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what do you think about female Ph.Ds in you country?

Hi, there. I come from China and am pursuing my doctoral degree in Chinese history.  In China, highly educated women were always mocked as a sexless "third gender". They say that there are three genders: male, female, and female Ph.D. It's a joke that means female Ph.Ds are asexual and not feminine enough. Most people have many prejudices towards to females PhDs. According to their many critics, we are aloof, unattractive, self-important careerists and even threaten the country's very social fabric by putting education before family. Some people even think we are very bad to marry. When I was in my first year of getting Ph.D degree, some people who wanted to make friends with me always were scared by my degree. But why? I just want to acquire more education and live my life as my own way.  So I really want to know what do you think about female Ph.Ds in your country?

January 5, 2017
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One Chinese documentary about delicious food will drive you crazy

Hi, there, I'd like to highly recommend a Chinese documentary to you guys today. It's A Bite of China (Chinese: 舌尖上的中国) . It is a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food, eating, and cooking in China. The first season has seven episodes, introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 60 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. My friends and I love it very much. You could watch it if you are interested in Chinese culture and delicious food. I'm sure you will like it very much. The advice I most want to give you is that you'd better don't  watch it at midnight or when you are very hungry.  It will definitely drive you crazy. Lol. O(∩_∩)O哈哈~

 

Here is the video with English narrative: <a href="http://english.cntv.cn/special/a_bite_of_china/homepage/index.shtml">http://english.cntv.cn/special/a_bite_of_china/homepage/index.shtml</a>

January 1, 2017
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Sweat memories with my dog I had a dog when I was a child. His name was tiao tiao. My grandfather gave this puppy to me when I was in my fourth year of elementary school. He was so cute and affectionate. He left such a deep impression on me that I still remember how he looks even though so many years have passed. He had beautiful, jade-green eyes and smooth, silky fur. The innocent way he looked at me was so adorable. I really had a lot of beautiful and happy memories with my dog.Out of all these memories, the ones that left the deepest impression on me were my little dog's loyalty. During winter when it snowed he would come walk with me to school, and after classes, he'd wait by the door of our home for me. Sadly, three months later he ate some poisonous food and caught some unknown disease. And then he passed away soon after that.My brother and I dug a hole and buried him in our front yard. We felt very sad and depressed for a long time. I will always remember him and our beautiful time together. I really miss him a lot.
December 31, 2016
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I wanna have an English name. Could you help me? Hi, there, I am Bingbing Li (李冰冰)and from China. I am an open-minded and easygoing girl. I like to make friends with people around the world. I am very interested in learning different cultures. Now I am learning English because I am planning to go to America and do an exchange next year. I wanna have an English name so that foreign friends could remember my name easily. As you know I find it a little difficult to remember English names for me. And I think the people from English countries would find the same situations when remembering Chinese names. So could you help me think a beautiful and appropriate English name? Thank you in advance.
December 26, 2016
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Topics about China——Second,Hangzhou Second, Hangzhou. Topics about China. Hello, there, I am back. Today I want to introduce Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province, to you. Hangzhou is a famous scenic city, there's a saying "In heaven there is paradise, and on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou.". It means that Hangzhou and Suzhou are both places of great Beauty. People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake, which is the most famous tourist attraction in Hangzhou. The view of the West Lake is magnificent. If you have a chance to go to Hangzhou in the future, you'd better have a walk by the lake. There is a romantic and moving folktale named The legend of White snake about the West Lake. It is a love story between a white snake and a man named Xv xian. Bai suzhen, the white snake, had been lived on the earth for thousands of years. During this time she had been looking for a man who saved her five hundred years ago. And one day, she met Xv xian on the broken bridge of the West Lake. He was the man that she was looking for. Finally ,they overcame a lot of difficulties and had a boy. But after the boy was born Bai suzhen was controled in the Fall of pagoda by a monk named Fahai on behalf of subdued demons . At last the boy win the first place in the national examination and he saved her mother baisuzhen . At last baisuzhen and her husband xvxian became the immortal together. It seems that this beautiful story makes Hangzhou more mysterious and attractive. In a year, the four seasons bring different scenes to this city. The willow in the spring, the lotus in the summer, the osmanthus in the autumn and the snow on the broken bridge. Welcome to Hangzhou and I believe you will like this city. Considering of most people haven't been to Hangzhou, and I will post one photo which I was taken by the West Lake. Hope you like it. There must be many mistakes in this article, thank you for correcting. O(∩_∩)O
November 6, 2016
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A happy weeking Yesterday was Saturday, the whether was very good in shanghai, and the temperature was also high. It was an uncommon day during the period. Because it rained a lot last few days, and the weather became colder and colder. I was so eager to go out having fun in this beautiful weather. So, I asked two of my friends to chat on the lawn outside. We haven't seen for a few weeks, and we talk too much about our life, study and so on. We started to play a board game at 4pm. This game named Settlers of Catan and it is very interesting. I rushed to the center of shanghai after the game's over. Because one of classmates from high school asked me to go to a restaurant having dinner with him. This restaurant provided food which most of them were the specialty of our home. The food there were very delicious and we eat a lot of delicious food items. It was really a very very happy weekind. 一个愉快的周末 昨天是星期六,上海的天气特别好,温度也很高,是这一段时间以来难得的好天气。因为,前一段时间这里一直在下雨,天气也变得越来越冷。看着天气这么好,我就很想出去玩。于是,我约了两个朋友一起去外面的草坪上聊天。我和我的朋友有几个星期没有见面了,所以我们聊了很多很多,聊各自的生活、学习等等。下午4点的时候我们又开始一起玩桌游,这个桌游的名字叫卡坦岛,非常的有趣,结束以后我就急匆匆的赶往市区,因为一个高中同学约我去一家餐馆吃晚餐,这家餐馆做的菜全是我们家乡的特色菜,味道真的特别棒,我们一起吃了好多好吃的食物。真是一个非常愉快的周末。 there must be many mistakes in this article, welcome to help me correct them. i also write my mother language here and i hope it will help who is learning Chinese a bit. Thank you very much.
November 6, 2016
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I am confused about how to improve my English? Hello, there, I am Bingbing, I am from China. It was 16 years since I studied English from junior high school. But my English is still very bad. I feel like my reading and listening are ok, but my speaking and listening is not very good. I always don't know how to say when talking to other people in English. In addition, I only use simple vocabulary and grammar when I write something. How can I improve my expression? I really don't know how to do? Please help me. Thank you very much.
November 5, 2016
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Topics about China——First, Shanghai Hello, everyone, I am pretty new on Italki. I am learning English now, because I want to study in America next year. I think this website is very useful, so I decided to write an topic about China everyday. If you are interested in China and learning Chinese, I hope you could like it . Today I want to introduce shanghai to you. I have been living here for five years. Shanghai is a modern city in China. I am sure most of people have ever been to shanghai, or just heart it. There are many historical sites in Shanghai, such as City God Temple of Shanghai, Jingan Temple, The Bund and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. These places are very beautiful and interesting. In addition, there are many delicious food in Shanghai. Welcome to Shanghai and China. Thank you for reading.
November 5, 2016
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Looking for a English partner, I'll help you with Mandarin Chinese.

Hello, everyone, I am Bingbing Li, a college student in history in Shanghai. I have been trying to find people to practice my English speaking. I can help with my Chinese. If you are interested in learning Chinese and Chinese history, please send me a message anytime.^_^

November 3, 2016
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