--the female is the land, the male is the sky, for everything begins to grow only when they match well; a king is a boat, the masses are the water, for water can overturn the boat as well as support it.

--the beautiful clouds in the sky, changing as the wind blows, are dyed red by the sun; the little boy is lying on the grassland, looking up at the blue sky, and singing an outlandish song.

--laziness is like clouds of opium floating into my brain, making me fall deep into the "black hole"of fatigue and apathy, and killing all of my enthusiasm for everything; my mother's broom is like a whiplash biting deep into my back, dragging me back into the "raging hell" of exam preparation and incessant worries, and fuelling my despair and frustration over the "gao-3" exams.

--on a dark and windy november night, frank reached home at two o'clock after drinking with his friends and slipped upstairs softly, trying not to wake up his wife; rose had been sitting in the living room for several hours, then she threw frank out of the door as quickly as she saw him, and let her husband stand in the chilly street with his pillow.

--looking around for a while, having not found her mother, little lily burst into tears very quickly; after hearing her crying, her mother stopped shopping, and ran to take care of the crying little girl.

--in the cold mornings in december, which is winter here, it snows everywhere; in the hot evenings in july, which is summer, it seldom rains.

--in the warm classroom, the teacher and the students are talking, discussing when the winter vacation will come; on the freezing cold playground, the players are training, preparing for the coming match.

--like many other famous film stars, he has a large following, and he is embraced by the wealth and fame which many people are pursuing; however, he often feels unhappy and has become tired of this kind of life, and he now wants to have a quiet and free life.

--for some people, learning is a heavy task, a sort of enslavement; for many other people, learning is a pleasure, inborn and instinctive.

--i like spring, because it brings green to our life, and it makes our life more lovely; i also like autumn, because it brings us golden yellow, and gives us a harvest.

--a mild and beautiful girl-hillary, who is one of my roommates, left her cup in a classroom on the fourth floor; i promised to fetch it for her, but when i ran into the classroom as soon as possible, i found it wasn’t there.

--her voice is like a lark singing in the sky, for it draws everyone into a deep and comfortable sea, and immerses the listeners in joy; her sister's voice is like a crow's scream in the dark sky, making all the people plug their ears, and forcing them to vie with each other in scattering in all directions.

--the streets outside were covered with snow, the white sparkling flakes stuck and melted on the window, and some hung on the branches of the trees like molten glass; the wind howled fiercely, whipping up little whirling columns of snow, making the snow rise and fall at every gust.

--the sentences given as homework by our writing class teacher stephen are most troublesome, and like big hammers they hit me continually on the head, leaving me nowhere to escape; the headache which occurs in the process of "squeezing out" sentences is stephen's fault, and like a spoon it digs deep into my brain, expelling all of my excellent wisdom.

--having lost contact with my friend for such a long time, i am eager to hear from her, and know what has happened to her; in the past, she always stayed with me when i was unhappy, and gave me a lot of precious advice to help me out of trouble.

--every day, when the wind blows through the wood, i can see your face; every night, when the stars are shining in the sky, i miss you so much.

--many students want to go abroad, so they study hard, and try their best to get higher marks; in fact, few of them can achieve their aim, because they need to spend too much money .

--no matter what troubles you had in the past, and no matter what sad memories you experienced in the past, just face it with courage; you still need to continue with your life, a happy life full of hopes, because the sun still rises and shines brightly for you .

--having found a piece of tasty meat, the crow flew onto the branch happily, ready to eat to its content; the fox happened to go by under the tree, and seeing the crow with meat in its mouth, he began to think hard about how to make the meat go into his own stomach .

--like a small worm, hunger murmured in my stomach, making me feel unbearable pain; like a big mountain, stephen blocked our way to lunch, driving us crazy.

--with trees bare, autumn has left unwillingly, and the chill pierces deep into my bones; with wind blowing, winter is coming suddenly, and the snow will come tomorrow. <