Chapter 6

我昨天晚上在医院的时候跟的医生克定我身体好的时候， 会去看电影， 跳舞。我有力气， 但是我想等后天先打电话给她。我想给她好的印象。 我要打扫的公寓。我准备好以后，去商店买花送给她。我花很多钱。 我希望她会喜欢我。我打电话给她，但是她给我的号码错的！我很伤心。为什么她要左怎么样？我以为她跟我一同，可是我错了。我也不舒服，但是这次我心疼。

Chapter 5

我今天早上起床的时候， 我肚子很疼。我觉得我昨天吃坏。前天的糖醋鱼没做好。 我夜里上厕所很多次。我一定要看病, 我的肚子越来越疼。疼死了！医生检查以后告诉我吃两片肚疼药。她没办法帮我。 她不可以给我打针。我表姐赶快去药店用我的保险买药因为我太懒。我要躺下休息一下。为什么我乱会生病。真很糟糕！我不会在回那个饭馆儿。

Chapter 4

我表姐上完暑期班。她很聪明，很用功。她上班的时候，压力很大，所以她想开舞会。我的老鹏哟回来的舞会。 好久不见。她以前很可爱。现在，她长大了。我上网脸书（facebook)， 看到她的照片。她又高又漂亮。今天还是她的生日。我来加州以前已经计划看她， 所以我已经买好她的礼物。我想送给她一长老的找片。真很可爱！我希望她会喜欢。

Chapter 3

我吃完饭想看加州的中国城。 我去过纽约的中国城，想知道如果加州还比纽约好。我的表姐，小兔在 San Francisco 住。她想带我去，但是 她要打工， 所以她给我一将地图。 她说从的饭馆儿往南走。 我过三个路口以后 往右拐。 我一直走，中国城会在左边。我回到很可爱的商店。 我想买各礼物给我表姐。我买玩东西又哦了，所以我买点水果。我买一些苹果，梨，和西瓜。这个西瓜很重。 我不能带给我表姐。

Chapter 2

我到加州的时候，很哦。我的好朋友，小笑，带我我一个很小的中国饭馆儿。我们到的时候，好像没有位子了。 这服务员带我们去最后的桌子。 我们店一旁素饺字， 亮碗酸辣汤，一旁家常豆腐，还要一旁糖醋鱼。我们说服务员不放味精。 我们只要冰水。我们也说服务员请块上菜。这菜真很好吃。 我想说给师傅谢谢。 下次我想点的红烧牛肉 和 一盘凉拌黄瓜。 我网带我的反卡。 我朋友说没关系， 他帮我肤浅。

Chapter 1

这个秋天，我想多去公园散步。我在电视上看到的天气预报。下个星期的天气真不好。下个星期会下雨，下雪， 真糟糕！可是，我可以去公园滑冰。滑冰很好玩儿。冷的天气不错，但是我更喜欢暖和的天气。Texas 不但太热， 而且很不舒服。加州的天期非常好。 加州不但那么漂亮，而且有很多我的朋友。我刚才在网上找便宜的机票去加州。

Hurray for the Beijing Olympics

I can remember sitting on the couch with my father, after eating a large meal, and watching the television screen intently, anticipating which country was to host the 2008 Olympics. The bid went to China, and I must say on that moment I was very proud and happy for my country of origin. When China announced it's dream come true, it was as if a new world was being open to them.

Prior to this class I had never seen the Beijing opening ceremony. I had seen the Olympics and watched as China triumphed and gained the most gold metals, albeit through cheating. You have to admit the Chinese really wanted to succeed and show to the world how awesome of a country they had become.

The first chance they got to do so was at the opening ceremony. It was spectacular. The massive amount of money seemed well spent. They technology was far advanced, more so than I have ever seen before. And the numbers of people performing bordered on the obscene. 15,000 performers were placed in the show, none of them were repeated. Only in China could this be done, like director Zhang Yimou said, China definately has the man power. An example can be exhibited by the fact that man power, human power, was used to generate and move the Chinese typing blocks.

The show was truely a spectacular show, one that I believe no other country could live up to. The show instilled a Chinese national pride in me that I didn't really know existed. Yes, I am Chinese; however, I believe being born and raised in the West has brought me different ideals and values than the traditional ones brought over from the old country by my forbearers. I believe this opening ceremony and the Beijing Olympic games in general brought Chinese all over the world this same pride. However, despite being extrememly prideful that China is seeking and being granted international recognition, I can't help but remember all the totalitarian moves the government made in order to ensure the success of the Beijing Olympics. Thousands of people were displaced and forced from their homes and car driving was restricted in order to reduce air pollution. Other conflicts include the brutality with which the Chinese government used to suppress Tibetan protesters.

Sometimes I wish I was just ignorant and didn't know the whole situation of China's authoritarianism. I really do. The ceremony was beautiful, but the lenghts to achieve such a success was not justified.