by Alison | May 28, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
One thing I love about living in a big city like Guangzhou is that there are always new places to discover. Even on a road that I have walked down a hundred times, I might discover a shop that I never noticed or hadn’t ever entered. I never thought I would like living...
by Alison | May 21, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者:厉雪灵感词:让,月亮我央求过妈妈,春节就让我留在家里,不要来从化这个广州的郊区。我知道,在这个一整年最重要的节日,全家人都要齐聚一堂,但有时我真想能待在家里。来到这边一切还算顺利,但我知道返程的交通会堵得可怕。更不要说,15个人挤在一栋小别墅里啥都做不了,听起来确实没什么意思。我想妈妈本来打算同意我留在家里的,但她又提到别墅里有个KTV包房。妈妈很了解我的弱点,知道我肯定会为KTV而来。如果有人告诉我,她之所以选这栋别墅是因为知道KTV能把我吸引过来,我想我一点都不会感到稀奇。现在这间KTV风格的大房间里挤了十来个人,我很喜欢这...
by Alison | May 21, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Keep and Moon I had begged Mom to let me stay home instead of going to Conghua (tsohng hwah), a suburb of my city, during the Spring Festival holiday. I know the whole family is supposed to get together for the most important holiday of the year,...
by Alison | May 21, 2025 | Blog, Just Life
I love having fun traditions. I love having something fun to look forward to, and I love having people to enjoy those traditions with. Last year, a few friends and I went to the water park in my city, and this year, a couple of us decided to go again. My teenage...
by Alison | May 14, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者:厉雪灵感词:钓鱼,日本俄罗斯留学生迈克正磕磕巴巴地读一篇汉语文章,同学们静静听着。读到一个不认识的词,他停了下来,等待老师提示。他认识这个词的第二个字“鱼”,但前面那个字怎么读呢?“钓鱼。”老师念道。“是什么意思?”迈克问道,目光从课本上移开,看向老师,她正斜倚在讲台上,课本在面前摊开。“你想听简短的还是长一点的回答?”老师把眼镜摘下,放到身后的讲台上,迈克向一旁的日本同学腆然一笑。不好意思,迈克不出声地用口型向对方说道。二人知道,教室里所有人都知道,无论他们说什么,最终都会得到一个很长的回答。老师开始滔滔不绝地解释渔业对很多中...