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This short essay details a child's brush with classroom thievery. <!--more-->

In my opinion, one of the most interesting sentences here is "同学们看了都称不绝口", meaning "The students all looked [at it], talking continuously." This is easy to translate directly, but a direct translation doesn't capture the spirit of the sentence. In context, this sentence is tinged with a little envy - the author sees the other students all looking at YunXi's stamp album, going on and on, presumably about how great the album is, and so the author is jealous. 

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集邮簿 - [pinyin]ji2 you2 bu4[/pinyin] - Stamp collector's album
马来西亚 - [pinyin]ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4[/pinyin] - Malaysia
称不绝口 - [pinyin]cheng1 bu4 jue2 kou3[/pinyin] - Talk continuously, go on and on about sth.
趁 - [pinyin]chen4[/pinyin] - Take advantage of
若无其事 - [pinyin]ruo4 wu2 qi2 shi4[/pinyin] - Nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened
放声大哭 - [pinyin]fang4 sheng1 da4 ku1[/pinyin] - Burst into sobs, cry loudly
三思而后行 - [pinyin]san1 si4 er2 hou4 xing2[/pinyin] - Think many times before acting
以免 - [pinyin]yi3 mian3[/pinyin] - So as not to
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很久很久以前，一对贫穷的农家夫妇，在七十岁的时候生下了他们的第七个孩子，取名七喜。七喜当然是个善良聪明快乐的孩子，可是，他长得很奇怪。圆圆的身体，大大的脑袋，却没有手，没有脚……他只能靠滚动来“走路”。 七喜最好的朋友是一只萤火虫，它说，在地球的那一边，海的尽头，有一个地方叫黄金海岸，在一万棵榕树的某一个树干中，住着一位医生，或许能改变他的生活……  然而，要去那里，当然要经过很多地方，尤其是在海上，那里有很多杀手……

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<a href="http://www.cocobook.net/book/9787807595205.htm">See original book review</a>
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