Lifestyle Themes the_content . how

HI All need help,

Please refer to this domain name:https://tinyurl.com/yeabzp7

As you can see on the main page it have 3 portion [homepageleft, homepageright, homepagebottom] to display all blog post according to category set

on the Top left portion cateogry name: “CNY Song”. this portion i would like to dispaly cateogory “CNY song” latest post. however it just show up character without any thumbnail.

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i have try to use

1. The_content_limit (it only post character without any thumnail)
<?php the_content_limit(80, “”); ?>

2. The_content (if will show entire post including youtube video) which i don’t it to show
<?php the_content(__(‘Read more’, ‘studiopress’));?>
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I would like it display as it shown on the bottom portion category “CNY Higlight” [homepagebottom]
in this portion i use code as below:

<?php the_content(__(‘Read more’, ‘studiopress’));?>

More informaiton:

WordPress version: “WordPress 2.8.6”
Themes: studiopress Lifestlye

– Thank you in Advanced
Anthony