一个大陆家庭在新的生活记录——新加坡小学教育的分级制

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<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder"><b>以下是引用<i>yibei</i>在2007-9-11 23:16:00的发言：</b><br/><p>学校假期,当妈的又有的闲了,LZ又有什么见闻与大家分享呢? 泡杯茶耐心等候。</p><p>[em27]&nbsp; [em27]&nbsp;&nbsp; [em27]</p></div><p>我可不能同意yibei这话。[em07]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 学校假期，当妈的可忙了，有儿子在身边绕来绕去，自己的事一样儿也干不成。</p>

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<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder"><b>以下是引用<i>shellydd</i>在2007-9-15 9:10:00的发言：</b><br/>我老公的爸爸妈妈好像对他和他弟弟读书都是放养的，以前做生意的，从来不管他和他弟弟，可是他和他弟弟读书都好，我爸爸妈妈管我还紧一点，但是我就读不好书，姐姐，不要想太多，大点会懂一点的！可怜的虫虫！</div><p></p><p><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f3f3f3;">若在西方国家，我肯定不急。在中国，也不见得会这么早急。</font></p><p><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f3f3f3;">但在新加坡不一样，他们分班太早，年年排队，今年成绩不好，明年就会进差班，老师不好，同学也不好，岂不是坐上滑梯只有出溜的份儿了？</font></p><p><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f3f3f3;"></font></p>

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<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder"><b>以下是引用<i>makey</i>在2007-9-17 23:40:00的发言：</b><br/>我的子女我不是很希望他们在小学甚至初中阶段就来这里，因为中国的初级教育才是真正的基础教育，但是上大学的话我倒是希望能够出来，不管是来新加坡或者那些英语国家的都好，</div><p></p><p>非常同意！</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伦敦行 1 —— 办签证</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">老公要到伦敦出差，正好赶上儿子的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">9</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月假期。没的说，赶紧去办签证。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">英国签证处在</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">robinson road</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">，离老公的办公室很近。他的签证很快就办完了，由于他年年去英国，所以这次拿的是</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">10</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年签证。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">网上看到很多人说他们入新加坡籍换护照的理由是因为工作原因要经常出差，拿中国护照不方便。我觉得很奇怪，因为我先生的工作也要经常出差，周游世界各国，每次签证都是公司给出各种证明文件，他只要本人露个面，递进去就行了，而且多数都拿的是至少半年的较长期的签证，从没听说有什么不方便的。再者，如果你英、美、澳、法、日等主要资本主义国家的签证都有了，基本上就没有什么被拒签的可能性了。所以，我们一直觉得拿中国护照挺方便的。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">不过，对我这种旅游去的，不熟悉签证要求的人来说，足够麻烦了。递材料时总有不符合要求的，第三次才合格。在新加坡办签证真贵，两个人花了</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">404</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">元。</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">2005</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年我们在上海签的时候，两个人也才花</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">800</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人民币。因为我和儿子去年没去英国，所以只能申请半年签证，负责接材料的官员告诉我们明年再去才能申请十年的。看来为了一劳十（年）逸，明年是无论如何都要安排英伦之行了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">进签证处很麻烦，要检查书包，还要用金属探测器探查。我就不信有人会图谋炸签证处，恐怖分子更应该千方百计拿到签证，赴英伦去做案吧。这里签证处地方很小，等候时间也非常长，每次都至少要等</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">2</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">个小时。这令我非常怀念上海的签证处，那里地方大，工作效率也很高，一个小时就办完，几天后就拿到签证了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">虽然地小人多，但签证处很安静，工作人员讲话都是小小声的。为了让儿子能保持安静，我带了橡皮泥给他玩。这东西想怎么捏怎么捏，百玩不厌，又没有声音，没有棱角，不容易丢，也很安全，是出行时能给孩子带的最好的玩具了。第一次去的时候，那位负责保安检查的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">anti</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">对儿子的橡皮泥审视了好久，我猜她一定担心那是不是塑胶炸弹，不过后来他们就习惯了，哈哈。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">这里有</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">3</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">个负责审核材料的工作人员，都是女士，两位马来人，一位大概是印度人。</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">3</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">个人我都见过了，最后这个印度人是声音最小，英文也最难听懂的。不过大家都很耐心，态度也很不错。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">开始我看到等候签证的多是华人面孔，以为是中国人，结果发现他们大多数拿的都是橘红色的新加坡护照。一位新加坡女子的申请似乎是被拒收了。她当场哭了出来，负责审查的女士无可奈何地看着她，给她提供了好几张面巾纸。后来，一位穿制服的官员把她叫到一边重新审核，然后就收下了她的申请。看来眼泪也挺管用的。不知她是不是要到英国和自己的丈夫甚至是未婚夫会合，如果因为拿不到签证影响了人家的婚姻幸福可真是罪过啊。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">申请被收下后就去印手印，</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">10</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">个指纹都要，再照张照片。好了，这回在英国算是档案齐全了。希望他们这么严密的措施真能防范住恐怖袭击，我可再也不希望在伦敦重新经历那种惊心动魄的大事件了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">五天之后取回了签证，马上买机票，离我们计划出行的日子只剩</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">3</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">天。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伦敦行2--迷人的城市</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Calibri"></font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伦敦是座迷人的城市，历史悠久，每一条街道，每一处建筑，每一个雕塑都凝聚着过去的时光。第一次踏入这座城市，我就感觉到无比的亲切，被她的每一个角落深深吸引。她和北京一样，经过历史的浸泡，每一寸土地都沉淀着浓浓的文化气息。我爱这种无形的感召，它对我的吸引力远胜于购物美食。徜徉在伦敦古老的街道，我抱着相机不停地咔嚓，渴望带走每一幅令我心动的画面。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">因为带着孩子，我并没有为自己制定严格的旅游计划，只是随心所欲地到处走走，看看。每天也就悠游自在。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">随老公出差的好处就是省钱。伦敦的住宿非常昂贵，极普通的私人旅店就要三、五十镑，条件大概就象京郊的农家乐吧，我是听说的，没经历过。这次我们住在了伦敦东南金融新区的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">fraser place</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">，一个出租公寓里。和我们初到新加坡时，公司提供的第一个月住宿的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">fraser suites</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">是一家。虽说是一家，伦敦的这个就贵得多，条件也差得多。这里住宿一天要</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">170</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">多镑，什么设施都没有，多要一条毛巾都得额外付费。新加坡的那家一个月才</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">6000</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">多新币，还有游泳池、健身房、儿童游戏室、免费的游戏机和品种丰富的早餐。所以，越是发达的国家，饭店的条件反而越要差一点。论条件，同等级的饭店相比，没有哪个国家和地区能比得上大陆，既便宜又舒适奢华。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">虽然号称新区，这里实际上已经发展了十多年，但相比百多年历史的伦敦老城，无疑还是新的，所以我们来的第一天，出租司机花了好多时间才找到这家旅店也就不足为怪了。那位司机非常热情，不停地下车问路，和我说的最多的一句话就是“</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">stay here.</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">”让我留在车里。最后还少收了几镑车费，以示对耽误我很多时间的歉意。伦敦出租车没有机打发票，就是司机在即时贴上手写的价格和签字，连时间、里程都没有，令我对伦敦人的随意，印象深刻。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">住在公寓最大的好处就是有厨房和洗衣机。</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">2005</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年来伦敦，我们住在市中心的饭店里，衣服要手洗，饭也做不成，最多只能泡碗方便面，很痛苦。这次舒服多了。两室一厅的房子，就象在自己家里一样，每天到超市去买菜，回家自己做饭，吃完晚饭到周围散散步，和当地居民友好地打打招呼，感觉真象生活在伦敦一样。老公非常高兴，认为这样是最理想的出差方式，因为每天有人给做饭、洗衣服。对于中国人而言，伦敦的饭菜比新加坡还要可怕得多，老公说他公司食堂的午饭难以下咽，每天就盼着晚上我做的这一顿了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">每天早晨，我打发走老公之后，陪儿子看会儿电视，等到</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">9</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">点多，就出发带儿子到处溜达。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">我们在的这一周，伦敦的天气特别好，每天艳阳高照。但由于已经入秋，天气很凉爽，早晚甚至会有冷飕飕的感觉。儿子每天欢蹦乱跳非常开心。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伦敦有很多大草地，儿子最喜欢在草地上奔跑、打滚、喂鸽子。和新加坡的草种不同，伦敦的草地都是极纤细幼嫩的小草，毛茸茸的，像新生儿的胎发，坐上去象小羊绒毯一样舒服。整座城里到处都是鸽子。这里的鸽子都是养尊处优，衣食不愁的，所以个个圆滚滚，和位于新加坡河畔</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">CBD</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">区内的那座极富态的鸽子雕像有一拼。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">每一片大草地都有很多人或躺或坐地聊天、吃东西、晒太阳，那种悠闲的气氛是在新加坡见不到的。虽然在新加坡的生活很舒适，但我总有种压抑的不舒服的感觉，而在这里我觉得神清气爽，心态平和，时间都被放慢了。也许这就是一种文化的力量吧。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">我问儿子喜欢生活在哪里，他认真地思考之后回答说四座城市（京、沪、新加坡、伦敦）都可以，最好是冬天住北京看雪，夏天住伦敦避暑，秋天住上海吃大闸蟹，春天可以住在新加坡。呵呵，这个小人儿真的有点儿</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">global</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">的思路了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">从《福尔摩斯探案集》到</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">007</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">系列到《哈利波特》，都令我对伦敦深深着迷。当我身处这座城市时，我为它的古老，为它的深邃，为它的悠然所感动。我喜爱伦敦，喜爱这座迷人的城市。</span><font face="Calibri">
                </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p></span></p>

legilimens

<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder"><b>以下是引用<i>yibei</i>在2007-9-22 12:40:00的发言：</b><br/><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Arial">……</font>咔嚓了不少相片吧，怎么没有贴几张上来呢。</span></div><p>挑不出来啊，技术太差，所见非所得</p>[em01][em04]

yibei

还说没得闲呢，都跑到<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伦敦悠闲去了，咔嚓了不少相片吧，怎么没有贴几张上来呢。</span>

chisg

<p>在一个地方长住和短暂旅游，感觉是很不同的。</p><p>怀念在英国的日子，和美国的直接热情不同，在英国总能让人感觉到一种优雅，不管是环境，语言，人与人的交往方式，当然也有人会认为在礼貌的言语和行为之下，有着阶层的分级和疏离。</p>

legilimens

<div class="msgheader">QUOTE:</div><div class="msgborder"><b>以下是引用<i>chisg</i>在2007-9-24 14:34:00的发言：</b><br/><p>……在英国总能让人感觉到一种优雅，……</p></div><p>这个词用得很准确！</p><p>就是优雅。</p><p>一种很优雅的生活环境和方式，就象那里随处可见的天鹅。</p><p>至于其他的，还感受不到，时间真是太短了。</p>

legilimens

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">好大的雨</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span lang="EN-US"><p><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">早晨</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">4</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">：</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">06</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">，我被儿子踹醒。因为他的小房间通风不良，我们把他挪到了主卧室和我们一起睡，一张</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">king size</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">的大床加一张单人床居然不够他睡，打起滚来我们都会被波及，唉，真是活力四射啊！</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">关闭空调，打开窗户。这一周来热得要命，晚上不得不开空调睡觉。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">迷糊没多久，客厅传来乒乒乓乓的巨响，随即就是暴雨之声，</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">4</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">：</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">28</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分。因为房型不好，没有合适的阳台，我们只好用架子把衣服晾在客厅里，没办法，租的房子，挑剔也没用。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">狂风把晾衣架放倒了，同时也把大雨泼洒了进来。我急忙跳起来关好窗户，看着又被浇湿的衣服运气。真烦人，新加坡的雨就是这样，说来就来，而且来势凶猛。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">8</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">点多，雨还没有停止的意思。这样下雨的机会并不很多，再大的雨也通常都是一个小时就结束了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">赶紧把老公拎起来，催他上路。今天的路况肯定不会好。果然，一上</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">ECP</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">就看到了</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">heavy traffic</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">的公告。平时上班，一过</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">8</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">：</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">30</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">，路上也会堵，但通常能保持</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">40</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">公里时速，听说新加坡是将低于</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">45</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">公里时速的路况称为</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">heavy traffic</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">的。不过今天的情况严重多了，只能有</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">20</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">公里不到的速度。而且我们一加入就发现路上已经是长龙了，搞不好，可能是从樟宜机场一路堵来的呢。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">雨太大了，每一辆车都开着灯。虽然雨刮器拼命地工作，前风挡还是一片迷茫，左右后视镜也都是花的。大家都小心翼翼地行走，唯一的好处是看不到摩托车了。我平时最怕那玩意儿，速度快，个头小，不容易看到，太不安全。好在大家的车速都很慢，也不大并线，开着还算轻松。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">一向上路就打盹的老公居然醒了，睁开眼看看，评价道：“这都成北京了。”呵呵，北京要是在上班高峰赶上这么大的雨，二、三环绝对是停车场。北京交通台每</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">15</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分钟就会报路况，高峰时间都不报哪里堵车，而是报哪里畅通，因为比例太悬殊了。也有车友发短信报路况，最经典的一条是曾经有人报告“机场跑道一路畅通。”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平时只需</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">15</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分钟的路程，今天走了</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">45</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分钟，老公都迟到了。眼看新加坡的道路也越来越不好走了，我每天送老公到</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">CBD</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">上班都要被收去</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">4.5</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">元的过路费。现在政府还在玩命地增建新的</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">ERP</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">，唉，疯了，大家都疯了。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回家时车道畅通，又可以开到</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">90</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">了。听着雨点猛烈地拍打车身，看着其它车卷起的水花，我又开心起来。新加坡太小了，有车没处使，唯有暴雨时才能真切感受到它的好处。在这种天气里叫车？太不容易了，我们就是吃过那样的苦头才决心买车的。</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 7.8pt; mso-para-margin-bottom: .5gd;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">从地库回到家，雨已经快停了，</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">5</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">个多小时，今天的雨真够大啊。</span><font face="Calibri">
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