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My good friend, Jing(我的好朋友,静)
Jing is one of my good friends, she is from Guangdong province. She is not tall, but her figure is neat, slender and plump1*. She had not so long, but soft and fine black hair2*. Her face is oval face with (a pair of3*) black eyes. She reveals her even white teeth whenever she smiles. Jing usually wears long skirts and more very elegant high-heeled shoes, but sometimes she would4* wear jeans and T-shirt.
Jing is not only good-looking but also a kind, capable and very talented girl.
Jing is good at cooking. She likes to do make all kinds of food. Cooking seemsed to her to be a kind of enjoyment. She always is humming5* hums while working in the kitchen. When I see her like that, I will get gain experienced : there was is such a person in the world, make the kitchen as a paradise, because I don’t didn't like cooking when I was a little child
She worked in has cooked a variety of food for me, since I have known her that year. And have having dinner with her was a kind of enjoyment.
After dinner, we often went for a walk together. When we walked on the road, she sometimes would suddenly burst out one or two words of poetry.
Jing graduated from Sun yat-sen university Chinese department. She likes classical Chinese poetry very much and she can write that type of poetry. She often talks about poems and prose with me. The Song Dynasty poetess Li Qingzhao is one of the ancient poetry people poets that she loves very much, she often reads aloud Li Qingzhao’s "Slow, Slow Tune". I do love listening to her to read aloud the modern prose and classical poems.
Her voice is so soft and mellow, like the gurgling of the streams flow, and like the nightingale (orioles)sings.
This is a charming voice, listen to this voice you will forget some things about everything/your problems.
静是我的好朋友之一,她是广东人。她长得不是很高,但身材匀称苗条丰满。她留着一头不太长的,柔软乌黑的头发,她那双瓜子脸嵌着双黑而明亮的眼睛,笑的时候会露出整齐洁白的牙齿。静通常穿长裙和比较典雅的高跟鞋,有时也穿牛仔T恤。
静不止外观好看,而且她还是一个善良、能干且富有才华的人。
1* Slender and plump are incompatible and it is impossible to be both.
2* I would use a different word order- Her black hair is not very long, but is fine and soft.
3* In a description of a person 'pair of' is redundant for eyes as it is assumed you have a pair. You could use it in a different context 'On the dark road I could only see a pair of eyes looking at me'
4* would - is used for habits but only in the past.
5* using the always + present continuous = a complaint about something you don't like. eg. my neighbour is always playing loud music.
The change from past to present tense is a bit confusing. I think nearly all the text should be in present.
BUt also some sentences are very good and show a rich use of language.
eg. She reveals her even white teeth whenever she smiles. She likes classical Chinese poetry very much and she can write that type of poetry, etc.
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