The Storm And The Hot Day

The highest temperature today will be 37 celsius degrees, close to the record high..as the forecast says. Jesus… We have to suffer from several days’ hot weather again.
 
Yesterday evening, a thunderstorm with hails swept down the city .  It lasted only about a quarter but with uncontrollable violence. The strong winds blasted across our neighbourhood [...]

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A Game Relay: My Answers to Some Questions

This Friday, my friend Anne asked me to answer some questions she raised in her blog, as is part of the game. I received similar requests before but I didn’t accept them coz I found some of them were either privacy-probing or too meaningless to answer.  Partly also due to my laziness. This time, there [...]

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Smoky Days!

The weather in Beijing is so terrible that I really can’t bear it any longer. Humid and sultry, I keep sweating when I go outside the door ( I’m not that fat yet!).  The sky is filled with grey clouds but not a single drop of rain falls from the sky. The clouds seem to [...]

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A Letter To A Customer

One of our customers is going to retire this month. He is the vice president of the company and has been doing business with us for many years. At the time of his retirement, I wrote a letter to him on behalf of the whole team. Here comes the letter.
 
Dear Bill,
 
At this special moment, please [...]

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Replies To Cynthia’s Questions

Hi, Cynthia!
 
Thanks for sending those questions to me and I’d like to accept your invitation accordingly.  Here are my replies to your questions:
 
Q1:In your life,what you desire the most and least wanna lose?
 
I hope to be a hermit like Tao Yuanming, but I can never be.  A peaceful and meaningful life is always what I [...]

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Poison + Toothpaste == Poisonous Toothpaste?

I wrote this several days ago but only finished it today.  Do share your views with me, buddies…
 
 
 There barely seems to be any correlation between the two. But what will you do if there is?
 
Chinese toothpaste producers must be having a hard time recently.  Several claims on safety of the products originated from China have [...]

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Modern Slaves: Another Emblem For Shanxi Province

Thinking of Shanxi, what emerges before your eyes may be inexhaustible coal, numerous coal mines big or small, clever merchants, and traditional courtyards. These have somehow become the symbols of the province. However, the recent disclosure of the appalling facts about illegal exploitation of workers by some local brickkilns has disgraced the whole province.
 
An avalanche [...]

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The Sweltering Weather and The Entrance Exam

It is scorchingly hot in Beijing these days. It was said the highest temperature yesterday reached 37 celsius degrees, and, according to the forecast,the unbearable heat will be hanging over the city the rest of the week. It is really a Job’s news for all the students who will take the entrance exam these days [...]

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