美语世界

• APAD:The wolf that devours everything, & then devours itself - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (3992 bytes) () 01/08/2026  06:20:01

• Yep. Unchecked power or ambition eats itself. - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  07:04:43

• Thx 4 understanding! Borrowing L. Cohen words: We r so - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  07:22:19

• privileged 2 be able 2 gather in moment like this, when so - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  07:24:28

• much of the world is plunged in darkness" ... - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  07:25:22

• “unchecked“--great word choice! 林子夏英文也这么好！ - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:13:21

• Haha… my boss just used it on me :)) - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:38:45

• primal instincts or power--greed, hunger, etc.-- insatiable. - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:12:09

• Sigh ... Even in animal world, there r kindness & empathy. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:21:25

• I thought we should have more, after all, we're children, - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:24:12

• we're parents, we're brothers & sisters, AND we're Human!!!! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:25:45

• Sometimes human world is more brutal:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  08:57:33

• 再叹！“人之初 性本善 性相近 习相远”。Just 我的心忘了（和我的脑袋一起）长大 - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  09:04:03

• and meanwhile, I read, write, sleep, sweat, and strive. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  09:13:19

• I know. Wish I could be stoic & watch the world go by too... - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  09:17:33

• but born differently & due 2 格林童话, the 1st book I read - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  09:43:14

• cannibalism exists at extreme starvation, self-easting has - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  10:20:25

• technical difficulty - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  10:20:46

• "God underestimated his creatures' nature - 移花接木 -“ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  10:34:53

• U r probably the only 1 here who read the Good Book, so - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  10:36:04

• I'm curious: what does it say about cannibalism? ? TIA. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/08/2026  10:58:22

• APAD: best of both worlds - 7grizzly - ♂ (6892 bytes) () 01/07/2026  08:56:47

• Good 4 Ur friend! That's how I feel often 2: see &Understand - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  09:10:47

• best of bothWorlds: culture+history+art+music.What aBlessing - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  09:15:04

• He did nothing to deserve it. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:34:32

• Get paid for WFM & Washing clothes - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  10:03:33

• clothes say:we r getting a wash& a dry, best of bothWorlds~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  11:26:09

• The goal is to get paid for waking up. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:34:56

• 啊哈哈哈哈，啊哈哈哈哈，啊哈哈哈哈，要笑岔气儿了 ~~~~~~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:42:15

• So much fun & laughter btw U guys here & 笑坛，feel blessed!!! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:46:24

• True that we could have the best of both worlds,earning U.S. - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  14:33:36

• dollars and then retire in the native land:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  14:34:38

• :-) Good thinking & happy 4 U! (might not b easy 4 people - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  14:40:42

• whose birth citizenship were taken away, unfairly IMHO) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  14:43:30

• I heard that China‘s nursing homes now accept foreigners， - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:10:44

• though I don't know how it works.Policy changes all the time - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:13:27

• 啊？nursing homes? run run run away! I'd rather die than going - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:18:35

• & it doesn't matter which world ~~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:20:11

• I totally get how you feel—I’d prob. feel the same. - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:07:04

• However, just wondering: what would your family & kids think - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:08:05

• Would they feel the same? At that stage, - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:08:55

• it might not be realistic to refuse a nursing home. - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:09:21

• True! 当我们走不动的时候，where else can we go except养老院：）?... - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:25:11

• Nice 2 C U! My body My decision My way: I’ll b gone b4 then - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:27:32

• haha… sist, life just has its own way of unfolding.:)) - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:36:50

• I will end up in 养老院 anyway. Not that scary:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:09:00

• Honestly, if you don’t want your kids carrying everything on - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:14:10

• their shoulders, this might be the best option. - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:14:46

• Exactly!My mom recently decided to go there. Best possible选择 - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:27:52

• All my neighbors except 1 choose 2 stay home, 2 died @home - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:31:55

• in their 90s. No one wants nursing homes, think Covid time. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:33:41

• 1）they’re pretty healthy, 2) PSWs come by to help. right？ - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:44:07

• Yes, relatively healthy w/ children nearby. Only 1... - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:51:40

• 觉得：最重要的是，每一天都要快乐地生活！投资健康（饮食+锻炼）远离医院！该走的时候，没有遗憾高兴滴离开... - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:59:37

• 100% agree! If it helps my kids, I’d go to a... - 老林子里的夏天 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  17:19:15

• Sounds like you've got it all figured out. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  15:35:17

• It's very costly here:)) Will see how we‘ll end up with:) - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:09:54

• I wanna move to Florida in the winter, and enjoy a beach - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:55:51

• at work. A dream of the best of both worlds. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (364 bytes) () 01/07/2026  16:57:36

• I'd have a hard time doing either. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/07/2026  20:09:17

• APAD: A rising tide lifts all boats - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (4450 bytes) () 01/05/2026  09:00:14

• You meant水能载舟亦能覆舟：）We saw the creatures at low tides.Check - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  09:13:22

• online to find out the tide schedule , the lowest tide time. - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  09:15:56

• Yes (but the creatures in CA might not survive cold here ~~) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  10:04:41

• 嗯，as in APAD: "the same sun that melts wax hardens clay" :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  09:59:50

• Good for boats aground on the littoral zone. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  09:48:53

• Do U mean safer near the shore? Open sea (further offshore) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  10:10:49

• might b better during King tides :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  10:11:33

• A rising tide's a chance for them to float again. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  17:55:06

• Gotcha. Thx! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  18:54:10

• 水涨船高？ - 永远老李 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  10:12:43

• 嗯！+ 泥多佛大。But everything has a limit though ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  10:24:59

• lie dormant till the tide rising - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  11:20:05

• U never failed in making laughter :-)). Sure, & pack enough - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  11:27:28

• supplies to ride the waves when the tides arrive. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  11:28:54

• A rising tide lifts all boats，except the boat called - JoyAnna. - ♀ (1234 bytes) () 01/05/2026  12:02:23

• Been there done that. Work-life balance ain't an easy task - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  12:06:19

• in ratRace. that's Y I quit work young & chose simple life~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/05/2026  12:09:43

• APAD: back to the salt mines - 7grizzly - ♂ (7556 bytes) () 01/04/2026  08:46:49

• Understand theFeeling totally! Sunday blues r theWorst after - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  08:55:40

• long holidays. Empathy 2 All who need 2 b back to the SM. - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  09:00:21

• Sometimes one feels empathy to all, sonder. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  12:40:33

• Very true, I cry w/ movies/shows 2, can't help it. Not just - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  12:59:47

• people, but dogs I meet & pet everyday. 1 pic frm yesterday: - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (238 bytes) () 01/04/2026  13:04:04

• Yes, but not that bad, I have a total 14days' off, trying to - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  11:37:07

• be as productive as I can - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  11:37:45

• Of course. Not every expression a universal truth. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  12:43:09

• We went to the nearby beach yesterday. Heard that beaches in - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:18:59

• SD were swarmed with people to watch King tides. 我有空来发发照片吧。 - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:20:30

• Shake hands! Went beach today 2&Saw the high King tides here - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:25:30

• r so high, the whole beach is gone under sea water. C: - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (238 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:30:16

• The Venetians call the Adriatic high tides acqua alto - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  15:00:24

• Going back to work tomorrow after a loooooooong vacation - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:52:23

• is really like going back to the salt mines. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (161 bytes) () 01/04/2026  14:53:00

• Think positive. It could be much worse :-) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/04/2026  15:02:56

• APAD: Cool as a cucumber - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (6176 bytes) () 01/02/2026  08:05:39

• I look cool as a cucumber, but inside I cook cucumber - JoyAnna. - ♀ (180 bytes) () 01/02/2026  09:19:39

• Haha, everyone is different & that's the fun part of life:-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  09:25:21

• I always wear my heart on my sleeve & depend on my hubby - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  09:26:43

• to cool me down, it works most times ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  09:28:57

• sangfroid - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  10:22:33

• +100! Learnt the word (but may not be able 2 act :-). Thx! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  10:31:36

• It's similar in meaning to today's APAD. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  13:59:59

• Got it, Thx! :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  17:50:45

• Learned，frm French. Unflappable波澜不惊 - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/03/2026  07:35:24

• Thx 暖冬。嗯，镇定自若 w/ Zen + Stoic. Way 2 go! - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/03/2026  08:03:02

• learned, - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  11:02:54

• Hmm, Y r U & 7G both so brief today? w/ single leg stance? - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  11:14:32

• Or just are cool as a cucumber? ? ;-))))) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/02/2026  11:16:09

• APAD: a dime a dozen - 7grizzly - ♂ (7728 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:10:39

• Happy 2026 7G! Vivid description &brought back my LKB memory - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:21:03

• + fresh, tasty & a dime a dozen tamatos @summer time then ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:24:12

• Oh, those good carefree old days. where have U gone? ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:25:42

• Happy New Year! Summer veggies stay a dime a dozen. Good one - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  10:33:01

• I trust U, thinking of inflation. But might not b organic as - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  11:24:03

• before in old days ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  11:24:55

• A good one! 小人书 riched our childhood. It's no longer - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:29:28

• a dime a dozen nowadays:) 7G新年快乐！西岛新年快乐！ - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:30:13

• 暖冬新年好！嗯，记得小时候看的小人儿书里插图都很棒，一点儿不比大人书差 ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  09:37:18

• 暖冬新年快乐! They were no-frills education/entertainment. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  10:36:23

• New Year’s resolutions are a dime a dozen - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  13:11:07

• but sticking to them is rare. - JoyAnna. - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  13:11:43

• Good one and absolutely! Promise's made to be broken. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  13:26:41

• Should be 'promises are made to be broken.' - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  14:32:24

• APAD2026Debut， 小时候一毛钱确实能买不少东西，现在给St. Performer一个dime不知是否会被骂 - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  13:48:11

• Just realized I bowed to 2025 APAD - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  13:50:04

• Bowed to 2025 APAD? How did you do that? - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  14:49:46

• I remember 2-cent milk, red-bean, or hawthorn popsicles. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  14:34:24

• 3-cent 4 red-bean or hawthorn; 5-cent 4 milk in Beijing :-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  14:55:55

• so needed 2 think twice before buying milk 1 then ~~ - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/01/2026  14:57:35