Driven mad_Please help correct it, thanks. Do you love your job? I'm not sure how many people will give me the answer of "yes, I do.". For me, sometimes I like it while sometimes I want to escape from it. But whatever the situation is, I do want to finish every task with my full efforts. Fine, forget what I said above. At least, your job pays you. Without it, you can't go on your life. So, you take the money, you have to realize your responsibility to finish every task. No matter how boring or difficult it is, you should try your best to make it. How simple it is. I just don't understand why those people take the money but don't even give their half percent of their energies to the job they have to finish? The people I met this morning just drove me crazy.

Culture Differencese_Please help correct it, thanks. Culture difference is very interesting. Last week, when I was doing translation, I was confused about the word "平安果“. And I was curious about how to say it in English, peaceful fruit, Christmas apple or Christmas eve apple? The question was asked on italki and was given the answers soon after posted. What a big surprise! I was told that "平安果” actually is not the tradition of Christmas in western countries. Another interesting example is also from translation. Once, I was asked to translate the following sentence:“ 我记得在与Mike的时候，他把合作比作一场婚姻。对此，我非常的认同。” into English. I used "I really agree with Mike when he analogized our partnership as a marriage.", but was told that usually western people don't use analogy in that way. And at last, I used referred to instead of analogy. Learning

How to say "平安果“ in English? How to say "平安果“ in English? Christmas eve apple? Christmas apple? Or peaceful apple?

Each and every friend on italki, Happy New Year~ So happy to meet you all here. Happy New Year~

To Dear Me Dear Joyce: Tomorrow is your birthday. I'd like to take this opportunity to say something to you. Yesterday, you found a photo taken in 2011. The girl in the photo looks young, naive and looking forward to the future. So, running into your 27th birthday when others are celebrating the New Year makes you a little bit sad. Don't worry dear. Although time sometimes gives us the gifts which we don't want, we can still learn a lot. Life is about learning and then grow up to the better self. You did well. I know you've been working hard in 2013. Job teaches you a lot and your performance is highly recognized by your colleagues and line manager. Well done and thanks so much for your diligence. I'm sure you'll do better in 2014 and create more milestones in your career path. I know your parents are a little bit annoying, especially when they push you to find a man to get married. You enjoy your current life. You think your parents don't understand you. Dear, you are two generations. Gap exists. Maybe, we can call it "values conflict". It is no use of complaining. Please be patient and have conversations with them. You'll do better in 2014. Your best friend has made the decision to leave Shanghai. Sad? Don't be silly. No one can be together forever. And her hometown is near Shanghai. Wherever she goes, she's your best friend forever. See, everything around you is good. Cheer up to have fun with your friends, to celebrate your birthday and to welcome the New Year. 2014's coming!

Merry Christmas! More and more young people now celebrate Christmas in China. But for us, Christmas is just a normal festival to hang out with friends, to have fun with boyfriend or girlfriend, and to contribute some money to retailers, while it does mean a lot for western people. I guess Christmas is the most important festival for them and their family, like the Chinese New Year for us. Although Shanghai today is full of the Christmas decoration, the feeling is not same if they are not with family and far away from hometown. So, here I sincerely wish every western friend Merry Christmas and have a wonderful new year in China. And the same to everyone on italki. Merry Christmas!

We say happy birthday, happy new year etc. Why don't we say "Happy Christmas"?

Kindle I'm a little bit disappointed about z.cn. I wanna buy the latest version of Kindle. but was told that the kindle paperwhite 2 hadn't been available in China and they had no idea when it would be sold in China. Without choice, I bought paperwhite 1 in early November. Less than 1 month after I bought it, the kindle paperwhite 2 was launched on z.cn. Oh my lady gaga. Fine, I forgive it. Following the first shock, my kindle was reluctant to work last night. Blank screen came first, then I couldn't shut it down. Sign~~~`

I love this Friday I like Friday, especially this one. My line manager has gone to France to enjoy her vacation and our director, a British lady, will fly to Australia for her Christmas family gathering party this coming Sunday. Neither of them will come back until Jan. 2014. Although I can not take annual leave during Christmas, I guess next week will be a leisure one. It's the time for me to draft my Christmas plan! Wish you merry Christmas dears~