\I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age\ Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year old son.

A man owes his success to his family support.

A month before the marathon, the author made up his mind to run.

A person's accent reflects his class.

A politician may read an account of his latest successful public meeting, not for its delayed reward, but very much as his wife reads an account of a party.

A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who have been trapped in the mountains for two days.

A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.

A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family.

A war injury has made his left hand stop functioning, and he has often been in prison.

Actually, one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking.

After entering the business world, the author found his father's fishing advice inspiring.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game.

After hearing Steve's playing, Naomi was deeply impressed by his music.

All through the night, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, passed them over the seven-foot wall and hid them in the restaurant.

Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.

Although he is known to only a few people here, his reputation abroad is very great.

An educational program is best watched by a child with his parents.

An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: a man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street.

And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior.

And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.

Another patient noticed what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me because he had one of his books with him as well.

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest.

As the smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the time when he should be able to be independent.

As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog arrived in Nome.

At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but eventually he gave in as she was so confidence about her skills.

At first, john spent his time hunting for fun.

At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his way.

At Pullman's signal, each man turned his Jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly.

Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost.

Axani wrote in his post that he is not looking for anything in return and that the woman who uses the looking for ticket can choose to either travel with him or take the ticket and travel on her own.

Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century that his musical gift was fully recognized.

Before Steve finished \melancholy flower, \ his wife join didn't fully realize the value of her husband's music.

Ben, had got in touch, he'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd last seen him.

Benjamin west, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.

Benjamin would leave his home shortly.

Berger explains in his new book, \contagious: why things catch on.\

Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible—and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one.

But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox (非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate way.

But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

But life must be pretty tough for his family now.

But Simon decided to risk his life and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.

But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry v minimizes his misuse of power.

But when john reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates.

By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends.

Captain Scott had reached the south pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.

Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog gromit have started a company to protect the town's vegetables from hungry rabbits.

Dad was 29 when he got his big roles in films.

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment.

Despite the poor service of the hotel, the manager is reluctant to invest in sufficient training for his staff.

Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress his importance in literature.

Dudok alone shaped most century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings still bear his unique characteristics.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping.

Each one felt responsible for the welfare of athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety.

Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be punctual.

Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps.

Failure blocked his way to success.

For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

From my hotel room window, I could see a large advertisement board with his face on it: Jason, the great magician.

Gene was thrilled, thinking he would make his first fortune.

Harvold, who has not passed his driving test, said, \I realized the bus was out of control when I was speaking to the students.\

Having worked for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.

He aims to finish his journey by mid-July.

He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block.

He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn't lose too much water.

He broke down as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone.

He can tremble wildly at an axe-murder, shake his head sympathetically and safely at a hurricane.

He cannot stay away from his job too long.

He can't help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! he behaves as if any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldn't.

He could not influence a fish as his father did.

He decided to offer Shelly-Ann a place in his very strict training sessions.

He enjoyed his career and marriage.

He felt concerned about his illness.

He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night.

He gave himself a new name to hide his identity when he went to carry out the secret task.

He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a cake for his mother and some seeds for his bird.

He had my full attention and I had his.

He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good life for his family.

He has a constant urge to check for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He's so addicted to it that he just can't stand the idea that there may be an important text.

He has a pain in his knee.

He has to cook for his parents.

He is a good/devoted/caring/loving father because he was strict with his daughter and encouraged her when she was in trouble.

He knew the path his life was now taking.

He liked to help his teacher.

He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he's on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction.

He offered his seat to someone else.

He received little love from his family.

He regained his faith in music.

He said that if he quit the job, he would lose his drive to work and succeed.

He smiled at me and carefully placed his comb on his wallet.

He spent much of his childhood in France where he spent many hours each day outdoors painting pictures.

He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.

He struggled to explain what he heard in his head.

He suffers a lot from his disability.

He thought of his bird with no seeds and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was determined that he would not tell a lie.