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For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”．But people may ask the question “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion” in the same way：“She was wearing a fashionable coat．” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour．”

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books．There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs … and in languages．

Fashions change very quickly as time goes．This is natural．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers, radios, telephones, televisions and computers send information from one place to another in a few minutes．

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion．

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　　For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”．But people may ask the question “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion” in the same way：“She was wearing a fashionable coat．” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour．”

　　But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books．There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs … and in languages．

　　Fashions change very quickly as time goes．This is natural．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers, radios, telephones, televisions and computers send information from one place to another in a few minutes．

　　New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion．

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　　The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China．It sells well across China．You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there．

　　Why is the book so attractive to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world．I can not help asking：where is our own Harry Potter?

　　China has a long history and colorful culture．With a large market of teenagers, China published(出版)many popular books among children．However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?

　　Firstly, quite a number of children's books are written for teaching, and they have little interest．Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”．Certainly, they don't like them．Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same．One knows the ending as early as in the beginning．Finally, the writers seldom think about children's needs．

　　First-class Reading, for children should be interesting, and written in their language．

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　　One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard．Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools．I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids．When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, “Free ice cream!” To make sure of his words, I asked, “I'm sorry, what did you say?” “Free ice cream．Choose whichever you like．” he said smiling．

　　After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time．He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing．With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times．Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan．

　　The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives．I kept asking him, “So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal．” “Yes, just meeting people and making them smile,” he replied．At that point he handed me my ice cream．I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream．It can't easily be expressed in words．I believe what he was doing is exactly what great people do all the time：small acts of big love．

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