In prose as clean and beautiful as the stark prairie setting, "The Plain Sense of Things" tells the stories of three generations of a western Nebraska family. These tales of sorrow and hope are connected by the sinews of need and flawed love that keep families together. A farm wife struggl...
6. The Plain Sense of Things: Aging and the Rhetoric of NarrationRonald SchleiferRobert Con DavisNancy Mergler
Good idea, Neil! Well, let’s talk more about things that stand out after these examples. Examples I can’t stand that new song! It’s the way she sings the high notes for me! I really love that new TV s...
There are plenty of fish in the sea. There are countless beautiful things around us. My school is a good example. And it’s my second family. It lies in mountains. On the morning, we always get up with the sun. The wor...
plain fare, simple attire, unsophisticated accommodations, hardy and active habits. 吃得简单,穿得朴实,住得随便,养成吃苦耐劳、做事巴结的习惯。 Such is the order of the day in the house and its inhabitants." 在学校里,在寄宿者中间,这一切都已蔚然成风。" ...
and how in doing so, it creates a reflection of the different ways human beings make sense of the world around them, and gives us a meaningful exploration into the essence of faith. 以及在这个过程中反映人类对周围世界的不同理解方式,并对信仰的本质进行有意义的探索。 See what you have to ask...
not to be excited about such things; not to resent plain speaking; and to become familiar with philosophy and be a hearer first of Baccheius, then of Tandasis and Marcianus; and to write dialogues as a boy; and to set my heart on a pallet-bed and a pelt and whatever else tallied ...
appropriate 恰当的,相称的 Plain, simple clothes are appropriate forschool wear. approve 赞成,同意 Icouldn't approve his conduct. approximate 大概的,大约的,近似的 The approximate time is 10 o'clock. apt (习性)易于...的,有...倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes. arbitrary ...
She knew that the feeling of triumph going through herwas certain to be plain in her eyes.In a moment he would ask her to marry him—or at least say that he loved her and then……As she watched him through the veil of her lashes he turned her hand over, palm up, to kiss it ...
D. but they remain unconscious of it. 2 It’s plain common sense—the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience. It’s plain common sense, but it’s not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really two sides of the same emotion. They are...