Sublime

But his name was not Lao-tzu, which means “Old Master.” Ssu-ma Ch’ien says his family name was Li, his personal name was Erh (meaning “ear,” hence, learned), and his posthumous name was Tan (meaning “long-eared,” hence, wise).

In the end, Lee was never charged with spying, and he sued the federal government for unlawfully leaking his name to news organizations. Ultimately the government and several news organizations paid Lee a settlement:

flight of fifteen hours, the charter plane was resting on the ground. Shi Qiang had Luo Ji wait in the office and went out himself. He brought back a man with a European face who was tall and immaculately dressed, and who seemed like a high-level official. “Is this Dr. Luo?” the official ventured as he looked at him. Noticing Shi Qiang’s difficulty

“Dad, when you figure it, I’m only five years younger than you,” Shi Xiaoming said, wiping tears from the corners of his eyes. “Not bad, kiddo. I was afraid some damn white-bearded old man would be calling me Dad,” Shi Qiang said with a chuckle. Then he introduced Luo Ji to his son. “Oh, Dr. Luo. You used to be world famous,” Shi Xiaoming said, as

I paid a heavy price for not having learned Mandarin when young. To this day I meet my teacher/friend once a week to keep my Mandarin alive. Every day I spend 20 minutes listening to Mandarin lessons on tape and 15 minutes reading ZaoBao, or Chinese newspapers online. These keep up my passive vocabulary.

‘Dear! your eyelids are red.’ ‘Are they?’ said Rosamond. ‘I wonder why.’ It was not in her nature to pour forth wishes or grievances. They only came forth gracefully on solicitation. ‘As if you could hide it from me!’ said Lydgate, laying his hand tenderly on both of hers. ‘Don’t I see a tiny drop on one of the lashes? Things trouble you, and you d