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I can tell you the reason why Chinese people make mistakes you mentinoned above.
我(感觉)无聊。= I (feel )bored.
跑步(让人感觉)无聊。=Running (is )boring./ Running (makes me feel) bored.
You can see that we use the same adjective in the two sentences because we can omit verbs in spoken Chinese. Chinese is a language which put less emphasis on sentence structures than English does. A well-written Chinese essay may consist of short sentences but possess various images and it still can be thought-provoking. I think it is due to culture differences between eastern countries and western countries, which has been explained in detail by Edward Hall.http://changingminds.org/explanations/culture/hall_culture.htm
0 votedJuly 30, 20130- Each Chinese character in its original form was actually a simplified picture. So Chinese people love creating pictures and images by using metaphors and similes to explain an abstract idea. But many Chinese popular songs are badly written, you don't have to take the lyrics seriously. If you are interested in Chinese, you should choose some classic writings.0 votedJuly 30, 20130

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