Dragon brings start of spring Vol. 27 P4
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Finding
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What is Longtaitou called in English?
Dragon Heads-raising Day.
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What is a daily journal called in China nowadays?
ShouZhang.
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What's the Chinese meaning of Wolly Mammoth?
猛犸象
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Are we alone in the space?
No, we aren't. There are some planets like earth, and there might be lives on these earth-like planets.
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When is Dragon Heads-raising Day?
The second day of the second lunar month.
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Where does the word Shouzhang come from?
Japan.
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When did mammoth die out?
About 4,000 years ago.
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The seven planets are very close to earth.
F. 39 light years.
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What is the myth behind the Longtaitou?
Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring more rain. It is the start of spring and farming.
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How can you make your daily journal more interesting?
Sketches and drawings and decorative tools like tapes and stickers.
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Where did the scientists find the DNA of wolly mammath?
Scientists got DNA from the dead mammoths' bodies in Siberia.
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Who found the seven Earth-like planets?
NASA.美国国家航空和航天管理局(=National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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T or F. It will bring bad things to your uncles if you cut your hair during the first lunar month. People can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day.
F. People believe...it's not true.
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Do you keep a diary? Why or why not?
Record life.
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What does a woolly mammoth look like?
It is up to 3.5 meters tall. They have small ears and long body hair. They have long tusks. And they can live in very cold places.
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What are the scientists going to do next?
They are going to find out if the planets have atmosphere.
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What other things do people do on Longtaitou besides cutting hair？
1. They eat food with dragon names: longxu(noodles), long'er(dumplings), longlin(spring rolls).
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How is daily journal different from a diary?
A diary can record the little nothings of your life in your journal. A planner have many to-do lists. You can write down your plans. A scrapbook to keep good memory, cut and paste some tickets or other things special in your memory.
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Why is the new mammoth called a "mammophant"?
Scientists will use gen technology to combine the mammoth DNA with that of an Asian elephant. The Asian elephant is the woolly mammoth's closest relative. The new mammoth will look like both of them.
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Why are the scientists so excited about the finding?
There could be liquid water on three of the planets and if there is liquid water, here could be life.
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