the pleasures and sorrows of work by alain de botton

had a great time with nephew & niece, nephew and I fell into intimacy亲密 instantly, enjoyed each other’s company喜欢与彼此为伴, prefer me to his mother, carrying a child in arms is physically demanding耗体力的, arms went sore酸痛的, 2. advertising banners条幅along highway, a whole new complex built for its sake, concerts for 3 consecutive nights 连续三晚made by middle school students, people coming from remote villages to have a peek at 瞄一眼this grand event盛事Things I was proud of doing during the trip: 1.

road trip (self-driving tours) equipment fair博览会was held in my hometown. wet market菜市场, square dance, walking children along streets, restaurants, no park 4.Sichuan Intel.

a retirement town, children raised by grandparents a standard practice, a cultural custom文化习俗now!3.the lack of sports facilities and recreational options休闲娱乐选择. 厌倦了出行时的人潮汹涌受够了春节时姑姨的逼婚挑十月下旬悄悄地回家探个亲真是聪明伶俐之举只是发展之西北风终于吹到了家乡小镇也赶时髦整了个容学网红们变得亲妈不认了 visit my family in late October: 1.weather is relatively warm, not tourist season, after 10.1, before Spring Festival, transportation not as annoying 2.airfares飞机票价are low, less than half the prices 3.sister and children are home things that impressed me, mostly in a bad way:1.the scale规模of development: 30-story high rises高楼大厦are everywhere, hills are cut, brides removed, so defaced/deformed毁容的that it’s barely几乎不recognizable 2.the dominant presence of grandparents and infants/toddlers, pregnant women absence of young adults.

The pleasures and sorrows of work by alain de botton