读完了张爱玲的小说《色戒》,并没有觉得里面有许多“色”的描述。我还没有看过电影,但是从网络上的宣传到公映好像都离不开一个“色”字,激情戏似乎成了这部戏的代名词。电影本身叫做“色戒”,对广大的观众来说则像是“色诱”。和电影相比,小说本身并没有让我觉得特别的与众不同,因为篇幅有限,对佳芝情爱和性爱心理的刻划和描述并没有显得很细腻。[
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Iwasnotawarewhetitstarted.Sometimes,IcountedinEnglishinfrontofmyboyjustwantinghimtofeelaboutanotherlanguage.Oneday,Icountedagain.Mom:one.Boy:Two.Momwasshocked.“WhendidmyboylearntosaynumbersinEnglish?Letmetryhimagain.”Mom:Three.Boy:Four,thoughnotasclearandperfectasanativeboy.Momapplauded.“Isheabletocountmore?”Mom:Five.Boy:Onlysmile.Mom:Seven.Boy:Onlysmile.Well,hismemoryonlyhasstoredtwonumbers:t...[
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昨天在WXC博客首页看到一个题目:手写的信。点击进去的时候被disturb了,所以没有看到正文和作者,但是映入眼帘的一张信封底面的照片却留给我深深的印象,也勾起了我的回忆和联想。我正式写信是从上大学开始的,当时长途电话不像现在这样普及,打电话对一个学生来说还是件很奢侈的事,于是和家人,朋友的联络方式就只有写信了。那时候真的体会到了“家书抵万[
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Loveisanactivity,notapassiveaffect;itisa“standingin,"[2]nota“fallingfor."[3]Inthemostgeneralway,theactivecharacteroflovecanbedescribedbystatingthatloveisprimarilygiving,notreceiving.Whatisgiving?Simpleastheanswertothisquestionseemstobe,itisactuallyfullofambiguitiesandcomplexities.Themostwidespreadmisunderstandingisthatwhichassumesthatgivingis"givingup"something,beingdeprivedof,sacrificing.T...[
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byErichFrommIncontrasttosymbioticunion,matureloveisunionundertheconditionofpreservingone'sintegrity,one'sindividuality.Loveisanactivepowerinman;apowerwhichbreaksthroughthewallswhichseparatemanfromhisfellowmen,whichuniteshimwithothers;lovemakeshimovercomethesenseofisolationandseparateness,yetitpermitshimtobehimself,toretainhisintegrity.Inlovetheparadoxoccursthattwobeingsbecomeoneandyetremaintwo.Ifw...[
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byJudySyfers
JudySyfers,awife,andmotheroftwochildren,arguesinthisessayforawifeofherown.Althoughherargumentmightseemstrange,herpositionwillbecomeapparentonceyoumoveintotheessay.
Ibelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.IamAWife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadonechild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex...[
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(Note:ThefollowingisaveryhumorousessaywrittenbyDaveBarry,ahumorist.Icouldnotresistlaughingwhilereadingit.Hopefully,youwillenjoyittoo.)================================================
Ifyou'reaman,atsomepointawomanwillaskyouhowshelooks.
"HowdoIlook?"she'llask.
Youmustbecarefulhowyouanswerthisquestion.Thebesttechniqueistoformanhonestyetsensitiveopinion,thencollapseonthef...[
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Themovie“LoveActually”wasfirstreleasedinChristmasseasonof2003.Itwasacomedycomposedbyseveralromanticlovestoriesoflovers,familyandfriends.Thereweretwistsandturnsinlove,butmostoftimewasheartwarmingandbreathtaking.OneofthestorieswasaboutstepfatherDanielandsonSam.Theirrelationshipwaslikefriendsratherthansimplefatherandson.Withtheguidanceandencouragement,Samsatisfiedhisdream.
Anotherstoryha...[
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Thedeepsentimentsuccessfullycorneredandcaughtheragaininthequietlonelynightalthoughshehadpreparedtofightwithitbravely.Whatashame!Shelostthegameagain.Wasthesentimentnotlikeaterriblegerm,whichwassofondofher?Whattheworstwasheremotionalimmunesystemwastoofragiletodefendtheattack.Whenallfactsfailedtoliveuptotheexcitementandappreciationpromisedbyeverypieceofmemory,atthemomentwhentheywasstillfreshandv...[
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Holidaysbringpeoplehappiness.Holidaysalsomakepeoplesad,especiallywhentheyaretrappedinemotionalcrisiswithoutanyonetoleanon.Sohowdopeopleputonanairofjoyratherthanbeinggloomyduringholiday?Themovie“TheHoliday”illustratesaway.Amandawasatoughgirl,whoworkedveryhardtoearnbigbucksandledarichlifeinLA.However,herboyfriendcheatedonher,whichdrovehernuts.Underhersuperficialtoughnessliedweaknessanduncerta...[
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