Welcome to the Year of 2022! Let’s have a look at some important Chinese festivals in this year.

On February 1st, we have the very very very important festival— the Spring Festival. On that day, all the Chinese families have great parties. We eat much good food.

On February 15th, it is the Lantern Festival. We eat Tangyuan on that day.

On April 5th, it is the Qing Ming Festival. We show respect(尊敬) to family members who are dead.

On June 3rd, it is the Dragon Boat Festival. We eat Zongzi on that day.

The Teachers’ Day and the Mid-Autumn Day are on the same day this year. They are on September 10th. We can eat mooncakes on that day.

It's important to learn things about protecting environment. Here's a 4Rs rule for us.

·Reduce

If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智的). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with waste in big cities, so it's necessary to reduce waste.

·Reuse

You should always think of reusing the usable (可用的) things before throwing them away. Give your clothes or things you don't use to the poor. In a family, you may pass such clothes on to your younger brothers or sisters.

·Recycle

Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money, for example, cola cans are sent to a factory, where they're smashed flat（压平）and smelted (熔化), and the metal things are made into new cola cans.

·Repair

If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it's better for you to sell the old ones or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair.

Do you drink water every day? Is it clean? Perhaps your answer is yes. But 900 million people around the word don’t have clean drinking water. Without clean water, they get sick more easily. That’s why these two ideas (创意) are so great! They are really helpful to a lot of people.

This straw cleans water when you drink through it. It is small and easy to carry. With it, you can get clean and drinkable water anywhere you go. It is cheap and can last more than six months for most people. Therefore, you don't have to spend much money on it and worry about getting a new one often.

This new box helps people carry clean water to their homes. In the countryside, many women and children often have to walk for a long time to get clean water for their families. Then they have to carry it back to their homes. They repeat this every time they need water, so they have to make several trips each day. But water is heavy! It is difficult for them to carry the water box home. The Q Drum solves this problem. You don’t have to lift it. You can roll (滚动) it home. With it, there is no need to carry (携带) 50 kilograms of water.