Beach cottage

Author: Aspinall
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This is a bilingual Chinese-English novel designed to recommend English reading materials to improve the English proficiency of middle and primary school students. The theme of the novel is a story of winning back love, set in a somewhat romantic seaside cottage. The protagonist, after a conflict with his wife, reflects on his past love life and ultimately returns to their shared life, winning back his love.
Chapter: While having lunch with an old friend, I walked for about half an hour to the "Happy Sailor" bar in West London. I saw a man sitting alone in a corner. Although I didn’t know his name, I was sure I had seen him somewhere before. He had gray hair and was looking out the window at the Thames River. I usually don’t go to bars for lunch, but today was the birthday of a journalist I worked with. There were four of us in total. I asked if they recognized the man in the corner. They looked, but none of them knew him. For some reason, I kept watching him, trying to remember something. Later, when we were about to go back to work, the man turned around and stared directly at me. I could tell he recognized me because he was smiling at me. Who was he? Then I remembered a person I had met five years ago when I was in university. I couldn’t immediately recall his name. He looked very old. He stood up from his chair, and I walked toward him. As I approached him, I remembered his name. "," I called him, "It’s great to see you! What are you doing here?" I extended my hand. ", what a surprise! It’s been a long time since we last met." He shook my hand, then placed both his hands on my arms. "It’s great to see you."