OriginalbyJaneAustinChapter1Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredtherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.“MydearMr.Bennet,”saidhisladytohimoneday,“haveyouheardthat...[
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InFlandersfieldsthepoppiesblow
Betweenthecrosses,rowonrow
Thatmarkourplace;andinthesky
Thelarks,stillbravelysinging,fly
Scarceheardamidthegunsbelow.WearetheDead.Shortdaysago
Welived,feltdawn,sawsunsetglow,
Lovedandwereloved,andnowwelie
InFlandersfields.Takeupourquarrelwiththefoe:
Toyoufromfailinghandswethrow
Thetorch;beyourstoholdithigh.
Ifyebreakfaithw...[
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byCHOUDAIMAO
“Irosetohisbait.”Judysaid,turnedherfacetothewindow.“Really?Youthinkso?”Imurmured,couldn’tfindawordtocomforther.WesatinaStarbucksCoffeeinAberdeenCenter,thebiggestChineseshoppingmallinVancouver.Costumerscameinandout,talkedandlaughed.MostofthemspokeChinese.Ienjoyedthesmellofcoffeeandthefamiliarsoundoflanguage.Asherfriend,IhadknownJudymorethantenyears.Sheusedtobethemostbeaut...[
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GLEASONbyLOUISEERDRICHIssueof2006-03-20
Posted2006-03-13JohnStreggopenedhisfrontdoorwideandtherewasGleason,hisgirlfriendJade’slittlebrother.Theboystood,frailandskinny,inthesnowwithasadlookonhisfaceandaguninhishand.AsthepresidentoftheNewOttoBank,ofNewOtto,NorthDakota,Stregghadtrainedhisemployeestostayrelaxedinsituationslikethis.Small-townbankswerevulnerable,andStregghadactuallybeenhelduptwice....[
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BYCHOUDAIMAO
Asapoliceofficer,IhaveworkedintheVPD(VancouverPoliceDepartment)forsevenyears.HowardRutterisnotonlymypartnerbutalsomybestfriendwhoiswellknownbyhisboldhead.Heenviesmyturquoiseeyes,sharpnose,andwolf-likesound.
Catchingabadguyisdanger:suchassholeoftenhasaknife,orahandgun!Sowealwayslookoutforoneanotherinthelineofduty.
“Mango!”Howardwascallingme.
Theynamedmebyafruit,butall...[
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DoyouknowhowtocallourteacherinCanada?Howtoshowyourrespecttothem?
MyEnglishteacherhastoldusmanytimesthatshedoesn’tlikethestudentstocallher“teacher”andshewantsustocallherfirstname,butmanyofusstillcallher“teacher”.Itmakesherveryfrustrated.Inevercalledmyteachers’firstnameinChinabecauseitisrudeandImustcallthem“teacher”.“Teacher”isnotonlyarespectfulformofaddressforalloftea...[
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ATeaser:IhardlyeversawawallinVancouveratthefirstdayIcametoCanada.Itreallysurprisedme!
InoticedaveryinterestingthingatthefirstdayIcametoCanada:IhardlyeversawawallinVancouver!Itreallysurprisedmebecauseitissodifferenttomyhomecountry,China.
TheGreatWallisthemostfamouswallintheworld(34,600kmlong,12mhigh).Itwasbuiltover2,000yearsago,bythefirstemperorofChina—QinShiHuang.Hehopedthatitco...[
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Itwasmidnight,butAnncouldnotfallasleepatall.Thestormhowledalldaythatmadeherreallybadheadache.Wearingpajamas,shepacedtothelivingroom,collapsedintothesofalikeasoullesspuppet,andglaredattherainpatteringonthedarkwindow.Recently,herhusbandoftencamebackhomeverylate.HesaidhewasplayingtenniswithJomar,aVietnamesebusinessman,anditwastheonlywayhecouldrelievehisdepression.HegraduatedfromBeijingUniversity—the...[
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AsaChineseperson,I'mveryproudofmyculture,butthereissomethingIreallydon'tlikeit.Parentsseemedcharyofgivingpraisetotheirchildren.
IfIgotanAonthetest,theywouldask,"HowmanystudentsgotanAinyourclass?"
IfonlyIdid,theywouldsay,"CouldyougetanAnexttime?"
EvenifIgotanotherA,theywouldsay,"Don¡'tbeconceited!Youmayfallbehindnexttime!"
Howeverhowhard...[
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網友“幸福劇團”和他家的小狗“黑虎”家住北歐的斯德哥爾摩。最近那兒下了一場雪,早晨散步的時候,黑虎爸爸就拍下了這張被我命名為“清晨飄雪圖”的照片並貼在網上與大家分享。
照片上的場景和感覺像極了我家後麵那條林間小路,跟童話世界Nania中半羊人與小女孩相遇的那個場景也幾乎一模一樣,我非常喜歡!
即興賦詩一首,大家看與這張照片配不配[
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