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1. Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking is a sleep disorder affecting an estimated 10 percent of all humans at least once in their lives. It is far more common in kids than in adults, as most sleepwalkers outgrow it by the early teen years. It may run in families. So if you or your partner are or were sleepwalkers, your child may be too. Other factors that may bring on sleepwalking include lack of sleep, irregular sleep schedules, illness or fever, and stress. Of course, getting out of bed and walking around while still sleeping is the most obvious sleepwalking symptom. But young sleepwalkers may also sleeptalk. Also, sleepwalkers’ eyes are open, but they are not awake and may not realize what they’re doing. It’s hard to wake them up. Sleepwalking is not usually a sign that something is emotionally or psychologically wrong with a child. And it doesn't cause any emotional harm. They probably won't even remember the nighttime stroll.

Sleepwalking 梦游Sleepwalker 梦游者

outgrow 长大或发展得使……不再使用

stroll 闲逛，漫步

take/have/go for a stroll闲逛，散步，漫步

stroll the beach 在海滨溜达

2. Fairy tales

Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was a belief in fairies. Not all of these fairies are the friendly, people-loving sprites that appear in Disney films. In some folktales, they are cruel and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows sick and pale and is changed so much that it is almost unrecognizable to the parents. It was then feared that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and replaced the human baby with a fairy Changeling. In those cases, there was often a way to get the real baby back. Y ou could place the Changeling on the fir e —then it would rise up the chimney, you would hear the sound of fairies' laughter and soon after, you would find your own child safe and sound nearby

sprite [sprait] n. 妖精，精灵；调皮鬼

fairy ['fεəri] n. 仙女，小精灵；漂亮姑娘

folktale ['fəukteil] n. 民间故事；民间传说

changeling n. 暗中被偷换而留下的丑怪小孩

safe and sound 平安无事

3. Charity Shops

The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. Y ou can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods. Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the