something about the word "permeate" Here is a sentence: If the ships were not themselves toxins, they were permeated with toxic materials. What does "permeated" mean here? Does it mean the ships were made from toxic materials or were soaked in the toxic materials?

A Festival in China Millennium Monument I went to The 12th Beijing International Book Festival held in China Millennium Monument on December 6th. It was not only a book festival, but also an art exhibition where various traditional Chinese art works were displayed. Chinese paintings, calligraphy, clay sculptures and paper-cut works were all typical Chinese style and fantastic. I took lots of pictures there, but It's a pity that unlike facebook and wechat, this website only allows to upload one picture a time. The picture below is clay sculpture. It's a the role of Yangguifei ( a beautiful imperial concubine in Tang Dynasty) in Peking opera.

Music: for Appreciation Recently I'm reading the book "Music: for Appreciation" by Roger Kamien. To a beginner like me who knows little about musical knowledge, this book is rather difficult yet very helpful. I turn to classic music because I find myself expecting something deep, serious, profound and philosophical which the nowadays rock and pop seem never to give. A very great challenge for me is the musical terminology, some of which are too hard to understand without any music instrument. :(:(:( I'm determined to learn piano or cello in the near future~~