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ItwasthefirstdayofschoolinDallasandanewstudentnamedSuzuki,thesonofaJapanesebusinessman,enteredthefourthgrade.
Theteachersaid,"Let'sbeginbyreviewingsomeAmericanhistory.
Whosaid,"GivemeLiberty,orgivemeDeath?"
Shesawaseaofblankfaces,exceptforSuzuki,whohadhishandup.
"PatrickHenry,1775."hesaid.
"Verygood!
Whosaid'Governmentofthepeople,b...[
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Therewasamanwhohadworkedallofhislifeandhadsavedallofhismoneyandwasarealmiserwhenitcametohismoney.Helovedmoneymorethanjustaboutanything,andjustbeforehedied,hesaidtohiswife,"Nowlisten.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme."Andsohegothiswifetopromisehimwithallofherheartthatwhenhedied,shewouldputallofthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.We...[
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再过几天就要回国。已经兴奋地不得了了。其实我也知道,期待往往比实际要更让人激动。总是试图做到心如止水,可到头来也不能免俗。妻已在国内,真羡慕她总比我的假期长。
说起来两三年里这将是第四次回国了,但每次也只有短短的十天左右。前两天,一个十七年没见的同学发了电子邮件给我。那同学也要在这段时间回上海。恍如隔世。出国将近十年,大学里同寝室[
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