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Kisah cinta ini ditulis dalam dua versi, English and Indonesia.
An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world.
It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century.
The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple’s home for the last 50 years.

Over 50 years ago, Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu Chaoqin..
In a twist worthy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.
At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing Municipality.
In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives.
Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, ‘Are you regretful? Liu always replied, ‘As long as we are industrious, life will improve.’
In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.
Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring the forest and were surprised to find t! he elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, ‘My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother’s convenience, although she doesn’t go down the mountain that much.’
The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife’s hand even after he had passed away.
‘You promised me you’ll take care of me, you’ll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?’
Xu spent days softly repeating! this sentence and touching her husband’s black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.
In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China , collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.
Bahasa Indonesia:
Kisah cinta sejati baru-baru ini datang dari China dan menyentuh banyak orang. Kisah ini tentang seorang pemuda yang jatuh cinta dengan seorang wanita yang usianya jauh lebih tua darinya. Keduanya kawin lari dan dan hidup bersma selama lebih dari setengah abad.
Lelaki China tersebut meninggal di usia 70 tahun dan telah membuat 6000 anak tangga agar Istri yang dikasihinya kini berusia 80 tahun dapat naik ke gunung. Beliau meninggal di gua yang telah menjadi rumah tinggal mereka selama 50 tahun terakhir, yaitu sejAk Lu Guojiang pemuda berusia 19 tahun,jatuh cinta dengan seorang perempuan berusia 29 tahun, janda dengan anak bernama Xu Chaoqin..
Kisah ini mengingatkan kita akan cerita Romeo dan Juliet. Sepasang kekasih dari China ini kawin lari karena usia mereka jauh berbeda dan pada kenyataannya Xu adalah seorang janda dan memiliki beberapa orang anak.
Pada waktu itu, adalah tidak bermoral apabila seorang pemuda mencintai seorang perempuan yang telah menikah. Untuk menghindari gosip yang mencerca mereka, pasangan ini memutuskan untuk pergi dan beroisah dari komunitas mereka dan tinggal di gua di Jiangjin County Kota ChongQing.
Di awal tahun kehidupan perkawinan mereka, kehidupan sangatlah keras karena mereka k=harus hidup tanpa listrik bahkan tanpa makanan. Mereka terpaksa makan rerumputan dan akar-akar yang mereka temukan di sekitar gunung, dan Liu membuat sendiri lampu minyak agar dapat menjadi penerang di malam hari.
Xu merasa bahwa dia terikat dengan Liu dan berulang kali bertanya kepadanya “Apakah kamu menyesal dengan hidup seperti ini?” Liu selalu menjawab, ‘Sepanjang kita terus bekerja dan berkarya, maka kehidupan kita akan lebih baik.’
Di tahun kedua hidup di gunung, Liu mulai dan tak kenal lelah selama lebih 50 tahun membuat anak tangga sehingga istri yang dikasihinya dapat turun naik gunung dengan mudah.
Setengah abad kemudian, di tahun 2001, sekelompok pendaki gunung menemukan keluarga ini dengan 6000 anak tangga yang terbuat rapi. Liu MingSheng, salah satu dari tujuh anak mereka berkata, ‘Orang tua kami sunguh sunguh saling mencintai dan mereka rela untuk hidup terpisah dari komunitas mereka selama lebih dari 50 tahun dan tidak berpernah berpisah walau hanya seharipun. Ayah kami telah membuat lebih dari 6000 anak tangga selama bertahun tahun untuk Ibu kami agar dapat turun naik gunung dengan mudah, walaupun pada kenyataannya Ibu jarang turun gunung.’
Pasangan ini telah hidup dengan bahagia dan damai selama lebih dari 50 tahun sampai ketika usia Lu mencapai 72 tahun, beliau meninggal jatuh ketika sedang bekerja dan istrinya duduk dan merangkulnya tangan mereka saling menggengam. Liu sangat mencintai Xu sampai tak seorang pun dapat memisahkan istrinya dari genggamannya bahkan sampai dia meninggal.
‘Kau berjanji kepada ku kalau kau akan menjagaku terus, kau berjanji akan selalu bersamaku sampai hari aku mati, namun sekarang, kau pergi meninggalkanku, bagaimana aku dapat hidup bersama mu?
Xu berulang-ulang mengucapkan kalimat tersebut dengan air mata berurai, sambil menyentuh mayat suaminya.
pada tahun 2006, kisah cinta mereka menjadi satu dari 10 kisah cinta terkenal dari china. Kisah ini di publikasikan juga oleh the Chinese Women Weekly. Pemerintah setempat memutuskan untuk mengabadikan tangga cinta dan lokasi mereka tinggal dilestarikan sebagai museum sehingga kisah cinta ini dapat hidup selamanya.
(My eyes re wet while typing this)
You are still confused about concluding sentence. Here are some explanation about it.
A concluding sentence closes the paragraph so that the reader is not left expecting more. Sometimes a concluding sentence reminds the reader of the main point by restating the topic sentence in different words. For example:
Beaches are fun in summer and in winter. In summer, you can swim and do many other water sports. If you don’t like water sports, you can play beach games or relax on the warm sand. In winter, beaches are less crowded, so they are good places for solitary walks. Also, on a clear winter night, nothing is more fun than sitting with a group of friends around a big bonfire, talking, laughing, and singing. All year round, a beach is a place to have fun.
perhatikan topic sentence: Beaches are fun and in winter.
Concluding sentence: All year round, a beach is a place to have fun.
Lihat lagi tulisan tentang paragraph di blog ini. Perhatikan topic sentence dan concluding sentencenya. Saling berkaitan kan? Kemabli lagi pada ilustrasi tentang hamburger.
A concluding sentence may also make a recommendation:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………… In my opinion, the teleVox telephone is the best choice for our company.
or
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………… With this information, I will never again feel stupid in my math class.
Is it a must to have concluding sentence?
No. it is not. Some short paragraphs do not need a concluding sentence.
in short, topic sentence is the top bun of a hamburger and the concluding sentence is the bottom bun.
Final test will be on Monday. I am sure that all my students are preparing themselves. Some asked me questions regarding to this test. Well. some hints I hope can be any help to every body who are taking Business Correspondence. They are connected to four-point plan. In business letter, there is a four-point plan to follow. So focus on it including the common expressions according to each point.
In business letter, we also need to build up good relationship with our clients, so we have to watch out the tone of your letter. Pay special attention to letter of inquiry.
Finally, be master in making report. Follow the guidelines of report need to be reviewed too.
Good luck
Hello Nurdini and others …
Here is an illustration for better understanding of thesis statement and topic sentence.

After my presentation in St. Ignatius course, I have several questions regarding to Thesis Statement. I hope this writing can help you in joining writing competition.
What is thesis statement?
A thesis statement is a sentence that explicitly identifies the purpose of the paper or previews its main ideas. It tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. Thesis statement can also act as a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. From the thesis statement, the readers know directly how you answers the question . A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel. It is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.
Dear all for your final exam, please focus on ways in which to organize a work area in an office. the importance of an ergonomic work environment, safety in the work environment including filing, electricity and lighting, office noise and equipment, office automation, some points for protective maintenance for office machines and equipment, the appropriate guard words, things to do before you make an outgoing call, the expressions to conclude telephone conversation, a telephone message, forms, actions to show that you understand telephone etiquette. benefits to be gained by using a Time Schedule, office furniture.
Good Luck
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