blankly watched them disappearing, deeply touched by the scene of the three receding figures. I was so excited that I wanted very much to put aside my bike and go over to help．But I didn't．For I know the little boy and the elderly man are like the two loads of a carrying pole weighing down on the shoulder of that middle-aged gentleman. No matter how heavy the burdens may be, neither of them will be put down.
5. Nevertheless, scholars and historical commentators in each dynasty often singled out a few occurrences which they considered to be chiefly responsible for the collapse of the old regime. Sometimes they went so far as to announce that except for a certain in-cident，the dynastic change would never have occurred. Thus, quite a few Qing schol-ars attributed the fall of the Ming dynasty to Emperor Chongzhen's execution of his ablest general，Yuan Chonghuan. On the other hand, popular writers often blamed the Manchu occupation of China on a beautiful woman named Chen Yuanyuan-a mere singing girl bought for a thousand taels of silver to become the concubine of Wu Sangui，garrison commander of the strategic Shanhai Pass.
6. In extended families, older member's opinion was respected, and the youngest members are loved and taken good cane of by all. China's constitution stipulates that grown-up children are duty-bound to support their parents. In the cities, couples who do not live with their aged parents give the latter living allowances and help them with the house chores. In the countryside, though quite a number of extended families have dissolved, many marred sons and their families continue to live in the same courtyard with their parents. To them, breaking up the extended family means
cooking their meals separately. Married sons most often have their houses built near their parents’
Home, making it convenient for parents and children to help and visit each other as be-fore．
7. No task seems too large for the people of China. They are building their future on a scale that matches the needs for their people, who could fault this effort if they truly understood what it takes to provide for the people of China. In the history of every in-dustrialized nation, there has been a great period of building infrastructure for the bene-fit of its people. China is in this period now and the task is much greater than the ones that any other country has ever faced. There should be no question that the Chinese people have the ability to successfully complete the Three Gorges Project.
8. We consume our eggs sparingly. My wife has to go to a lot more trouble when a hen is sitting. As the brooding hen will fly out of its roost to seek food once every other day, she has to get the feed ready for it beforehand．And she has to be careful not to let the hen heave its droppings in the roost for fear that it should cause the eggs to rot. She puts all the eggs that a hen is sitting on in lukewarm salty water to test
them. Those that float are rotten and must be thrown away; those that sink are kept for the hen to continue brood. She will thus busy herself with all that for as long as three weeks un-til the chirring sound comes out of the eggs．Then she will be left in a state of great ex-citement for two or three day.
9. We must revive and carry forward the practice of seeking truth from facts, the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party. The minimum
require-ment for a Communist is to be an honest person, honest in word and honest in deed. Deed and word must match and theory and practice must be closely integrated. We must reject flashiness without substance and every sort of boasting. There must be less empty talk and more hard work. We must be steadfast and dedicated.
We must revive and carry forward the practice of criticism and self-criticism, the fine tradition and style which Chairman Mao fostered in our Party. Within the Party and within the ranks of the people，we should conscientiously apply the principle. “Say all you know and say it without reserve” and “Blame not the speaker but be warned by his words”，as well as the principle of unity-criticism—unity.
10. Talking of my childhood, I’m forever grateful to my good parents. To them I owe my habit of living a quiet and simple life and my “back to nature” propensity. They gave me a happy and clean environment so that I am now able to feel content under any circumstances．I have a deep respect and love for life. I have no grievances against humanity. I think many human failings can be remedied so long as people strive with firm determination．
Not only do I always remember my parents with gratitude, I also always bear in mind how we should behave ourselves as parents．
11. I couldn't read his countenance without seeing his face．However, judging from what he had said, he was evidently living in a world of his own-bereft of home, love or warmth, and flogged by the scourge of life. But he acted unyieldingly and was filled with bitter hatred. He was using both hands to bear the burden of life. He was never scared or discouraged. He could achieve what children from well-to-do families could “achieve, and he had ideas that they didn't dare to have．
Life is a melting pot which hardens the will of children like him so that they are able to withstand the bitterest blows of life ever.
12. To begin with, she is the incarnation of the legendary king of ancient Sichuan named Wang Di．She has come to be known sometimes as a beauty with misfortune and sometimes as a patriot concerned over the fate of the nation. Her call is full of longings for home; she loiters about the mountains crying and spitting up blood．She is pathetic， sad, pure and sincere…She is in the eyes of all a symbol of love, which seems to have become a national feeling. And this feeling has gone beyond the national boundary to affect most of the eastern countries. Nevertheless, all that is a typical instance of un- deserved reputation.
13. All things under heaven and earth are made up of different parts, but the slogan \
correspond-ing demand on men to be “just as good as women”：to raise children just as patiently, to do household chores just as uncomplainingly, to care for the old just as dutifully. Come to think of it, the slogan \women on to achievements to challenge men’s. But at the same time，women must still do what men do not stoop to. The fact is, “women are as good as men” means that women after doing what women do, must take up another burden. Let's face it, basically women are not as the same as men．
14. After making perennial efforts to measure my exact height, I reached the
inescap-able conclusion that I was permanently handicapped. Back in those days, I was a cal-low young chap vastly capable of daring and foolhardiness, and determined to wrestle with this prejudice against men's lack of height. So by hook or by crook, I married a girl who was 1.74 meters in height. Such an astonishing tour de force thus achieved greatly bolstered the morale and esteem of those of us who were \．
But only after the girl was enticed into matrimony did I begin to feel my
self-in-flicted anguish. This over-reaction of mine not only failed to put an end to my \，but also gave me lifetime regret. I was deprived of the earthy pleasure of walling with my wife in the street with my strong art around her delicate neck.
15. The boy watched her at her side silently, as if he was expecting something. His old clothes, though wet with sweat, were still clean. On the right shoulder was a
square-shaped patch, which reminded me of the life 30 years ago. Meek and mild, the boy was waiting quietly. Yet the corpulent woman turned her fat head to look around, totally ignoring him. In despair, the boy went away sullenly. Staring at his skinny figure receding unsteadily n the wind, I was suddenly stricken by a surge of bitterness and pain.
16. She is always likely to know prosperity comfort, and security. She will grow up and lead her whole life in a proud and successful nation that is respected by the entire world and which is attempting to be a friend and partner to all nations. Since this is all she will ever know—it will all seem very, very ordinary to her. There is something extraordinarily beautiful about that is there not? When the extraordinary becomes the ordinary—that is the final stage of all progress and success—right?
17. Starting at Shanhai Pass in the east and ending up at Jiayu Pass in the west, the Great Wall traverses up and down over numerous mountains and valleys in five of China’s northern provinces and two autonomous regions. As it extends over a
distance of more than 6000 kms, it is called in Chinese the Wanmlichangcheng which means “Ten Thousand Li Long Wall”. It is a symbol of intelligence of the working people of old days, and also one of the great architectural miracles in the world. Construction of the wall first began in the 7th century B.C. after Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221—206BC) achieved the unification of China in 221 B.C... He had the fortification walls of the three kingdoms Qin, Zhao and Yan linked up to be a continuous wall extending more than ten thousand li (a li = 1/2 kms), which formed the essential size of the present-day Great Wall. Since then the later dynasties continued to repair and build the wall. The great wall as it stands today was restored and reinforced during the Ming Dynasty.
The great Wall winds like a giant serpent along the lofty myriad mountains. It is one of the most famous attractions to visitors.
18. First, a decision was made to deepen the reform and strengthen macro control of the national economy. This was done so as to solve conspicuous contradictions and problems which have surfaced in economic development, mainly through economic means. Now the initial achievements have been made in implementing the decision. Second, systematic and comprehensive research has been done on how to accelerate the building of a socialist market economy. These have centered on reforms in
banking, finance, taxation, and management of State assets, the investment system and foreign trade system．Important reforms in these sectors will be implemented in the near future．Third, the anti-corruption drive has been launched so as to foster an honest style of work.
19. The leaves were shooting high above the water like the skirts of slim dancing girls. They were dotted in between the layers with white flowers, some blooming gracefully; others, as if bashfully, still in bud. They were like bright pearls and stars in an azure sky. Their subtle fragrance was wafted by the passing breeze, in whiffs airy as the notes of a song coming faintly from some distant tower. There was a tremor on leaf and flow-er, which, with the suddenness of lightening, some drifted to the far end of the pond. The leaves, jostling and overlapping, produced，as it were, a wave of deep green. Un-der the leaves, softly hidden from view, water was rippling even its color was not dis-cernible so that the leaves looked more enchanting.
20. The vermillion button on its cap was dazzling, the blue satin cap itself was
dazzling, the giant pearl on the brim of the cap was dazzling, the long gown of light blue satin embroidered with intertwined dragons and lined with squirrel fur was dazzling, the cream-colored satin sleeveless jacket was dazzling, the lilac
cummerbund was dazzling. and its officials boots with their painted white soles were dazzling, too. Only after everyone crowded around this rainbow, offered it their greetings and enquired its health, could it be observed that its handsome，clean-cut round white face and its coal-black eyes full of mirth were also dazzling. One couldn't make out what this rainbow was saying even though its voice was very clear. Since it was constantly interrupting its. speech with a\，one could see that its snow-white teeth were dazzling too.
21. Since the change takes place by slow degrees-year by year, month by month, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second, you feel as if you were permanently your same old self always seeing much fun and meaning in life, like one, walking a long, long way down an extremely gentle mountain slope, hardly per-ceives its degree of incline or notices the altered scenes as he moves along. You thus take a positive view of life and find it endurable. Suppose a kid suddenly became a young man overnight, or a young man suddenly became an old man in a matter of hours
from dawn till dusk, you would definitely feel astonished, emotionally stirred and sad, or lose any interest in life due to its transience. Hence it is evident that life is sustained by “gradualness”．