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Will cellphone make people losing their abilities to communicate?
Nowadays, more and more people are using cell phones and computers to communicate, so some people believe that we are losing the abilities to communicate with real people.
In order to clarify this viewpoint, we firstly should make the difference between communication by cell phone and computer and by real people. Theoretically, making calls are classified into communication by phones. However, along with the widespread usage of smart phones, people are preferring to use phones to send SMS, photos, videos rather than to make calls. Therefore, I’d like to exclude the situation of making call as one kind of communication by phones or computer. We can still consider it as an traditional ways of communication. Let’s just focus on the communication by smart phones.
Take my everyday life as an example, I usually play my smart phones when I was on my way to company. I check the un-reading messages from my WeChat, give thumbs up or add some remarks to friends Moments. While I am working, I always send and receive mails or messages from my colleagues via QQ. There are many people in the office, but we don’t hear loud voices, because we are all busy for typing in front of computers. During the break in the noon, the most entertaining thing is to share some jokes which are popular in the internet.
After my work, I often send messages to my wife to tell the time I am supposed to arrive at home while I am waiting at the bus stop. When we finish dinner, she prefers to watch TV series in the cozy sofa, while I am playing game in front of computer. When I turned off my phone before sleeping time, I just found 3 calling records in a day.
My life is just an individual case, however, I am sure I will make more communication if I don’t bring my smart phone. At least, I can share more experience with my colleagues and my family members. From my point of view, to some extent, cell phones decrease the time of real communication.
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The most frequently used compartive sentence pattern in Chinese.
（1）The basic structure.
A比B + adj. ←→ B没有A + adj.
e.g.
fēijī bǐ qìchē kuài。 ←→ qìchē méiyǒu fēijī kuài。
飞 机 比 汽车 快 。 汽车 没 有 飞 机 快 。
plane is faster than car. car is not as fast as plane.
Shànɡhǎi bǐ Hánɡzhōu dà。←→ Hánɡzhōu méiyǒu shànɡhǎi dà。
上 海 比 杭 州 大。 杭 州 没 有 上 海 大。
Shanghai is bigger than Hangzhou. Hangzhou is not as big as Shanghai.
（2）when you want to tell the difference of things in a rough manner, we use these expressions.
A比B + adj. + 得多/多了---------A比B + adj. + 一点儿/一些
e.g.
ɡēɡe bǐ dìdi ɡāo de duō。 zhèjiàn yīfu bǐ nàjiàn ɡuì yìdiǎnr。
哥哥 比 弟弟 高 得 多 。 这 件 衣服 比 那件 贵 一点 儿。
older brohter is much taller than younger brother. this dress is a little more expensive than that one.
fēijī bǐ qìchē kuài duōle。 jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěnɡ yìxie。
飞 机 比 汽车 快 多 了。 今 天 比 昨 天 冷 一些 。
plane is much faster than car. Today is a little colder than yesterday.
but remember, if the predicate is an adjective , it cannot e preceded by such adverbs as ”很“、”真“、”有点儿“、”非常”
（×飞机 比 汽车 非常 快。） （×今天 比 昨天 有点儿 冷。）
（3） A complement of quantity is used to show specific differnece in quantity or degreee between two things.
A 比 B +adj.+ quantity
Hánɡzhōu de qìwēn bǐ Shànɡhǎi ɡāo liǎnɡ dù。 zhè jiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn ɡuì 10 kuài。
杭 州 的 气温 比 上 海 高 两 度。 这 件 衣服 比 那 件 贵 10 块 。
Hangzou's temperature is 2 degree higher than Shanghai. This dress cost 10 Yuan more than that one.
（4）if there is verb
A +比+ B +（ V+O）+V得 + adj. ←→ B+没有+ A + （ V+O）+V得 + adj.
Xiǎozhānɡ bǐ Xiǎowánɡ （pǎo bù） pǎode kuài。←→Xiǎowánɡ méiyǒ Xiǎozhānɡ （pǎobù） pǎo de kuài。
小 张 比 小 王 （跑 步） 跑 得 快 。←→ 小 王 没 有 小 张 （跑 步） 跑 得 快 。
XiaoZhang runs faster than XiaoWang. Xiao Wang is not so fast as XiaoZhang.
if the verb has a cmoplement of state,"比“ can be placed either before the verb or after the complement.
A +（ V+O）+V得 + 比+ B + adj. ←→ B +（ V+O）+V得+ 没有A + adj.
小张 （考试）考得 比 小王 好。←→ 小王 （考试）考得 没有 小张 好。
xiǎozhānɡ（pǎobù）pǎo de bǐ xiǎowánɡ kuài。←→xiǎowánɡ（pǎobù）pǎo de méiyǒu xiǎozhānɡ kuài。
小 张 （跑 步）跑 得 比 小 王 快 。←→ 小 王 （跑 步） 跑 得 没 有 小 张 快 。
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An interesting Chinese song by a British band
对不起我的中文不好
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XTBwvi0h2E
对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)，我(wǒ) 的(de) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 不(bù) 好(hǎo)! (Sorry, my Chinese is not so good!)
对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)，对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)， (Really sorry)
我(wǒ) 不(bù) 知(zhī) 道(dào) 你(nǐ) 说(shuō) 什(shén) 么(me)？ (I don’t understand what you’re saying?)
对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)，我(wǒ) 的(de) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 不(bù) 好(hǎo)。
对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)，对(duì) 不(bù) 起(qǐ)，
我(wǒ) 只(zhǐ) 想(xiǎng) 跟(gēn) 你(nǐ) 当(dāng) 朋(péng) 友(you)! (I just want to be friends!)
***
Hello! 你(nǐ) 好(hǎo) 吗(ma)？
你(nǐ) 的(de) 英(yīng) 文(wén) 好(hǎo) 好(hǎo) 听(tīng)！ (Your English sounds great)
你(nǐ) 是(shì) 美(měi) 国(guó) 人(rén) 吗(ma)？ (Are you American?)
並(bìng) 不(bú) 是(shì) 美(měi) 国(guó) 人(rén)。 (No, I’m definitely not American)
我(wǒ) 是(shì) 一(yī) 位(wèi) 英(yīng) 国(guó) 绅(shēn) 士(shì)， (I’m an English gentleman!)
如(rú) 果(guǒ) 你(nǐ) 专(zhuān) 心(xīn) 听(tīng)， (Listen carefully)
你(nǐ) 会(huì) 了(liǎo) 解(jiě) 我(wǒ)。 (and you’ll understand me)
Repeat ***
欢(huān) 迎(yíng) 光(guāng) 临(lín)， (Welcome)
里(lǐ) 面(miàn) 坐(zuò)， (To my restaurant)
先(xiān) 生(sheng) 你(nǐ) 要(yào) 吃(chī) 什(shén) 么(me)？ (What would you like to eat?)
我(wǒ) 要(yào) 睡(shuì) 觉(jiào)。 (I want to eat sleep!)
你(nǐ) 很(hěn) 累(lèi)，是(shì) 不(bú) 是(shì)？ (Oh really, are you very tired?)
我(wǒ) 不(bù) 累(lèi)，我(wǒ) 肚(dǔ) 子(zi) 很(hěn) 饿(è)！ (No, I’m not tired I’m really hungry)
我(wǒ) 想(xiǎng) 要(yào) 吃(chī) 水(shuǐ) 饺(jiǎo)， (I want to eat dumplings)
请(qǐng) 你(nǐ) 快(kuài) 点(diǎn) 做(zuò)。 (Please make them quickly!)
Repeat ***
没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi) 我(wǒ) 的(de) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 进(jìn) 步(bù) 了(le)。(No problem, my Chinese has now improved!)
没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi)， 没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi)， (No problem at all)
我(wǒ) 还(hái) 要(yào) 跟(gēn) 你(nǐ) 做(zuò) 朋(péng) 友(you)。 (I still want to be your friend!)
没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi) 我(wǒ) 的(de) 中(zhōng) 文(wén) 进(jìn) 步(bù) 了(le)。
没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi)，没(méi) 关(guān) 系(xi)，
我(wǒ) 还(hái) 要(yào) 跟(gēn) 你(nǐ) 做(zuò) 朋(péng) 友(you)。
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The bottle neck of learning English
I am a Chinese teacher who have studied English for 20 years. But I still think my English level didn't improve since I graudated from Unviersity in 2004.
I didn't have to prepare any exam after graduation. As you know, Chinese students learn English mainly for passing the exam. In order to get many qualifications, we have to attend various of exams.English is just one part of it. We must go to other battle field as soon as the "ABC" War is ended. Fortunately, my work requires me to deal with foreigners, therefore, my spoken English is better than my college classmates. However, my reading and writing ability lag behind greatly. How can I make a progress? I think the only way is to attend an exam! I don't trust my self discipline. I can fall asleep quickly if you ask me to read an English magzine just for fun!
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