回复：书中自有颜如玉--one more random thought

Just MHO.  Please double check.

 

Grandma told me that if I did my school work well and read a lot, I would be able to floor a handsome young man when I grew up...

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Grandma told me that if I do my school work well and read a lot, I would be able to floor a handsome young man when I grow up...

(not very sure, need to double check)

what does "floor" means here?  To surprise/impress?

 

I did my best at school besides reading quite a lot books that wouldn't have helped me with the college entrance exam.

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I did my best at school, and besides, I read quite a lot books that did not helped me with my college entrance exams.

 

And I ended up marrying a guy who is decent looking, though far from even comparable to Song Yu, but has read a wider range of books than I.

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And I ended up marrying a guy who is decent looking, though far from even being comparable to Song Yu, and has read a wider range of books than I have.

 

I recalled that old saying Grandma had taught me again.

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I recalled again that old saying Grandma had taught me.

 

is it that all the bookworms are good looking, or that all the good looking people love books?

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is it true that all the bookworms are good looking, or that all the good looking people love books?

 

 

 

 

 

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• Thank you! -北京二号- ♀ (2180 bytes) () 01/07/2013 postreply 22:31:14

• N/P -EnLearner- ♂ (721 bytes) () 01/08/2013 postreply 19:41:54

• Oh, -北京二号- ♀ (1259 bytes) () 01/09/2013 postreply 00:38:59

• Good. You can consult an English-English dictionary as well. -EnLearner- ♂ (10518 bytes) () 01/09/2013 postreply 20:50:10

• 看到了。 -北京二号- ♀ (230 bytes) () 01/09/2013 postreply 21:10:20

• In addition to ... -北京二号- ♀ (199 bytes) () 01/09/2013 postreply 13:05:18