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Coffee or Tea Spelling errors
When I was a little girl, my mother liked a singer who was named DengLiJun. I listened a song of hers, called "Beautiful Wine and Tea". At that time, I (was or became?) interested in tea. Few years ago, in middle school, I knew some kinds of teas of the world. Some people like black tea, others like green tea. In Tibet, people would put milk, butter, and salt in tea. They called it "butter tea" . (酥油茶?) Some grammar corrections needed for this paragraph.
I thought tea was the same as coffee at first, but I was wrong.
Tea is calm, coffee is warm. I am not sure what you mean by this comparison. Do you mean that tea is usually served cold, and coffee is usually served warm? Chinese have drank tea for thousands of years, so tea is in our spirit. Chinese like tea, so they are (do you mean subtle? implicit is used to describe actions, not people) and tranquil.(who can tell me what the difficence between 'quiet' and ' tranquil' ? Thanks) Quiet describes a person who does not talk a lot, or very often, while tranquil decribes someone who has a calm personality.
Now Chinese accept many different ways to drink tea. Young men like tea with milk, ladies like teas that taste like fruit . In the supermarket
there are lots of bottled teas, as it is more convenient (for drinking tea while in a hurry?). Need to say why it is more convenient.
Recently, I have loved drinking black tea, and I found that it is good for stomach. I hope more people will soon learn the advantages of drinking tea, and will love drinking it.So far, it looks like you mostly have trouble with English spelling and grammar. It also appears that your punctuation is in need of some improving, but it is not too bad, as I can still understand how you are arranging the sentences. I think you would benefit from reading and learning about English grammar. Perhaps you may find some books about English in a library or a bookstore? Keep working hard.
0 votedDecember 11, 20122Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother--Part I
So I've just finished a bestseller of New York Times, that generated a lot of buzz when it first came out: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, a Yale Law School professor in New Heaven, CT. This book, a memoir of how she raised up two stereotypically successful kids, is supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better than their Western counterparts at child rearing, but turns out to be a clash of different cultures and societal values. I have to admit, I do not agree with her on everything she said about Chinese parenting in the book, even though I am Chinese.
The book itself is interesting, thought-provoking and funny. I couldn't help bursting into laughter on many dramas that happened in her house, but more often it made me put down the book and ponder the cultural dilemmas I am facing. (Ok...maybe I didn't really put it down, as the book definitely made it to my too-good-to-put-down list...lol.) I am planing to write down a few thoughts on this book, but I'll divide and post them in several parts in the next few weeks.
BTW, I'd be more than happy to read about any thoughts you'd like to share regarding the book, Chinese parenting vs American parenting, or my writing. Thank you!(Very good, you have certainly been learning English for quite a while. All ot the corrections I made were for grammar and punctuation, to keep the sentences from "running" for too long, and to clarify what is being said. Keep up the great work!)
0 votedNovember 11, 20120Saying Hello to Native English Speakers (There are different grammar rules for titles, such as "The First Word in the Title Needs to be Capitalized, as does Every Noun, Verb, and Adjective Thereafter".)
Hi, my name is Thomas. I am happy to have the chance of making friends here. (The sentence did not make much sense originally, because you need to specify where the pleasure is coming from, or if you are just happy to be here, and "making friends with you" indicates that you know the listener, which in this case, you may not, so instead it is better to say that you want to make friends on this site.) I am a native Chinese speaker, living in Shanghai, China. (You do not need a capital letter for the second character, as "Shanghai" is one word.)
I like English very much and I study it everyday. (If you are talking about the same subject, you do not need to reapeat it in the same sentence.) BBC and VOA are my favorite ways to study English. (A television channel is not specifically a material, but it can be used as a method to learn English, so it is better to say "way" or "method"; and since you are using the television channels, it is better to say "to study", because the sentence already implies continuous use of the television channels for studying.) I have insisted on VOA headline dictation for almost 1 year. I think the dictation is a most effective way to improve listening comprehension. (We all have the ability to listen, so for this sentence, you need to specify what ability associated with listening needs to be developed.)
Now, I am trying to improve my spoken English with your help, and I will try my best to help in improving your understanding of the Chinese language. (A couple of grammar corrections, and a need to be more specific about what needs improving.)
If you want to know more about me, you can send me an email to 2361499636 at qq.com. (Do not need to write how the website is pronounced when it is spoken out loud.) Also you can get in touch with me by looking at my English blog (http://user.qzone.qq.com/2361499636/main). (Technically, we cannot "touch" you online, so the English idiom you are using, "get in touch", needs all the words to make sense, need a verb after "by" and before the subject, "my English blog", to be more specific, and need a period after the parenthesis "()" as it ends the sentence, if the entire sentence is not inside the parenthesis.)
I hope we can not only improve both language skills by exchanging language skills, but also be good friends with a different cultural background. (A punctuation correction, so that the sentence does not "run" for too long, and since culture is being used as an adjective here, the suffix of the word needs to be changed to "-al".)
Thanks again. Waiting for your response. (Umm.... The word "coming" can have a sexual connotation/implication to it, especially when used in a sentence as a noun, in this sentence, so the word needs to be changed to a word that does not have this connotation, like "arrival", "response", or "visit".)0 votedNovember 11, 20120Mark Adding Policy of College Entrance Exam
(You do not need to repeat your topic.)
The mark adding policy of college entrance exam has been practiced for a long time. Although college entrance examination of this year has finished, many people pay much attention to the issue of awarded marks. (You don't need a "yet" after "Although" as "Although" means that something occurs in spite of this fact that college entrance exams have finished for this year. To say "yet" afterward would be like saying "but" two times.)
Some people think this policy should be cancelled. Due to the impression of the mark system, the whole test process is not effectively controlled, and the policy has become a tool for some people to ask for interests for themselves. However, others think the policy should be perfected, for it is helpful to the student who has some specialties, but is poor at some subjects. The mark adding policy can encourage stuedents to attend more activities besides studying.
From my point of view, the merits of mark adding policy do outweigh its drawbacks (There is no such word as "dimerits" in English.). Although the policy still has some defects, it will bring more benefits to all if a rational criteria can be estabished.(I am afraid I do not understand about this college entrance exam system, as the system is different in the US, so I did not correct for content or meaning as much. Apart from the corrections above, I just corrected for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.)
0 votedNovember 9, 20121The Story of the Frog Prince (Describing is more of summarizing and giving your own opinion on something, what you are doing in this entry is more of telling a story.)
Once upon a time, there lived a king and his daughter in the castle.
One day, the princess took the golden ball and played by the pond in the forest. Suddenly, the ball fell into the pond by mistake.Then, she began to cry, and cried louder and louder.
“Why are you weeping, princess?” said the frog who was sitting on the stone.
The princess looked around and just found a disgusting frog .
“My favourite golden ball has fallen into the pond, and I can’t get it,” she said with tears.
“You need not weep,” said the frog.”I think I can help you, but you must kiss me if you want me to get your ball.”
The princess reluctantly consented to the frog. So, the frog jumped into the pond. In a short while, he carried the ball to the surface, and threw it onto the grass. The princess was overjoyed and took it away.
“Wait! Wait! Princess, you must kiss me,” the frog shouted. But she pretended not to hear him.
Next day, the frog hoped up to the castle door.
“Lovely princess, open the door please!”
The princess went to the door and found the lousy frog, she was frightened by him and slammed the door.
“Oh, dear, what’s the matter?” asked the king.
And the princess told him about what happened in yesterday. Then, the king reminded his daughter that she must keep her promise, "Go and let the frog in at once."The frog jumped upon the table and ate with princess.
At last, the frog said that he has eaten and drunk quite enough. It’s time to sleep with princess. When the princess heard that, she weeped again. She can’t stand the disgusting frog. But the king was displeased at her tears. The king emphasized that she keep her promise. When they went to the bedroom, the frog crept out of his corner and said to princess, “You must give me a kiss or I will tell your father.” The princess was angry to hear that, and she grabbed the frog and threw him against the wall. But soon, she found the frog would not stir. She felt regret about hurting him. She held him in the palm of her hand, and gave him a kiss. Suddenly, with a bright flash, the spell was broken. The frog had changed into a handsome prince.
Afterwards, the prince told the princess about the spell by the witch.
And the prince and princess lived happily ever after.The other corrections I made mostly had to do with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation, such as using commas before a " mark to indicate the end of a sentence that someone is speaking, and using spaces after a comma , and a period . , not before. Otherwise, your entry was very good. Keep up the good work!
0 votedNovember 9, 20120How to Enhance Our Sense of Happiness
(Don't need to repeat the topic.)
With the development of fiianly (What is fiianly? Could you please explain what you mean?), there are more and more people take (Do you mean "talking"?) seriously of happiness. On how to enhance our sense of happiness, many people hold different oppinions. So there is a hot debate on it.
Some people argue that owning a lot of money can enhance their sense of happiness. They suppose that money can help them get whatever they require. Moreover, they would feel more comfortable than before in this way. However, other people think having a lovely family would be the best way to improve their sense of happiness. ("However" already implies an opposite oppinion) There is no doubt that is raised by people’s mentally. (Could you please explain what you mean in this sentence? It does not make sense.) At the same time, they hold that to get more happiness from spiritual level is better than from material level due to which one lasts forever.
In gentally (This word does not make sense. Please explain waht you mean.), enhancing the sense of happiness includes not only meterial level but also spiritual level. But if someone has a lot of money, and living with a negative surrounding, I am sure he wouldn’t be happy. On the other hand, if someone has a positive attitude about life but short of money, maybe, that person would feel happy. So, in my view, whatever the way people enhance their sense of happiness are all originate in their want. Making our pick up ourselves happiness. (I am not sure what you mean in this part also.) I think that only in this way we can feel more happiness. (Do not need another "more".)Apart from my notes above, most of the corrections I made consist of using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Perhaps you could read an English dictionary for checking the spelling of words, and maybe get another book on proper use of grammar and punctuation for English? These mistakes are not a big problem, though, as many native English speakers have trouble using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation (I myself was assigned this book [http://www.amazon.com/Little-Handbook-Student-Should-Edition/dp/0205585744/ref=tmm_pap_title_0] to improve my grammar and punctuation).
0 votedNovember 9, 20122First notebook entry: Introducing myself
Hello, everyone
I am your new friend. My English name is Cathy, I am 22 years old this year, and here I hope you'll find joy in learning English, share a sweet fruit as well as the joy of victory, and want you to be my best friend! That's all! Thanks!0 votedNovember 9, 20120
