ThisChristmatholidaywaskindofspeical.Wedid'tgetwhiteChrismasandtheweatheriswarmerthannormal.Ifeltveryrelaxingsincetherewasnooutoftowntravellingandnobigparty.IwatchedtheWhiteChristmassharedbyWaterFowlandlistentothesongsandmusicssharedbyfriendsinMYSJ.
Besidesthat,IhavedonesomethingIamproudofmyself.InthemorningofDec24,Iran5KtotheGYMandthenstayedintheswimmingpoolfor1hour.IcouldnotsayIswamfor1ho...[
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I'dlongdreamedofsomedayhavingapergolawithclimbingrosesaddedintoourbackyard.But,thefarmerinourfamilywasn'treallysoldonthisidea.Hesaidtherewasnospaceforit.LastyearIorderedasmallestoneonlinefromCOSTCO.Afterwegotthepergola,itturnedoutthathewasright.Itwastoobig.Wehadtoreturnedit.Assuch,IgaveupmydreamcompletelybecauseIknewroseflowersarenotquiteeasytogrowgoodinourareatoo.
Heendedupbuiltasimple...[
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HelloFriends,
Today,wewillhaveourlast【听歌练听力】exercisebeforeChristmasDay.
Wewilllistentoachristmassongcalled"BlueChristmas".
WishYouandyourlovedoneaMerryChristmas!
Pleasefillthemissingwordsin().
I'llhaveablueChristmaswithoutyou
I'llbesobluejust(1)aboutyou
(2)ofredonagreenChristmastree
Won'tbethesame,dear,ifyou'renotherewithme
Andwhen...[
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WinterMelonisalsocalledashgourd,waxgourd,whitegourd,andwintergourd.Ithasoblongshapeanddarkgreen,waxyskinwithwhitefleshandseeds.
Thenameof"WinterMelon"likelycomesfromthefactthat,whilegrownduringthesummerandautumn,itcanbestoredforuptothreetofourmonthsandeatenduringthewinter.
Wintermelongrowsonavine.Asitgrows,itiscoveredwithsilvery,finehairsthatgiveitafrostyapperance.Oncerip...[
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WhenIfirstsawthepicturesofbeautyheartradishesfrominternet,Iwasattractedbytheirdramaticcolors.
SincethenIhadbeenlookingforitateverygrocerystoreorfarmer'smarketIvisited,withoutluck.Oneday,thefarmerinourfamilytoldmethathehadplantedtwotypesofwinterradishthisyear.Onewasthetypicalwhiteradish.theotheroneiscalled"XinLiMei"radish.
"Really?"Iwassoexcited.
"Yes.Youcangoo...[
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APAD:takethebitterwiththesweet
Toacceptboththenegativeandpositiveaspectsofsomething.Thephraseistypicallyusedinanacknowledgementthatnothingisperfect.
e.g.Whenitcomestothisjob,youhavetotakethebitterwiththesweet.It'shard,butit'sworthit.
Today,Ihadarelaxingbreakfastathomewithouthavetobestuckedinthemorningheavytraffic.
Mybreakfast-asmoothiebowlisrealydelicious.Iamveryfullafterfini...[
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Canyoubelievetheendofsummerisalreadyhere?Italwaysgoesbysofast,soIhopeyoufoundtimetounwindandenjoythesummer.
Forme,thehighlighthadtobebecomingamemberofagymandstartingtolearnswimmingwhichIhadgivenupmanyyearsago.Afterafewmonth'spractice,IcanfinallysayIamswimmernow.IalsotakesomeZumberclassesanddanceclasses.Sometimes,Iwenttothenearbyparkstoappriciatethebeautyof...[
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WisemensayitisbettertowaitatleastuntilMaylongweekend(Victoriaday-theMondayonorbeforeMay24)inOntariotoputyourplantsoutsideintheground,exceptsomefrost-hardyplants.
Wisemenalsosayonlyfoolsrushin.
While,thefarmerinourfamilyisoneofthosefools.
Thisyear,heboughtsomeseedsofBlackKrimtomatoonlineandandplantedtheseedsindoor.Theplantsgrewprettywell.InthemiddleofMay,Seeingtheweatherwasverywarm,hemoved...[
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惊喜发现多才多艺的移花荣升摄坛的版主,并正在举行一个很接地气的手机摄影活动。来不及出远门拍大片(其实是出多远的门也拍不出大片),就在附近溜达溜达拍几张交作业。反正版主说了:“只要符合文学城政治正确以及活动尺寸要求,来稿一律接受"
1清晨,带上手机,迎着太阳,出发了。走过一座小桥。
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