By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Camilla is a symbol of rich and noble. A Chinese plant to keep during holidays. The full bloom flower of this kind: two inches diameter multiple petals in Chinese “red”, started out like a tiny seed on the branch, then gradually the little bud gets bigger and bigger.
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【編者註：梁文薔是梁實秋的幼女，1933出生於青島，成長於北平，现居西雅圖，抗戰末年曾就讀重慶南開中學，畢業於台灣大學農業化學系，1958赴美求學，在伊利諾伊大學獲得食品營養學碩士學位，華盛頓大學高等教育博士學位。在海滨社区学院教授营养学26年，1999年退休，閑暇之餘從事藝事和寫作。本文係由梁口述及其兩本著作《長相思》與《春華秋實》中之片段組合而成，由梁文薔重慶南開中學同學趙鐘英老師轉發給波士頓雙語網編輯部。】
1903年父親出生於北京。祖父梁咸熙是前清秀才，同文館（註：清政府於1862年末在北京設立的用於培養外交和翻譯人員的學校，是中國第一所新式學校）英文班第一班學生。1912年，北京發生兵變，梁家被變兵洗劫，從此家道中落。祖父在警察局任職，不愁生活，以讀書為樂。梁家是一個傳統的中式大家庭，父親很小時，祖父便請來一位老先生，在家裡教幾個孩子，為父親打下了很好的古文功底。很多讀者都喜歡他的《雅舍小品》等作品，我想原因之一就在於他把文言和白話結合在一起，既清新雅緻，又有幽幽古意，用典多而不生澀，這都應歸功於早期教育賦予的他在中國古典文學上的修養。父親14歲那年，祖父的一位朋友勸告他投考清華。雖然同在北京城，但在那時是一個重大的決定，因為這個學校遠在郊外，而父親是一個老式家庭中長大的孩子，從來沒有獨自在外闖蕩過，要捆起鋪蓋到一個陌生的地方去住，不是一件尋常之事；況且在這個學校經過8年之後便要漂洋過海背井離鄉到新大陸去求學，更是難以想象的事。所以祖母知道祖父的決定後，便急得哭起來。父親很順利地考上清華。
上圖：父親梁實秋同母親程季淑婚前合影。
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Feb. 4, 2013, — Comparing with the previous year, 2013 was a mild year in natural disasters until Typhoon Haiyan touched down in the Philippines on November 8, 2013. Drought in Africa, earthquakes and floods in Asian made up a large portion of the top ten natual disaster list of 2013.
Seatlite image of Haiyan of its peak strength on Nov. 7, 2013.
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【中新网（记者李洋）】美国时间2月1日晚，美国纽约著名的艺术殿堂——林肯中心灯火辉煌。新春佳节之际，宋祖英来到这里参演纽约爱乐乐团第三届中国新年音乐会，在中美两地引发不少关注。
宋祖英当晚为纽约听众演唱的三首曲目是《小背篓》、《苗岭飞歌》和《大地飞歌》，均是她的经典唱段。记者看到主办方制作的节目单上还特别配有三首曲目的英文全译文。
上图：宋祖英接受中新社采访。
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Boston, Feb. 4, 2014, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced City response plans for the winter storm expected to begin early tomorrow morning. The Mayor has declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect tonight, Tuesday, February 4, at 11:00 p.m. Boston Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5. City Hall will be open for business as usual.
“Our team is ready for this storm,” Mayor Walsh said. “We’re expecting a very difficult morning commute, and for that reason we’re urging everyone to use public transportation to travel in and around the city tomorrow.”
Driving conditions expected to be very poor on highways on Wednesday (photo by David Li on Jan. 2, 2014)
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【编者注：本文根据微博用户徐徐徐猫咪的一篇微博和她在微博评论中回答粉丝提问的内容整理而成。徐同学以美丽健康的形象被网友称为华科校花、女神、最美跳杀女等等，目前在新浪微博上有超过5400多位粉丝。】
打了一年多的球之后，身上长出一些奇怪的肌肉。教练测出体脂只有13，建议适当增加一些脂肪，我无奈解释说已经比办公室男同事吃的还多了，而且睡前巧克力芝士蛋糕之类从不忌口。求增脂秘诀啊。。。（ps一句，运动前后拉伸很关键，防止运动损伤和肌肉结块）。
徐同学在微博上分享的了这张照片，下面是她在这张照片的评论中和网友分享关于健身和打球的心得。
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Quincy, Mass., Feb. 4, 2014, -― More than 8,000 people are expected at North Quincy High School on Sun., Feb. 16 for one of the biggest Lunar New Year Festivals in the region. Quincy Lunar New Year Festival hosted by Quincy Asian Resources will open The 26th with a traditional Lion Dance at 10:45 a.m., followed by hours of live entertainment, exhibits, activities and information for people of all backgrounds and cultures to enjoy.
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【亞協服務中心供稿】凱歌辭舊歲，駿馬躍新春。麻州昆士市農曆新年慶祝會將在二月十六號星期日在北昆士高中內舉行。預計超過八千人和我們一齊慶賀新年，是麻州最盛大，最受歡迎農歷新年慶祝會之一。
第26屆昆士市農曆新年聯歡會是由亞協服務中心主辦，首要贊助商華人醫務中心及許多本地團體聯合協辦，從上午10:45開始，傳統的舞獅揭開序幕，眾多娛樂表演，展覽，以及各種不同文化背景的活動和信息。老少咸宜，適合家庭活動。
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Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 4, 2014, — The Harvard Film Archive is pleased to screen the series FORTUNES OF THE WESTERN from FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 – MONDAY MARCH 22, 2014
Boredom and good fate may have caused travelers to thumb through the December 2013 issue of Magazine, the glossy monthly Air France stuffs in its seatback pouches to hawk duty-free perfume and canned caviar. They might have happened upon an article advertising another French commodity: the classical American Western. A brief interview that well-named Marie Aucouturier led with filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier, frequent and welcome visitor to the Harvard Film Archive, informed readers of his undying love of the genre. So undying that in partnership with Actes Sud, currently France’s keenest publisher of creative and critical writing, he is reissuing a series of western novels of bygone times under the title “L’Ouest, c’est vrai” [“The West, It’s True”]. Inspiring many feature films in the halcyon days of the studio era, sadly, few of the original novels can be found in Harvard’s Widener Library. It can be wagered that despite their elegant design and crisp translation these new editions will never make their way to our shores. Whether they do or not is less significant than what Tavernier’s project makes clear: that much of the American Western owes the recovery of its genius to what Gallic cinephiles have done with it.
Poster from 1948 movie Red River.
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