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I will never forget my feeling when I
came to S.F. in February 1995. A day
before we had to leave our country, our city, our friends. It was evening, very cold and snowing, all
seemed dark, like my mood. My friends
and I hardly kept back the tears. I
was upset. A day later, our plane
landed in S.F. It was again evening,
but very bright, fresh air, people smiling.
All things were different! I
was surprised and happy.
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I am very sad and angry. Two weeks ago, I drove my husband to work
in the early morning. After I dropped
him off I turned left from 2nd Street to Mission Street. A policeman told me to stop and gave me a
ticket. He said that I mustn’t turn
left. You know why? It is because that street changed the rules
that day.
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I have never forgotten an incident
that made me feel extremely embarrassed.
I invited my old friends to dine in a famous restaurant and ordered a
lot of delicious food. We spent a
harmonious and delightful time together chatting, making a lot of jokes about
what occurred in the past. We drank ate
and talked until midnight. I asked the
waitress to give me the bill. When I
went to pay, I found my wallet was gone.
It might have been stolen or lost.
I felt very embarrassed and scared.
I called my wife and asked her to bring some money to the restaurant to
pay the bill. The bill was $500.
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I came to S.F. last November. I found that communication in English is a
big problem for me. I can read well,
however, my pronunciation is bad. So
when I talk to somebody, they cannot understand me well. Thus, I want to know how I can improve my
pronunciation.
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I came to S.F. 18 years ago. I was so excited and happy when I
came. But now I think I was wrong
because everything is difficult for me.
I can’t imagine a good thing in my future.
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I never ate turkey in my country. I knew that it was eaten on Thanksgiving in
the USA. I imagined what it tasted
like. Then I came here and I had a
chance to eat it, but I didn’t like it!
But I cook it every year and it’s my favorite food now.
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Yesterday I ran into my old friend in
Golden Gate Park. We hadn’t seen each
other for four years. Last year I
heard her son had a great job with a good salary. I congratulated her, but she said her son
just lost his job and is depressed.
Oh! I put my foot into my
mouth.
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For me the Yin Yan symbols mean that
nobody is completely good/right and nobody is completely bad/wrong. People can be good most of the time but
they may do something wrong/bad to someone sometimes; on the other hand,
people who society considers as a bad guy, may do something good to someone
sometimes. So we shouldn’t judge each
other.
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I always intended to go on vacation with
my whole family. Finally, I did and it
was an amazing trip. We went to many
beautiful places in a week. One of my favorite
places is Yellowstone National Park.
It is a fantastic park. It’s
huge and there are a lot of animals, waterfalls, and we saw the amazing “Old
Faithful.”
Here's a link to "Old Faithful" in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE8NDuzt8eg
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