World Hello Day 世界问候日

每年的11月21日是“世界问候日”，是第四次中东战争期间，为促进埃及与以色列之间的和平，来自澳大利亚的姆可马克与米切尔两兄弟自愿宣传并设立的。节日的意义在于向全世界祈祷和平。

Nov. 21 is World Hello Day. It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the world more peaceful. It was created just after the war between Israel and Egypt in 1973. The meaning behind it is to say “Hello” and stop war.

It sounds like a fine idea， but most of us know that simply saying “Hello” won't bring about world peace. Still， on a smaller range， the simple act of saying “Hello” to someone can make a lot of difference.

This might not be obvious. After all， it's such a casual thing and requires so little effort. You raise your head to someone as you pass by them in the school corridor（走廊）， say“Hello”，and then it's over.

Although we might not realize it， a small thing like a greeting can mean a lot to a person. Many people are lonely because they're shy. They find it difficult to communicate with people， even though they want to. It leads to them feeling cut off.

On this basis， maybe it's a good idea， not just on Nov. 21， but every day， to remember to say “Hello” to as many people as we can. The stranger who hears your greeting may secretly smile in their heart. You might even make their day.

Greeting other people is the easiest way to be polite.Politeness is the way we individual humans link up with the rest of the human world outside of our circles of family and friends.Politeness is one of the aspects of culture that make us a society rather than just many individuals living in the same space.

No one said it better than the French author Joseph Joubert： “Politeness is the flower of humanity.” A “Hello” to a stranger is a small thing， and often neglected（忽视）， but through it we can make the world better for another person.

Reading check

1.What is World Hello Day intended for？

A.Philosophy.     B.Peace.

C.Politeness.      D.War.

2. What has an effect on people most according to paragraph 2？

A.Raising heads to others.

B.Doing something casually.

C.Meeting in the school corridor.

D.The simple act of saying“Hello”.

3.Why do some people feel lonely according to paragraph 4？

A.They are unwilling to communicate with others.

B.They are too shy to communicate with others.

C.They are very fond of living alone.

D.They don't like doing things as others do.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A.We should neglect a small thing.

B.Saying “Hello” to others is powerful.

C.The flowers make the world better.

D.No one is better than Joseph Joubert.

Language study

Sentence for writing

They find it difficult to communicate with people， even though they want to.

【信息提取】find it + adj. to do sth.  认为做某事……，句中的it为形式宾语，代替实际的宾语动词不定式。

【句式仿寫】我认为在早晨大声朗读英语很有帮助。

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