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I write software for a living, live on the west coast of the US and sometimes teach Chinese. 以前我的公司让我到中国很多次，所以我觉得中文很有意思。 我能写几个句子，但是我的中文不太好。 如果你想学英语我可以帮你。
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When I was young, I enjoyed going to the library to borrow novels. They were about life, about dreams, and even the feelings between men and women. As I grew up, I began to read a variety of foreign and domestic classics. Even now, the book that left the deepest impression on me was the JK Rowling's series "Harry Potter", a total of seven books.
I read this series from junior middle school to junior high school. At that time, some of the more affluent students would buy the books new, and the rest of us would compete to borrow them from each other. At that time, many people enjoyed Harry Potter, so our reading speed increased quickly, because otherwise the would be accused of of reading too slowly. I Recall holding the book. It was so thick, it felt wonderful just reading by page after page.
Harry Potter was not just good novel, the film was also excellent. Harry was really cute wearing round glasses. And as each movie arrived, he grew in age. We could watch him mature. Harry grew up during his struggle with the evil in story.
Harry Potter was my favorite book, because the novel grew up with me, making the experience of my school-days richer.
0 votedMarch 8, 20180- "to create a personal brand of someone I ironically already was." I think he is just trying to be funny. It means the same thing as "to create my own personal brand". "to come off as the approachable PR guy ", just means that he wants people to think he is friendly and not rude. "and then slots in the size of social networks" I am guessing the meaning is that someone made a list containing both countries and social networks (facebook, twitter, etc) and ordered the list by number of people. A "slot" is a long skinny opening, so the spaces between the countries can be thought of as slots where social networks can be placed.0 votedFebruary 27, 20181
- What does 是说 mean in the sentence: 我的意思是说别紧张? More specifically, why add 说? The sentence seems perfectly fine without it. I have heard this before and now I am wondering if it is some grammar pattern? Or maybe it make the sentence sound more friendly?It would be useful to know if there are other examples where the speaker might use 是说 in this way?February 27, 201880
Studying Makes Me Happy
When I was in school before, I didn't realised that I was so lucky. Actually, many kids even have no way to know how lucky they are to be in schools. And, because now I am now in university, I have more free time to do what I really want, like reading. However, I pretty much feel like when you choose what you really love as your major, you will easily find the dark side one day. I can't say I love schools, but I find schools are less complicated than the society.0 votedJuly 10, 20162Start my journey of ITALKI
This is my first time to use this website and I'm still not yet familiar with various functions. I am a native Chinese speaker. I am looking forward to finding some language partners with whom I can share common interests and different cultures. My hobbies include classical music, violin, swimming and ACG (Animation Comic Game).0 votedJuly 6, 20162My wardrobe
What a mess in my wardrobe! There are too many clothes there. When I want to find something to wear, it is always very difficult. My god! Sometimes I can not find them at all. Although I have a big wardrobe, I also realize it is not large enough to contain all of my stuff.
So, how to solve this problem? I must find a way. I took everything out of my wardrobe and divided my clothes into three sections. I classified the clothes according to the seasons: Summer, Winter, and Spring-Autumn. I put all of the Summer clothes in one particular part of my wardrobe, Winter clothes in another part, and the same with Spring-Autumn clothes as well. Then, in each part I arrange my clothes according to their color. Now it is easy to find something to wear.
Finally, all the stuff are in order in my wardrobe is in order.0 votedJuly 4, 20162Stop eating Dinner
Skipping dinner is good for your health. Personally, I am trying to reduce the amount I eat at dinner and reach the goal that I will have nothing for dinner.
In the very beginning you can have a little fruits instead of meats and bread. After several days you will not feel that hungry and you realize it is not necessary to eat anything at dinner. It can also give you the opportunity to use your dinner time to do something else. I think your husband or wife maybe very glad about it. They will not need to prepare dinner for the whole family for the dinner and they can just sit down on the couch to watch TV. They will have lots of leisure time to enjoy.
In addition, not eating dinner can extend your lifetime. You can live longer. That's because your stomach can stop ingesting and have a rest. And you can also lose some weight.
The statements above all are just my opinions. I am not in charge of you. Please take care, and ask the doctor before trying this.0 votedJune 30, 20162We can't change the world, we can't change ourselves either.
We always judge people. We even judge strangers when we first see them on the street. We judge friends when they do things we don't expect. We hate people, who always think about how to spend money, but not how to earn it. Hate people, who never think about others but only themselves.
But can you figure out, who YOU really are? Are you wearing odd clothes like they do? Do you always think, that you are doing the right thing and don't need any advice from others? Do you often hang out on the shopping site? And do you always behave well and be considerate all the time?
We are all the same. But we never realistically judge ourselves. We tolerate our own shortcomings, but can't put up with others' bad habits. And, even though, maybe, we will feel guilty right after concluding our judgement and realize we should never do this and think this way, but next time we will do this again as before.Sometimes, I am thinking, why are humans such a complicated creature? Why do we have thousands of feelings in our mind?
0 votedJune 30, 20162
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