that are not really healthy, but it would be worthy for health.

museum Modern museums can be seen everywhere and are always of different themes, such as cartoon museum, history museum, science museum, etc. In my opinion, museums are places where not only can people entertain themselves, but also can acquire knowledge. On the one hand, it can be argued that the main role of museum is to entertain. Museums are tourist attractions, and their aim is to exhibit a collection of interesting objects that people want to see. The average visitors will feel bored if what they see or listen to are pure educational contents, so museums often put more of an emphasis on enjoyment rather than learning. This type of museum is always designed to be visually spectacular. The Cartoon Museum in Shanghai, for instance, offers various interactive activities as a part of the exhibition and makes children experience a vivid dream in a changeable panoramic animation. On the other hand, some people argue that museums should focus on education. The aim of any exhibition should be to teach visitors something that they previously did not know. Usually this means the history behind the museum’s exhibits needs to be explained and this can be done in various ways. Some museums employ professional guides to talk to their visitors, while others offer headsets so that the visitors can listen to the detailed commentary about the exhibition. In this way, museums play an important role in teaching people about history, culture, science and other aspects of life. Therefore, the entertaining function and the educational function are both important roles of museums. In modern society, integrating the two things well can better serve visiting needs of different age of visitors and largely stimulate people’s interests to museums.

-an essay- Some people think younger people are not suitable for important positions in government in countries. Some think it will be a good idea for younger people to take on these positions. Discuss both ideas. 18:45 19:25 It is true that there is a trend that high positions in politics have been gradually performed by young people. Although some people argue that it may be a negative trend, I believe a nation should offer more opportunities for the young to hold the vital positions in the political field. People with traditional minds think that allowing younger people to hold important positions in government is not a cautious and a wise decision because many of them have not sufficient experience to deal with the complicated problems. These problems are often related with the standard of life in a society or even the status of a country in the whole world. The most appropriate approaches to these problems are more likely to be suggested by experienced leaders who have been worked in government for over ten years. Despite the above argument, I still believe that more benefits can be produced than demerits if the leaders in politics become younger in average age. Because young people can proficiently get access to a wide range of information with the advanced equipment, they have more original and creative solutions that cannot be offered by older leaders. Also, their minds are more flexible and their political emotion is less affected by history. For instance, during the Second World War, China and Japan had a very cold relation because of the war. Now, we have the opening diplomatic strategy to Japan and this is mainly because we have a relatively young leader group whose members have little political bias stemming from history. In my opinion, that young people are becoming the main group of the crucial positions in government is a positive trend, both to the implement of innovative policies and to the diplomatic relationships.

My wig Well, I’d like to talk about my wig that I particularly bought from a boutique store. Last winter vocation, I cut my long hair on a whim. But, several days later, I began to miss my long hair. Therefore, I decided to buy a wig to comfort myself. Accompanied by my mom, I went to a boutique store and bought a long and curly wig. At the beginning, I worn it everyday to meet friends and took many photos because it really made me beautiful. However, such enthusiasm didn’t last for a week. One reason was that the weather was too hot to wear a wig often. You know, it was summer and often wearing a wig was unhealthy to my scalp. Another reason was that wearing a wig was really an inconvenient thing. It always took me about 30minutes to wear and in order to keep the wig better in shape; I had to clean it often. So, I rarely wear it and it just becomes a decoration of my doll. After giving up my wig, what I can do is to pray that my hair can grow faster and become longer. I guess next time when going to a barbershop I will be much more cautious to make my decision.

My uncle's wedding Well, I’d like to talk about my uncle’s wedding that was held about ten years ago when I was ten years old. Even though I ever attended many weddings, my uncle’s wedding impressed me most because I was not just a guest on the wedding day; I was also the only young bridesmaid there. At that time, there were only two children in my family, my little cousin brother and I. So, my cousin was the pageboy and I was the young bridesmaid. What we needed to do was to follow the bride and throw candies to people who watched the wedding along the side. Unlike western people who held the wedding in church, we held the wedding ceremony on a ground in our community, and all people living in that community could watch the wedding ceremony. On that day, all my families attended the wedding, It was a very significant moment for a person and all relatives came to the wedding and sent their sincere blessing to the new couple. Now, I grow up, I guess my families are looking forward to attending my wedding. But I guess they will be disappointed because it seems to be impossible for me to get married in ten years.