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An Ice-Cream
My grandma was about to die and she really wanted to taste an some ice cream in 1996. My father found an some ice cream after running through half of the town.
His two hands held the melting ice cream and as he delivered it to my grandma’s mouth. “It is hard to find an ice cream in the winter in a small town. Your father must make a big effort work extra hard to find a one some,” my aunt said.
I always knew my father loved my grandma, but to this degree it does how much he loved her surprised me. In 1996, we only ate ice cream on the hottest day in summer. There just was no ice cream available in winter.
Now, we can eat ice cream at any time, or at anywhere place, and as many much as we want; however, they it will never taste the same like it did before.My grandma was about to die and she really wanted to taste some ice cream in 1996. My father found some ice cream after running through half of the town.
His two hands held the melting ice cream as he delivered it to my grandma's mouth. "It is hard to find ice cream in the winter in a small town. Your father must work extra hard to find some," my aunt said.
I always knew my father loved my grandma, but how much he loved her surprised me. In 1996, we only ate ice cream on the hottest day in summer. There was just no ice cream available in winter.
Now, we can eat ice cream at any time, any place, and as much as we want; however, it will never taste like it did before.
0 votedFebruary 26, 20152Invest yourself
I'm 30 years old. In China, is means we say, "A man should be independent at the age of 30."
So, I have to make a plan.
I think If you have some money to invest, what would you invest in? do you investment?
You can invest in everythings, but everythings there will always be something change you can't control like price fluctuation. it.
But You can invest in yourself, though, by like learning a language because you can control it.
So my plan is to learn some languages like English and Spanish.
Hard hard study day day up!Invest Yourself
I'm 30 years old. In China, we say, "A man should be independent at the age of 30."
So, I have to make a plan.
If you have some money to invest, what would you invest in? You can invest in everything, but there will always be something you can't control like price fluctuation.
You can invest in yourself, though, by learning a language because you can control it.So my plan is to learn some languages like English and Spanish.
0 votedFebruary 26, 20151Paraphrasing
Yesterday, while I was looking for some materials on how to get a high score on IELTS Writing part, I've re-discovered paraphrasing. This is a great and creative way to re-write the exam's questions with using other words while keeping the same meaning. For me, this was always a complicated thing to do; however, now that I've discovered some helpful techniques, I will - for sure - do better with this paraphrasing thing!
- - I think having too many commas in a single sentence is a bit messy looking (and also somewhat unprofessional), so I try to use them only when necessary. But dashes - - do the same thing as commas do (generally), and they're not so much an eyesore. Parentheses are used when you interject your own thoughts into what you're writing. Dashes can do that, too, or you can use them when you're re-iterating or emphasizing something you've said.
0 votedFebruary 26, 20151Friendship
with For me, having a lot of friends may be good, but if you have one closed friend, that's better. more happier. Nowadays, high technology helps us keep stay in touch together althought *even though we are from different places around the world. you go around the world. Also, it can help us have more friends. But with for me, it is just a tool to help me keep on my friendships. , not all, But I need a real friend in life who can sit beside me and share my happiness, sadness, etc.
For me, having a lot of friends may be good, but if you have one close friend, that's better. Nowadays, technology helps us stay in touch even though we are from different places around the world. Also, it can help us have more friends. But for me, it is just a tool to help me keep my friendships. I need a real friend in life who can sit beside me and share my happiness, sadness, etc.
* even though we are from different places around the world OR even when people travel to different places around the world
0 votedFebruary 26, 20152A Misunderstanding
Yesterday, I chatted with a friend who's from America. I assumed that it was very late in America, so I asked, "Isn't it very late? Yet/And you're still up?" He replied, "What, are you my mom?" Then I thought that I might say something inappropriate. Acutally, I just wanted to ask why he was not sleeping or what he was doing in the middle of night. Is that kind of question really an inappropriate or offensive one? Did I make him feel as if I violated his privacy? Because in China, this "Still up?" kind of question is commonly used as greetings when people start to talk in the middle of night. If it is offensive or inappropriate, I guess that is where the differences exist.
I don't think it's inappropriate at all to ask people why they're up if it's very late. Perhaps that person was just upset and took it out on you. Don't let it get to you! I have friends in different states and countries, and sometimes I will ask them this when I talk to them (if I'm not sure of the time). We don't use it as greetings so much as we use it as a space-filler. Or just a way to get the conversation going.
Hope my corrections are helpful! :] If you have any questions, let me know!
0 votedFebruary 26, 20150Bogota trips
I have traveled to Bogota for many years. For each trip, I visited the mountain Monserrate because I love to see the landscape at 3000 meters above sea level. Even now, Bogota is the biggest city that I have ever seen.
The last time I was able to travel to Bogota, I went with some coworkers and we visited Zipaquira. To do this, we took a tour via the Sabana Train. The route started from Downtown Bogota to Zipaquira. When we arrived at the train station in Zipaquira, a bus was waiting for us, and after we arrived at the Salt Mines of Zipaquira, we paid a tour guide to go down in the mine.
The experience was exciting with a religious touch to it. The mine has many stations built to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the calvary, and all scenes are represented by scultures made of salt and marble. Additionally, we found a museum, a cinema, and many stores meant for souvenirs. When the tour finished, we drank cofee at [180 mts of profundity in the mine (Sorry, I don't know what this means)].
If you visit Bogota, don´t miss the opportunity to visit Zipaquira Salt Mines. I think you'll like it.0 votedFebruary 26, 20150
