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my diaries (My old diaries)
My Ipad worked out the other day, so I have to use my lap top to write recently. (My ipad stopped working the other day, so I have to use my lap top to write recently.)
The problem is, I cannot start it up ( boot? ), there shows the charging icon in the screen and going to black in a second. I think it's the problem of the battery. I gave a call to the the after-service and plan to go there this weekend. When I was looking for the invoice in the ipad box, I found three diary books, from my high school to the college times. (The problem with my ipad is that it would not start, although the charging icon would show on the screen for a couple seconds before going out. I believe the root cause of the problem is that the battery stopped working. I called the customer service and decided to visit the local service center this weekend to get it fixed. When I was looking for the invoice for my ipad, I found three diary books, covering my high school and the college years. )
I opened one of them, which happened to be from ten years ago when I was in high school. It's a boarding school and I came home once a month. It was the first time I left my parents and lived with teenagers of my age. Homesick was one of the most frequent topics among us. The other topics were grades, friendship and the opposite sex.
The confusions and difficulties described in my diary were long gone and I suddenly realized how time flies, because I could hardly recognize my hand writing in the diary. Ten years' time is long enough for anyone to see his or her changes, no exception for me.
Ten years since then, my life has become increasingly tricky these days. I distracted myself and lost purpose from time to time. My career hit a bottleneck and there is little space for further development. I felt in love but the relationship ended with two broken hearts 4 months ago. Two years and so many wonderful memories...
Nonetheless, it was nice to see my old diaries.
Who knows what would happen in the next ten years? At least, I hope that I will be handling some more important, and hopefully happier, matters then instead of these troubles in front of me now.No big deal. I like who I am now much better.
人生路上我们常会看见自己的梦想破碎了,渴望落空了,但我们仍需做梦,否则心灵就会枯死,博爱便无法渗入心田。——保罗·柯艾略《朝圣》0 votedAugust 7, 20130I feel unwell
I am a peroson with bad intestines and stomach, so I always prefer have dinner, mostly blander food, at home to outside. I can cook, sometimes I make it very delicious . But as (being) a Sichuanese (a native of Sichuan, the hometown of giant panda), I eat hot pot and spicy food about four or five times a month.
Recently, there is so many events and I have had dinner outside for a dozen days. The host treated us with seafood, beef, ...dishes with a lot of spices and little vegetarian food. I feel sick this morning, I think it's because I ate too much meat.(Not feeling well...
I got a pretty weak digestive system, so I always prefer having dinner at home, mostly bland food. I am a good cook but as a Sichuanese (a native of Sichuan, hometown of the famous Sichuan cuisine and the giant panda), I have hot pot and spicy food about four or five times a month.
Recently, there have been many social events and I have been eating out continuously for a dozen days. We were treated with seafood, beef and other dishes with a lot of spices and very few vegetables. This morning my digestive system finally gave up and I felt sick, probably because I had too much meat.)0 votedAugust 7, 20130I will go to Hongkong next weekend
I will go to Hongkong next weekend, and stay in the city for 3 days. Do you know which place is worth seeing?
(Visiting Hongkong next weekend!
I will visit Hongkong next weekend and will stay there for 3 days. Can you recommend a few places for some sightseeing?)0 votedAugust 7, 20130This is an email to reply my friend from Hong Kong.
(Below is my response to an email message from my friend Jimmy in 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.
(Actually your email reached my company mailbox yesterday. So no worries!
Hong Kong is such a lovely place! It's full of energy, with so many impressive buildings and nice people. I have already recommanded it to every friend of mine since I came back. Before this trip, I thought that our local Sichuan cuisine is so good that food in HK would not impress me that much. Now I have to admit that I was wrong! The food we tried in HK tasted way better than my expectation! I had a great time there and cann't wait to go again!
Thank you so much for hosting me. Please keep in touch and let me know if you get a chance to visit Chengdu!)
Niya
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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.
Jimmy0 votedAugust 7, 20130Badmiton game (Badminton 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!
(Our company's badminton club plays every Wedesday night, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It was so hot and humid last Wedesday, so we were soaked with sweat soon after we started the game. Soon we realized that the temperature was too forbidding for us to play too long and it'd be better to check out on one of the two courts we were using so that everyone could take a longer breat after play. The receptionist told us that it would work only if she could find new people to take the court over. Luckily she managed to do that very quickly.
0 votedAugust 6, 20130Language exchange (Based on what you described below, you guys are actually more like conversation/learning partners)
When I just came home from the pouring rain last night, I had a skype talk with a new friend from italki.
...After I came home from pouring rain last night, I had a chat 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.
...We started our chat at 10:30 pm, first in Chinese and then in English. It lasted one hour totally. I thought we both did great. Just like what I told my partner, I need to improve my speaking and writing because I am transferring to another department where those skills are indeed important. As an effort to utilize these chats more efficiently, from now on I plan to take notes on what I learned from every chat. Here below is what I learned tonight.
1. I just came home from the pouring rain (I just came home from pouring rain)
2. I will be transferred another department (I will be transferred to another department. Or, I am transferring to 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? (How to make a 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.0 votedAugust 6, 20130OMGmeiyu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)".You are actually close. Alumni mean people who have attended or have graduated from a particular school. 校友 is indeed the Chinese word that means nearly the same.
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