barbiewasthemiddleone.shewasnotthebiggestonelikejaney,whocouldgotoschool,andcrossthestreettoplaywiththechildrenthere,andreadstoriestoherself-andstayuplastofall.barbiewasnotthelittlest,either.lindawas.
andlindacouldcryforwhatshewanted,andgetit.shecouldcryforwhatsheandeveryonejustlaughedwithher.lindasatonmotherslapanawfullot,too.anddaddytossedherupintheair,andletherrideupanddownonhisleg.
butbarbiewasthemiddleone,toobigtodothethingslindadid-toolittletodothethingsjaneycoulddo.
timeisimportanttoeveryone.losttimewillnevercomeback.wemustkeepthisinmindinourdailylifeandmakethebestuseofourtime.onlyinthiswaycanwesucceedinlife.
howcanwemakefulluseofourtime?firstofall,wedbettermakeaplan.weshouldarrangeourstudy,workandrest.wecanknowwhatweshoulddonetsothatwecansaveasmuchtimeaspossiblewhenwestudyorwork,weshouldputourheartsintoit.weshouldspendeveryminuteonit.afteraperiodoftimesstudyandworkwecantakeagoodrest.
ithinkthatallofusshouldemphasizeusingourtimeeffectively.
Thefarewelldaywouldtheleastexpecteddayinmylife,butithascomeeventually.Atthismomnet,Ihavetosaythatitissuchapriviliageandhonortohaveworkedwithyouguysshoulderonshouldroverthelastfouryears.Wewentthroughalotandachievedalot.WhenIlookbackandthinkaboutthepast,IfeelsoproundandaccomplishednotonlybecauseoftheknowledgeIhavelearntandtheprogressIhavemadeinmystudy,butalsobecausethegeniuefriendshipIhaveobtainedwithyouguys.
iwentouttoseeafilmaftersupper.onmywaytothecinema,imetanenglishmannamedjohn,whohadlosthisway.igaveupthechancetoseethefilmandtookhimtohishotel.whilegoingthere,itoldhimthegreatchangesthathadtakenplacehereinthepastfewyearsandjohntoldmesomethingabouthiscountry.
thoughihadmissedthefilm,ifeltveryhappy,forihadnotonlyhelpedjohngetoutoftrouble,butalsopractisedmyspokenenglish.ifihadnotworkedhardatenglish,iwouldnothavebeenabletohelpjohn.
Dec.26,1998
DearSunYong-kang:
Yourlettereventuallyfollowedmetomynewaddress(above).I’mafraidIcan’tbeofmuchspecifichelptoyou.Iam,however,sendingyouadirectoryofphysicsprogramsintheU.S.Onpp.178–180areprogramsleadingtoaMaster’sorPh.D.Mysuggestionistolookovertheprogramdescriptionsandthentowritedirectlytotheaddressesgivenifanylookappropriate.Stressthatyouneedfinancialaid.
Iwouldn’tworrytoomuchaboutyourEnglish.Youracademicbackgroundseemsstrong.
GoodLuck,
HarveyNadler
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Seniormiddleschoolstudentswereheavilyburdenedwithallkindsofhomework.Inthepast,theyspentabout6.5hoursintheirclassroomaday.Athome,ittookthem5hourstofinishtheirhomework.Sotheyonlygotlessthan7hours'sleep.Theirfreetimewasonlythreehours.Asaresult,theirhealthwasbadlydamaged.
Nowthethingsaregettingbetter.Aboutfivehoursarespentinclassandthetimeforhomeworkhadbeenreducedtwohours.Sothattheyhaveeighthours'sleepandalsotwomorehourstodowhatevertheylike.