What do you want to receive in Valentine's Day and how do you want to spend Valentine's Day？ You might know that yesterday was the Chinese Valentine's Day.We called it Qixi.Maybe you heard of “the Tanabata”as well .We often celebrate it on July 7th of the lunar calendar, it is the traditional Chinese folk calendar day. We have a beautiful legend about this day.Zhi Nv who is the youngest among the seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven.While Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd.Niu Lang lamented over his lonely and poor life with an old cow, his only friend and companion. The magical cow kindly told him of a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion. Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening, where the seven fairies slipped out of their heavenly palace to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldn’t find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her. Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nv, to stay with him. For his honesty and hardwork Zhi Nv shyly promised. Several years passed on Earth, which were only a few days in heaven. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu lived happily together and had two children before the Queen of Heaven discovered Zhi Nv’s absence. She was so annoyed and brought Zhi Nu back to heaven. Seeing his beloved wife flying in the sky, Niu Lang was terrified. He caught sight of the cowhide hanging on a wall which the magical cow had told him before dying of old age: "Keep the cowhide for emergency use." Putting the cowhide on, he can fly.So with the help of the cowhide, Niu Lang went after his wife with his two children. He was about to reach his wife when the Queen showed up and pulled off her hairpin to draw a line between the two. The line became the Silver River in heaven(the Milky Way). Zhi Nv went back to the heaven workshop, going on weaving the clouds. But she was so sad, and missed her husband across the Silver River so much that the clouds she weaved seemed sad. The couple's story touched magpies，countless magpies fly to the Silver River to put up a bridge.So the couple can meet on the magpies bridge.Finally, the Queen also a little touched by them and allowing the couple to meet once every year on the Silver River. In this day lovers and couples usually will send gifts each other to celebrate it.Roses are the most common gift.What do you want to receive in Valentine's Day and how do you want to spend Valentine's Day？

International Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo I went to Shanghai International Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo yesterday with one of my friend.There are so many interesting and beautiful goods in the display. "If I was a Mom, I want to buy a lot of things."I said (*^◎^*) “So do I”my friend said.

Can you accept just apply for a marriage license without a wedding feast?

Recently,I have a good friend in preparation for marriage.Today,she said marriage is too expensive as you must pay wedding party,wedding dress,make-up,cameraman,emcee,drinks and so on fees.Actually it is expensive to hold a wedding party.

 "What about have a honeymoon trip without wedding party?"I joked.

"No,I can't accept it"she said.

So does another friend of mine. Frankly speaking,I can't accept it,too.O(∩_∩)O~

 

 

Q:Can you accept just apply for a marriage license without a wedding feast?

 

 （Please feel free to express your views!）

 

 

最近、結婚式を準備している友達がいます。"結婚費用が本当に高いなぁ～"　彼女は文句出した。ウエディング　パーティー，ウエディングドレス、化粧、カメラマン、司会、パーティーでの飲み物など、何でもお金が掛かるから。 

“パーティーはやらないで、ただどこかへ旅行するといいじゃない？”私が冗談で言い出した。　

”だめ！ぜったいだめ！”友達がすぐ言い返した。

もう一人の友達も同じ考えを持っています。正直に言うと私も認めないです。

 

 

Q:结婚届けをとって、披露宴やらない結婚式はよろしいですか?

 

(みんなさん、どんどん自分の意見を出してください。ついでに間違ったところを修正いただけませんか？O(∩_∩)O哈~)

 

My first Session on italki! My first Session on italki! I have been a member of italki since 2011.Initially,I just want to improve my poor spoken English on italki.At the beginning I found several partners here and I also successfully applied to become a Community Tutor.But I became indolent and would visiting the website just after recieved the email that with the title"Are you still learning a language?"or"Are you still interested in being a teacher?"from italki.But to my surprise,I recieved a session requset from a Japanese the day before yesterday.Frankly speaking,I feel a little excited because he maybe my first student here and a little worried for I have no experience in teaching a foreigner from pinyin as he said he is a new mandarin student. Actually we had a voice chat yesterday evening but we didn't talk long for the unstable wireless.Although I still can't promise that I can teach very well,I hope we can study and improve together! Fighting!!! (Welcome all of you to write comments and help me check out the mistakens in my composition) O(∩_∩)O~

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I'm Judy,23 years old.I'm from china.My major is Japanese.I have learned English for six years before college.I have passed College English Test 6 but my spoken English is so poor so I want to improve my spoken English.And I'm learning Korean by myself now. If you like I will teach you chinese and japanese,instead please teach me English. Looking forward to your reply.