Typhoons

Taiwan is hit by typhoons almost every summer. Although typhoons can bring us plenty of rainfall, they often do serious damage to our environment. They cause not only flooding in many low-lying areas but also mudslides in the mountains. The loss of money and lives is often far beyond our imagination. In view of this, the government should take proper measures to reduce the damage typhoons may cause.

Retirement

Many people do not know what to do when they retire, but my father is different. He keeps himself busy by working as a volunteer at a hospital during the daytime and taking art classes at night. Early this year. Father held his first exhibition at a museum, and it was quite a success. Father is really a living example of the old sayig, "Live and learn," and I'm very proud of him.

My Pet

Not long ago, on my way home from work, I saw a little stray dog. It looked dirty but cute, so I decided to keep it as a pet. In the beginning, my wife was against the idea, but I finally persuaded her to let it stay with us. Thanks to our good care, the little dog has become healthy and strong. What's even better, my childen spend more playing with the dog than they do playing computer games.

National Park

Almost every country has its national parks. The main goal of establishing these national parks is to protect our natural and social resources. In addition, national parks also offer places for the public to engage in recreational activities. When we are visiting these places, however, we must follow the rules. In other words, we should keep these parks clean and not harm anything in them. By doing so, we are conserving the precios natural resources for our future generations.

Burglary

Two months ago, while my family and I were on vacation in Japan, a thief broke into our house and stole all our valuables. My wife was shocked and frightened, and so were my chieldren. I knew if I didn't do anything about it. something even worse could happened the next time. I quickly called the police station and informed my neighbors of what had happened. Now, there is a patrol until in my community, and there are no longer any burglaries reported.

My Grandmother

In order to perpare for a test the next day, I stayed overnight in my classmate's house house last Monday. In the beginning, we studied toghter, going over one lesson after another another. Later, however, we both felt tired, so we started to play computer games. We promised to play only half an hour, but we had such a good time that we played on and on until dawn. No wonder we both failed the test the next day.

Coffee

Drinking coffee has become a fad in Taiwan. Coffee shops are popping up everywhere, and even street vendors are selling coffee, too. In addition to coffee, many coffee shops offer a wide variety of desserts and light meals as well. They also provide customers with a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. In my view, a coffee shop is the best place to kill time.