Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

Notes:
excruciating: 〈苦痛など〉責め苦にかけられるような;
break up: (夫婦などの)仲たがい;
crush: 恋人;
rejection: 拒絶;
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Last night, I listened to a song called “Nothing hurts like love” and heard my friend say that “love is one of the most excruciating pains”. But does love really hurt? When one of my friends broke up with his girlfriend, he said “Love can hurt so bad”. But what really hurts is breaking up, not actually love. When my crush turned me down, I thought “Well, maybe love can actually cause a little pain”. Now though I think that “rejection hurts, but love does not”. And when you have to leave a person you really love, you may think “Why does love have to hurt people?”. But again, that is not love hurting, that is the parting that hurts. Happy Valentine’s day, everybody!
(written by student Nguyen Thanh Hung , edited by Prof. Simon Smith)
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February is already here. For us university students, it also means end-of-term examinations. After we finish them though the Spring vacation will soon come! During the vacation, what are you going to do? Go shopping, study hard, or perhaps return home to stay with your family? For me, it is a great opportunity to study hard and find my weak points. It is important to know what I didn’t understand and try to change it. Because the spring vacation is long, it is good for this kind of activity. During the long vacation, what changes do you want to make?　(written by student Miss Okubo,、edited by Prof. Simon Smith)