注意花园

如果你在考虑买一栋别墅，那么我想告诉你应该多注意花园。
我觉得在春天和夏天如果你的房子有个不小的花园那会很方便。你们可以在花园里吃饭，在树下看书，听鸟唱歌。天气一热，我就非常喜欢夜里躺在草地上看天上的星星。因为我家离马德里很远，所以即使没有大城市的灯光多，但是天上的星星比较多。
不过，拥有一个花园也非常麻烦。如果你想在草地上躺一躺，你需要时刻注意保持草地的清洁，为此每天你都需要在花园里忙活一阵。不打扫，草地很快就脏了。
你还应该种两三棵树。没有树，就没有鸟。如果树太少了，也不会有鸟来；如果树太多了，又影响花园的美观。你每隔四五个月得把树枝修剪干净，再去工作。
虽然拥有私人花园的好处是可以在花园里渡过非常快乐的时光，但不好的是修整花园也很麻烦，而且还那么贵。
不过，依我看，总的来说好处比坏处多。

Children In the Poor Areas

When i was sorting through the old photos today ,i found some photos which were taken in Yunnan in 2008 .It was when i was sent  to do support education in a remote village.Looking at these pictures reminds me of those simplechildren , their innocent faces and their eager thirst  to knowledge.

I still remember the first day when we reached the village, the children's shy and curious faces ; I remember the excited expression when they saw the textbooks and reading materials that we brought them;I remember the time when they were addicted to a book , which they read so thoroughly; I remember their thirst for knowledge and books; I remember the scene ,when they were attended classes seriously ,even in the simple and crude classroom, and made note of every word the teacher wrote on the blackboard ; I remember they were around me after school,they  stopped asking questions and asked me to tell them stories and the outside world.

Those lovely children, they were warm and inviting after school,and  took us to see Buddhist temple;They also took us to other beautiful places ,so that we could take pictures and warmly invited us to their home,to have  dinner  ;I could hear sadness in their voice when they asked: Teacher,will you come next time?" on the day we left ; They  write on the blackboard "** teacher, I love you " and then brought us to see with shyness;They could shouted loudly, "Thank you teacher, for allowing us to gain so much  knowledge, and brings us so many happiness!Teacher, you worked hard. " 
seeing these photos now,  still bring on a nostalgic mood. even after leaving for so long ,but, after being away for such a long time,my life has retured to it's day to day normality , how about them I wonder?Do they still play with the worn basketball under the broken hoop?Do they still carry five pounds of water on their  twelve-year-old shoulders ?Do they still play" jump rubber band" in the so called "playground ",which is not even the size of a block  of cement, within the dust raised air?I do not know what kind of impact our visit that summer brought to their lives , All I know is, in fact,from that experience  i gained so much more than I could possibly give .

I looked at the gray sky outside the window and suddenly ,i started to miss that blue sky , where there is noclouds to cover  up the sun, and where we could see the stars at night, as well as  those dirty little faces, bursting out with their  pure smile.

All that is unfinished,will be continued ... ...
As those children have a dream, I know I will go back someday, isn't it?

春天来了！！

杭州的冬天终于离开啦，前几天天气非常好

其实我只想说这么一句：走啦 ，到外面看书晒太阳去！

-费


p.s.开玩笑地骂朋友说 “窑姐儿” 会不会太过分？我觉得它英语翻译“cave woman(whore)” 真搞笑，不知道对中国人来说难不难听

跟朋友开玩笑说“窑姐儿”不过分，相信你的朋友也知道你是开玩笑的：）

Amy's notebook entry: Mar 28, 2011

有很多个月没上来了，大家还好吗？现在我的中文没有进步，但是也没有到很差的地步， 对不对呀？
我很闷啊。。没有人陪我吗？
可以陪我聊天吧？没问题！

The Feeling Of Acquaintance

Have you ever had this experience?....All of sudden,the scene of the moment seems to be familiar ? You know very well all the details, and even what  is going to happen next.

Today,when i was walking  by the basketball court,i was passed by a group of girls ;suddenly,i had a familiar feeling that  this  happend before,although, i was not sure of when it had occured.Sometimes when i am talking with my friends,i also have this familiar feeling.i tried to search for some information  on google about this phenomenon,but i found that the modern scientific  theory behind this experience  is far from satisfying.

On the  internet,all it states is,according to a survey done, two thirds of the adults have been  acquainted with this experience at least once. Those with fancy may have more peculiar experience; those who are traveling in other places may find it easier to experience this feeling, than those staying at home.Moreover, people who are in a fatigue or stress state ,are more prone to have this feeling. In addition, it may be "something that has not yet happend,but feels familiar"where this familiar feeling may appera for an instant,and then vanish,and you are no longer able to recall it.Psychologists also point out that the emergence of a sense of "deja vu "maybe because people receive too much informations while ignoring it's source. The sense of"deja vu "from a variety of channels, some are real, some are illusory.

Although ,after reading  this i'm still wondering how this could happen;does it have something to dowith our brain?..... or perhaps psychology?