I Am a Roast Duck
Why I say I am a roast duck?
On the one hand, I am preparing for the IELTS exam now and we call those who will take the IELTS exam "烤鸭" ( roast duck ) in Chinese. The reason is the Chinese translation for "IELTS" is “雅思” ( Yǎ Sī ) and "雅" ( yǎ ) sounds like "鸭" (yā) . And because it will be a long painful journey in order to get high scores in the exam, we use the perfect adjective "烤". So there comes "烤鸭".
On the other hand, the temperature reaches 39 ℃ in Wuhan these days. So when we are walking on the street, we are literally being roasted.
Still I am trying to be a happy roast duck......
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I Am a Roast Duck
Why do I say I am a roast duck?
One reason is that I am preparing for the IELTS exam now and we call those who will take the IELTS exam "烤鸭" ( roast duck ) in Chinese. The reason is because the Chinese translation for "IELTS" is “雅思” ( Yǎ Sī ) and "雅" ( yǎ ) sounds like the Chinese word for duck "鸭" (yā) . And because it will be a long painful journey in order to get high scores on the exam, we use the perfect adjective "烤"(roast). So there you have it "烤鸭".
Another reason is that the temperature reaches 39 ℃ in Wuhan these days. So when we are walking on the street, we are literally being roasted.
But I am still trying to be a happy roast duck......
The words in blue just clarify the meaning for someone who doesn't know any Chinese.
"On the one hand" is good when saying something short afterwards, usually one or two sentences.
For example "On the one hand, I can drive home after work and get some sleep. On the other hand, I can go out with my friends and have a good time"
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