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　　“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed．I thought it was a perfect 　　1　　 of Chinglish．

　　Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal(字面的)translation of the Chinese greeting with a 　　2　　 English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 　　3　　．I was too astonished to 　　4　　 her．Her words could not convince(使信服)me at all．So I did a 　　5　　 on google．com．To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 　　6　　 “long time no see”．This sentence has been 　　7　　 used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．

　　Though it is 　　8　　 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically(具有讽刺意味的是), if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 　　9　　 will tell you that the grammar needs to be 　　10　　．

　　Nobody knows the 　　11　　 of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 　　12　　 a world-wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese 　　13　　．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan, “long time no see” became a 　　14　　 phrase in the real world 　　15　　 the popularity of these movies．

　　Some people 　　16　　 America to a huge melting pot(大熔炉)．All kinds of culture are 　　17　　 in the pot together, and they 　　18　　 the color and taste of each other．American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(民族)group in the US, is also 　　19　　 some changes to the stew(融合)!Language is usually the first thing to be 　　20　　 in the mixed pot．

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　　Since the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs．Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always manipulated the circumstances to the best of his advantages．Probably this might be the reason why we human are the most developed of all living species on the earth, and probably also in the universe．As we climbed the steps of evolution with giant leaps, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking－we 　　1　　 that we have stopped thinking ahead of times．

　　If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry．But it 　　2　　 lets you know, because you keep it 　　3　　 thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many 　　4　　 not-so-worthy things．So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never let ?　40　?grow．When mind looses its 　　6　　 to grow, creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next? ”“Why can’t I think? ”“Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well this is the aftermath of our own karma of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．

　　Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied 　　7　　 a lot of reading．Now why reading and not watching TV? 　　8　　 reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood．Just like that to 　　9　　 other aspects of our life, we have to take help of reading．You have innumerable number of books in this world which 　　10　　 answer all your “How to? ” questions．Once you read a book, you just don’t 　　11　　 your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes(译解)it and 　　12　　 it to you．The interesting part of the book is 　　13　　 in your mind as a seed．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new 　　14　　．The same seed if 　　15　　 many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, 　　16　　 which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity．More the number of books you read, your mind will 　　17　　 like never before．Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution 　　18　　 your vocabulary．Within no 　　19　　 you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time．

　　Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly．

　　I am still on the path of improvement to stop myself from 　　20　　 thirsty for satisfaction．So guys do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading．Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book, and let me know!