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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

applause interrupted the headmaster. He stopped for

a moment, then continued. “This young man is from

a teacher university. He is the first university student

we have. He is an English major. At the moment,

English is not taught in our school. But in the future,

it might be. Though English is the language of our

worst enemy, it is important. He is a new teacher and

unfamiliar with our school. I hope that every one of

you welcomes him warmly and helps him.” After the

headmaster made the introduction, I took my seat. As

soon as I sat down, a woman teacher with red cheeks

patted me on my shoulder and whispered, “Are you

married?”

I shook my head and blushed.

Then the woman teacher with red cheeks

whispered to a group of teachers.

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