貨幣可以說是一種大家熟悉,其實又較為陌生的東西. 我們每天看著它,摸著它, 但我們又是否明白它的歷史呢?知道它會給人類帶來災難嗎?
早在史前時代, 人類已經懂得"以物換物". 他們把自己不想要的物品和別人交換, 讓大家都得到理想的東西. 後來, 人們就改為以貝殼來交換物品. 但是, 貝殼太重,不容易隨身攜帶. 之後經過不斷地演變, 终於出現了貨幣和銀行,讓人們儲蓄金錢.
貨幣種類繁多, 大致分為硬幣和紙幣. 除了我們熟悉的港幣外, 還有美金,英鎊,人民幣,歐元......不同國家有不同的貨幣, 貨幣之間互相兌換的比例當然也不同啦!例如:100歐元可以兌換到5230泰銖.
貨幣的用途非常廣泛,我們常常用它來購買生活中不足的東西.但是,很多人不知道,我們還可以用貨幣來投資, 可以捐出貨幣做善事,幫助窮人,所謂"助人為快樂之本"嘛.
你知道嗎?金融危機也是由貨幣流通產生的不良後果. 如果貨幣迅速貶值,大家就會對貨幣失去信心.這種情況在歷史上曾經發生過很多次:1929年的英美經濟危機,1998年的東南亞金融危機......
金錢是世界上最大的誘惑. 我們不可貪婪,要勤勞,樸實,并養成儲蓄的好習慣, 這樣才能有一番大作為.
2010年6月11日 星期五
What a Horrible Look!
"Oh no! What have those stinky curlers done to me! How can I go to school!" Ida shrieked in horror. All her family members came running up to her in alarm. However, her father decided she should learn to tackle the problem, so she was left alone. Ida was utterly speechless.
Poor Ida then tried to use the brush to untangle her "bush", but the stubbon curls just refused to listen. Next, she tried to attack every strand of hair, but it didn't even lie flat, so she kept muttering to herself, both absent-mindly and furiously. Iritated and annoyed Ida was so frustrated that she was out of her mind trying to gel it, making it even worse, as it became solid as rock in the matter of a few minutes. It was actually a tangle of knots. She had no choice other than use shampoo, but her attempt was not successful.
After trying all sorts of solutions, Ida's hair was even more disgusting than before. The bundle of hair was so greasy and cluttered up that she could have poured a whole tank of petroleum over it. She flung open the mirror and the disgusting and bizarre look made her sweat. She pinched herself to check that this wasn't a dream. No, this was a living nightmare! It was all bunched up as if she had gone through a hedge backwards. Ida was so perplexed and confused.
Suddenly, Ida's mom Mary stepped into the bathroom. She stared at Ida, simply too astounded and stunned to utter a word. She gaped and gasped for air, as she was paralyzed with shock. Her mouth hung open and she seemed pallid enough to faint. Her sister Nancy came in too, but stopped in her tracks. Her jaws dropped and she gawked at Ida. Mary sprung into action immediately. She grabbed a wet brush, and poured a whole bottle of brow-flattening drop onto it. She hit her hair again and again as if her hair were a punching bag,and whipped open some cupborads,managing to surface holding a bottle of conditioner. She did not bother to soak the hair, but poured some conditioner onto it, so everything became like new. She was so quick that the process was done in five minutes. "There you are ,Ida! Whip on your clothes and grab your bag.There's no time to lose!" Mary hollered.
When Ida arrived at school, Miss Smith announced that she had got the winner prize for a drawing competiton, but had missed the ceromony became she was so late. Ida gave a deep breath.Phew!
Poor Ida then tried to use the brush to untangle her "bush", but the stubbon curls just refused to listen. Next, she tried to attack every strand of hair, but it didn't even lie flat, so she kept muttering to herself, both absent-mindly and furiously. Iritated and annoyed Ida was so frustrated that she was out of her mind trying to gel it, making it even worse, as it became solid as rock in the matter of a few minutes. It was actually a tangle of knots. She had no choice other than use shampoo, but her attempt was not successful.
After trying all sorts of solutions, Ida's hair was even more disgusting than before. The bundle of hair was so greasy and cluttered up that she could have poured a whole tank of petroleum over it. She flung open the mirror and the disgusting and bizarre look made her sweat. She pinched herself to check that this wasn't a dream. No, this was a living nightmare! It was all bunched up as if she had gone through a hedge backwards. Ida was so perplexed and confused.
Suddenly, Ida's mom Mary stepped into the bathroom. She stared at Ida, simply too astounded and stunned to utter a word. She gaped and gasped for air, as she was paralyzed with shock. Her mouth hung open and she seemed pallid enough to faint. Her sister Nancy came in too, but stopped in her tracks. Her jaws dropped and she gawked at Ida. Mary sprung into action immediately. She grabbed a wet brush, and poured a whole bottle of brow-flattening drop onto it. She hit her hair again and again as if her hair were a punching bag,and whipped open some cupborads,managing to surface holding a bottle of conditioner. She did not bother to soak the hair, but poured some conditioner onto it, so everything became like new. She was so quick that the process was done in five minutes. "There you are ,Ida! Whip on your clothes and grab your bag.There's no time to lose!" Mary hollered.
When Ida arrived at school, Miss Smith announced that she had got the winner prize for a drawing competiton, but had missed the ceromony became she was so late. Ida gave a deep breath.Phew!
2010年6月4日 星期五
鐵達尼號-背叛
多年來, 人們一直認為鐵達尼號的災難純屬意外, 但其實這只是白星航海公司創造的傳聞. 事實是...
根據船上的一位乘客, 伊娃哈地說:船上有多種可疑的背叛事件:
一.建造鐵達尼號的時侯, 製造船身的材料裏加了百分之九的礦渣(但是按照設計標準,應該只加百分之二), 這令船身更容易碎裂.
二.船上本有三十二艘救生艇, 但白星航海公司卻下令取走十六艘, 以免妨礙船的美觀.
三.在出發前, 船上每位工作人員都配有一副望遠鏡, 但它們在某個晚上全部消失, 原因不明.
四.鍋爐室中曾經發生火災, 令鐵達尼號的堅固度減弱了很多.
五.在事發前的一個晚上本來有一個救生演習, 但被船長取消了.
六.在事發當日早晨, 船長一共接收了四個電報, 內容一致, 都是警告他前方有冰島, 但船長充耳不聞, 依然下令快速行駛. 在悲劇發生後, 他獨個兒乘坐摩托艇離開了現場.
這些可疑的事情罕為人知, 但仍然是殘酷的事實. 人類是多麼自私, 多麼冷酷無情!可能只為了一些人與人之間的仇恨, 竟毫不眨眼地殘害了這麼多無辜的生命. 這和殘忍的猶太大屠殺又有什麼分別呢?
人和人之間應和平相處, 和平是世界發展最重要的因素. 和平帶來了歡樂和財富, 帶走了悲傷和貧窮...
(資料來源:www.historyonthenet.com)
根據船上的一位乘客, 伊娃哈地說:船上有多種可疑的背叛事件:
一.建造鐵達尼號的時侯, 製造船身的材料裏加了百分之九的礦渣(但是按照設計標準,應該只加百分之二), 這令船身更容易碎裂.
二.船上本有三十二艘救生艇, 但白星航海公司卻下令取走十六艘, 以免妨礙船的美觀.
三.在出發前, 船上每位工作人員都配有一副望遠鏡, 但它們在某個晚上全部消失, 原因不明.
四.鍋爐室中曾經發生火災, 令鐵達尼號的堅固度減弱了很多.
五.在事發前的一個晚上本來有一個救生演習, 但被船長取消了.
六.在事發當日早晨, 船長一共接收了四個電報, 內容一致, 都是警告他前方有冰島, 但船長充耳不聞, 依然下令快速行駛. 在悲劇發生後, 他獨個兒乘坐摩托艇離開了現場.
這些可疑的事情罕為人知, 但仍然是殘酷的事實. 人類是多麼自私, 多麼冷酷無情!可能只為了一些人與人之間的仇恨, 竟毫不眨眼地殘害了這麼多無辜的生命. 這和殘忍的猶太大屠殺又有什麼分別呢?
人和人之間應和平相處, 和平是世界發展最重要的因素. 和平帶來了歡樂和財富, 帶走了悲傷和貧窮...
(資料來源:www.historyonthenet.com)
2010年4月10日 星期六
日記
2010年4月11日 星期天 大霧
在假期中,我和爸爸媽媽去了關島旅行. 關島雖然屬於美國, 但那兒卻是日本人的天地. 在五天的行程中, 其中一天的午餐令我記憶猶新, 歷歷在目:
那一天, 我們在魚眼餐廳吃午餐. 當我正排隊取冷麫時, 一位日本人突然在我前面插隊, 站在了我和前面的本地茶漠洛人中間.我頓時火冒三丈,很不服氣,為什麼這個可惡的日本人,不插美國人的隊,就硬是要插在我前面? 這不禁令我想起了日本的歷史來.
在第二次世界大戰中,日本和德國結為盟友,狼狽為奸,打算聯手統治世界,並消除所有反對者.後來,日本攻打美國夏威夷島的珍珠港, 激怒了美國人. 隨後, 美國把剛發明的原子彈投向日本的廣島和長崎,令日本無條件投降. 所以至今,日本只服從美國,惟恐美國再次襲擊自己.
日本人太霸氣,不管他人的感受,他人的生死;只想自己的地位,自己的權益, 自己的領土...
這些無法用文字來形容,令文字蒙羞的人,是永遠不會被大家接受的.美國正正相反,對日本人熱情款待,令大家仰慕.
所以, 我們應為他人著想,不念舊惡,以德報怨,不要成為一個人人討厭的自私鬼了唷.
在假期中,我和爸爸媽媽去了關島旅行. 關島雖然屬於美國, 但那兒卻是日本人的天地. 在五天的行程中, 其中一天的午餐令我記憶猶新, 歷歷在目:
那一天, 我們在魚眼餐廳吃午餐. 當我正排隊取冷麫時, 一位日本人突然在我前面插隊, 站在了我和前面的本地茶漠洛人中間.我頓時火冒三丈,很不服氣,為什麼這個可惡的日本人,不插美國人的隊,就硬是要插在我前面? 這不禁令我想起了日本的歷史來.
在第二次世界大戰中,日本和德國結為盟友,狼狽為奸,打算聯手統治世界,並消除所有反對者.後來,日本攻打美國夏威夷島的珍珠港, 激怒了美國人. 隨後, 美國把剛發明的原子彈投向日本的廣島和長崎,令日本無條件投降. 所以至今,日本只服從美國,惟恐美國再次襲擊自己.
日本人太霸氣,不管他人的感受,他人的生死;只想自己的地位,自己的權益, 自己的領土...
這些無法用文字來形容,令文字蒙羞的人,是永遠不會被大家接受的.美國正正相反,對日本人熱情款待,令大家仰慕.
所以, 我們應為他人著想,不念舊惡,以德報怨,不要成為一個人人討厭的自私鬼了唷.
2010年3月27日 星期六
日記
三月二十八日 星期天 晴
今天早上風還是冷颼颼的, 我坐在床上, 舒舒服服地看了一會兒書. 漸漸, 我的眼睛有點累了, 爬上窗台往外看,頓時我的心......
一位年邁的老婆婆正緩慢地掃著冷清的大街. 我看了一下鐘, 才六點多呀!看著她那瑟縮的身影,再想想自己 - 剛剛還躺在暖乎乎的床上, 享受著故事書的樂趣, 而她就已經要遭受這寒風的折磨了.
在某一個地方, 某一個時間, 她的親人正享受著天倫之樂, 卻把媽媽扔在大街上, 任由寒風吹打.
在某一個城市, 某一個角落, 她的兒女正在睡夢中, 不管生他育他的母親, 任由老人在傷心和思念中度過每一天.
在某一個腦海, 某一段記憶中, 一張又一張笑臉掠過, 但那些, 已成為永久的留念了......
想到這裡, 我不禁潸然淚下, 馬上走到母親的房間, 幫她蓋上被子, 看見她那幸福的表情, 我心裡安頓了下來. 我默默地發誓: 無論怎樣,我一定要報答母親的養育之恩!
子曰: "百行孝為先." 孝是天經地義的, 我一定要唸好書, 不讓母親操心, 辜負了她的期望啊!
今天早上風還是冷颼颼的, 我坐在床上, 舒舒服服地看了一會兒書. 漸漸, 我的眼睛有點累了, 爬上窗台往外看,頓時我的心......
一位年邁的老婆婆正緩慢地掃著冷清的大街. 我看了一下鐘, 才六點多呀!看著她那瑟縮的身影,再想想自己 - 剛剛還躺在暖乎乎的床上, 享受著故事書的樂趣, 而她就已經要遭受這寒風的折磨了.
在某一個地方, 某一個時間, 她的親人正享受著天倫之樂, 卻把媽媽扔在大街上, 任由寒風吹打.
在某一個城市, 某一個角落, 她的兒女正在睡夢中, 不管生他育他的母親, 任由老人在傷心和思念中度過每一天.
在某一個腦海, 某一段記憶中, 一張又一張笑臉掠過, 但那些, 已成為永久的留念了......
想到這裡, 我不禁潸然淚下, 馬上走到母親的房間, 幫她蓋上被子, 看見她那幸福的表情, 我心裡安頓了下來. 我默默地發誓: 無論怎樣,我一定要報答母親的養育之恩!
子曰: "百行孝為先." 孝是天經地義的, 我一定要唸好書, 不讓母親操心, 辜負了她的期望啊!
2010年3月26日 星期五
Giants
19th March, 2010
The stormy winds and the pelting rain lashed out at the sails. The sky was pitch-black and there was an occasional roll of thunder. But me and my comrades were safe and snug under deck in our cabins.
The storm went as quickly as it had come. In a moment, the skies cleared and all that was left were our battered sails. In order to survive the storm, we had tossed all of our sandbags and water supply overboard in order to lighten the load and to lessen the risk of sinking. Now we were stranded on board without any water.
“Land ahoy!” the sailor hollered. We saw faint outlines of smoke, so we assumed that there were living men on the distant coastline.
As we neared the coast, we saw a clear little river but no people, so we each took buckets and filled them with water. I had just finished my work, so I decided to have a look around.
Suddenly there was a boom! Boom! BOOM! BOOM! I flinched as I heard each boom, and figured out something was wrong. I was right. As I raced to the shore, my heart thumping, my fellow comrades were rowing as quickly as they could away from me. I soon saw what the cause of the commotion was. There in front of me was a towering giant, at least eleven or twelve metres tall. He was just standing there, looking curiously at them. When he caught sight of me, he slowly stretched out a finger, as wide as a tree trunk and as bumpy as sandpaper. I wasn’t particularly frightened, as I knew they wouldn’t be much harm to me. I climbed onto the huge pink finger and bit it slightly to tell him I was ready. Then he lifted me up-I wasn’t afraid-I don’t have acrophobia-so I looked around. It was exactly the same as England- there were gold fields and beautiful streams. Never had I felt so happy.
The giant took me home, where I met a nice girl named Frances, so I told her I was Nadia. She took great care of me, and built me a box complete with furniture. Once, her father, Jerome, brought me to King Arthur and Queen Morgana. Frances told me to do something simple, so I took a bow first. King Arthur was delighted. Then I took out my sword and slashed it a few times for good measure, and Queen Morgana pretended to be frightened. Afterwards, she requested if she might keep me in her palace, so I agreed. But there was to be one condition: Frances had to stay with me. This was because by this time, I had already developed a deep need for Frances. But there were still dangers.
Before I came, Goblin Shlinka was the smallest creature in the whole castle, so he got the most attention. Now, he was very jealous of all the attention I was receiving, and he put me into great danger. Once, he dumped me into a bowl of cream, and when I was about to drown, Frances grabbed my leg in the nick of time. Animals were also very dangerous to me, as they were so big. Another time, Frances put me in the garden, and 8 fierce wasps came in through the window. They were the size of birds in England! I took out my sword and killed a few. Luckily, the others flew away.
In a fine August, Frances brought me to the beach. Frances was still a child, so she left me in my box and went off to play. Suddenly, the tide rose, and my box along with me drifted off into the ocean.
Two days later, I had sailed into South Africa’s main port, Good Hope. I met a ship setting off for England, and how surprised the captain was to see a house on the sea! When I told him my story, he exclaimed,” I’m not a child! Giants don’t exist.” I showed him the sting of the wasps and said,” If giants don’t exist, where did this came from?” Now he believed me!
The stormy winds and the pelting rain lashed out at the sails. The sky was pitch-black and there was an occasional roll of thunder. But me and my comrades were safe and snug under deck in our cabins.
The storm went as quickly as it had come. In a moment, the skies cleared and all that was left were our battered sails. In order to survive the storm, we had tossed all of our sandbags and water supply overboard in order to lighten the load and to lessen the risk of sinking. Now we were stranded on board without any water.
“Land ahoy!” the sailor hollered. We saw faint outlines of smoke, so we assumed that there were living men on the distant coastline.
As we neared the coast, we saw a clear little river but no people, so we each took buckets and filled them with water. I had just finished my work, so I decided to have a look around.
Suddenly there was a boom! Boom! BOOM! BOOM! I flinched as I heard each boom, and figured out something was wrong. I was right. As I raced to the shore, my heart thumping, my fellow comrades were rowing as quickly as they could away from me. I soon saw what the cause of the commotion was. There in front of me was a towering giant, at least eleven or twelve metres tall. He was just standing there, looking curiously at them. When he caught sight of me, he slowly stretched out a finger, as wide as a tree trunk and as bumpy as sandpaper. I wasn’t particularly frightened, as I knew they wouldn’t be much harm to me. I climbed onto the huge pink finger and bit it slightly to tell him I was ready. Then he lifted me up-I wasn’t afraid-I don’t have acrophobia-so I looked around. It was exactly the same as England- there were gold fields and beautiful streams. Never had I felt so happy.
The giant took me home, where I met a nice girl named Frances, so I told her I was Nadia. She took great care of me, and built me a box complete with furniture. Once, her father, Jerome, brought me to King Arthur and Queen Morgana. Frances told me to do something simple, so I took a bow first. King Arthur was delighted. Then I took out my sword and slashed it a few times for good measure, and Queen Morgana pretended to be frightened. Afterwards, she requested if she might keep me in her palace, so I agreed. But there was to be one condition: Frances had to stay with me. This was because by this time, I had already developed a deep need for Frances. But there were still dangers.
Before I came, Goblin Shlinka was the smallest creature in the whole castle, so he got the most attention. Now, he was very jealous of all the attention I was receiving, and he put me into great danger. Once, he dumped me into a bowl of cream, and when I was about to drown, Frances grabbed my leg in the nick of time. Animals were also very dangerous to me, as they were so big. Another time, Frances put me in the garden, and 8 fierce wasps came in through the window. They were the size of birds in England! I took out my sword and killed a few. Luckily, the others flew away.
In a fine August, Frances brought me to the beach. Frances was still a child, so she left me in my box and went off to play. Suddenly, the tide rose, and my box along with me drifted off into the ocean.
Two days later, I had sailed into South Africa’s main port, Good Hope. I met a ship setting off for England, and how surprised the captain was to see a house on the sea! When I told him my story, he exclaimed,” I’m not a child! Giants don’t exist.” I showed him the sting of the wasps and said,” If giants don’t exist, where did this came from?” Now he believed me!
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