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¡Hola! Soy Niki de New York. He estado estudiando español durante un año de forma autodidacta pero necesito mejorar mi habla y mi escucha. Soy abogado del Servicio Publico que quisiera poder atender a mis clientes hispano hablantes en español. English is my native language.
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Mario
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May 6, 2014
Niki is a very good student, she has studied for a long time by herself and she has learnt a lot.
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Pizza and dumpling
I assume that everyone has at least tried a slice of pizza and dumplings once. If you haven’t, I will draw a picture for you. Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza). On the other hand, the dumpling is a broad classification for a dish that consists of small pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), often wrapped around a filling (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling). From these definitions, we can see the differences between them. A dumpling’s filling is inside the dough, so you cannot tell before you take a bite. In contrast, pizza’s stuffing is on the top of the flatbread, you can see it clearly. Western-style and Eastern-style conversations are like pizza and dumplings. Whereas Western conversation is frankly and they Westerners express their opinions in a straightforward way, Eastern conversation is implicit and their true thoughts usually are behind their words. Thus, in some situations, using the Western way to communicate will be more effective than the Eastern way in a workplace, in school, and in the family.This is a great entry! Nice work.
0 votedDecember 9, 20171Sleep
When I was in a kindergarten I didn't like to sleep and I couldn't fall asleep in the middle of a day. When I was laying in my bed, and I tried to do that sleep, but it had no effect. Because of that, educators always put me on the bed which was in the farthest corner of the room so that I don't wouldn't bother other children that are who were sleeping.
But now I would like to have a 'sleeping break' during my work day:)Oh, me too!
0 votedDecember 9, 20171Este capitulo es interesante porque ambos hombres estan buscar algo. Ellos dan cuenta de ambos confian en Urim y Tumim y senales para que ayuda toman sus decisiones. Que hay un Languaje Universal sin palabras. Como Wendi Dijo antes, probablemente estan buscando algo que no existe - un tesero or un Alchemista. No obstante, buscaran algo dentro sus mismos.
This chapter is interesting because both men are searching for something. They realize that they both rely on Urim and Tumim and signs to help make their decisions. That there is a Universal language without words. Like Wendi said before, they are probably searching for something that doesn't exist, a treasure or an Alchemist. However, they will find something within themselves.
0 votedSeptember 14, 20140Julio, you can also say 'please feel free' for 'please feel confident', it is more natural sounding with the same meaning. The end of the sentence would be 'and I would gladly'. We wouldn't use 'que' - 'that' in that context.
'para obtener y aprender acerca de la riqueza del viaje que esta llevando a cabo..' I think this means 'to go and learn about the wealth that this trip (??will bring in the end??) ..
0 votedSeptember 14, 20140Hi, I'll be rejoining the group soon. I have a special request, that we try to post in both languages? It has been a bit harder for me to catch up since so much of the conversation is in Spanish only. Also, at the end of each of my posts, I will ask for assistance with my Spanish, please feel free to correct it. Thank you.
Hola, reuniré el grupo pronto... Tengo un petición especial, pueden intentar poner entradas en ambos lenguajes? ha sido un poco mas dificil alcanzar debito de mucho de la conversacion en Espanol solo. Tambien, al fondo de mis entradas, pediré por asistencia con mi Espanol. Por favor, siéntase libre para corregirlo. Gracias.
One thought. In my previous field, computers used in business, it was common to hear the refrain 'you have to fail to suceed'. It was encouragement to try something even if the outcome was not guaranteed, becuase you would learn so much from trying that it would help you the next time if you failed this time... Also, thank you Dorothy for the introduction to Goethe...
Un pensamiento. En mi trabajo anterior, los ordenadores usaron en el negocio, era común oír el estribillo 'tiene que fallar para tener éxito'. Era el estímulo para intentar algo aun si el resultado no se garantizara, porque usted aprendería tanto de intentar que le ayudaría la próxima vez si fallara esta vez... También, gracias Dorothy para la introducción a Goethe...
0 votedSeptember 8, 20140Lo encuentro interesante que el libro en Espanol (sorry no accents on this keyboard) usa "Leyenda Personal" pero, el libro en Ingles usa "destiny". A mi, los dos son opuestos. En el destino no tiene cualquiere libre albedrío, pero la palabra "Leyenda Personal" a mi sueno como una persona tiene libre albedrío. Sin embargo, el libro sugiere que las piedras usaran para mantiene Santiago en la buen camino.
Tambien, con respecto a Melquisadec, a mi, la historia me parace pedir prestado de otras religiones donde hay mas de un dios... Es Melquisadec un dios de muchos? Ahora, me parace que el no es en la imaginacion de Santiago no mas...
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