| 1 | The pine trees defy severe cold. | |
| 2 | Yet -- defying predictions -- North Korea neither changed nor collapsed. | |
| 3 | Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. | |
| 4 | Chaplin was never afraid to deal with subjects causing much disagreement in his films. | |
| 5 | I want to invoke another Chinese saying: We should not be afraid of the dark clouds blocking our view because we are already at a high elevation. |