How can I put "下次我请你吃饭" in a colloquial way? As the title shows, how? It doesn't feel right to me if I say "I will give you a treat next time" or "I will treat you a meal next time" Maybe "I will pick up the tab for the meal next time" or "I will foot the bill for the meal next time"? Any ideas? Thank you!

What I have learnt for English very recently. I am a big fan of the TV show <friends> (I am not sure if the punctuations used here is right), which, by the way, is kinda out of date from many people's points of views, but I still like it a lot, although the time I found it which maybe my second year for master degree was kinda late. It is really funny and a good entertainment to watch it together with my friends, plus the language they use are practical and simple, so I have been keeping trying to memorize a few words or idioms every couple of days when I got time, which indeed help a lot. All right, let me list the words and idioms that is new to me today and this may be gonna last for couple of days, you guys can see whether they are new to you or out of date if you are interested, welcome any comment or correction: From season 1 charpter 1: 1. hairpiece 2. bemused It is always used to describe Joey. ^_^ 3. mortified 4. pluck 5. aura 6. fixate 7. hysterical 8. metaphor 9. grin 10. deadpan. 11. commercial break Actually with the video I realized this phrase may refer to commercial advertisement. 12. on the mark. There's an idiom called right on the mark, right? 13. matrimony Before this word, I only knew marriage, so what's the difference？ 14. upbeat Just like matrimony, before upbeat I only knew the word optimistic that describes a person who is always happy and not easy to get depressed. Now, I got (I'm not sure about the tence I used here, it's just an intuition I wanna use get, but I feel like it's kinda wierd which I don't know why) an extra one. 15. geek Right, we got geeks everywhere all round the world especially in China where exams are over-emphasized. 16. lingo This word actually comes from the latter season, I put it here in case I forget. So what's the difference between lingo and terminology? The former is more colloquial and the latter is more formal? All right, so much for today.

What's an appropriate word for "乖"？ We always say: 宝贝，要乖乖的! So, what is the most appropriate word for "乖"？Obedient?

A really wonderful and beautiful letter I remembered It’s with the most profound sense of joy that I write to inform you your son, Private James Ryan, is well and, at this very moment, on his way home from European battlefields. Reports from the front indicate James did his duty in combat with great courage and steadfast dedication, even after he was informed of the tragic loss your family has suffered in this great campaign to rid the world of tyranny and oppresion. I take great pleasure in joining the Secretary of War, the men and women of the U.S. Army, and the citizens of a grateful nation in wishing you good health and many years of happiness with James at your side. Nothing, not even the safe return of a beloved son, can compensate you, or the thousands of other American families, who have suffered great loss in this tragic war. I might share with you some words which have sustained me through long, dark nights of peril, loss, and heartache. And I quote: “I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the alter of freedom.

Does anyone know the difference between complex and complicated? As the title shows

Does anybody ever get a language partner from here? As the title shows, by the way, except a charged language teacher. Do you? What I do here is just correcting people's notebook, nothing more. I was really excited about the online chatting thing before, but I am not anymore now. If your answer is yes, is it really of help?

Are we keeping a diary here? Or, just writing some twitters? Is it all the italki for?

Is there anyone who really wants a language exchange partner on this web? I mean, I added couple of friends, sent them couple of messages, some of whom, by the way, posted "和我聊天" or "Chat with me" on their self introductions, they never replied me even they were on the line. I checked for some time and found out most of things they would do is posting comments or writing entries. Sometimes it makes me feel like this website is a combination of forum and twitter. Honestly, I am totally confused by those guys: is it a regular forum or BBS for people who speak different languages or a wonderful destination just like the introducion of itself "italki.com is an online destination for learning foreign languages. italki connects people from around the world in a friendly community to learn from each other. italki helps people meet online to do free language exchanges. italki also helps students connect with teachers for paid online lessons. In addition, italki has many free language learning features, such as questions and answers, group discussions, and multimedia materials for self-study." At first what attracts me the most is the online stuff, but now, I do not see any difference between italki and other similar webs. In the end, another question: is there anyone who want to tell me your opinion or what do you think of this website?

Does anyone know the difference between complex and complicated? As the title shows, is there anyone who knows?