(1) Music lesson: The Rose by Westlife/Bette Midler
P.S. Liu Yufan, may I ask you to bring your sound system to class, please?!
(2) Enjoy English: The Adoption
P.S. Oh, and don't forget to listen to Tara's News bulletin!
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Li Fengxian, you sound like a very romantic poet ... I wonder if you haven't fallen secretly in love recently ...?! I'll have to ask Meng Guimiao to find out from Candy or the other girls in Class 12-1 as I have a strong suspicion ...! But remember, the love in "The Rose" is not necessarily only about love between lovers. I think part of it is about a deeper love than that, a selfless love that one doesn't see often in the normal relationships when one looks around. The love I see mostly in relationships, is selfish love (putting self first). If the world had more sacrificial love (selfless love), there would have been no orphans and abandoned children ... Btw, did you forget to comment on the second part of the lesson? Okay, I'll ask you some questions tomorrow about that so that you can improve more. :)
I am glad to read that you would be happy about tomorrow's song, CC. Maybe we'll dedicate one of the versions of "The Rose" to you tomorrow because you are such a special student in that class! Yeah, Tiffany would have a difficult choice to make as I guess she wouldn't want to grieve her adoptive parents, but she has that curiosity about her biological parents. Maybe your classmates can give us the answers tomorrow ... :)
Hi Nancy. I neglected to reply to this second part of your comment! About Chinese music .... I like the contemporary Chinese pop music with live beats! But I really don't like the traditional Chinese music where those women sing with those funny voices - those give me the creeps! I don't have Chinese music, but often hear it in the taxis as the drivers like to listen to their radios! I do learn Chinese, but I don't think the songs will help me at all, because I can't read Chinese and can therefore not read the lyrics. As with English songs, I am of the opinion (you know that) that songs would only help you improving your language if you have the lyrics to read while you listen to the song. So, you can use English songs to help you improve, but I can't do the same with Chinese songs! Wow, you were busy on the website for two hours ...! I am proud of you, because you didn't give up! Nancy, I will miss you and most of your classmates so much ... we finish our classes next week ... :(
P.S. You must go to Hou Yan and let she go on the website and listen to this original recording of "The Rose". I am sure you would appreciate it too ... ;-)
I didn't say I like Bette Midler's style of singing, Cynthia; I said I only like her version of "The Rose" more than that of Westlife! I also like Westlife's music, even more than Bette's music (except for "The Rose")! But, it appears that you have a little misunderstanding about tomorrow's lesson, Cynthia. We are not only going to listen to music ... apart from the news (which I hope you have listened to) and the music lesson, there is also a lesson about adoption. Did you miss that? I'll keep the questions about this part of the lesson to all of you that didn't comment on the second part of the lesson. Don't you think that would be fair? :)
Hi Nancy. I have much sympathy with you. Thank you for trying again for the third time. But do you know what? It happened to me too, although only once tonight (so far). I have nearly finished Cao Hualin's reply and then my whole piece disappeared ... Needless to ay, I was very annoyed. And it happens often to me on the website. I now save my comments before I post it on the website because it happens too frequently with me (just a pity I couldn't save Cao Hualin's comment before it disappeared!). So, don't feel lonely; I was also a victim tonight! And I've just saved this paragraph before going on!
About the news, they discriminated against her because of other teachers before her from her country that had been involved in alcoholism (probably men!). That's the reason they gave for not considering her job application. But I think they lied as there probably was another reason. I think you mentioned it (the Irish accent which is not your standard English accent), but that would have been too controversial to reveal, I think.
Yes, those lyrics are beautiful and the song is always touching my heart. You've singled out two very moving lyrics: if one is always afraid that one's heart can be broken, one would find it difficult to give everything and would always be holding back something of one's heart; and one should be prepared to take risks and live out one's dreams. So, we should live our lives to the full! And if it should happen that there would be a broken heart or a chance that was missed, one should have the peace of mind that if was still worth it as one gave one's best! But remember, it doesn't mean that there shouldn't be boundaries ... All relationships have boundaries - it starts with respect. And when the time is right, the relationship can become a marriage and that deeper love may be awakened ... Those who do not wait, will regret it forever (though they may never admit it). Haha, I'm giving you deep advice here (maybe because I feel like a father to those very special daughters I have in your class!). ;-)
Yes Cao Hualin, this song has been around for quite a few years. It was composed in 1977 and the released in 1979, if I am correct. It is one of my all-time favourite songs. I guess you are right that love is not only one of the most beautiful things in the world, but it can also be dangerous ... especially when it is awakened before its time! Nowadays we notice that in most relationships, as the partners think they have the same rights as married couples (one of Hollywood's lies, amongst others). But what they don't get told, is that it would always ruin the marriage or the next relationship, or at least have a negative effect on it. So, people should treat love with respect, I believe. Btw, you didn't comment on the second part of the lesson. I hope you have had a look at it and don't get a surprise in the class tomorrow ...
Maybe you are right about what love is and what wonderful feelings it brings to those involved, Zhou Ying. But I think part of this song is about a deeper love than the love between lovers. Love between lovers is often selfish and often one (or sometimes both) only wants to get his (or her) own way. It often happens when the boy's physical needs get too strong and he would manipulate or lure his lover into submitting to his needs. And often that is where it goes wrong and the girl sits with the problem and the rejection. Selfless and unconditional love isn't like that; but unfortunately that kind of love is very scarce. I seldom see it in the relationships of today.
Mary, who is that woman you are referring to? The original singer isn't so ugly; maybe you got the wrong person! Btw, you didn't comment on the second part of the lesson. Did you forget, or didn't you find the time to go through that too? Yes, maybe love is the warmest thing in the world, but if their was more selfless love in the world, there wouldn't have been orphans in the world without adoptive parents, and children would not have been abandoned by their parents ...
Maxine, Westlife is not a singer; if I understand correctly, they are a group! But the love the song is about doesn't only represent the love between lovers, but also another, deeper love - the selfless love this world lacks. Love that will put other people first, and not only one's lover and parents and siblings. If there was more of that love in today's world, then there wouldn't have been a second lesson for tomorrow's class. Btw, I notice that both you and Mary haven't commented on the second part. So, you would be only half-prepared ...
Yes, maybe that's why people are pursuing love, Wang Shuaitian, but why is it that the love is often not lasting? In the first year or so, the couples are much in love, but then it starts to fade and the men spend more time with their friends. Why is that? Was that true love? Was it not perhaps a mixture of love and lust? Or was it because of the example that they see from grandfather and father, and even teachers and leaders? No wonder love can also be like a razor ... If there would have been more true (real) love in the world, don't you think there would have been fewer orphans and abandoned children? I hope I'm challenging your mind into thinking mode ...
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