Thistles”—wasagiftfromthisfriendwhowasoldenoughtobemymotheratthetime.Shetold methefirst“fig”describedhowIwaslivingmylife.Mycandleburnsatbothends;itwillnotlast thenight;butah,myenemies,andoh,myfriends—itgivesalovelynight! Iwasstrugglingtomakeendsmeetbutalwaysmadethetimeforfunbyhangingoutwith friends.So...
But in a few days, I'll be passing by the farm at night. And,Dad, I'm asking you to allow me to come home to demonstrate that you'veforgiven me by leaving the porch light on. If there is no light on, I'll resignmyself to your decision and just k...
I stopped to watch a show: a boy about my age was hypnotizing(催眠)a man and having him do all the funny things. ___, I came up with a plan. “I bet I could do that,” I thought. I jumped up and raced to the dining room to get some string and a spoon. I tied the ...
(失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench every night. I dream I can sleep in that hotel one day. ” The rich man says, “This evening your dream will come true. I’ll pay(支付) for the best room in that hotel for you. You can stay there for ...
You look worried. What's wrong? W: Well Daniel, have you ever felt nervous on stage? M: Sure. Do you remember that play I was in a few years ago? I knew my lines, but I was terrified to have to recite them in front of an audience. As soon as I saw the crowd of people ...
weeks. So, when I was diagnosed with cancer, we didn't even think about adding a plant to our smallapartment. But one day, my friend stopped by and gave us a beautiful plant as a gift, insisting that itwould b...
My childhood was all about the pursuits I had attempted, most of which had been chosen by Mom. She was like, “Join the swim team, Tara. Your sister is a good swimmer; surely you will be, too. ”What she refused to acknowledge, however, was that I was visibly afraid of water. Eve...
Guangzhou's petrol-powered buses will soon be a thing of the past. Starting this year, the southern Chinese city will begin replacing the thousands of public buses with greener, more energy-efficient vehicles. Dragon Boat Festival holiday sees brisk tourist traffic Tourism was bouyant for the Dra...
" she declared. "But if you just focus on the work, and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it wasyouand the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the great...
Park shies away from talking about that time in his life, simply repeating over the years that he had made mistakes. "I was very ignorant and not very open-minded," he says. "I was also young, you know? It was hard, but I'm glad I went through all those periods now because it ...