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Shall We Flee Big Cities or Not ?
A lot of us may have heard this, "Flee Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou." There are many reasons behind this as people who support this idea might say, such as, the cost of living, a shortage of educational and medical resources, and air pollution. However, to the ones who disagree, proof seems to show that people are actually only thinking about leaving instead of actually doing it. As to the fact the population of the big cities are continuing to rise, some people think that fleeing the big cities is just people’s good wishes to escape from the pressure of living.
I, born and raised in Beijing, whose husband also works in Beijing and child attends kindergarten in Beijing, have thought about leaving Beijing too. It’s because of the air pollution. There are all kinds of rumors flying around, such as, in 7 or 8 years, lung cancer will burst in Beijing. But I do see my child cough very often, and several friends of my mom have died from lung cancer. I couldn’t help thinking about leaving Beijing just for the sake of the health of my child and my parents.
However, this is also a good wish of mine. With all the friends and relatives of my parents in Beijing, my mom and dad wouldn’t want to move to another city. And it’s not easy for my husband to find another job in a new place. These circumstances makes it even harder for me and daughter to move to a brand new city. The good thing is, the government seems to making effort on controlling the air pollution, and we do seem to see more blue skies nowadays than before. I would like to do whatever it takes to make the environment better for my children, so maybe fleeing is not an option, but how to face it is what we really need to think about.0 votedJanuary 28, 20160- Depending on how well you want to master the language, I believe it can be somewhat difficult, but can be easily mastered as far as being conversational. From the outside looking in, English has many homophone words, and that can be trying to those who are looking to learn the language. Also there are many phrasal verbs, and those can take time to master. English grammar can be tricky, as there are numerous ways to write the same sentence or phrase. All in all, with practice, the way English is compared to other languages, is similar in structure, and can be picked up quickly, with enough practice.0 votedJanuary 19, 20160
- Hello! I would have to say it depends on the situation, to which you are using it for. For an essay or project that you need to write a paper, I believe it would be perfectly acceptable. If i were for a job, or work purposes, or to a company expressing concern, I would say it would not be good to use. In everyday situations, it is fine. I hope that this helps!0 votedJanuary 19, 20160
- I am not quite sure I understand, but I will try to help. You could preposition someone, such as a social gathering, by asking, "What about drinks?" It is understood, that one party is suggesting to the other, that they meet at a certain location to drink with one another. What about drinking? Would be more of a suggestion, or a question one asks someone who is trying to get information. Example, "I like soda." What about drinking water, lemonade, tea" Or, if someone said (unfortunately if it is a lot) You drink a lot..."What about drinking?" Could be a response. I hope that this helps!0 votedJanuary 8, 20160
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Regards,0 votedJanuary 8, 20160My daily Life
There was nothing special that happened today. I commuted to work by bike as usuall. It was really cold this week. I think these days are the coldest days of the whole year. I needed to finish some work in case of working overtime, on the weekend. Luckily, I have finished all my work before getting off from work.
There was simple work, which cost me more than two hours. I think the problem is, that my colleague and I can't work together efficiently. I can't check the interacting part of work with others immediately, so If there is a mistake, I have the pay the time for it. I will find a way to improve it next week.
Besides, I want to focus on improving my skills in my career. When I am in a company, learning English is a long time plan, so is my career. They are both important to my life. I can't lose in neither of them.0 votedJanuary 8, 20160I, myself, was considering whether or not this was a good idea or now. I have begun studying Mandarin Chinese, along with Japanese, and I'm not sure how it will turn out. On the one hand, these share some similar characters and meanings, however they are quite grammatically different.
I am happy to see that others study more than one language at once, but I imagine there can be some frustrating times, when getting something confused.
0 votedJanuary 8, 20160How are you keep a motivation?
Most of us are usually hard working during the beginning. However, after time we feel a loss of motivation and begin to neglect our work. So how do we continue to keep motivation? This is a question that I'm also finding a answer to, for myself. It's so sad.
Can you share with me, the way to keep motivation? :)0 votedJanuary 8, 20161
