2018-8-24 码头的人们
some people stood on the small pier 码头
they saw a boat approach
the boat was approaching fast
the boat was approaching the small pier
was the boat going to stop?
people started running
they started running off the pier
they were worried
they were worried about the boat
the boat kept coming
it didn’t slow down
one man stood on the pier
he didn’t run
he yelled at the boat
he waved his arms
he yelled stop stop you are going to crash
but the boat didn’t stop
it kept coming,the man kept yelling
the boat kept coming
is the driver drunk the man wondered
he ran as fast as he could
he ran off the pier
the boat crashed into the pier
2018-8-27 上帝的指示
he dropped his toothbrush
it fell on the floor
he picked up his toothbrush
he rinsed it off, 冲洗
he brushed his teeth,
he rinsed his mouth
he walked out of his bathroom
he sat on his bed,
he felt something ,it was under of the sheet 床单
he took the sheet off the bed
something was in his mattress 床垫
it was a brand new mattress 全新的
he had bought it yesterday
what is in the mattress he wondered
he went to the kitchen
he took a knife from the kitchen drawer,
he cut open the mattress
what could it be he wondered
it was small, it was black, it was a book it was the New Testament 新约全书
is god trying to tell me something he wondered .
递送
He called up the post office,
where is my package he asked
What is the tracing number the postal worker asked
He told her the tracing number
She said your package is as the main post office ,you can pick it up any time
He said i don’t want to pick it up can you deliver it
She said yes we will deliver it on Monday she said . will you be home
He said what time on Monday
She said any time between 8 am and 5 pm
He said i have to work i can’t stay home all day
she said that is okay we can deliver it on Tuesday
He said i have to work on Tuesday too , please deliver it on Saturday.
2018-8-29 寻找
He couldn’t find his pen
Where is my pen he wondered
He looked for his pen ,it was on top of the microwave 微波炉
He couldn’t find his cell phone
Where is my cell phone he wondered
He looked for his cell phone ,it was on top of the TV
He couldn’t find his glasses
Where are my glasses he wondered
He looked for his glasses it was on top of his head
I am tired of looking for everything he thought
He invent a tiny video recorder
it recorded everything he did
it record everywhere he went
He could not find his toothbrush
Where is my toothbrush he wondered
He played his tiny video recorder he found his toothbrush
He didn’t have to look for it .
2018-8-30 炎热的天气
the days were hot ,the nights were hot
he turned on the living room fan 风扇
he turned on the dining room fan
both fans were on high speed
they made a lot of noise
but they didn’t blow cool air
They blow hot air
they bow hot air everywhere
he turned of the fans
he turned on the air conditioner
he closed all the window
he closed the front door
the apartment began to cool down
it got cooler and cooler
then he heard a bang
it was a loud bang
he thought a plane had crashed onto the roof 屋顶
but it was not a plane ,it was air conditioner compressor 空调外机压缩机
it had broken down
he opened the door
he opened the windows
笔记本电脑
his laptop sat on his desk 笔记本电脑
his laptop always overheated
it always overheated quickly
how could he keep it cool
he turned on his living room fan
it cooled his laptop
but the fan blew dust around
it blew paper around
he turned off his living room fan
he thought he thought some more
how could he keep his laptop cool
he had an idea
he bought little plastic blocks 塑料小块
each blocks was one inch square
he put his laptop on top of the blocks
one block was under each corner of the laptop
now the laptop sat a little above the desk
there was space under the laptop
there was space for cool air to flow
the cool air prevented overheating
2018-8-31 他说英语
Alex wanted to become a citizen
he singed up for a citizenship class
he went to the first class
the teacher spoke only Spanish
all the other students spoke only Spanish
Alex spoke Spanish too
he asked the teacher
why are you speaking Spanish
we need to speak English
we need to understand English
we need to read English
we need to write English
the teacher said don’t worry ,English is not important more
my student never fail the interview
can you say yes in English can you say no in English
then your English is good enough
you want to become a citizen
that is more important than you English
Alex dropped out
he signed up for another citizenship class
the teacher spoke only English
套头衫男子
The man walked into a bank
He wore a hoody he wore gloves
It was summertime ,it was hot outside
No one else was wearing a hoody 套头衫
No one else was wearing gloves
The bank guard looked at the man
Why are you wearing a hoody the bank guard asked
why are you wearing gloves
The man said he had a disease ,he had contagious disease 传染病
He coughed he coughed again
The bank guard backed away ,he did not want to get a disease
He stop watching the man
He watched other people enter the bank
He forgot about the man with contagious disease
A few minutes later
The man ran out of the bank
He was carrying a money bag