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		<title>274 &#8211; Tuesday = 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a strange mathematical problem. Maybe you are confusing and think that equation is impossible. Let&#8217;s see what this comes from: Here goes the story, or&#8230; a joke. There were three mentally retarded men taken to the psychic for test. On reach the doctor&#8217;s office they were put in a line answer some questions [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a strange mathematical problem. Maybe you are confusing and think that equation is impossible. Let&#8217;s see what this comes from:<br />
Here goes the story, or&#8230; a joke.</p>
<blockquote><p>There were three  mentally retarded men taken to the psychic for test. On reach the doctor&#8217;s office they were put in a line answer some questions so that to determine who has reason than the others. The firs person was asked 3*3 ( 3 times 3) ? Ask the doctor. 274 answered the first person. Huh !! Shouted the doctor. Then 2nd man was a the same question, he replied three times three equals to Tuesday. Oh lord ! The Dr shouted. Given a look to third person who is smiling, the kind of smile that can tell u a confidence. I belief u can&#8217;t be like others, said the doctor, God willing I&#8217;ll make the difference clear go ahead with your question said the third man. The doctor him  asked him 3*3, the answered 9 immediately with smile and confident. That&#8217;s correct ! with happiness replied the doctor. But how do u get to that ? ask the doctor. The man said is very simple just minus 274 from Tuesday is equal to 9.</p></blockquote>
<p>So , now we got three conclusion.</p>
<ul>
<li> First, those three men are really mentally retarded.</li>
<li> Second, the third one got the right answer from a wrong way.</li>
<li> Third, the EQ of the doctor is not high enough to deal with those men. <img src='http://www.solesky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
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<p>And we also got one question.</p>
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<li> Why and how can he make it?!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-Thinking Time&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
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Maybe you have thought it from a long time and gotten some clues. </p>
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<li> First, 274 is not two hundred and seventy four. It stands for three number, two, seven, and four.</li>
<li> Second, the third man can&#8217;t tell the difference between Tuesday and Thursday because they are quite similar</li>
<li> Third, Thursday stands for the number, 4</li>
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<p>Then this mathematical problem is solved.  2, 7 ,4 three numbers, pick up the &#8220;4&#8243;. Remaining 2 and 7 that make a sum is 9. <img src='http://www.solesky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt=':cool:' class='wp-smiley' />  </p></blockquote>
<p>That is only my inference. Maybe it&#8217;s only a simple joke. But I think maybe my explanation will make it more enjoyable.</p>
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		<title>White Day is coming and the 12 lovers&#8217; days in a year&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.solesky.com/2009/03/white-day-is-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about your Valentine’s Day last month,Guys? The White Day is coming. And do you know what is the meaning of the White Day? And how about the other 11 days which are related with the &#8220;14th&#8221;? White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan. It was started by the National Confectionery Industry Association [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about your Valentine’s Day last month,Guys?  The White Day is coming. And do you know what is the meaning of the White Day? And how about the other 11 days which are related with the &#8220;14th&#8221;?<br />
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White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan. It was started by the National Confectionery Industry Association (全国飴菓子工業協同組合) as an &#8220;answer day&#8221; to Valentine&#8217;s Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine&#8217;s Day. In 1977 a Fukuoka-based confectionery company, Ishimura Manseido (石村萬盛堂), marketed marshmallows to men on March 14, calling it Marshmallow Day (マシュマロデー).</p>
<p>Soon thereafter, confectionery companies began marketing white chocolate. Now, men give both white and dark chocolate, as well as other edible and non-edible gifts, such as jewelry or objects of sentimental value, or white clothing like lingerie, to women from whom they received chocolate on Valentine&#8217;s Day one month earlier. If the chocolate given to him was giri choco, the man as well may not be expressing actual romantic interest, but rather a social obligation.</p>
<p>Black Day (April 14) is a South Korean informal tradition for single people (a.k.a. Unit Solo/Solo Regiment, lee: 솔로부대) to get together and eat Jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce), sometimes a white sauce is mixed for those who did not celebrate White Day.</p>
<p>Also do you know that there are 12 Valentine&#8217;s Day in a year <img src='http://www.solesky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif' alt=':shock:' class='wp-smiley' />  !<br />
14th Jan &#8212;  Diary Day<br />
14th Feb &#8212; Valentine’s Day<br />
14th Mar &#8212; White Day<br />
14th  Apr &#8212; Black Day  (Singles&#8217; Day in South Korea)<br />
14th  May &#8212; Yellow &amp;Rose Day<br />
14th  Jun  &#8212; Kiss Day<br />
14th  Jul   &#8212; Silver Day<br />
14th  Aug &#8212; Green Day<br />
14th  Sep &#8212;  Music &amp;Photo Day<br />
14th  Oct  &#8212; Wine Day<br />
14th  Nov  &#8212; Orange &amp; Movie Day<br />
14th  Dec  &#8212; Hug Day<br />
Faint&#8230; So very 14th day of each month are all tabled with some purpose. Then the lovers will also find topic to do, isn&#8217;t it ?<br />
Who will be the happiest people?　The girls ? No exactly, I think the merchants are happier than anyone <img src='http://www.solesky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif' alt=':???:' class='wp-smiley' />  .<br />
And how about the boys&#8230;</p>
<p>PS: Some materials come from wikipedia.</p>
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		<title>I Love you , I Trust you</title>
		<link>http://www.solesky.com/2009/02/i-love-you-i-trust-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love you, so I trust you. It&#8217;s just so simple&#8230; Trust you mp3: Lyric: 花は风に揺れ踊るように (Just like the flowers dancing in the wind) 雨は大地を润すように (and the rain kiss the earth below) この世界は寄り添いあい (All of the world rely on each other) 生きてるのに (to live together forever) なぜ人は伤つけあうの (Why are humans still continuing hurting each other) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love you, so I trust you. It&#8217;s just so simple&#8230;</p>
<p>Trust you<br />
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花は风に揺れ踊るように   (Just like the flowers dancing in the wind)<br />
雨は大地を润すように      (and the rain kiss the earth below)<br />
この世界は寄り添いあい   (All of the world rely on each other)<br />
生きてるのに                  (to live together forever)<br />
なぜ人は伤つけあうの      (Why are  humans still continuing hurting each other)<br />
なぜ别れは访れるの         (Why are there still so many separations )</p>
<p>君が远くに行ってもまだ   (Though you have left me far away)<br />
いつもこの心の真ん中      ( But deeply in my heart)<br />
あの优しい笑颜で埋め尽くされたまま  (Your tender smile is still filled it up)<br />
抱きしめた君の欠片に      (Grasping the memory scraps of you)<br />
痛み感じてもまだ            (I still feel hurt in my heart)<br />
繋がるから 信じてるよ　まだ会えると (Believe that we are still connected ,hopping to see you again)<br />
I&#8217;m waiting for your love</p>
<p>I love you I trust you<br />
君の孤独を分けて欲しい   (May I share your loneness with you )<br />
I love you I trust you<br />
光でも暗でも                  (No matter it&#8217;s daytime or night)<br />
二人だから 信じあえる     (We will be together, trust each other )<br />
No　离さないで              (No separation any more)</p>
<p>世界の果ては谁か见たの   (Who can see the end of the world)<br />
旅の终りは谁か継げるの   (Who can carry on this journey of ending)<br />
今は答えが见えなくて      (The answer is just hiding and no one can find it)<br />
长い夜でも                     (In this long long nighttime  )<br />
信じた道を进んでほしい   (To go on in the way of faith)<br />
その先に光が待つから      (We should wait the light patiently at first)</p>
<p>君が教えてくれた歌は      (The song that you taught me)<br />
今はこの心の真ん中         (Is still singing in my heart)<br />
あの优しい声と共に响いてる (With your gender voice that bring a strong resonance)<br />
溢れる気持ちの滴が         (The endless tear drops that filled with my feeling)<br />
温かく頬纲う                  (Are running through my cheek)<br />
强くなるね 信じてるよ 繋がってると  (Being more and more tough,we are faithful and supported by each other  )<br />
I&#8217;m always by your side</p>
<p>I love you I trust you<br />
君のために流す涙が         (I am sorrowful of you and weeping with your tear)<br />
I love you I trust you<br />
爱を教えてくれた            (Who can teach me what is the meaning of love)<br />
どんなに君が道迷て　      (No matter where you had get lost)<br />
も　そばにいるよ            (I will still be with you)</p>
<p>I love you I trust you<br />
君の孤独を分けて欲しい    (May I share your loneness with you )<br />
I love you I trust you<br />
光でも暗でも                   (No matter it&#8217;s daytime or night)<br />
I love you I trust you<br />
悲しいでも喜びでも          (No matter when we are happy or sad)<br />
I love you I trust you<br />
君の全てを守りたい          (I want to protect all the things of you )<br />
どんなに君が道迷て　も　そばにいるよ (No matter where you had get lost)<br />
二人だから信じ合えるの离さないで   (We will be together, trust each other )</p>
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		<title>Happy new Year~</title>
		<link>http://www.solesky.com/2009/01/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 comes finally, I wish everyone happy new year ~ No matter the happiness and the sadness in 2008, we will have a band new year now! Just like Obama always pulls the word &#8220;change&#8221; on his mouth, I believe that the world will change to a better world for us. And also celebrate the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2009 comes finally, I wish everyone happy new year ~ No matter the happiness and the sadness in 2008, we will have a band new year now! Just like Obama always pulls the word &#8220;change&#8221; on his mouth, I believe that the world will change to a better world for us.<br />
And also celebrate the page rank of my little blog raise to 3  <img src='http://www.solesky.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif' alt=':mrgreen:' class='wp-smiley' />   Thanks everyone who come to visit this blog and help me to improve it.</p>
<p>Then let&#8217;s share a little story about the new year&#8217;s day.<br />
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New Year&#8217;s Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, except for Israel, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year.</p>
<p>Originally observed on March 15 in the old Roman Calendar, New Year&#8217;s Day first came to be fixed in January 1, 153 BC, when the two Roman consuls, after whom &#8211; in the Roman calendar &#8211; years were named and numbered, began to be chosen on that date, for military reasons. However, dates in March, coinciding with the first day of spring, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus, along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though calendars often continued to display the months in columns running from January to December in the Roman fashion.</p>
<p>Among the 7th-century pagans of Flanders and the Netherlands it was the custom to exchange gifts at the New Year, a pagan custom deplored by Saint Eligius (died 659 or 660), who warned the Flemings and Dutchmen, &#8220;[Do not] make vetulas, [little figures of the Old Woman], little deer or iotticos or set tables [for the house-elf, compare Puck] at night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks [another Yule custom].&#8221; The quote is from the vita of Eligius written by his companion Oueen..</p>
<p>Most countries in Western Europe officially adopted January 1 as New Year&#8217;s Day somewhat before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 (9 months before December 25), was the first day of the new year in England until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752. The March 25th date was called Annunciation Style; the January 1 date was called Circumcision Style, because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the eighth day counting from December 25.</p>
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		<title>Hello?你好?	 Bonjour? Hallo? こんにちは?	안녕하세요?	 Здравствуйте</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. The objective is to say hello to ten people on the day. By greeting others, the message is for world leaders to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts. The event began in 1973 by Brian and Michael McCormack in response to the conflict between Egypt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. The objective is to say hello to ten people on the day. By greeting others, the message is for world leaders to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts.</p>
<p>The event began in 1973 by Brian and Michael McCormack in response to the conflict between Egypt and Israel.Since then World Hello Day has been observed by people in 180 countries.It has garnered accolades from notable individuals around the globe including politicians, religious leaders, and celebrities.</p>
<p>Actually didn&#8217;t know today is a big day until I heard that from the radio. It brought me into deep thinking. It looks like Greeting is so common and easy for us. But is it as easy as we think of it?</p>
<p>The fact is not so easy. Neither giving greeting nor receiving it from others. It&#8217;s so complex that nowaday people can&#8217;t trust each other so easily even just say hello to a stranger. A statistics tells such a unbelievable comparison. When we say hello to the people walk by in the street. There is merely only one among 30 will says thanks and gives you greeting too. We can know that how un-trusted people feel between each other.</p>
<p>So World Hello Day is giving us a chance to say hello to others, a chance to recreate the trust of our society. Just spread this message to all of your friends and say Hello to them sincerely.</p>
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		<title>142th Anniversary of the Birth of Sun Yat-sen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, November 12th, is the 142th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925), also known as Sun Yixian, (originally Sun Wen) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the Father of Modern China. Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual collapse [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, November 12th, is the 142th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen.</p>
<p>Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925), also known as Sun Yixian, (originally Sun Wen) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the Father of Modern China. Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both Mainland China and Taiwan.<br />
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Although Sun is considered one of the greatest leaders of modern China, his political life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile. After the success of the revolution, he quickly fell out of power in the newly-founded Republic of China, and led successive revolutionary governments as a challenge to the warlords who controlled much of the nation. Sun did not live to see his party consolidate its power over the country. His party, which formed a fragile alliance with the Communists, split into two factions after his death. Sun&#8217;s chief legacy resides in his developing a political philosophy known as the Three Principles of the People (The People&#8217;s Relation/Connection, The People&#8217;s Power, and the People&#8217;s Livelihood/Welfare, or sometimes known as nationalism, democracy/sovereignty, and socialism/livelihood depending on the translation).</p>
<p>From: wikipedia.com</p>
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		<title>Are you Single ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>calcifer</dc:creator>
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<p>An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong(麻将).</p>
<p>One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the &#8216;four columns&#8217; card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it &#8220;Singles Day&#8221;.<br />
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University culture</p>
<p>&#8220;Singles Day&#8221; was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name &#8220;Singles Day&#8221; because the date is comprised of four &#8220;ones&#8221;. These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.</p>
<p>The main way to celebrate &#8220;Singles Day&#8221; is to have dinner with your single friends, but it&#8217;s important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold &#8216;blind date&#8217;parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.</p>
<p>Creative celebration</p>
<p>For breakfast on &#8220;Singles Day&#8221;, singles often eat four youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four &#8220;ones&#8221; in &#8220;11.11&#8243; and one baozi (steamed stuffed buns) representing the middle dot.</p>
<p>Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. Many attend &#8216;blind date&#8217; parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning &#8216;single&#8217; the four &#8216;ones&#8217; of the date can also mean &#8216;only one&#8217; as in &#8216;the only one for me.&#8217; Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only &#8216;one&#8217; in their heart.</p>
<p>From: love.iciba.com</p>
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		<title>Change is coming to America &#8212; Speech @ Chicago by Barack Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Before and after wedding……</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unmarried ones go from top to bottom： He: God! The very moment I waiting for has come finally. She:Can I cop out? He: No! Never think about it! She:Do you love me? He: Yes! Of course! She:Wouldn&#8217;t you betray me? He: No! I won&#8217;t. Stop this foolish thinking! She:Can you give me a kiss? He: [...]]]></description>
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<p>He:  God! The very moment I waiting for has come finally.<br />
She:Can I cop out?<br />
He:  No! Never think about it!<br />
She:Do you love me?<br />
He:  Yes! Of course!<br />
She:Wouldn&#8217;t you betray me?<br />
He:  No! I won&#8217;t. Stop this foolish thinking!<br />
She:Can you give me a kiss?<br />
He:  Sure! And not just one time!<br />
She:Would you hit me with you fists?<br />
He:  That&#8217;s impossible!<br />
She:Can you be the man who I can trust?</p>
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		<title>稻香——Jay Zhou</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[　　对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨 If you have so many complaints about his world that 　　跌倒了就不敢继续往前走 Made you couldn&#8217;t carry on after failed, 　　为什么人要这么的脆弱 堕落 Wondering Why are the mankind so fragile and depraved, 　　请你打开电视看看 Then just turn on the TV to see 　　多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去 how many brave souls struggle with their honor. 　　我们是不是该知足 You will know whether should we [...]]]></description>
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　　对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨<br />
If you have so many complaints about his world that<br />
　　跌倒了就不敢继续往前走<br />
Made you couldn&#8217;t carry on after failed,<br />
　　为什么人要这么的脆弱 堕落<br />
Wondering Why are the mankind so fragile and depraved,<br />
　　请你打开电视看看<br />
Then just turn on the TV to see<br />
　　多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去<br />
how many brave souls struggle with their honor.<br />
　　我们是不是该知足<br />
You will know whether should we be satisfied and<br />
　　珍惜一切 就算没有拥有<br />
Treasure everything that even not owned by yourself.<br />
　　还记得你说家是唯一的城堡<br />
Do you still remember that you said home is your only-one castle.<br />
　　随着稻香河流继续奔跑<br />
Chasing the sweet smell of rice field along the river.<br />
　　微微笑 小时候的梦我知道<br />
Take a grin and let me know your childhood dream.<br />
　　不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑<br />
If you feel sorrow, don&#8217;t shed tears and just follow the fireflies.<br />
　　乡间的歌谣永远的依靠<br />
Folk songs will alway guide you back.<br />
　　回家吧 回到最初的美好<br />
Go back home, go back to the initial wonderful time.<br />
　　不要这么容易就想放弃 就像我说的<br />
As I say, don&#8217;t give up so easily<br />
　　追不到的梦想 换个梦不就得了<br />
Just take up another dream as those dreams couldn&#8217;t be fetched by you.<br />
　　为自己的人生鲜艳上色 先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色<br />
Paint your life colorful and make Love the first one with your favorites.<br />
　　笑一个吧 功成名就不是目的<br />
Show your smile, Let the fame and gain which aren&#8217;t your aim go away.<br />
　　让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义<br />
Cheer yourself up and happy is the really essential thing to do.<br />
　　童年的纸飞机 现在终于飞回我手里<br />
Paper plane in memory fly into my hands at the end.<br />
　　所谓的那快乐 赤脚在田里追蜻蜓追到累了<br />
Chasing the dragonflies in the field with bare feet till tired out.<br />
That is so called happiness.<br />
　　偷摘水果被蜜蜂给叮到怕了 谁在偷笑呢<br />
We, the fruits  thieves, were bitten to dread by the bees,<br />
Which one was still tittering behind?<br />
　　我靠着稻草人吹着风唱着歌睡着了<br />
Leaned against the scarecrow I sang and fell asleep in the breeze.<br />
　　哦 哦 午后吉它在虫鸣中更清脆<br />
WOW~ Wow, The tweets of insects enhance my guitar playing.<br />
　　哦 哦 阳光洒在路上就不怕心碎<br />
WOW~ Wow, With the sunshine on the road<br />
you will never be afraid of heartbreaks.<br />
　　珍惜一切 就算没有拥有<br />
Treasure everything that even not owned by yourself.<br />
　　还记得你说家是唯一的城堡 随着稻香河流继续奔跑<br />
Do you still remember that you said home is your only-one castle.<br />
Chasing the sweet smell of rice field along the river&#8230;<br />
PS： Just because the beauty of the song and lyric, so I translate it into English. Hope that you will like it.</p>
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