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- Shares Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
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This afternoon we were asked, at a training program, to set anEnglish exam paper. For the writing section, we had to discuss and finally come up with specific requirements with the picture given. As a rule, one possible version was to be provided. My work is as follows ： ...
- Shares May This Kind of Tragedy Never Happen Again
- Recently I read a shocking story online, which goes something like this: A college graduate was found dead in his own home after living idly for 14 years. As it turned out, he died of self-inflicted starvation, but not for the purpose of losing weight. He just couldn’t be bothered to ...
- Shares Is It a Game of Political Fight?
- The recent news came as a big political event that former Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai has been charged with serious violation of Party discipline. For me, before the release of the CPC Central Committee’s decision, I had vaguely felt that Bo was involved in the case of Wang Lijun. Howe ...
- Shares Do What Is Worth Doing and Try to Find the Fun of it
- Many people say that we should do what we truly like. Yes we’re not supposed to let go of what we really like. The question is that, in many cases, we just cannot do what we dream of. The reasons could be various but are all concerned with reality. We may wish to travel around the world, but ...
- Shares Beneath the Skin
- I’ve read quite a few novels. However, when I came to the end of the book, Beneath the Skin , I didn’t seem very clear about why it would turn out that way. So I had to re-read some parts of it. Maybe I was not so familiar with the contents, for I didn’t finish the book at one go. Anyway, ...
- Shares Chinese Humor
- Two tortoises were sitting head to head, absolutely motionless, at the edge of a rice field. Seeing this, an expert asked an old farmer nearby, “What are they doing?” “They’re having an endurance test against each other. The one who first moves will be the loser,” replied the farmer. Poin ...
- Shares Animals Also Deserve Our Respect
- A casual office talk several days ago often came up to my mind. One guy was talking about animals, usually a safe and pleasant topic, when another one, a lady, suddenly stood up and said, “Of all the animals I hate the lion most, especially males. You know what? Once a male lion gains the pos ...
- Shares Doing Nothing This Weekend
- This weekend I did nothing. I just watched some TV, only fun and easy programs, chatted and cracked some jokes with my wife, had a long warm bath and then went out for a walk for about an hour. I simply refused to think about anything serious, giving myself a real-sense break. The only purpose ...
- Shares Some Things I Should Remind Myself of before Entering Classroom
- Being a teacher means huge responsibilities. You can make your own decisions on what you’re going to do in each period, but it doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want to say. Being a human, you have all kinds of feelings like everybody else, but you’re not supposed to show them freely wh ...
- Shares Do You Believe in Miracles?
- Several days ago, I watched a movie titled the Green Mile, kindly recommended by a friend of mine. It is the longest film I’ve ever seen, about three hours! However, I didn’t feel it was lengthy or boring. Even in the days after I saw that movie, some of the scenes kept popping up in front o ...
