what is the differencec between 'truce' and 'armstice'? My question is as above. Thank you for your answer.I was told that truce is temporary and armstice is more official. Is this true?

Farewell my friends! Only 1 week left. I will miss the preparatory year I spent in Nanjing. See you guys in Hong Kong in August!

Is it gramatically correct? You are free to act as pleases you. Is this correct in light of grammar rules? Thank you very much.

'Cobrar un ojo' My teacher mentioned this in class but he didn't go any further explaining it. Can you give me some examples to show how to use this? Thank you a lot!

Comment On A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (2) The villagers in the story should be critisized because they simply stood there watched. They are satisfied at others’ misery, not to mention trying to help him out. The novel Medicine actually reveals this unfeelingness and apathy. The revolutionist was to be executed, but the ordinary people, whose future he had been fighting for, stood on their toes just to have a better view of his death. Lu Xun described them as “a flock of ducks whose necks were grasped and lifted high”. In Marquez’ novel the woman even started to charge those who went here to have a look at the old man. And the high court definitely showed their ineffectiveness. Typical red-tape style. In the end the old man flied away and nothing seemed to have ever happened. Nothing can change those isolated hearts. I find Marquez really fond of making his stories a lonely and desperate cycle. I wrote this for my poetry appreciation class. I want to know your feelings about this poem, or any other poem that you like. :)

Comment On A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings This is a typical way to start a story. First there is a isolated society in which everyone lives contently and peacefully. And then something or somebody bursts in and throws a stone into a calm lake. The essence and the meaning that the author wants to present in the story will be revealed in people’s reaction and the consequence that the intruder brings. In fact many novels are set this way. I believe there must be a certain term for this way of plot setting, which is more professional. The old man in the story must be representing something. Maybe he was sent there to test those people(and they obviously failed). People rarely showed mercy to him. This is not strange, if we ask ourselves this question: What would we do if we saw a very old man who looked just like someone’s grandfather fall on the ground? We probably would help him stand up and ask him what was going on. The same thing is very likely to happen in the village mentioned in the story. It is a normal old man(without giant wings) who needs help. People will think that he is one of us human beings so we should give him a hand. But the old man in this story is with wings! Weird enough. He was not admitted by mankind. And they had no idea where he came from and who he really was. They are cruelly curious and maliciously interested. When faced with something they have no knowledge of, people tend not to believe and show kindness, but instead are suspicious and want to get rid of the thing so that it cannot disturb their former life. In the drama Heshibi, written by Zhang Xiaofeng, a famous Taiwanese dramatist and writer, the same story has been told. People are reluctant to admit the existence of something novel, which will probably conflict with their original belief and go beyond their knowledge. They never want to sit down and seriously learn about it, but instead mocking it and when a new one comes up they just transfer their attention.

College Entrance Examination From June 7 to 9, The CEE is held throughout China. It is called Gao1 Kao3 in Chinese. This is probably the most important exam in the life of a Chinese. Here is a picture taken outside the examination building. Good luck!

Can you analyse the grammatic structure of this sentence?(Spanish) This is a conversation: A Cuando my amigos vean que no llega el avión a la hora anunciada, se irá cada uno a sus asuntos. ¿Que haré yo en una ciudad desconocida y tan grande? B ¿Tendrás por lo menos algunas direcciones o números de teléfono? A Eso sí, pero siempre será mucho más complicado QUE DEJARSE LLEVAR POR AMIGOS. I understand that it is the passive voice, but I cannot see how it is combined with ´´dejarse´´. Thank you !