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Be Like Dad

Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.

I was in my study on a cold Sunday in May 2020 when I glanced out the window and saw my dad's car parked in our driveway. He was walking from my front door to his car, about to leave. Why would he drive all the way to my house, only to turn around and leave? Had the doorbell stopped working? I raced downstairs, opened the door and yelled "Dad! What are you doing?" I shouted.

My dad lives forty minutes away, and I hadn't seen him since COVID-19 because we were following the health-department guidelines to self-isolate and not leave the house, so it's strange that he would show up.

He smiled and pointed beside the door, where I could see a bright yellow begonia (秋海棠) plant.

"I know it is Mother's Day, but... I'm not a mother," I was puzzled.

My dad smiled. "But I think you should get flowers, too, my dear son." With that, he winked and drove off.

That evening, I called to thank him and told him how touched I was that he had driven such a long round trip just to leave begonias on my doorstep.

That's when he let me in on his little secret. It turns out I wasn't the only receiver of an act of kindness from him. To keep away from the loneliness during epidemic he decided to do acts of kindness to remove the social isolation (隔离，孤立), and it made him so happy to see the smiles on people's faces.

"But why?" I continued.

It just had started a couple of weeks before, when a friend of his was having a tough day and called him to talk about it. He knew she loved ice cream, so after ringing off, he went straight to the grocery store, bought a huge ice cream, drove to her house and left it on her doorstep. Then he called from the driveway to tell her to look outside.

"She just beamed when she saw it. I don't think leaving her a million dollars would have made her happier."

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After listening to story after story like this, I was inspired.

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1. 表达感谢；

2. 提出个人建议；

3. 说明理由。

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Dear Lucas,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Beijing film festival announces winners of Tiantan awards, and director Long Fei receives the Best Feature Film award for Gold or Shit.

The 14th Beijing International Film Festival was held Friday night, announcing the winners of its top honor, the Tiantan Award, during (it) closing ceremony.

Among the three Chinese films nominated in the final (select), director Long Fei's Gold or Shit, a comedy describing a down-and-out man's unwelcomed return to his hometown, (sweep) three awards: Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Screenplay.

Director Long said, (actual), he had felt stressed before finishing shooting, but now he was greatly (encourage) after receiving such an honor. Huang Jia, the scriptwriter of Gold or Shit, shared interesting behind-the-scenes story, telling the experiences of raising money, being advised to cast non-famous performers, but later being surprised (learn) investors (投资方) had convinced stars Hu Ge and Gao Yuanyuan to play the (lead) characters.

The movie marks actor Hu's first attempt into comedy after two decades in the acting industry. Hu quoted a line from the film, where a character says "It's always shining if it's gold", to express his excitement about the movie, overcame many obstacles as the script came to life.

Doctors told Aldo he'd never3 again, and his life changed completely in an instant. But Aldo was not4. He insisted on studying. Meanwhile, with the help of his5. Guy Roman, he worked for his recovery and struggled to6 the tough times. In 2018, Guy successfully trained him to walk across the graduation stage to7 his college diploma by using an exoskeleton (外骨骼). The crowd8 as he went up the steps to the stage. People were greatly inspired by Aldo's courage and9.

Aldo never stopped trying to take the next10 for a bigger goal. He11 it again! In 2021, wearing his exoskeleton, he walked on his own two feet with Guy's help to accept his master's degree in biomedical engineering. He called it one of the unforgettable12 in his life, and he hopes to use his new degree to expand and develop technologies to help people with special needs like him gain13. Aldo also wants to14 others not to stop working toward their goals, no matter how15 they may seem.