Many people say that they have tried too much time. They don't have enough time with their families. Things they can't take care of at home. They have no time to relax.

Working hours vary from country to country. In France, people work about 1646 hours a year. However, in Japan, people work about 2 159 hours a year. This means that Japanese employees work more than 5 13 hours, one year more than French employees. This is more than 12 weeks, that is, three months of extra work!

Why do people have to work so long? Some people work overtime because they want to earn more money. However, many companies don't pay for extra work. These people work overtime because they think it is their duty. Some people worry that they will lose their jobs if they don't work overtime.

Many people say that their holidays are too short. In France, people have five weeks' paid vacation. In Germany, it is four to six weeks. In America, the average holiday is two weeks. Many people don't even take holidays. In one study, in Britain, less than half of workers use it on holidays. In Britain, people say, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." If this is true, there are many people in the world who are bored.

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In America, you may not ask, "How much do you earn?" Many people think that their salary is private information. However, you can find typical salaries for different positions online.

What does the best salary do? In the United States, doctors, dentists and pilots have the highest salaries. Why is this? Perhaps it is because it takes years of study to enter these majors. Are those jobs the lowest paid? All the lowest paid jobs are related to food. Chefs and waiters in fast food restaurants are paid the minimum wage in the United States.

Of course, your salary is not just how much money you earn every week or month. In many occupations, you get wages and benefits. The advantage is that your employer gives you all the extra things. * * * The same benefits include health insurance and paid holidays. About 25% of employees have equal benefits in salary. For example, a person's salary of 40 thousand dollars plus benefits is really worth 50 thousand dollars. This is a lot of extra money!

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For some people, what to wear to work is not a problem, such as pilots and policemen. They don't need to decide what to wear to work because they wear uniforms to work every day.

However, for many office workers, what to wear to work is a difficult choice. They don't need to wear uniforms to work. In addition, many enterprises are now changing the dress code, allowing employees to wear casual clothes to work.

This change began in the 1990s. At first, many companies in the United States allowed employees to wear casual clothes on a certain day of the week-Friday. Friday became "casual Friday" or "casual Friday". However, today, many companies allow employees to wear casual clothes every day.

Polynesian

This man may be the best explorer in world history. They traveled thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean in a big boat called "Kayak for Two". "They can look at the stars in the sky and know which way to go. They also know about wind and ocean currents. They let the star map and ocean currents. They make sticks and shells for these maps.

About 4000 years ago, there lived a group of people. Buddha

In the south of China. They are a mixture of white, black and Mongolian. When China goes to the wider south and goes further, these people need to find a safe home. sun

Slowly, these people left China and started in the southeast of their double canoes. They put animals and plants. A group of people may arrive at an island and live there until their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Then some families may start traveling. Some canoes walk all the way, while others walk all the way. It took hundreds of years to reach all the islands.

Double wooden boat is one of the greatest inventions in history. This man is the greatest sailor in history. They know how to sail with the stars in the sky and make use of the wind and ocean currents. This makes them great explorers.

Lesson 2 Giraffes in Central Asia

Timur is a very powerful Timur Mongolian leader. He fought with his soldiers, and Timur became the ruler of Central Asia. The rulers of other countries want to make friends with Timur. Very safe. Friends, not enemies.

Many countries gave gifts to the Timur Empire. They put beautiful cloth, jewelry, gold and silver. They often try to take something unusual as a gift.

1404 At the end of Timur's life, an Egyptian arrived in the capital, Ambassador Samarkand. I live here. Ambassador Timur and his men rode horses and camels. They brought a giraffe from Africa as a gift.

Camels and horses in Egypt are used to walk in the desert. How did they do it? Giraffes are not used to the desert. But this giraffe walked 5,000 kilometers from Samarkand, the capital of Cairo.

We know the gift from the Egyptian ambassador to the United States because some people wrote about it. Nobody likes it. Timur wrote: However, we think he is very happy to have this strange African animal in Central Asia.

Lesson 3 The first woman to climb Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is located between Nepal and China, almost 8,900 meters high. Mr. Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest for the first time from Nepal and from New Zealand and Nuoji, Tenzin. They climbed it at 1953. People from different countries climb up.

Tabei JunkoS, a Japanese woman from Beichuan, was the first woman to complete this difficult climb. Tokyo TV Newspaper Company was established in 1975 to climb Mount Everest. They selected 15 women from the mountaineering club to go to Nepal. This group has been climbing mountains for several days. Then there was an avalanche. Ten women were injured by severe snow and ice. They had to stop climbing the mountain. The other five go on.

Only Ms. Tabe can climb 70 meters. What she said. She was the first woman.

It's been 35 years. 1960, she began to climb the mountain. She also climbed a mountain. She is no ordinary Japanese housewife. Her husband is from Honda Motor Company. He likes climbing mountains. But he didn't have enough holidays to spend with his wife. So he should stay at home, work and take care of his family.

At 1992, madam. Tabe became the first woman to climb the highest mountain on seven continents. Now, her goal is to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. To this end, she has to travel abroad several times a year. Ms. Tabe can also help an organization dedicated to protecting the mountain environment.

Lesson 4 Eddie Talod Race

At the beginning of March 2008, in the international sled dog endurance race, the dog pulled the sled. This path is 1770 km long. It left the name of Anchorage, Alaska. The driver's dog team is called "sledding"

Coccus is an adventurer. Every dog in the team is called a race. Some dogs are pulled by women. Susan is a famous butcher. She has won the international sled dog endurance race four times. Rick won the game, five times.

Sleigh is a very brave rest. The dog is running in the snow, leading the sled. Sometimes, besides riding horses, they sometimes walk. 199 1 year, Rick and his dog were trapped by a very violent snowstorm. It's too dark to see anyone. He knelt down and stood up again. 1990, Susan's butcher's dog is sick. Then they came to a river with water ice on it. Then it was lucky because they didn't throw ice. No one can live underwater in the city.

Sled at night and slept in tents. In the morning, they can see the footprints of wild animals outside the camp. Sometimes they shoot wild animals to drive them away.

The international sled dog endurance race is long, dangerous and cold. It took 1 1 and 12 years to finish the race. You can go if the temperature is MINUS 46 degrees. Dogs pull sleds, and this kind of care is risky here.

Lesson 5 sailing alone

1996, Subaru Gao Qiao sailed across the Pacific Ocean alone. Many others have made this list, but it is special. At the age of 14, he was the youngest person to cross the Pacific Ocean alone.

Subaru left Tokyo 1996 and opened on July 22nd. His boat is 30 feet long. On the ship, he has food and water supplies for two months. He also has a radio and other modern navigation equipment.

The trip went well at first. Subaru often talks about his parents on the radio. There is nothing wrong with his boat. Then, on August 1 1, the engine left his ship. Suddenly, the car ran out of power. This affected his navigation equipment. Then, five days later, his radio station resigned. Now he can't talk to anyone anymore. And it's also a destination 2,770 miles away-San Francisco.

At the end of August, many people believed that they had lost. No one can reach his radio. His parents wanted him to go to San Francisco on September 3rd, but he didn't. Then in September 2008 13, Japan went to San Francisco. After 55 days on his boat, his journey finally ended.

Many people think "too young to sail alone." They say that parents should not let their children take such a dangerous trip. However, some people say that children should take risks. what do you think?