Zhanbinzhang’s Comments (group member since Sep 09, 2012)

Zhanbinzhang’s comments from the ELEVEN READER'S CLUB group.

Update 2
1. POIGNANT LINE: “You never know your luck.”
2: Three new words:
innocent: clear
triumph: win
Adulterate: extramarital
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simile: the dog is protecting her all the time like her guard.
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So far the book is amazing, I gradually know the secret of the main character.

Update 3
1.POIGNANT LINE: “Sharp tools make good work.”
2: Three new words:
enthusiastic: intense
condemn: deplore
blunder: mistake
3
alliteration: And he answers her by tapping his toe.
4
Now the book is at the climax. They are looking for the mysterious black dragon.

Update 4
1.POIGNANT LINE: “The first step is as good as half over.”
2: Three new words:
hilarious: funny
Intermittent: stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly
Havoc: a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or disorder
Punchy: speeches/songs having a strong effect because it expresses something clearly in only a few words .
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Paradox: A rich country should have so many poor people living in it.
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Book is becoming more and more interesting since it combines the western an eastern cultures and myths.
Updates 5
1.POIGNANT LINE: A friend without faults will never be found.
2: Three new words:
onerous: needing great effort; causing trouble or worry
sanguine: cheerful and confident about the future
phenomenal: very great or impressive
3
Metaphor: Don’t think he’s a cuckoo . He’s pretty smart.
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The book ends and I finally discover what they are truly made of, two main characters are deeply connected to the black dragon. I really enjoy reading the books. I want to read it for a second time.

1.POIGNANT LINE: Hong Mei said: " There is no mysteries if you try your best to find the hidden truth under the magical appearance."
2: Three new words:
exsiccative: dry
oscillatory: shaky
inundant: flush
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Metaphor:...it is the heaven in the world that is full with vitality.
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The book is really interesting, and now it's getting closer to the climax part.

The book which I choose is called “Year of the Golden Dragon”. I was strongly attracted by the dragon in the title. I’m a Chinese and in China, we call us the descendants of the dragon. So I’m really interested the novel about dragon. The book is so fascinating for me. When I read the brief introduction of the novel, I found it was a story happens in China. It made me more interested in the book. The story is about a magical journey connecting to the myth of the Black dragon in China. Curiosity made me read a few pages of the book. The author uses lots of wonderful things and mysterious myth to fascinate me. The book can lead you to enter a world with many kinds of strange things and suspenseful cases. People with magic, the dragon with black wings, the years of different animals in China insensibly attract your attention and you will hold and read the book without your control. What’s more, you can see lots of arcane places in China especially the famous Imperial tomb of Xian. The power of mysteries and the particular details of Chinese myths add more pleasure to the book. Poetry plays a key role in this book, enticing me to continue and solve the mystery. The Year of the Golden Dragon is a really readable book for people who are interested in Chinese history and myths. The doubts and suspicions won’t be certified until the end so that I will keep reading it every day and try to discover the truth earlier.