All of us have felt pain, which can take complete control of our body and mind, making it impossible to move and even to think. Yet we need pain, without which we would not know if we have hurt ourselves. It is our bo...All of us have felt pain, which can take complete control of our body and mind, making it impossible to move and even to think. Yet we need pain, without which we would not know if we have hurt ourselves. It is our body's warning system, which tells us that we are injured and should do something about it.展开更多
Children often smile toothy smiles, even from ear to ear into their voices,talking excitedly about the cartoon characters they've seen in the magazines.On seeing this, their parents often feel so puzzled that they...Children often smile toothy smiles, even from ear to ear into their voices,talking excitedly about the cartoon characters they've seen in the magazines.On seeing this, their parents often feel so puzzled that they simply can't make head or tail of what they've seen in the very same magazines.展开更多
An important scientific expedition in 1958 took hundreds of scientists to Antarctica, whichis a large continent at the southem tip of the earth, and surrounds the South Pole, and most of which is covered by snow and i...An important scientific expedition in 1958 took hundreds of scientists to Antarctica, whichis a large continent at the southem tip of the earth, and surrounds the South Pole, and most of which is covered by snow and ice. The great ice sheet goes on and on. At some place in Antarctica the ice is more thaa three miles thick. The Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans ring the continent.展开更多
I have a neighbour downstairs. The neighbour is a woman in her early 30s, whose name is Ma Jiang, which issomething like mahjong, a Chinese game played by four people at a table, which she seems to like more than anyt...I have a neighbour downstairs. The neighbour is a woman in her early 30s, whose name is Ma Jiang, which issomething like mahjong, a Chinese game played by four people at a table, which she seems to like more than anything else in the world, as if she was a born mahjong player.展开更多
文摘All of us have felt pain, which can take complete control of our body and mind, making it impossible to move and even to think. Yet we need pain, without which we would not know if we have hurt ourselves. It is our body's warning system, which tells us that we are injured and should do something about it.
文摘Children often smile toothy smiles, even from ear to ear into their voices,talking excitedly about the cartoon characters they've seen in the magazines.On seeing this, their parents often feel so puzzled that they simply can't make head or tail of what they've seen in the very same magazines.
文摘An important scientific expedition in 1958 took hundreds of scientists to Antarctica, whichis a large continent at the southem tip of the earth, and surrounds the South Pole, and most of which is covered by snow and ice. The great ice sheet goes on and on. At some place in Antarctica the ice is more thaa three miles thick. The Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans ring the continent.
文摘I have a neighbour downstairs. The neighbour is a woman in her early 30s, whose name is Ma Jiang, which issomething like mahjong, a Chinese game played by four people at a table, which she seems to like more than anything else in the world, as if she was a born mahjong player.