3/17学写英文习文

After two continuous cold days, today turned into a nice day with highest temperature of 50F at afternoon, the lowest temperature at night will be around 30F. There will be a big chance to have snow on Friday, March 19^th, a day before the first spring day of 2021. It maybe sounds crazy for you, but not for me, having been living in New England Region for almost 10 years, nothing about weather can surprise me.

 

With the accomplishment for all teachers vaccination in CT, It’s the time for students going back to school, Governor said these when he visited a high school yesterday. Monday, superintendent in our town announced all students are encouraged to do in person learning before April 5^th. students who don’t feel comfortable for in-person learning still can do remote learning, but there are only 2 choices for parents to choose from after April 15, either full remote learning, or full in person learning, hybrid will be not an option anymore.  Biden administration will give more budget to school system to support the fully school reopen plan, the budget is huge, averagely each k-12 student can get $2.5k. Summer school will open to all students, not only to a small group of retarded students as usual.

 

I haven’t been watching TV for quite a while, all the news I got were from NPR radio broadcast during that period time. From there, I heard Biden’s stimulus plan, NY state governor Cuomo was pushed to resign for his sexual misconducts to 7 young women; CA governor Newson was asked to leave his office for his poor reaction to this pandemic; Thousands of unaccompanied minors surged on the southern US border, 2 more shelters were built for accommodation of these young migrants.( I learned an analogy from this news, COYOTE is a type of wolf, but at US border , COYOTE particularly means human smuggler, our Chinese call snake); Oprah’s interview with Prince Harry and his wife Megan. Among those news, no news attracted people's eyeballs as many as Megan’s interview. To 21 century, not a Royal family in the world still have such big influence to the people worldwide except British Royal family. As the oldest Royal families in the world, British Royal families are always living under the spotlight. As an immigrant country, Americans come from every corner of the world, but the highest population is from UK.  That can explain the popularity of British TV shows  in US. DOWNTON ABBEY is an good example. The TV show was made into a  movie 2 or 3 years ago. The movie was not compariable to the TV shows, but still a big news at that time, I saw a magnificant catologue about this movie in a book store. It's a hardcover book, black and white are the only 2 colors in the design which creat a reminiscent visual impression.  

 I had a conversation on this with an American couple who are both Irish descendants. “ Are you interested in the interview with Megan?” I asked.

“Yes “ both of them nodded and said.

“Have you watched the interview on TV?”

“Yes. “

“What do you think the privacy she exposed ?”

“All trivial family things, it can happen in every family. They talked about what the baby’s skin color will be, which she felt offended. For me, I think it a very common conversation, a white father and a black mother, people will be curious about the skin color of their baby, nothing wrong to talk about it. if nobody talk about it, it will be strange. But she felt being looked down.” comparing with the comments is his hand gestures. 

 

"Yeah, I think the same way as yours" I said " also I watched their wedding, very nice, I saw her being welcomed and people cheers along the street..."

 

"Yes, I watched too! that's the last day of the fairy tale" the wife said with a disappointed impression on her face.

 

"I don't like she talked about Royal family's privacy in public to make money." As an Asian, I expressed my opinion.

"me neither, she sold her soul for money." the middle-age western guy gave his opinion. "No" the wife joined with her husband. 

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抄来杨降先生的百岁感言

我今年一百岁，已经走到了人生的边缘，我无法确知自己还能走多远， 寿命是不由自主的，但我很清楚我快“回家”了。 我得洗净这一百年沾染的污秽回家。 我没有“登泰山而小天下”之感， 只在自己的小天地里过平静的生活。细想至此，我心静如水， 我该平和地迎接每一天，准备回家。 在这物欲横流的人世间，人生一世实在是够苦。 你存心做一个与世无争的老实人吧，人家就利用你欺侮你。 你稍有才德品貌，人家就嫉妒你排挤你。 你大度退让， 人家就侵犯你损害你。你要不与人争，就得与世无求， 同时还要维持实力准备斗争。你要和别人和平共处， 就先得和他们周旋，还得准备随时吃亏。 少年贪玩，青年迷恋爱情，壮年汲汲于成名成家，暮年自安于自欺欺人。 人寿几何，顽铁能炼成的精金，能有多少？但不同程度的锻炼， 必有不同程度的成绩；不同程度的纵欲放肆，必积下不同程度的顽劣。 上苍不会让所有幸福集中到某个人身上，得到爱情未必拥有金钱； 拥有金钱未必得到快乐；得到快乐未必拥有健康； 拥有健康未必一切都会如愿以偿。 保持知足常乐的心态才是淬炼心智，净化心灵的最佳途径。 一切快乐的享受都属于精神，这种快乐把忍受变为享受， 是精神对于物质的胜利，这便是人生哲学。 一个人经过不同程度的锻炼，就获得不同程度的修养、不同程度的效益。 好比香料，捣得愈碎，磨得愈细，香得愈浓烈。我们曾如此渴望命运的波澜， 到最后才发现：人生最曼妙的风景，竟是内心的淡定与从容…… 我们曾如此期盼外界的认可，到最后才知道：世界是自己的，与他人毫无关系。