Ireadthearticle“LetterHome”,thesecondarticleof“Thegooddeed”.ThisarticleIntroducedaUSsoldierwhosupportedChina'sWarofAgainstJapaneseAggressionandreflectedthepeople'slives,thoughtsandthecrueltyofthewar.
1)BantywasagroundcrewoftheUnitedStatesAirForceworkinginChinaduringtheAnti-JapaneseWar.Hehadnotmarriedyet.BantymissedhisfamilyandgirlfriendJen,hewroteabeginningofaho...[
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Ireadthearticle“TheCourtyardsofPeace”,thefirstarticleofbook“TheGoodDeed”,writtenbyPearl.S.Buck.IttellsalovestoryofaUSsoldierinChinaduringtheAnti-JapaneseWar。
1)WaltisaUSmilitarypilot,hishomeisVirginia,supportingChina'santi-Japanesewar,cometoChina.Duringascoutingmissioninamountain(LongDragon)area,threeJapaneseaircraftwereencountered.Heshotdownoneaircraft,butwasinju...[
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Ireadthearticle“Begintolive“,writtenbyPearl.S.Buck.U.S.AirForcesoldierTimparticipatedinWorldWarIIfortwoyears,bombedGermany,andcompleted50missions.Afterthewar,hedemobilizedhomebytrainwithhiscomrades-in-arms.HisfianceeKit,hisparents,youngersisterMary,Mary’sboyfriendFrankandthevillagerswenttothestationtomeethim.Helosthisleftarminthewar.Hewasusedtothemilitarylifeinthearmy.Thecrueltyo...[
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Ijustreadthearticle:“Thecommanderandthecommissar“.WrittenbyPearl.S.Buck.ThestoryprobablytookplaceinTibetin1960.Abattalioncommanderwasorderedtotransportabatchofsuppliesandsilveringotsforasix-dayjourney!TherearetwoTibetanguides.Hewasalsoassignedapoliticalcommissar.Themountainroadisdifficult,theclimateisbad,andlackofhorses,thesoldiersareverytired.Onthefifthday,hewasattackedbyTibetanarmedf...[
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“Parableofplainpeople“writtenbyPearl.S.Buck。Thisarticletellsthestoryofahard-workingandkind-heartedChinesefarmer.Hesethisfamilypropertyonfireindespairbecauseofthesocialoverlords’bullying.Wangistheoldestinthevillage,andpeoplecallhimWangtheEldest.Hehashisownfarmlandandhouses!Wanglivesaself-sufficientlife.Hehastwosons,theyaremarried.Hearrangedtheirmarriage,andhistwodaughter-in-lawsa...[
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Thearticle“BeyondLanguage”(writtenbyPearl.S.Buck)tellsthestoryofWuLaing(梁)andJosiePang(潘)fallinginlovebutbreakingupduetotheculturaldifferences!ThestorytookplaceafterWorldWarII.Liangisageneral'saide,hecanspeakEnglishbecausehestudiedEnglishinmissionschool.HisfatherisafamousbankerandloveLiang’smom.Hehadonlybeenmarriedfortwomonths,arrangedmarriagewhenhewasababy.Althoughhiswif...[
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IreadapicturebookRuthsenttome,“IamAmerican,TheWongKimArkstory“.1)Around1871,WongKimArkwasborninSanFrancisco,livewithhisparentsin751,SacramentoStreet,ChinaTown.HealwaysthoughtheisanAmerican.HisparentswereChinese,crossedtheoceantoAmerica,searchforgoldinordertoliveabetterlife.ManyChinesestayedintheUnitedStatestodoallkindsofworkafterthegoldrush.2)WhenWongKimArkgrowup,hardfinancialtimeshi...[
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Ruthsentmeanarticle.“ATeacherinChinaLearnstheLimitsofFreeExpression”
WrittenbyPeterHessler。PublishedintheprinteditionoftheMay16,2022,issue,withtheheadline“ABitterEducation.”Thefirstparagraphis:“AtChineseuniversities,whenastudentreportsaprofessorforpoliticalwrongdoing,theverbthat’susedtodescribethisactionisjubao(舉報report).Ithappensrarely,butthepossibilit...[
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