22-09-27 如果你的男友或女友一直拖着不带你去见他/她的家人和朋友，很可能并不想和你天长地久，你只是他/她的地下恋人。这种遮遮掩掩的恋爱就叫stashing。 Stashing is when youre in a relationship with someone and you refuse to introduce them to your friends and famil...

22-09-15 The bloody victory of the Corleone Family was not complete until a year of delicate political maneuvering established Michael Corleone as the most powerful Family chief in the United States. For twelve months, Michael divided his time equally betwee...

22-09-15 On the plane ride back to New York, Michael Corleone relaxed and tried to sleep. It was useless. The most terrible period of his life was approaching, perhaps even a fatal time. It could no longer be put off. Everything was in readiness, all precaut...

22-09-14 The Sicilian sun, early-morning lemon-colored, filled Michaels bedroom. He awoke and, feeling Apollonias satiny body against his own sleep-warm skin, made her come awake with love. When they were done, even all the months of complete possession coul...

22-09-14 But it was to be nearly another year before Don Corleone could arrange for his son Michael to be smuggled back into the United States. During that time the whole Family racked their brains for suitable schemes. Even Carlo Rizzi was listened to now t...

22-09-14 The death of Santino Corleone sent shock waves through the underworld of the nation. And when it became known that Don Corleone had risen from his sick bed to take charge of the Family affairs, when spies at the funeral reported that the Don seemed...

22-09-14 The war of 1947 between the Corleone Family and the Five Families combined against them proved to be expensive for both sides. It was complicated by the police pressure put on everybody to solve the murder of Captain McCluskey. It was rare that oper...

22-09-14 The day after the shooting of Don Corleone was a busy time for the Family. Michael stayed by the phone relaying messages to Sonny. Tom Hagen was busy trying to find a mediator satisfactory to both parties so that a conference could be arranged with...

22-09-14 On the night before the shooting of Don Corleone, his strongest and most loyal and most feared retainer prepared to meet with the enemy. Luca Brasi had made contact with the forces of Sollozzo several months before. He had done so on the orders of D...

22-09-14 After I had my breakfast, it was only around noon, and I wasnt meeting old Sally till two oclock, so I started taking this long walk. I couldnt stop thinking about those two nuns. I kept thinking about that beatup old straw basket they went around c...