I come back to italki! Waah! I have not speak English for a long time. During the past year, my job changed and I have to write emails in English everyday, that helps me a lot! But, my listening is not that good. We often have conference calls with foreign partners, contract research organizations, and assay/test services companies (I work for a biotech company as a project manager), I can only obtain 50% information they say via phone.

OMGmeiyu美语 I watched two episodes of OMGmeiyu this morning. That's FAIL and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. There are some expressions about the weather: 1. sunshine 很阳光、很开心 说一个男孩子看起来很阳光（长相、打扮）也是几年前开始说的吧？是不是受了英文“Mr.Sunshine”的影响呢？ Man:Mr. Sunshine woman/girl: Little Miss Sunshine Today is such a beautiful day! I can't wait to get out there. There are so many things to do and so many places to see! 2. cloud over head 不开心 是不是和“愁云密布”很像呢 中文也是用很多云来表示一个人不开心 Today stinks! I don't want to do anything! I just want to go back to bed. Aw! She seems like she has a cloud over her head today :( 3. cloud nine 兴奋、高兴 我发现这个很巧！中文也有“九霄云外”这个成语，说的也是高兴地忘乎所以，非常得意的样子。 I'm on cloud nine!! Bob was on cloud nine all week while he was on vacation in Las Vegas! 4. shoot the breeze 闲聊 有一个中文的说法也和“风”有点关系，“没事一起吹吹牛”（一般男人之间才这样说），应该和shoot the breeze有点像吧 What are you guys doing? Nothing much, just shoot the breeze. 5. when it rains it pours 祸不单行 I missed the bus this morning, so I was late to work. And then on the way home, my shoes broke. And then when I finnally got home, I realized I left my keys at woek. When it rains, it pours!! Last night, when we were having a club activity, I knew that alumni are the people who used to be students in a same school, college or university. In another word, they have graduated. Therefore, I cannot use this word when they are still going to school. Am I right? In that case, "classmates" should be uesd, because it is different from Chinese, in which people always use two words to tell "people studying in the same school (校友)" from "people studing in the same class （同学）".

Language exchange When I just came home from the pouring rain last night, I had a skype talk with a new friend from italki. We started a chat at 10:30 pm, first in Chinese and then in English. It lasted for one hour. I think we were both doing great with the teaching. Just like what I had told to him, I need to enhance the speaking and writing English, because "I will be transferred another department". I want to make a notice book here to memorize what I have learned from every talk. 1. I just came home from the pouring rain 2. I will be transferred another department 3. Could you please bring the Phase II clinic report for the last 50 patients? 4. what are the most common expressions used to set up appointments? 5. How to make Phase II clinic plan? 6. Can you tell me which people I should notify about this meeting? (the difference between notice 注意 and notify 通知For example: I noticed you were out of office yesterday) 7. What should we bring to the meeting? (Reports, tables, papers, some results) It's very helpful.

Badmiton game There is a badmiton branch of our staff clubs. We play badmiton every Wedesday night, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. It was very hot and frowst last Wedesday, so we sweat profusely ( dripping with sweat ) in less than half a hour. The temperature is too high to keep playing, therefore, we asked the receptionist whether we could return (check out) one field one hour in advance. But she turned us off, and said it would only happen in a case that it was booked by other people. But she came to our field very soon and told us she had managed to book it out. Lucky for us!

This is an email to reply my friend from Hong Kong. Jimmy, I have received your email yesterday in my company mailbox. Hong Kong is very lovely, it's full of energy , with lots of impressive buildings and nice people there. I have recommanded it to my friends. I thought Sichuan cuisine was wonderful enough, but HK food taste great beyond my expectation. I really have had a good time, and hope to go there again! Please let me know if you come to Chengdu. Niya ------------------------------------------------ Hi Niya, I've replied to your email few days ago. Received a Mail Delivery Error. Then again the same message last night. So I know you have not received my email. See message below. Anyway, I'm glad to see you in Hong Kong. Though it was a short trip. I hope you like Hong Kong and will come back again. You are always welcome! There were no photo 4. My mistake. If you need more photos from me. Just let me know. Take care & keep in touch. Jimmy