by Alison | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
Yesterday I had my last classes of the semester. I always have mixed emotions at the end of the semester, especially now in the awkward period of time when I have finished classes but have a long way to go before I’m actually on holiday. When my friends ask me if I’m...
by Alison | Jun 11, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：决定，怨恨艾丽备课时总会哼歌，而现在音乐几乎一直开着。音乐，似乎是逃离这间小公寓的唯一路径了。两年前刚搬来时，这公寓似乎没显得这么小，但居家封控七天后，她终于下了定论：真的很小。耳边传来最近最爱的歌曲，是电影《魔法奇缘》的主题歌：“早晨七点开启平凡的一天……” 插画图者：赵智智 看了看表，暂停播放音乐——该进线上课的房间了。她打开线上会议房间，把会议邀请信息发给学生。学生们陆续进入聊天室，艾丽向他们问好，但当其他学生陆续进来后，他们纷纷把麦克风和摄像头关闭了，她只能在上课之前干等着。...
by Alison | Jun 11, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Decide and Resentment Ellie always sang while she got ready for class, and now she had music on almost constantly. Music felt like the only escape from this small apartment. It hadn’t seemed so small when she moved in two years ago, but after...
by Alison | Jun 11, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
I love playing games, and Mahjong is no exception. During my first year in China, two of my students approached my friend Megan, and me. “You guys have to learn how to play Mahjong, and we will teach you.” “Ok, sure!” Our first year in China, Megan and I were almost...
by Alison | Jun 4, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：跑，建造一小盒米饭和鸡肉炒时蔬静静躺在姚波的电脑桌上。姚波吃了几口，但一只僵尸突然来袭，让他把外卖忘得干干净净。杀掉僵尸后，姚波紧接着开始耕作。姚波大部分朋友都不再玩《我的世界》，转而去玩其他枪击类游戏。他现在打游戏都会戴上耳机，这样就听不到《英雄联盟》的射击和喊杀声。姚波知道，自己永远都不会放弃《我的世界》，就算所有人都不再玩了。其实，他毫不在意别人做什么，对室友和同学所关注的那些，也兴趣寥寥。这款游戏还是初中时表哥带他入门的。姚波一开始对《我的世界》并没有太大兴趣。它看起来挺好玩，但姚波还有很多其他事情要忙，没有...
