I'm sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.

    A woman is running in circles trying to gather family members together for a 1 . When the final moment comes before 2, she wraps her arms around her son, giving him a 3 hug that should protect him until she 4 .

    I sit with a book in my hands, waiting for my turn to leave, 5 because the ones I love have a different 6 from mine.

    I think of other departures and arrivals. I 7 seeing my daughter. I wrapped myself around her as if she'd been 8 . That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time.

    Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is 9 called, I gather my book and luggage. 10 there is no one to see me off, I do not 11  to see where I have come from. 12, I think of my husband at work 13 if I have left yet.

    As I head towards the plane, I find myself 14  yet another arrival and departure. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport 15. My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, 16 was looking at us, but I didn't 17.

    Life needs the important 18  all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a 19 could come back to find someone 20 them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.

    French singer seeks Chinese musical dream

    “The first time I heard the Chinese song Girl in the Flower Room by Chinese rock star Cui Jian, I got the idea of covering it in French, and it 1 pretty good," French singer and songwriter Joyce Jonathan said. Known as the "Pop Queen of Chanson" in France, the 28-year-old singer 2 her first Chinese album Ca Ira on May 16 and toured China from May 19 to June 5 in cities 3Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

    Born on Nov 3, 1989 in Levallois-Perret, France, Joyce Jonathan has always loved to record life through music. At the age of seven, she learned to play the piano and began 4 her first series of songs. "Music is about love and stories. People of different countries may have language barriers5they can all understand what I am trying to say in my songs, and it is the power of music," Jonathan said. In 2005, she posted her musical tracks on the site MySpace, a social networking website, and was able to 6fame on the internet.

    7 that fame, Jonathan began recording her first album Sur mes Gardes in May 2010. It was certified platinum ( 130,000 album sales ) in under a year. On Jan 23, 2011, she 8 the NRJ Music Award for Francophone Breakthrough of the Year,9 an important step in her musical career. "When I win more and more fans, I truly feel very happy. And I like to communicate with my fans and listen to their ideas 10 I can," she says.

    Although a French native, Jonathan grew up in a "Chinese-speaking" family. Her parents worked in China and could speak a little Chinese and one of her sisters has lived in Beijing so far. "When I was a little girl, I visited Beijing, a very 11memory in my childhood.12 and friendly, Chinese people led me into many interesting places," she 13 "The food dumpling and the old places like hutong are really14to me." Because of her interest in China, the singer began to learn Chinese, and in 2011, she15 four of her songs in Chinese for the first time. "The Chinese language is very beautiful with dynamic rhythms. But Chinese is not easy to learn and I will keep practicing."

    16several years of work, the Ca Ira album was made, which included 10 Chinese songs. Some of the songs were 17 from French versions, while others are completely new for Chinese fans.

    In the album, Joyce Jonathan cooperated with Chinese singer Cui Jian, known as the "Father of Rock" in China.

    In April 1989, Cui released the song Girl in the Flower Room in his album Rock and Roll on the New Long March and the song was widely sung by Chinese people in the 1990s. "The song was amazing, both in meaning and melody, and I decided to 18 it in French."

    The French 19 Tes Deserts, which mean "The Love Desert" in English, was produced in May this year and was a sensation(轰动) among many French people. "I could not believe such a romantic song could come from China," French Facebook user, Zombie Baby, said online. According to Jonathan, the song proves music is20and has no boundaries.

    “I have recently completed my college degree. The project we were 1in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their 2

    Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald's for 3We were standing in line, waiting to be4, when everyone around us began to back away.5 I turned around, I smelled a6“dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two 7 homeless men.

    As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were8of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man9 awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.

    The young lady at the10asked him what they wanted. He said, “coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could11. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy12. I realized that he just wanted to be13. It was too cold outside.

Then I really felt it— the compulsion (冲动) was so great I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were14at me, judging my every action. I smiled and 15two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in16with tears in his eyes.

    I returned to the17on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said, “Can I18this?”

    I nodded. She began to read19while every student listened attentively.

    In my own way I20the people at McDonald's, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

    I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1and when I was 14, he said, "You're never going to be 2 but a failure."

    After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, "Let's 8 it; you've failed at everything you've ever done." So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college.

    After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who'd 16 school early, now teaching at the university.

    My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I'm rich and 17, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20: "I believe in you. You'll succeed."

    It wasn't that I was embarrassed because my husband was out of work. It's just that we were 1 people and didn't share our 2 much with others. So when he lost his job, we just acted like nothing had changed and no one seemed to 3 .

    It didn't take long before my friends found out that my husband 4 a lot more. When asked about it, I told my good friend and neighbour Tammy the 5 and I said we were still looking. She then told me that her husband had also been hunting for 6 all over town because his company was closing down. I was 7 .We constantly did things together, yet I hadn't found any sign of their 8 .

    After knowing what they were 9 , I wanted to help them even though we didn't have much ourselves. So, I became a 10 shopper. I looked for discount offers everywhere, and when I finished my 11 , I would offer to buy things for Tammy at the 12 price. It seems like our money goes even further because we are willing to 13 .

    It goes the other way too. Tammy and her husband have given us enough wood to 14 our house this winter. It has been a huge 15 , reducing our gas bill to almost nothing. There are other 16 of helping each other. I teach Tammy how to make bread; she 17 my kids when I go to job interviews...and the 18 goes on.

    I don't have much to give, but I can give of myself. I can have 19 , love and hope, and the more I give these away, the more I 20 .

    My mother recently read me a speech she had made at a local high school. She read it to me in the 1 that she'd satisfy my endless search for answers-answers to everything. Ever since I was very young, I have2 to my parents, friends and teachers for guidance.3 to make a mistake, I've asked countless times, "What should I do?" Maybe I feared to take my first baby step on my own, I don't remember.

    Sometime during my high school years, I4 . I stopped asking the question continuously. Maybe it was when I decided to try for the5 in Beauty and the Beast. Never mind that I would have to 6 lines and movements, and I would take a risk of 7. The day of audition (试镜)I was still telling myself, "If you don't think you can do it the 8way, just don't go." My heart was pounding (剧烈跳动).My hands were shaking so 9when I got up to sing, that I wasn't 10the people holding the audition would hear me.

    But something happened. When I opened my mouth to sing, the 11 was loud, powerful and sweet. I performed well and even 12the high notes that sometimes were extremely difficult for me. That audition wasn't the13 of the trap that kept me from trying but it was definitely an important part of the 14 of growing.

    I realize that if I want to live my life to the fullest, I have to 15 myself to try things bravely. Now, I do take these chances,16 ones with baby steps, every day, like 17my opinions in class discussions or debates.

    I have come to realize that 18 my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don't 19have the answer to "what should I do?", they will be there to 20 me when I try. I now know that the choices I make for my life will become easier with every chance I take.