I am Carla. I think my father is a kind man and he always smiles. My mother has a very beautiful face. The skin（皮肤）on her face is soft. She has "skin like a peach." I have a little sister. We all love her very much. My mother says that she is "the apple of her eye". My parents say I am lazy. I like to lie（躺）on the sofa and watch TV. I also like to play computer games and eat snacks. My parents call me a "couch potato"（沙发土豆）. They tell me I should do more sports. But I don't like sports. It isn't my "cup of tea". I have a dog. His name is Freddie. He likes to play with his ball and then gets very happy—he “goes banana"! I have a cousin. She has red hair（头发）. We call her "carrot top" because of her red hair. She is really kind. I think she is "as sweet as sugar”.

Do you like my family? It is easy to tell you all about my family. It is really "a piece of cake”.

Do you know me? I am a dog. My name is Mark. I’m from the United States.

I’m a special dog. Why am I special? Well, that’s because I have a long tongue(舌头). I may have the longest tongue of all the dogs. Look at my tongue. It is 18.58 cm long.

Many people think that my tongue is very strange(奇怪的). They don’t like me. They don’t like my tongue, either. They even laugh at(嘲笑) me because of my tongue. But I’m not sad when people laugh at me because I like my tongue and I’m happy to have it. Many children are interested in my long tongue. They want to make friends with me. I think I’m a lucky dog, too.

Do you want to see different kinds of animals? Come to Hangzhou Zoo. The zoo has 400 kinds of animals. Big elephants from Yunnan, tigers from the south of China and lions from Africa are waiting for you. Cute pandas and clever monkeys will give you a lot of fun. You can take photos. Do not feed(喂) the animals! Thank you!