I will write this article in Chinese because I am very down now.

今天，嗯，不错的一天，幸亏我没有在今天打上石膏。

说实在的，我很喜欢邻居阿婆烧得红烧肉，所以我今天去解解馋。确实如此，我和阿婆很高兴地聊起了天气，正如我们谈到教育局紧急下发的一个通知一样，她也嘀咕到：“我们洋洋也不去补课了。”我此时不由自主地向外看，很“茫”的雪（是苏州话）纷纷落下。其实，很明显，当它们下落到地面时应该很累了，因为它们一路都在打架！阿婆兴起，用手比划着，“足有四五寸厚”她说。不过，我没怎么惊奇，一来我已经初步领教过了，二来作为我们这一代，谁还对“寸”这种计量单位敏感呢？或许她应该说十几厘米。

当中最美味的过程我就不多说了，你们自己回忆吃红烧肉的经历吧。可是当我回家的时候，该死的，雪竟一脚踩不到底哦！可这是在美丽的江南！哦，上帝！快点停止这场疯狂的雪吧！全市的交通快要瘫痪啦！到了我家门口，完了，有6阶台阶，妈妈说要把它们上的雪全扫掉哦，看似美好的任务却如此的恐怖，虽然我以前曾经尝试着溜冰这项运动，但我还是为那些湿滑的台阶所折服。根本没办法上去嘛！难道就那么几步就回不了家了？哇~~~~~~~~~~当然，这只是一个小笑话而已。但是确实很难办哦！特别是未被机械化的现在、这里！当我拼劲全力干完这些的时候，隔壁的男孩(很帅的！）却优雅地整理着雨伞，一步一步走下来，和我形成……唉，不说啦！总之很狼狈！我问妈，为什么隔壁人家就能如此“悠闲”，妈妈说：“傻孩子，他们家用的是花岗岩！”

It’s my great pleasure that we have been entering into a new year and many people are just decorating their lovable houses.

Several nights before, snow and water are fond of this city. We have been very excited to see the city covered with heavy white snow. The roofs in our school and the grassland on campus, which, were both given a wonderful and amazing gift, have already made the best wish to god. By considering the weather recently, we also tried to record this remarkable occasion. On the last workday for 2007, we have a special party, not only for the New Year, but for the students from other counties. These guys seemed to thank our hospitalities by introducing their private dormitories which could produce NH₃ and any other smelly gas. They have a lovely appearance and they really behaved themselves excellently. However, when I went home that night, the sky was so dark and cold and wet that I was shaking all the way. I can’t wait to see the snow!

“How may I serve you?” “Yes, I’d like to buy some cards and gifts for my lovers.” I was in the shop and the atmosphere was extremely warm and fantastic. The trip of beauty mind seemed to be penetrated to every direction in the city, a wet but fresh city for comfort and innovation. I also visited the Industrial Park of my city which has a place for new and crazy ideas. Its name is Engine for Innovation. Actually, there’re many places like “pumping stations” in the Park and they “pump” ideas and principles.

Scenes in Sweden can also be a copy for my city, at least in 2008. By a beautiful ablution by God, the road, the palace, and the streets have been a clearly new issue for viewing and appreciation. The tourists and travelers from the entire world have been attracted and as a citizen of this city. I will if any volunteers are needed. Also, this New Year has brought peace and generosity to this land. Even though its history is long and ancient, this city has got ready and prepared for any new creative ideas at anytime. Maybe some of them are radical or conservative. For me, I just have a chance to express myself about my favorite American author, Edgar Allan Poe, who was born in 1809 and buried in Maryland. His works are excellent and he is the father and creator for detective stories and horror stories. After reading his Tell-Tale Heart and the Masque of the Red Death, I was deeply and totally attracted and my heart was plummeting at the time reading his work! Let’s exaggerate it.

Last night, CCTV Olympic Channel broadcast a program called Among the Cities. Americans and Chinese were great! They have the perfect performances and none of them let me down! The most exciting part, as you know, is the bull fighting. Maybe the bull is annoyed and unwilling to keep the order of the area——a circle of sands.

Oh, maybe I won’t write any more for this article and I hope I can have a snowman one day, with Suzhou’s snow!

(By Richard Scor, 25th Jan 2008)