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My name is Beaulah. I'm from Christchurch, New Zealand. I'm an author and a librarian. My husband is Chinese and I'm learning so that I can better communicate with his family, as well as teaching our children to speak Mandarin one day. I'm looking for people to chat with to improve my confidence and fluency.
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    马芬和烤饼 上个星期我的管理人请我们今天带来分享的中饭。昨天晚上我做了玛芬,可是我加太多木莓送一我的玛芬太湿,不好吃。我很悄,可是我还要带来什么饭送一我做烤饼。今天我的同事都忘了带来饭,都说烤饼好吃!我很高兴。 我的中文有很多错误。谢谢你们帮我。
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    I think good looks may give you an advantage, just as imperfections may make life harder. We cannot deny these things, but anyone who knows you well will love you for your personality. Even in the workplace, what you contribute to your company will end up being more important than how you look (unless you are a model or a movie star, in which case you are selling your looks as much as anything else).

    What do you think?

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    Name related

    Does your name have any special meaning?
    My Chinese name does have some special meaning. The character of my middle name literally means culture. My grandpa wishes wished me to be well-educated. The last character refers to water of the Chinese traditional five elements.

    Who gave your name?
    It was picked by my grandpa before I was born. My grandpa superstitiously think thought the name will would complement my inbred uncertain defect and it will would bring me a bright destiny to some extent.
    My English name was chosen by myself based on the pronunciation of my Chinese name. It really doesn't have any special meaning.

    Do you like your name?
    I'm quite proud to have it. I think it's pretty, fairly unique, and sort of formal. Like tow two girls wear wearing the same dress in the party, It's it's embarrassed embarassing that encountering to encounter with a people who has the same name with as you. Fortunately, I rarely find a person who has the same one with as me.

    Is your name important to you?
    Not really. I am part of the new generation who do not attach too much significance to our names. Names were important to the older generation as they think thought that it will would determine your destiny to some extent. However, I personally believe that I myself will determine my destiny irrespective of what my name is. I will do this by acquiring good qualifications and by working hard.

    Do Chinese people like changing their names?
    As far as I'm concerned, few Chinese people would like changing their name. Traditionally, We we are always apt to respect the elder generation's idea ideas and decision decisions, not to mention the first gift they sent us. Moreover, we could not change it arbitrarily since our name was registered in so many paper certifications. You will seek trouble for yourself if you do it.

    Is there any rule for Chinese people giving names to the children?
    Undoubtedly, It it is expected that a name given by the parents or grandparents carries their wish, pursuit, aspiration, generation, etc. Traditionally, the parents show concern of the family tree when they name children. Many people have their family trees. In a family tree, people of the same generation like brothers and cousins always share the same middle name.
    For the wishes, we often find the following cases in classical given names:
    Wish for virtues and morals. The Chinese lays much value on the virtues and morals the young generation is hope to obtain.
    Respect for ancestry. The specific way is to add before the name of forefathers characters.

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    Hello.

    Hello everybody!
    I hope you are well. I would like have some friends for practice practicing English. (You could also say "I would like some friends to practice English with.")

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    May 31, 2015
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    你好! 你们好!我叫Beaulah。我是新西兰人。我的丈夫是南京人。我们去年结婚了。我想学习普通话因为我想跟他的家人说话。 谢谢你们! =)
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