Most of the department of Accounting students think that it is stressful to attend the civil law class.I am no exception.But why?Well,I guess the fear probably results from the teacher,Mark Liu.Mr.Liu is nicknamed teacher Stanford for that he graduated from Stanford University in the U.S..In his class,he uses to calling students up to answer questions or just to give points of view.And after a student's reply,another question will always follow.Eloquence features Mr.Liu.That's why most of us feel stressed and fearful when taking his class.
But Mr.Liu is never strict with us.Actually he sometimes tells interesting stories in order that we won't feel sleepy.And it is always fun to listen to the way he talks.However,in yesterday's class,it was quite unusual that he only taught little from the textbook.He told us the story of Quaker,his roommates during Stanford University years,and some intersting news connected to the law.Besides,he criticized the way we modern teenagers act.
It is incredible that he talked "nonsense"in the whole class.Yet he claimed the atmosphere was improper so that he was in no mood to teach.Though yesterday's class seemed to be a time-wasting one,I feel what Mr.Liu said can be usedul knowledge to broaden my horizons.
You can search things about Mark Liu in Wikipedia.Here is his homepage: http://geocities.com/markliu8/
2007年12月24日 星期一
Stuffed To Death
After the PE class ended at three o'clock in the afternoon,my classmates and I went to eat hotpot as we had scheduled.Why did we choose three o'clock?Ah,it was because that there would be a Christmas party that evening.Because the price of the hotpot cost quite a lot,we had eaten nothing but our brunch.It was raining and cold outside.Actually we suspected whether the restaurant would be open or not at that time.We three arrived at the restaurant at around three-thirty and was lucky enough to find that it was open!Bravo!
As we entered,I was surprised that there were still people eating.Was it a late lunch or an early dinner?I wondered.Having chosen which kind of broth we would like,we walked to the bar and took whatever we wanted to eat.First we added vegetables into our pots,what came next were all kinds of ingredients,such as seaweed,bean curd,taro,needle mushrooms,agaric,black sweet rice cakes,noodles and so on so forth.Since it was an all-you-can-eat bar,we could eat to our hearts' content.
It was not until my tongue burned that I went to take an icy Coke.I just ate too fast!When I ate up all the ingredients in my pot,the other two just hadn't finished theirs yet.Then I went on to have some disserts and ice cream.Compared to them,I thought I ate much more food.But as I just finished my ice cream,I knew that I should stop,or I would have an upset stomach.
We left the restaurant at about five-twenty.I was stuffed to death!I thought that it would take a long time for us to eat hotpot again.
As we entered,I was surprised that there were still people eating.Was it a late lunch or an early dinner?I wondered.Having chosen which kind of broth we would like,we walked to the bar and took whatever we wanted to eat.First we added vegetables into our pots,what came next were all kinds of ingredients,such as seaweed,bean curd,taro,needle mushrooms,agaric,black sweet rice cakes,noodles and so on so forth.Since it was an all-you-can-eat bar,we could eat to our hearts' content.
It was not until my tongue burned that I went to take an icy Coke.I just ate too fast!When I ate up all the ingredients in my pot,the other two just hadn't finished theirs yet.Then I went on to have some disserts and ice cream.Compared to them,I thought I ate much more food.But as I just finished my ice cream,I knew that I should stop,or I would have an upset stomach.
We left the restaurant at about five-twenty.I was stuffed to death!I thought that it would take a long time for us to eat hotpot again.
2007年12月23日 星期日
Christmas in Finland
Finland is located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. The traditional Christmas greeting in Finland is Hyv Joulua!
Families gather together on Christmas Eve which is the most important day of the year in Finland. Most children who have grown up and moved away from home plan to return to their parents home for the holiday. The shops across the nation close at noon so everyone has to have their shopping done by that time.
At the stroke of noon the "Peace of Christmas" is proclaimed in Turku, the former capital of Finland, Some of the Christmas readings heard on the broadcast date from the Middle Ages. This marks the "official" beginning of the Christmas celebrations and most families enjoy the first part of their Christmas meal at this point.
Around 5 p.m., families go to the churchyard, for a special service where candles are placed on the graves of departed loved ones. It's a breathtaking sight to see thousands of candles flickering in the Finnish twilight.
On Christmas Eve, children await the arrival of Father Christmas. He differs from his counterparts in other nations in that he actually enters the house for a visit at this time instead of during the night when the children are asleep. Father Christmas always asks the same question upon his arrival: "Are there any good children here?" The answer is always an enthusiastic "Yes".
The kindly gentleman has a basket filled with gifts and as his helpers distribute them, he tells about his journey from his home in Lapland and how he must hurry along to complete his rounds. After the children sing a final Christmas song, he moves on his way to visit other homes in the area.
Remembering the birds is a custom in rural areas of Scandinavia at Christmastime and is in keeping with the general tendency to try to share the festivities with all the animals so that the coming year will be a prosperous one. A sheaf of wheat or some other grain, or even just seeds and bread, is placed on a pole and set up outside where the birds are known to congregate.
The sight and sound of the outdoor festivity at the birds "Christmas tree" can add greatly to the zest and warmth of the indoor celebrations.
The picture on the right depicts the sheaf of grain along with Christmas greens and red ribbons tied to a streetlamp.
(quoted fromhttp://christmas-world.freeservers.com/finland.html)
Families gather together on Christmas Eve which is the most important day of the year in Finland. Most children who have grown up and moved away from home plan to return to their parents home for the holiday. The shops across the nation close at noon so everyone has to have their shopping done by that time.
At the stroke of noon the "Peace of Christmas" is proclaimed in Turku, the former capital of Finland, Some of the Christmas readings heard on the broadcast date from the Middle Ages. This marks the "official" beginning of the Christmas celebrations and most families enjoy the first part of their Christmas meal at this point.
Around 5 p.m., families go to the churchyard, for a special service where candles are placed on the graves of departed loved ones. It's a breathtaking sight to see thousands of candles flickering in the Finnish twilight.
On Christmas Eve, children await the arrival of Father Christmas. He differs from his counterparts in other nations in that he actually enters the house for a visit at this time instead of during the night when the children are asleep. Father Christmas always asks the same question upon his arrival: "Are there any good children here?" The answer is always an enthusiastic "Yes".
The kindly gentleman has a basket filled with gifts and as his helpers distribute them, he tells about his journey from his home in Lapland and how he must hurry along to complete his rounds. After the children sing a final Christmas song, he moves on his way to visit other homes in the area.
Remembering the birds is a custom in rural areas of Scandinavia at Christmastime and is in keeping with the general tendency to try to share the festivities with all the animals so that the coming year will be a prosperous one. A sheaf of wheat or some other grain, or even just seeds and bread, is placed on a pole and set up outside where the birds are known to congregate.
The sight and sound of the outdoor festivity at the birds "Christmas tree" can add greatly to the zest and warmth of the indoor celebrations.
The picture on the right depicts the sheaf of grain along with Christmas greens and red ribbons tied to a streetlamp.
(quoted fromhttp://christmas-world.freeservers.com/finland.html)
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