With our chief permitting, I can go to work
a little late provided I conduct my classes in time.

蒙主特許晚上朝，公事不得誤分秒。This time I wouldn’t avoid breaking my promise
although I rushed to school because I had been further delayed by household
chores by a coincidence.

無奈家務相纏繞，此番食言心草草。

The unbearable heat wave that has been lingering in our region began retreating today. The normal cool weather has returned temporarily. The hot weather seems hard to come back again.
The water which has been used to clean rice is alkaline. It contains the nourishment from the surface of the rice and has many wonderful functions. It will produce a beneficial effect when used to water plants. Its molecules can separate the grease stain from the tableware. It is said in some minority nationality region the females use it to wash their hair for keeping it black. The water is accumulated day by day and used again and again.

Most people in the world are led astray by
the desire for external things. The essence of life is beyond their
comprehension.

世人多為外物累，未解方内真滋味。I still cherish a feeling of reverence for
the recluse Tao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was carefree and leisurely in
spite of extreme poverty and enjoyed his life without any regret.

至今猶憶陶彭澤，悠然心逺死無悔。

Since the establishment of People’s Republic of China and the adoption of
reform and opening up policy especially, the nutritional status of our schoolchildren
has improved greatly.

新中国成立特别是改革开放以来，我国中小学生营养状况得到巨大改善。

With the living standard getting better, they have gained in
height and weight but their physical constitutions have been deteriorating
sharply day by day. It’s worrisome that children should fail to grow vigorously under
such favorable conditions.

但随着生活水平不断提高，在身高、体重增加的同时，身体素质下滑问题却日益凸显，“好日子养不出壮孩子”令人担忧。

Q4: With so long a vacation, you teachers should have nothing to complain about.
A: This can be viewed in two ways. On the one hand, the parents should thank the holidays, otherwise their children might become illiterates, because few teachers would go on their work with the holiday cancelled; on the other, would the children go to school without holidays? Would the parents let their children attend classes for twelve years running without a day’s rest?
Q5: Some people on other jobs say you teachers are more comfortable than them who must work eight hours a day for giving only a few classes each week.
A: Do they think so? Do they know we must prepare lessons before giving and correct the students’ papers after class and how long it takes us to correct all the papers of more than one hundred students of two classes? Do they know we have to supervise the students’ self-study in early morning and evening? Would it do for the students to do exercises and dine and maintain discipline and sanitation without any teacher keeping an eye on them?

The arrival of Lesser Cold marks the
beginning the coldest days of a year.

Saw the famous Indian film A Tramp again on
TV by accident. It was still attractive to me. It is black and white indicating
its long history. It first appeared in the early 1980s. The interlude song of
Larz, who is hero of the film, was very popular at that time. It was often
heard hummed by the youngsters. I still remember its tune and part of its
words. I had no chance to go to the cinema and only appreciated it by listening
to the radio at first. Later, I could watch its original version on the
computer. Its music, dance and the actors’ lines are really unforgettable.

The words of the song A True Story

一个真实的故事歌词内容Aside:旁白:There
was a girl who loved raising red-crowned
cranes from childhood.

有一个女孩，她从小爱养丹顶鹤After graduating from
college, she returned to the same place where she had been raising cranes.

在她大学毕业以后，她仍回到她养鹤的地方But one day afterwards in
order to rescue a wounded red-crowned
crane she accidentally slipped into a swamp and never came out.可是，有一天她为救那只受伤的丹顶鹤

滑进了沼泽地，就再也没有上来

Sister Straw Hat had ever promised to build a school for the children in some poverty‐stricken region.

草帽姐曾在以前许诺，一定会为贫困区的孩子们盖一所学校。But she has not only failed to keep her word after success but grudged making any donation.

但是成名以后的她不仅没有盖什么学校，甚至都舍不得捐款!She has moved into a high‐grade residence, driving a luxury car and wearing miscellaneous fashions
of famous brands.

草帽姐搬进了高级住宅，不仅开着豪车，而且身穿各种各样的时尚名牌。She can be a genuine lady when taking off her
straw hat.

生活中的草帽姐摘掉草帽后，就可谓是一名名副其实的贵妇人了。Wang Erni hasn’t forgotten her origin after success
in the Avenue of Stars.

王二妮从星光大道成名后，她并没有忘本，Besides repaying her fellow countrymen, she has
also been enthusiastically devoting herself to major public welfare
undertakings, setting up Wang Erni Special Fund for Students and raising public
fund for hearing‐impaired children.

不仅回报了家乡的父老乡亲，而且还一直积极投身各大公益事业，还成立“王二妮助学专项基金”，为听障儿童募集公益基金!

An Ode to My Ascending the Building

登樓賦

At my leisure I climb the tower looking
around into the distance to relieve the tedium for the moment.

登兹樓以四望兮，聊暇日以銷憂。In my view, the place where the high-rise structure is situated is really bright and spacious without
equal.

覧斯宇之所處兮，實顕敞而寡仇。The clear Zhangshui River and the zigzag Jushui River converge
here into one. The long islet can be overlooked in the latter.

挟清漳之通浦兮,倚曲沮之長洲。At the back is a high vast plain. In front
are low-lying wet land and irrigation canals.

背墳衍之廣陸兮，臨皋隰之沃流。At the north is the open country where the respected Mr Taozhu was
buried. The tomb of King Zhao of the Chu State lies to the west.

北弥陶牧,西接昭丘。Across the fields are trees bearing fruits and promising crops.

華實蔽野,黍稷盈疇。In spite of its authentic beauty, it’s not my
homeland. How can it be worth staying here？

雖信美而非吾土兮,曾何足以少留!

Life is full of boredom. So during or after
the boring work, people tend to amuse themselves in different ways. They jest
about something, play games, watch TV or computer, make trips etc. Under such
circumstances, story-telling and story-writing come into being. The dictionary defines story as account of
invented or imagined events, untrue statement and lie except other meanings. We
are told not to lie and we also warn our children against cheating. But in the
meantime, we all like reading story-books and encourage our children to do so. We have
been enjoying interesting stories made up since childhood, how can we guarantee
against the occurrence of deceiving.