雨中的记忆(the memories in rain)
it is raining outside——i like the rain of spring. i prefer sittingenjoy sitting around while hearing the rain singing gently. alsogently， asi like to be reminded of an american friend by the splendid rain.
it`s two years since i met christopher when spring-wind was waving onbreezing over the bundand the rain was caressing us in the face. we talked so much as if we`d been close friends， though it was the first time we`d met. i told him i loved the bund because it was there that i could make up my mind to do things when i watched the huangpu river flowing and the orient pearl tv tower standing [admired the orient pearl tv tower。 he told me he loved the bund of shanghai today， because it was from there that he could get a view of the great construction taking place in china and the hard working chinese people. then we were talking cheerfully in the rain， and also from then on i liked rain for came to like spring rain because] it reminded me of christopher.
christopher once asked me to show him some places where he could enjoy typical chinese food. thinking that he came from a mid-class family in us. i took him to an expensive restaurant. but he insisted on eating at yunnan food street， which was next to the restaurant. i thought maybe as a tourist he was more curious about common people`s food. but when he told me he chose yunnan food street because it was cheaper， i was puzzled——his first time in shanghai， not being short of money…why？ then he explained to me： young american people like to be independent. they want little from their parents. if they want something expensive， they`ll avoid relying on others. instead， they will find a job in their spare time and save enough money. christopher also told me that all of his money for this tour had been earned when he went to university in the daytime and went to work at night， and not a single dollar had been provided by his parents. what a great surprise i got！
it is still raining. i like the rain as it brings the greetings from the other side of the world.