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The postmodern life of my aunt

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又名: Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo 导演: 许鞍华 主演: 周润发 / 斯琴高娃 / 赵薇 / 卢燕 上映年度: 2007 语言: 普通话 官方网站: http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/yima/index.shtml imdb 链接: tt 0470984 制片国家/地区: 中国 Chinese actress Siqin Gaowa plays a woman who has deeply hurt her husband and daughter by choosing to leave them and move to Shanghai. The moves picks up at a time when she has begun to feel lonely. Her nephew comes to Shanghai for a visit and --one thing leads to another--this woman with a college degree is scammed out of her life savings. Things get worse when she falls down some stairs and has to call the very family she has rejected. She had been humbled and changed. I guess this kind of story is common and ordinary in China, because of the effect of history. Some talent people could not make best use of their abilities but mingle into the life they would not want to live. They try their best to break away from it. That is why aunt in the movie returned Shanghai without hesitate. However, life in Shang

It is an utter waste of time

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I've come to an unfortunate realization: what I do with my life is considered by the majority of the adult population to be an utter waste of time. I play. Now, if I were a kid, playing would be acceptable, but something happens during the transition between childhood and adulthood. It is called the Protestant Work Ethic ( This is a stern moral code emphasizing the need for constant labor in life and work. Protestants consider work as one's duty because it benefits both the individual and society. So, working diligently is one's social obligation and a sign of God's influence and one's purity ), and it is forced upon us through unspoken rules that demand that we take ourselves and our tasks very seriously indeed. Even if they are meant to be fun. Once we leave school and hit the job market, things get worse . Everything we do is expected to have a purpose, or it's just not worth doing. We go to the gym to stay fit. We read novels to expand our minds. We go t

Are ugly teachers suitable?

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The girl above seems to be glad to show her scar on their face. But if she would like to apply the teaching jobs in the schools of Guangdong province, she would face awkward situation. Because in a recent regulation on physical requirements for teachers, the Guangdong provincial government stated that people with large scars, moles or other " facial defects" were not qualified for teaching positions in the province's schools. Inevitably, it led to a debate on the web. Many people accused the education authorities of " job discrimination ", arguing that it is the ability and morals that matter, not how perfect the face is. While, in the eyes of some people, the regulation may not be really "discriminatory" in the first place. Even if it does bar a small number of qualified people from teaching, it is done out of concern for the children. A scar-looking man may have a troubling, even traumatic, impact on the child's mind. However, it is not th

remember me this way

Every now and then We find a special friend who never lets us down who understands it all reaches out each time when you fall you are the best friend that I've found I honw you can't stay a part of your will never ever go away your heart will stay I'll make a wish for you -- If you lose your way Think back on yeasterday remember this way

Higher fines for celebs?

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China plans to issue new policies to punish celebrities and rich people for having more children than the state family planning policy allows, according to a senior government official. The move came as the government witnesses an increasing number of complaints from the public saying celebrities and rich people are having more children than ordinary people because they are not afraid of paying fines. Most of those rich people are private business ow ners with high income and not affiliated with any government organization, said Mu Weiyong ,vice director of the family planning commission in China's northeast Liaoning province. According to the state family planning policy, government workers will be published by the party and their administration if they have more than one child. But no effective measures have been invented to punish celebrities and the rich as most of them are not affiliated with government organizations. The majority of those public figures and rich peopl

Little Miss Sunshine--to face the reality

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" Indie " (独立的) films, hollywood has been funding more of them. The lastest to draw critical acclaim is Little Miss Sunshine. It won two Oscar at the Academy Awards. Alan Arkin took a golden statue for " Best Supporting Actor" and Michalel Arndt won for " Best Original Screenplay". Little Miss Sunshine tells the story of a not-so-happy family who embark on a cross-country trip in a bus to attend a beauty pageant .(盛会,庆典) Crammed into the van are: Carrel's character, who has attempted suicide; a grandfather hooked on drugs; a son who is silent and communicates by shaking his head and writing on a pad of pater; the overweight daughter performing at the pageant; a father who is having no success in selling a self-help book; and the mother who is trying to quit smoking and keep her family together. The movie begins gloomily, with the mother going to the hospital to pick up her suicidal brother. But during the road trip, the sun comes up and the fa

Generation Y-Let's all get rich and famous

It is natural for humans to ssk attention, but the generation Y, born after the early 1980, are reveling in ( 沉迷于某物 ). They are used to being notices, and being showered with praise. "Society taught us money is glamorous and everybody wants to be glamorous," said Jason Head, a 26-year-old wannabe actor. According to a survey, 81 percent of 18-to-25 year-olds saying that getting rich is their most important goal", and 51 percent said the same about being famous. In the modern life, the culture is " the way we distinguish ourselves is by our stuff ." Generation Y have more pathways to fame. They can be celebrities in their own world by being on a reality TV show, posting a video on the Internet or creating an online reality show starring themselves. They are familar with MySpace, YouTube, and so on. Sometimes, they even present themselves on the Web insted of having the intimacy of real communication.

romantic lines from < The notebook >

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2004 My dearest Alice: I could not sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at y ou with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah Noah: I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I' ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived; I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and not me, this has always been e

generation overload

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The contemporary culture advertise is achievement and accomplishment as the route to ultimate happiness. Once you do well, people always except you to do well. The culture had come to view teenagers as small adults. They were left feeling if they could not be a success by age 25, then they were failures. Therefore, you will find more of the overachiever culture in privileged areas because they are so driven toward getting into a prestigious school or university, but it transcends class lines. The problem is that driven children who don't know how to cope with stress may fall into risky behaviours or develop metal disorders. They are afraid they will lose their edge. They think they can get by with a little less sleep. Pretty soon they are skipping meals. They don't exercise. They have no recovery time. The only one thing they do is to run, run, run. In fact, much of the drive has been spurred by peer pressure. Peer pressure is one thing that all teens have in common. You can