Cliches On the last class, our English teacher told us to aviod chliches when writing. Then, he gave us some examples which we are not supposed to use. Well, that was a really interesting class and I learnt a lot. However, I was a bit disappointed... Are they cliches for native speakers? Really? These words and phrases are so fresh for me that I even don't know their meanings. There is still a long way to go in English learning.

Make noodles. Due to geographical factors, North China is suitable for the growth of wheat while South is rice. Because of this, people in different regions have different eating habits. As one who borns in the southwest of China, It's not very usual for me to eat noodles. However, I left home and went to Tianjin to study where is more than 2000 kilometers away from my hometown. I have been in this city for 3 years and my eating habits have been influenced a lot. It's winter vacation now. I came back home. I wanna share some northern specialty food which my parents haven't had and finally I decided to make Shanxi Oily Noodles. Making dough is the most difficult step for me, but thank god, I succeeded! My mom liked it! I'm so happy!

First class of this semester As a result of the outbreak of novel coronavirus, I have stayed at home for several days. Starting school has been put off, and students were schooling on Internet. It's a very bizarre experience to have a class using phone or labtap. We can send emoji and commentaries when we are watching teaching vedio. We also have some unusual homework which needs smart phone to finish it. What's more, I found it's better to communicate with our teacher on class. Although there used to be many online lesson, it's learning with some strangers. Have class with familiar classmates is very interesting for me. Not hard to image, Chinese teaching system will be huge impacted. We see another potential form of teaching, and online education market went into people's sight. However, I still very miss my firends and want to go back school soon. Hope they are all stay healthy.

My Hometown I was born and bred in Yibin, Sichuan province. It's a middle-sized city crowned as "Liquor City", because of the prosperous brewery. Located on the origin of Yangtze River, there are plenty of famous scenic spots, such as "蜀南竹海" and “兴文石林”. However, what I dislike in here is the changeable weather, and it's too wet.

If it‘s unable to enter italics, how could I let others know this is a book? I wanna post a notebook on italki, but I found it's unable to enter italics. In my mother togue, I can use this symbol:《》 to tell others this is a book. For example, 《洛阳伽蓝记》is a book. However, if it‘s unable to use italics, how could I let others know this is a book? Are there any similar symbols in English？ Thank you!

sentence practice (2020-01-14) 1. She is always worrying about failing to meet his parents' expectations, and she feels a sence of responsibility to set a good example for her younger brother. 2. Some people think that standardized exams may repress students' individuality. 3. It's about time you turned off the computer and had dinner. 4. I'm sure Tom will improve his English if he apply himself. He is so clever. 5.You shouldn't shirk your responsibility for finishing your task.

sentence practice 1. You are supposed to have a good academic performance since you are so hard-working before. How could you get such grades? 2. Doing research is an arduous but rewarding process which requires lateral thinking, extensive reading and self-paced learning. 3. In a long run, exam-oriented education may limit the creativity of students. 4. Lucy could not afford the tuition, but thanks for government's funding that she is no need to drop out of school now.

I read a book named SMALL FRY I read SMALL FRY written by Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the daughter of Steven Jobs(Of course, I read the Chinese Version haha). I am in with Lisa. To see her anger and grievance throughout her life, strong loneliness hits me. It reminds me of some childhood's old memories of myself. Best wishes for her.

I almost slept the whole afternoon It is Monday today. My friend told me that he would have something to deel with and would come to my school. I told him I will be a bit busy because of final exam, so I cannot have lunch with him. But... I almost slept the whole afternoon today that I neither met my friend nor did some review. I feel really sorry to my friend.