Written on June 5, 1985, homework for a class in the Foreign Language and Literature Department in National Taiwan University.
Amy and Annie are two sisters born from the same womb and raised in the same family, yet they differ so much! Amy is the elder sister and she is 347 days older than Annie. They are so close, in each and every way.
When they were still in primary school, people asked their mother if they were twins, since they looked very much alike in their similar dresses. Now that they have grown up, they still look a little bit alike despite of what they wear. They are both in university now, one in Taiwan and one in Hong Kong. Annie s a hard-working student, always get pretty good grades comparing to Amy, but maybe just because she is smarter. Amy, one the other hand, is keen on day-dreaming.
Though Annie is the younger sister, she is about 4 cm taller than Amy. Due to her height, she is an important player in the university's basketball team. She also dances and is active in field and track. While Amy is almost 'stagnant' in her activities, she just recently starts to developing an interest in swimming. before that, she only had her waist twisted in physical education classes.
Amy does not like to go out much, she can stay at home all day long, watching television, reading novels, doing some cleaning and helping her mother to prepare dinner. Annie will only do so when she is too tired to go out or is ordered to stay home. In their mother's eye, Amy is a more 'dependable' person because she stays home always and helps out. Annie is very pleased to have such a sister because her 'burden' is lightened.
Their mother cannot find out the reason, still, why the two daughters are so different. However, she thinks that they make an excellent pair because she has two daughters who are so different, one is the "home-staying" kind, while the other is "out-going".
Two Sisters (A Reprise)
ReplyDeleteKeiKei (KK) and HeiHei (HH) are two sisters born from the same womb and raised in the same family, yet they differ so much! KK is the elder sister and she is 405 days older than HH. They are so close, in each and every way.
When they were in primary school, people asked their mother if they were twins, since they looked very much alike in their similar dresses. KK is always an award-winning student, always excels in most subjects. HH, on the other hand, is keen on playing, TV, toys, and day-dreaming and has seriously problems with her homework.
Though HH is the younger sister, she has something that KK can't compare. She has an in-born talent in socializing with people. Recently she is elected as the most popular classmate in her class. Even KK's classmates know about KK's popular sister and like her very much. Her sincerity and frankness are her best virtues. While KK is almost 'stagnant' in her activities, she only enjoys indulging in her own world of knowledge and TV funs.
KK does not like to go out much. She can stay at home all day long, enjoy reading books, doing lots and lots of exercises, watching television, doing some drawing and playing the piano, without any need of pressure from her parents. Except for Kumon mathematics, HH will do her homework or other exercise or violin practice only when she is forced by her parents with a stick in their hands. In their father's eyes, KK is a more independent person because she's crazy about reading and learning new knowledge, and so explains why she always come first among her classmates. HH always feel inferior and seems has no hope at tall in catching up with KK's academic performance.
Their father cannot find out the reason, still, why the two daughters are so different. However, he thinks that they make such an excellent pair in forming an alliance whenever they play fighting with their dad.
Annie is very pleased to have such a sister because her 'burden' is lightened.
ReplyDelete睇到呢句, 我即刻笑左出黎!Annie真的這樣想?