what's different between "up front" and "in advance"? Thx. Plz show me some example sentence....thx so much..oh thx...I notice that "in advance" always use in the end of sentence......

Chinese Chess: "將" 軍 how to say..... kill boss...?!

用英文如何表达 "保留2位小数" How to say?

Infatuation Do you think you are a mature man? When did you realize you are a mature man? How to define a mature person on your point of view? I don't think I am a mature man even thought I am almost 2X years old. It's kinda like a lad trapping in a mature body. I have to admit that I don't want to grow up. I refuse to become a mature man from inside of my heart. I think there must a reason for that!! Without a doubt, a mature person must be involved in many different love lives. So that they'll grow through with these. Do you agree me with that? Maybe 50% is correct I think. .......... Come on man, I want to become mature man from now on!

Random Thinking I walked alone in the Chang'An Avenue last midnight. The streetlamps are burning up and down the long street. Some of high-rise buildings are still with warm lights. The buses and cars are on the way home. I can not see the moon and stars clearly through clouds when I looked up at night sky. Suddenly, I got some strange feelings -- What impresses I most about my hometown--Beijing? Do I have the sense of belonging to here? Do I love my life? What do I really want in my life? I was silent for a moment, and lost in my thought. Honesty, I deeply love my life when I was still in childhood and early adult life. There were no worries, no regrets. I didn’t even know what angst is. But, angst seems become my new friend, follow me and around me, since I took part in society. Why? I have no idea. Maybe I know the answer. Just I do not want to admit it. That’s it! Being a man love the life whenever what happens from now on!

Do Re Mi Does anybody have any hobbies? Of course，everyone has at least one or two. And I think the mostly people would say that MUSIC is their favorites'. I couldn't agree more. MUSIC is one of my favorite interests. I can not image if someone's life without music. A beautiful song could touch my heart——deep inside my soul.. Different types of music seem like my different personalities' friends. Happy - Angry - Sad - Fun!! All the emotions I can recognized from music. Believe it or not, I could burst into tears when I just hearing a piece of music, even though I was so happy before hearing that songs… When I was a child, my parents tried to foster my interest in music. So I started to play accordion and trumpet. Honest, I didn’t even know the power of music during that time. I didn't learn it by heart. Fortunately, the music seed had been seed in my soul at that time. Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do!! What a simple sequence! Each extraordinary pieces of art is just produced by the 7 musical notes. In the musician's mind a fugitive set of notes began slowly to form into a tune. I wish I was a musician, composer....So that I could lost myself in the beautiful music. Does anybody like me? Would you like to enjoy music with me?

How to say "《 》" in English? thx a lot... We usually use it for a certain book or newspaper, such as 《the Bible》 《Lord of the Rings》....I think may be only China use it .... We call it "书名号" in Chinese.......