Episode I: Yesterday, a ping pong game involving students from Fudan, BFSU and VCU was held in the gym. In the final game, Zhang Yuhan from BFSU beat Mr. Xue, the last hope of Fudan, and became the champion of the game. So today, during the break of the lecture, Erik announced the winner and brought some prizes for the 4 best players. All of the 4 players went up to the dais delightedly and proudly, including Mr. Xue with a wide mouth. But, unfortunately, for some reason unknown, Erik didn’t buy anything for Mr. Xue (maybe he thought a teacher was not poor enough to get prize). The moment was going to be awkward, and all the students waited and saw what would happen. ‘Key chains for Felix and Jane, and a T-shirt for the champion Quinn……’ Erik said loudly. Finally he turned to Mr. Xue , ‘Xue, you…you will have a hand shake.’ He reached his hand out, face flushed.
Episode II: Today, Professor Wood began his lecture with a joke: ‘ A philosophy professor of mine used to ask us a question as the final exam: what if you have only one hour to live? We all gave him huge answers with pages listing things like enjoying the memory of life. But it turned out to be there was only one student in the class having the top score of A. That girl who had the A gave only one sentence as the answer: if I have only one hour to live, I will stay in your class. The professor asked her why she choose to stay in his class in the last hour of her life. She answered, ‘Because one hour in your class seems like eternity.’’
Episode III: In the afternoon, we met Terrence in the gym, and we walked back to dorm together. He showed us his yellow car and said that he had got two cars. Usually his wife drove another one. Now that he mentioned his wife, I wanted to ask more about his family. ‘Do you have kids?’ I asked. ‘Yes, I have both.’ He answered. Both? Did he mean he had two children? ‘So how many kids you have?’ I asked further, ‘Is this a question too private?’ ‘no, of course not.’ He said, and took out a bunch of keys. ‘Here, I am bringing one with me now.’ Puzzled for a second, I started to laugh. He thought I was talking about the keys of his cars!
john was playing pingpong