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◆ The Lion King
Musical: The stage adaptation of the Disney film taken from an original African story. A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom and maturity(成熟).
Place: Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, London
Telephone: 0870 243 9000
Date: Friday, 20 Nov. 2015
Ticket price: ￡37. 5
◆ Oliver
Musical: Dickens' story of a boy in a London workhouse and his adventures on the way to his family. The songs include Food glorious food, You've got to pick a pocket or two, Who will buy this wonderful morning, I am reviewing the situation and Consider yourself at home.
Place: Theatre Royal, Catherine Street, London
Telephone: 020 7494 5061
Date: Thursday, 19 Nov. 2015
Ticket price: ￡25, but now save 20%
◆ Jersey Boys
Musical: It tells the story of Frankie Valli and the four seasons: The blue-collar kids from New Jersey formed a singing group and became famous. The musical features many of the group's popular songs such as Big girls don't cry, Oh, what a night and Can't take my eyes off you.
Place: Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street, London
Telephone: 0870 850 9191
Date: Saturday, 21 Nov. 2015
Ticket price: ￡22. 5
◆ Alls Well That Ends Well
Play: A romantic story. Helena, daughter of a poor physician, loves Bertram, son of a Countess(女伯爵).
Place: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Park Street, London
Telephone: 020 7401 9919
Date: Sunday, 22 Nov. 2015
Ticket price: ￡40. 5
Pearl S. Buck was a very popular American writer of her day. She was famous for her books about China. Pearl was born in 1892 in West Virginia, America, but she spent almost half of her 81-year-long life in China.
Pearl spent her youth in Jiangsu Province, China. She learned to speak Chinese before she could speak English. Her mother had travelled widely in her youth and liked literature very much. After being educated by her mother and by a Chinese teacher, Pearl S. Buck went to school in Shanghai at the age of fifteen. She continued her education in the United States at a Woman's College to study psychology(心理学). After graduation in 1914, she returned to China. In the 1920s, her family moved to Nanjing, where she taught English and American literature at a university.
As a writer, Pearl S. Buck's book, The Good Earth, appeared in 1931 and sold quite well in its first year. It has been translated into over thirty languages. In 1938, she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. By the time of her death in March, 1973, Pearl had published more than seventy books.
Friendships can be sources of joy and sources of sorrow. There isn't exactly a rule book on what to do when things get tense or go south. .
When things are unbalanced
, but your friend doesn't open up about hers. It's common for relationships to experience periods where things are unbalanced. Maybe one friend is going through a breakup and needs extra support. In times like these, it's important that you practice becoming a better listener.
Jan Yager, a specialist in this field often hears from people who've been hurt by a friend's not keeping his word. Dr. Yager points out we don't have formal contracts with friends where we've agreed to never disappoint each other. Therefore if you bring a fantasy about what the ideal friend will do in any situation, you will be disappointed.
Feeling left out
No one likes feeling left out. It feels bad when you knew your friends went on a weekend getaway without you. Scott Christnelly says, "I encourage clients to express their feelings about it but also not to jump to conclusions. " Then find someone else to explain how you feel. .
Growing apart
It is possible to keep lifelong friendships, but many friends do end up growing apart. . Jay says the friend who is moving forward can experience guilt and shame for leaving the other behind. The key is letting friends play roles in your life. When you feel ready for a wild night out, call that friend up.
A. Broken promises
B. Experiencing envy
C. Maybe you feel like you're always sharing about your life
D. Maybe through these conversations, you will know how you will respond
E. Here are some understandings of the so-called friendship from specialists
F. One example is when one friend moves on and has little in common with a former partner
G. Here are tips on how to manage the common relationship difficulties from some specialists
A trend is sweeping the Internet where women are holding up pieces of 8. 3-inch-wide A4 printer paper (show) how tiny their waists are. To be
(narrow) than a piece of A4 you need to have roughly a 25-inch waist or less, is much thinner than the 35-inch average American waist, (practical) impossible for most human beings.
While many trends come and go, this one is particularly worrying as it is absolutely focused weight. Reviewers have severely criticized the strange trend for pressuring women to try to reach an unachievable goal because there (be) no such thing as pretty enough, skinny enough, attractive enough. Even the stars of Hollywood such as Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman lack confidence. It (explain) why women who have cosmetic surgery(整容手术) always want to do more. Perfection does not actually exist.
Psychologists have all proven that confidence comes from knowing yourself,
developing your talents, not from one's (appear) or figure. In fact, spending time (focus) on your looks weakens your confidence. Everybody is beautiful, not just the thin ones, because inner beauty shines brighter than any hair, skin, or teeth.
Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his backyard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; or rather, he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold.
Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother's Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, "This is useless. Even if I do come up with an idea, I don't have any money for a gift. "
Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby started walking down to the street where the shops were. It wasn't easy being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to.
Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each decorated window. Everything seemed so beautiful but so out of reach. It was starting to get dark and Bobby reluctantly turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught the glimmer (微光) of the setting sun's rays reflecting on something on the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (一角硬币).
Never before has anyone felt as wealthy as Bobby did at that moment. As he held his newly-found treasure, warmth spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store. His excitement quickly turned cold when salesperson told him that he could not buy anything with only a dime.
He saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother's Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his offering ten-cent. Then he put his hand on Bobby's shoulder, saying, "You just wait here and I'll see what I can do for you. "
The sound of the door closing as the last customer left pulled Bobby back to reality. All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.
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Eventually the shop owner came out and moved to the counter.
With the bunch of beautiful roses in his hands, Bobby backed off and then turned and ran.
