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本帖最后由 羽衣甘蓝 于 2009-12-3 19:25 编辑
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1. a person who requires medical care 7 g5 ]: ?: W8 I3 \9 Y, r" B' j& i
2. enduring without protest or complaint 4 y1 a) P2 L- a8 J' R9 a) q* K
0 E) X6 v: c7 w" X- J% R3 J( ]A Chinese saying goes like this--illness comes like landsliding but goes like cocoon stripping" so many years ago when I saw the word "patient" for the first time, I remembered the two meanings immediately--when one requires medical care, he needs to be enduring without complaint. A patient needs to be patient. These days, however, I have sort of changed my mind. Sometimes a person is willing to be so patient as to become a patient. Care is required, not necessarily medical though., T% K# l3 a( @
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0 U: Y! \3 G' W5 v. {- Roast duck
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Homesickness to me definitely includes missing the food in China. Several days ago, I learned from the Internet how to roast ducks. Yum yum...8 i" B) P8 P4 S9 \( V& B
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The only bad thing was that I got a burn on my lower arm. Worthwhile. :D
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-Ice-cream# ^0 z; n; p" O2 F( e( L
$ f& p* i- q4 w+ G5 `0 \* {Whipped cream--smashed bananas(or chocolate or whatever flavour you like)--added sugar--stir stir stir
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