Stray birds of summer come to my window sing and fly away. And the leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh. O troupe of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words. The worlds puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small, as one song, as one kiss of the eternal. It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom. ...

Reducing Conjuctions and /ænd/ -/ən/ or /ɔ:r/-/ər/ as /æz/-/əz/ Reducing Prepositions to /tu:/-/tə/ for /fɔ:(r)/-/fə(r)/ of /ʌv//ɒv/-/əv//ə/ Reducing Auxiliary Verbs have /hæv/-/əv//ə/ has /hæz/-/əz//ə/ can /kæn/-/kən/ Reducing Pronous he /hi/-/i/ you /jʊ/-/yə/ her /hə(r)/-/ə(r)/ his /hɪz/-/ɪz/ him /hɪm/-/ɪm//əm/ Reducing Verb + to want to——wanna going to——gonna have to——hafta has to——hasta had to——hada ought to——oudda Here are some note: 五种类型的弱读 ...

I grew up in the countryside and still return to live with my parents during holidays. However, I don’t feel any deep affection for rural life. The village I’m from makes me lament the hardships of its people. Memories of Rural Changes Since I haven’t conducted—nor do I wish to—a detailed survey to substantiate my views, everything I describe here is based on my personal experiences and observations of rural life. I’m 25 years old and still haven’t completed my education, which means I have long holidays every year to return home and spend time with my family during the New Year and other breaks. ...

God Sees the Truth, But Waits (1872) tells the story of a man wrongly convicted and imprisoned for a murder he did not commit; it is Tolstoy’s parable of forgiveness. Tolstoy’s tale inspired Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982), which was adapted into the famous 1994 film. In the town of Vladimir lived a young merchant named Ivan Dmitrich Aksyonov. He owned two shops and a house of his own. ...

Having a filter placed over my mouth feels terrible! I’m not a gun that kills people stealthily! Some recent events have left me feeling bewildered, mostly due to the pandemic. One category involves the chaos in grassroots epidemic prevention efforts. Many people who rarely go out have their only reason for leaving home being to gather for mass nucleic acid testing—and end up getting infected as a result. This issue has persisted since the outbreak began, yet mandatory city-wide testing has continued for a full three years. It’s not that no one has raised this concern, but it wasn’t until yesterday that Guangzhou announced that those with no need to go out no longer have to undergo testing. ...

In 2005, Science magazine proposed 100 scientific questions, while China’s key scientific concerns are collected and released annually by the China Association for Science and Technology. Below is the current list: Top 10 Cutting-Edge Scientific Questions: How can early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease during the asymptomatic stage be achieved? How can trustworthy, reliable, and interpretable AI technical approaches and solutions be realized? How can atomic-scale precision fabrication and structural regulation be achieved to construct future information-functional devices? What challenges and problems does the management of emerging pollutants face? How can automated, intelligent, and precise chemical synthesis be realized? How can multi-omics integration be used to study complex biological traits? Can controlled atomic-scale removal of material surfaces be achieved? How can comprehensive and precise evaluation of urban integrated transportation systems and infrastructure resilience be conducted? How do black holes in the universe form and evolve? What are the key scientific issues limiting uranium extraction from seawater? Top 10 Engineering and Technical Challenges: ...

Sometimes, frequent translation between Chinese and English is necessary. The only translation tools on my personal computer are the Eudic dictionary and the Saladict browser extension. Eudic always feels sluggish when launching, making it a bit unpleasant to use. On the other hand, Saladict works seamlessly in the browser, providing a much smoother experience. Although Saladict supports clipboard reading with a global hotkey (I set mine to ALT+T), it still requires an extra CTRL+C press each time, which feels inconvenient. ...