这是一个老生常谈的TOPIC。本人也不是刚刚步入三十。之所以现在撰文，只因现在有了从不曾有的感慨。说实话，在这之前，我一点也不觉得三十岁和二十几岁有什么不一样。吃着一样的饭，做着一样的事情，能有什么不同呢?
然而，突然有一天，就是觉得不一样了。首先是身体给了信号。以前忙碌了一整天也不知道累，熬夜到凌晨两三点，那是家常便饭。现在绝对不行了。[阅读全文]
博文
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今天在MITBBS上读到一篇博文，说世界上的人大致可以分为两类。第一类是自然主义者。他们追求简单，原始，朴实，喜欢返朴归真，平平淡淡的生活便是他们的终极目标。第二类人则是冒险主义者。对这一类人，平平淡淡的生活不是完整的人生。他们要去一些不是所有人都去的地方，做一些不是所有人要做的事情。他们喜欢偶尔的刺激，兴奋，即使那些事情对自己对他人没有[阅读全文]
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Itissaidthatagreatfictionisalwaysabouttragedy.Iguessitisright.Sophie'sChoice,nodoubt,isagreatbook.Sophie'sfate,nodoubt,isanunbearabletragedy.Ifeltverymuchdepressedafterfinishingreadingthisbook.Thebookisquitecomplicate,bothitsstructureandthesocialissuesthattheauthorhastriedtoaddress.Therearetwosocialbackgrounds.OneisAuschwitzduringtheWorldWarII,andtheotherisBrooklyninNYpostwar.ThebookstartswithSoph...[阅读全文]
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JayGatsbywasbornpoor.Hefellinlovewithagirlfromarichfamily,Daisy,beforehewasdraftedfortheWorldWarI.Herbeauty,hertenderness,andherfancyhousemadeupadreamofGatsby,whichhestruggledforhiswholelife.Daisywasmarriedtoarichman,Tom,bythearrangementofherfamily.Maybeshewasreluctant;maybeshewasstillinlovewithGatsby;butshealsofeltflatteredbythepositionandwealthofTom.“Shewantedherlifeshapednow,immediately—andth...[阅读全文]
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3/28/2006Again,itisastoryaboutbetrayalbetweenmenandwomen.BrendahadbeenmarriedtoTonyforsevenyears,withalovelyson.TheylivedinacountyclosetoLondon.ThisquietandpeacefullifewasnotperfectforBrendathough.Shelikedparties,dancing,flirtingwithyoungmen,andbeingthecenterofeyeballs,whichwereallmissingfromthecountrylife.ThevisitofJohnBeaverfromLondon,atotallyloser,withnojob,nofriends,nomoney,whowaslikedbynobody...[阅读全文]
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3/14/2006
LastSunday,averybadstorm,whichthemediasaidhadthe
potentialofbecomingatornado,stoppedbyourtown.Iwas
awokenbythewindtorturingmywindowsohardat8:10inthe
morning.Igotupandclosedthewindow.Twominuteslater,
thetornadowarningsirenwasallovertheair.Anothertwo
minuteslater,thepowerwasout.Afterthepowerwasback,IimmediatelyturnedontheTV.Itwasreportedthatthesouthwest
partofou...[阅读全文]
LastSunday,averybadstorm,whichthemediasaidhadthe
potentialofbecomingatornado,stoppedbyourtown.Iwas
awokenbythewindtorturingmywindowsohardat8:10inthe
morning.Igotupandclosedthewindow.Twominuteslater,
thetornadowarningsirenwasallovertheair.Anothertwo
minuteslater,thepowerwasout.Afterthepowerwasback,IimmediatelyturnedontheTV.Itwasreportedthatthesouthwest
partofou...[阅读全文]
