Later that night, the three soldiers left, taking Svetlana’s food and money with them. “I wanted to hang myself. I’d already made a noose in the garage,” said Svetlana. “The person who stopped me was my daughter, who gave birth on April 2. How did I stop? When was getting ...
Here, on this wild outskirt of the earth, I shall pitch my tent; for, elsewhere a wanderer, and isolated from human interests, I find here a woman, a man, a child, amongst whom and myself there exist the closest ligaments. No matter whether of love or hate; no matter whether of ...
“Why should I be ashamed of myself?”asked Gabriel, blinking his eyes and trying to smile. “Well, I'm ashamed of you,”said Miss Ivors frankly.“To say you'd write for a paper like that. I didn't think you were a West Briton.” A look of perplexity appeared on Gabriel's fac...
不定式短语to avoid loss of…作目的状语,修饰第二个谓语,从句how long it stay take…作其前面介词for的宾语。 avoid loss of face意为keep away from inability to keep up dignity,self-respect,prestige; loss of reputation,humiliation(不丢脸,不失面...
Self-taught artist crafts intricate Easter eggs Peking Opera artist Wang Peiyu keeps traditional art up-to-date Ethnic Miao people celebrate traditional festival in Guizhou Palace Museum showcases conventional Anhui craftsmanship Priceless Chaumet pieces on display at Beijing's Palace Museum Pandas hold ...
It was sitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of Privet Drive. It didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed in the next street, nor when two owls swooped overhead. In fact, it was nearly midnight before the cat moved at all. A man ...
The “stone feet down the staircase of flesh” is a reference or an associative image from Mozart’s Don Giovanni where the stone statue walks, and it is used to symbolize the conflict between his emotions of desire and what he later calls “self-denial”. These two emotions are in ...
Here, on this wild outskirt of the earth, I shall pitch my tent; for, elsewhere a wanderer, and isolated from human interests, I find here a woman, a man, a child, amongst whom and myself there exist the closest ligaments. No matter whether of love or hate; no matter whether of ...
The Majestic: Directed by Frank Darabont. With Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn, Hal Holbrook. In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost
She probably feels stupid, humiliated at having made a fool of herself, and betrayed too. That is particularly cruel: Eleanor doesn't have a lot of self-confidence, and this will probably reinforce the feeling that she doesn't worth anything and doesn't deserve anything....