A. Highlights of Your Week
B. Short StoryWinners of Ice Dancing 2006 Torino Italy
In China back in the 1970’s most of the people were isolated from the world with no outside TV or news. China decided to enter ice dancing in the Olympics and called upon a boy named Yoew Bin who grew up skating. There was not enough money for the coaches to go so they went alone and only speaking Chinese. Their skating was terrible in competition and they fell many times. Yeow Bin left the ice dejected but determined.
Over the next 30 years he became a coach and with great determination, he developed the Chinese ice skaters into world-class competitors. For the 2006 Winter Olympics, he trained Shen and Zhao. But Zhao had an accident 2 years ago and tore his Achilles tendon. He had surgery to repair his tendon and many people doubted he would skate again.
He continued to train as best he could with his foot in a cast. The couple trained and practiced hard. Zhao had to get a special ice skate shoe big enough to support his repaired heel. They entered into 2006 Olympics and won third place, the Bronze medal.
Yeow’s other skating team was Zhang Hao and Zhang Dan. They were a dynamic couple with very good jumps. They decided to try what had never been done in Olympic history: a quadruple salchow. Monday night he threw Zhang into the air, but she landed wrong and crashed to the ice damaging her left knee.
She could barely stand after sliding into the wall. She was helped off the ice where she was checked over by coach Yeow Bin. After a few minutes they decided to try and finish their performance and pickup where they left off. They skated carefully for the next part of their routine.
And finished the rest of their performance flawlessly to the standing ovation of the whole coliseum. Even with the fall, they won second place receiving the silver medal. Many couples would have quit after such an embarrassing and painful fall. These couples over came setbacks, hardships, and physical pain.
Idioms Quiz: Plants
This quiz tests you on idioms based on plant life.
1. bark up the wrong tree
The police think the murderer is hiding in the forest, but they're barking up the wrong tree. He is
a. in a different tree
b. in a different forest
c. not in a forest
2. beat around the bush | beat about the bush
It's hard not to beat around the bush when you have to
a. put out a bushfire
b. give someone some good news
c. tell someone some bad news
3. can't see the wood for the trees
The safety officer can't see the wood for the trees because
a. she's too focused on safety issues
b. she thinks all the trees look the same
c. she doesn't know which way to look
4. Everything's coming up roses.
"Wow, everything really is coming up roses for us this month" said Bobby after he and his wife had
a. checked their flower garden
b. checked their plumbing
c. checked their investments
5. fresh as a daisy
My grandma said, "I might be ninety years old, but I still feel as fresh as a daisy." She
a. feels much younger
b. looks much older
c. sounds much wiser
6. go out on a limb
My sister said that I went out on a limb when I
a. climbed high in the tree
b. said murder was wrong
c. said killing animals for food is murder
7. make hay while the sun shines
I'd better make hay while the sun shines and do some work on my book
a. while I have a bit of free time
b. despite having so much else to do
c. even though I don't feel like writing
8. nip it in the bud
Jules and Clive were starting to have problems in their marriage, so they decided to nip the problem in the bud and
a. get a divorce
b. get some counseling
c. pretend it wasn't happening
9. the cream of the crop
Martin was always told by his parents and teachers that he was the cream of the crop, so he thought he was
a. worse than other kids
b. the same as other kids
c. better than other kids
Matthew 4:1-11
The Temptation of Jesus
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say,
‘People do not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, 6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the Lord your God
and serve only him.’”
11 Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.
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