Do you find it hard to describe a person? Don’t worry. These characters from famous books will help you.

Persevering Meaning: A persevering person never gives up his or her dream in spite of (尽管) difficulties. Example: In the book The Old Man and the Sea, the old fisherman Santiago doesn’t catch any fish in 84 days, but he doesn’t give up. Finally he succeeds in catching a big marlin.
Adventurous Meaning: An adventurous person is brave and willing to take risks. Example: In the book The Wizard of Oz, the girl Dorothy takes the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion to the Land of Oz. Their journey is full of adventure.
Isolated Meaning: If someone is isolated, he is used to living alone. Example: In the book Heidi, Uncle Alp lives alone in the mountains before the lovely girl Heidi comes here. Others don’t like to meet and speak to him.

Many of us now live in gated communities (封闭式社区). Only people who live there can go freely inside, and only their cars can pass through the gates. But are you hoping for a more open and convenient environment? When gates and walls are gone, everyone can enjoy a city with better traffic, bigger green areas for picnics and more cafes and bookstores to meet your friends.

Turning gated communities into blocks is one way to achieve this, according to the Chinese government. Open communities have already become popular in many cities in other countries, like Paris, France, and New York City, US. There, the roads, shops and green areas are for everyone.

“Humans need communication and sharing. A good city needs to offer people enough space to do this,” said Wang Weiqiang, an urban planning expert from Tongji University.

Another good change blocks may bring is better traffic in cities. There will be more roads open to the public. And more people may choose to walk rather than drive cars because they don’t need to take a long way to get around gated communities.

However, not everyone likes the idea of open communities. Quite a lot of people say they have spent money on the roads inside the communities, and they worry about safety problems when communities are open.

The Chinese government explained that the opening would be carried out step by step and more detailed (详细的) plans would come out in the future. Also, there have been testing blocks in some areas in Chengdu, Sichuan, and so far it has been working well.

These days, many people in China are talking about the three-child policy on the Internet. They have different ideas. Let’s have a look at them.

I am a nurse working in Guangzhou and I am a young mother. My first child was born when I was 20 years old. Three years later, I had my second child. I love kids, so feel happy to hear the news. I would like to have my third child if it is possible. I will take good care of them.

---Ann

I am a hotel manager in Beijing. I am busy with my work every day. I don’t have any time to look after my son and daughter, so I don’t want to have one more child. But my wife doesn’t agree with me. She is a housewife. She takes care of the children at home every day. She likes babies.

---Mike

I am a teacher from Shanghai. I have a daughter. She is cute but naughty. I work hard at school, and then I play with my daughter after work. I feel tired every day. I don’t want to have a second baby, not even a third one. I just want to live happily with my daughter.

---Cindy