As I stood at the crossroads, the male villagers all asked the same question: Was I 1I wanted to climb the dangerous mountain?

Sure it had been climbed by local and foreign men and local women, but a Western female, who arrived 2and wanted to climb the mountain, was unusual.

    I explained that I had been 3 for some time in research and in 4strength. I stressed that I wouldn't go on my own and I would 5their local traditions and hire some of their villagers as guides, but it seemed to do little to ease their6.

    The male villagers told me of the "quick mud" I would meet. They7that it would grab my legs and could 8me whole. 9 they couldn't remember anyone this had actually 10,they seemed convinced it was a real possibility.

    The village women, on the other hand, smiled at me, and a few women 11their arms. After seeing and hearing the12support of the local village women, the men agreed to an arrangement that seemed to put them at ease with my13. They required me to hire a guide as well as three guards with guns.

    It seemed all parties were winners in the14. I could contribute a little to their village's income, while finally allowed to begin my 15with support and all wishes from the locals----men and women alike.

As I made my way toward the mountain, I was16 not only by my new mountain support 17, but also by every villager.

    I knew I wasn't the first Western female to make the climb, and I certainly wouldn't be the 18. But with the villagers accompanying me, I felt a sense of great19. The greater risk is not taking a risk, and we should always 20 our dream.

    The ways of narration (讲述) in novels are various. Wuthering Heights has a difficult narrative structure. The story begins in 1801. It is first narrated by Lockwood, a visitor staying in Thrushcross Grange, one of the two houses, where we can meet different characters in the novel. Lockwood is a narrow, dull man and also a bad man who lives emotionally through a dirty interest in the lives of others. It is this side of his character that leads into the main narrative stream of the novel. His interest in what he sees and experiences on his visits to Wuthering Heights leads him to encourage Nelly Dean, the house-keeper at the Grange, to provide him with the information concerning the people that he has met: Heathcliff, Cathy, Hareton, Joseph and, of course, the ghost of Catherine.

    Nelly Dean's story forms the major part of the narrative. While Nelly is meant to be an objective narrator, she has a lot to do with what has happened over the past twenty-five years that have led to the present state of affairs. Therefore, as readers, we need to realize how Nelly presents events and characters and her own role in determining the course of events.

    The final part of the novel concerns the immediate future and provides us with the results of Lockwood's visit to the Heights and the appearance of Catherine's ghost. It is narrated by both Lockwood and Nelly.

    Finally, Isabella, the wife of Heathcliff, through a letter, narrates one middle part of the novel. Although this narrative structure may, at first, be very difficult, it is necessary because in the world of the novel, time order of the years is not so important.

    The end of the year is drawing near, and winter is in full swing. The season brings along with it strong winds and snow — an environment that's never comfortable to be in.

    This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature. In Shakespeare's King Lear (1606), the king has given away his kingdom and been rejected by his two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold，suffering things that are usually reserved for the poorest and most unfortunate human beings.

    The winter is bad enough for Lear，but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man's situation: "Blow, blow, thou winter wind/Thou art not so unkind /As ma's ingratitude (忘恩负义)". Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (无人性). There aren't many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare.

    Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations.

    The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast to the fun going on indoors.

    Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) was the start of this, but Christmas is still a common, cheery element (元素)in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) as they sit down for their festive meal：

    "Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce".

    It is almost as much a pleasure to read about the meal as it might have been to eat it.

    Although winter still isn't the most cheerful season in novels and poems, it's safe to say that writers have certainly "warmed up" since Shakespeare's days.

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    This article is a news story about a boy's strange disappearance. Justin Foster, 15, went(miss) last Friday night in Dover, New Hampshire, while at the same time, people saw aliens visiting the Earth. His parents were(surprise) at first, thinking that he might be staying with his friends. But he did not showthe next day.

    Police found that Justin(do) return home that night. Justin's sister, Kelly, says that she remembered something strange(happen) that night. She saw a UFO(appear) around her house and then took her brother away. And another victim, Mavis Wood in Dover, said that she had ever(take) away by aliens to do some research before. So some people think that Justin was taken away by aliens. But Sam Peterson, the Detective, did not think. He will not give uphe finds(convince) evidence.