Language work Despite the new coat of paint and the high wire fence,the school I knew 10 years ago remains remarkably, stoically the same. Although covered with a new coat of paint and enclosed with a high wire fence,the school I knew 10 years ago continues to be the same,showing remarkable defiance of the vicissitudes of time
Language work Despite the new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew 10 years ago remains remarkably, stoically the same. Although covered with a new coat of paint and enclosed with a high wire fence, the school I knew 10 years ago continues to be the same, showing remarkable defiance of the vicissitudes of time
fence n.structure of rails,stakes,wire,etc.,esp.one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying e.g. (1)The backyard is enclosed with a high wire fence. (2)The field is surrounded with a stake fence. vt.surround,divide,or enclose a field,a garden,etc.with a fence e.g. (1)His land is fenced with barbed wire. (2)The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing
fence n. structure of rails, stakes, wire, etc., esp. one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying e.g.: (1) The backyard is enclosed with a high wire fence. (2) The field is surrounded with a stake fence. vt. surround, divide, or enclose a field, a garden, etc. with a fence e.g.: (1) His land is fenced with barbed wire. (2) The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing
stoically:adv.with great self-control and a strong will to endure pain,discomfort,or misfortune without complaining about it or showing signs offeeling it e.g.: (1)She behaved stoically during the final phase of her husband's illness. (2)They endured all kinds of hardships stoically
stoically: adv. with great self-control and a strong will to endure pain, discomfort, or misfortune without complaining about it or showing signs of feeling it e.g.: (1) She behaved stoically during the final phase of her husband's illness. (2)They endured all kinds of hardships stoically
Analysis of Paragraph 1 This paragraph,the beginning of the narrative text,provides the background of the story.From this we readers learn that the Chinese school on Yale Street,where the author and her brother used to go 10 years ago continues to exist there,remaining remarkably and stoically the same,despite its new coat of paint and its fence
Analysis of Paragraph 1 This paragraph, the beginning of the narrative text, provides the background of the story. From this we readers learn that the Chinese school on Yale Street, where the author and her brother used to go 10 years ago continues to exist there, remaining remarkably and stoically the same, despite its new coat of paint and its fence
Discussion of Paragraphs 2-7 1.What do you know about the headmaster of the Chinese school according to the author's descriptions? He is a stern man who treats the children severely.He tends to punish those children who are lazy,naughty,and poor in their studies,as well as those who violate the school discipline
Discussion of Paragraphs 2-7 1.What do you know about the headmaster of the Chinese school according to the author's descriptions? He is a stern man who treats the children severely. He tends to punish those children who are lazy, naughty, and poor in their studies, as well as those who violate the school discipline