ThanksgivingisJustAroundtheCorner.Everyyearourfamily’straditionistospendaweekwithmyin-laws'family.Thisyearwedecidednottotravel,insteadwearegoingtohaveazoomfamilypartytogether.ThegoodthingismyparentsinChinacanevenjoinus!
Howaboutyou?What’syourplan?BythewayZoomannouncednotimelimitsonfamilyvideoget-togethersonThanksgiving!
Thankyouforreading.Happyholiday!
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Iwatchedaverybeautifulmovietonight:Deadpoetssociety.Themovieissetinaneliteconservativeboardingschoolin1959.IttellsthestoryofanEnglishteacherKeating.Hetaughttheboysaboutmorethanjustpoetry—hetaughtthemaboutmakingthemostoutoflife.
ThemoviestarsRobinWilliamsastheteacherKeating.Hewasoneofmyfavoriteactors.Mr.Keatingwaskeepencouragingboys"Seizetheday.Makeyourlivesextraordinary."Inthewo...[
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LastnightwhenIhadazoomwinechatwithmyfriends,weweretalkingabouthowwemisstravelingbeforethepandemic.MyfriendinGermanysaidsheandherhusbandtraveledtoDenmarktovisitherin-lawsinSeptembersinceherfather-in-lawhadasurgery.Shesaidsheactuallyfeltquitesafesincetheairplantwasquiteempty.
ThismorningIwokeupandsawtheemailmyGermanfriendsenttousincludedthearticlesays
StudiesshowCOVID-19exposureriskisminim...[
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TonightIhadazoomgatheringwithmytwogirlfriends.OneisinChicagoandanotheroneisinGermany.MygirlfriendinGermanysaidtheyarehavinga2weekslockdownrightnowandtheoneinChicagosaidherunclediedbecauseofcovid-19.Whatadifficulttimewearegoingthoughrightnow.
Wehadlotsofwinetonight,haha.Feeldizzy.Thankyouforreading.Untilnexttime.
BythewayIforgettodomyo...[
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Ijustlearnedthissampletechniquetoday.Itonlytakes10minutesaday,butifyoucanpracticeeveryday,you’lldefinitelybecomemorefluentinEnglish.ItriedmyselftodayandIthinkit’sverypractical.
Thisgamehas3stages.
First,youaregoingtogiveaspeechfor1minutewithoutanypreparation.Youcantalkaboutanythingyoulike.Forexample,IaskedmyselfhowIlikemynewjob.ThenIjuststarttotalk.Theruleisyoucannotstoptalking,y...[
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Followingyesterday’stopic:youareareflectionofthe5peopleyouspendthemosttimewith.Iremembertherearesayingslikethat,ifyouwanttomakesuresheistherightgirlforyou,you'dbettertofindouthowyourfuturemother-in-lawlookslike,becausethegirlwilleventuallygrowoldlikehermother;Ifyouwanttoknowwhatkindofmanheis,justlookathiswife,becausethewomenreflectstheman’struetaste.
TheotherwayaroundisthesameIg...[
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TodayIreadaninterestingarticleonline,thearticleconcludedtheideathatyouareareflectionofthe5peopleyouspendthemosttimewith.
“Nobodycreatesthemselves,bythemselves.Weareallmirrorimages,sculptedthroughthereflectionsweseeinotherpeople.”
IsthislikeaoldChinesesaying:物以类聚人以群分？ThereisasimilarphraseinEnglish:Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.
Whoarethe5peopleIspendthemost?I’llgi...[
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BecauseMarsEnglish’spostmentionedObama'snewbookAPromisedLand,Iwatchedthe“60minutes”lastestinterviewonthe44thAmercanpresident.Iamnothisfan,butIagreedwithhisperspectiveonAmerican’sdemocracyseemstobeteeteringonthebrinkofacrisis:
“it'snotjustthepoliticiansnow.Thevotersaredivided.Ithasnowbecomeacontestwhereissues,facts,policiespersedon'tmatterasmuchasid...[
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Wehadatoastmastermeetingtonight.WhenIparticipatedwiththetabletopics,IwasaskedwhatwerethethingsItookforgrantedbeforecovid19.
IsuddenlyrealizedtherearesomanythingsItookforgrantedbeforethecovid.Traveling,Eatingout,hangingoutwithfriendsandapproachingthemforahug,goshoppingwithoutamaskon......Aftereverythingbacktonomal,I'llnevertakethemforgrantedagain.
Whatarethethingsyoumissmostandwon’t...[
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Ifinishedlisteningtotheaudiobook“Eatthatfrog”whileIwasdoingthehouseworktoday.Thefallingleavesofthebackyardremindsmethewinneroughttocome.Timefliesfast,Ican'tbelieveit’salmosttheendof2020.
Speakingoftime,thewholeideaofthe“EatthatFrog”wasabouthowtobemoreproductiveanduseyourtimewisely.Thebookonlylasted2andhalfhours,butIfounditverypractical.AndthemostvaluablelessonI...[
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