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Luyang
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Jun 19, 2020
You did an amazing job! Everyone second language learners experience the initial learning stage so please don't worry. Just keep learning new words and practice conversation, you'll improve significantly soon!
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    English "R" Pronunciation for Chinese speakers.
    Hello! I've been a teacher on italki for over 3 years and in my opinion one of the most challenging topics for pronunciation is trying to explain to my Chinese native speaking students how to pronounce the "r" sound in English. I've recently dabbled in Mandarin and something I've found interesting is that there is a very similar sound to the American-English "r" already in that language. A good example is the characters for the word "son" (pinyin- erzi). The beginning part of the word features a very hard "r". Is it helpful for native Chinese speakers to think of that sound when pronouncing words like "right", "ridge", "ripple", et cetera? I know when learning foreign languages, it's helpful for me to relate the pronunciation to sounds found in my native language if at all possible. Feel free to comment, I'd like to see what the consensus is. 🙂
    May 29, 2020
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    May 14, 2020
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    Title : Migration.

    Nowadays, more and more people living in countryside are moving to cities. They may believe that there will be more access to jobs in the city, and city living is more comfortable than the countryside<s>'s</s>, but it is notable that this tendency may cause some adverse impacts.
    There are two main reasons why these people chose living in the city. First<s>ly</s>, large city's population is more dense , and cities can provide more working opportunities. People who live in the city are able to obtain a much higher income than those living in the country. This means that the people can buy more and increase their standard of living. By contrast, in a rural area, job opportunities are rare, as many business are underdeveloped and the residents’ ability to consume is limited. The other reason is the inhabitants living in cities have more convenient to access public services and also can enjoy a better standard of living, including education and medical treatment. Therefore, young couples desire to get rid of poverty through their children by getting them a better education in the city.
    But the rise in urban population will increase pressure for <s>the</s> public services and housing supply. Some cities do not have enough land available to accommodate too many people. Many migrants end up living in the slums and suffera harsh way of life because it's not affordable for them own a house. It is easier for people to get sick , because the city’s facilities cannot fully carry out the supplying of clean water, disposing of household wastes, and refining of waste water.
    The income gap between urban and rural areas has increased and it is the main reason for countryside migration. Those young men who are ambitious, vigorous, diligent, and creative are willing to find jobs or attend school in the city rather than in a rural area. In this case, it is really hard for rural economies to prosper with a lack of labor force. But on other hand, some urban youths choose a life of crime, because of the income gap inside the city.
    In conclusion, the lack of opportunity for employment and economic growth in rural areas lead to migration. This is a worrying trend.
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    May 14, 2020
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    May 14, 2020
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    My opinions about the following statements

    - Slow drivers cause more accidents than fast drivers.
    - I don't agree with this. The experiences from different countries show that slower speed means fewer accidents.

    - People who drink and drive should lose their driving licence for life.
    - I agree with this, but only after a repeated violation.

    - Speed cameras do not stop accidents.
    - I totally disagree with this. Speed cameras are one of the best<s>s</s> devices for safety on the road<s>s.</s>
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    May 14, 2020
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    Hi, Henrique! So your writing is very good. I would probably just mention a couple things regarding your sentences. 1. WebButtons is a collection of free buttons made only with HTML and CSS." I switched the words around simply because it sounds more natural. 2."Browse to find the buttons you want to use on your website and easily copy HTML and CSS code." "Wanna" is more slang-ish, so if you're planning this for your business it may be best to use the full phrase "want to". Also, in English we use the preposition "on" instead of "in" when talking about websites. Oh and one more thing. "I'm creating a website that contains a bunch of creative buttons for web developers so they can easily copy the button code and use it on their websites." Your original sentence made sense, but again this sounds more natural. Hope you have success with your efforts!
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    April 28, 2020
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    Hello! So, in these sentences a native speaker would say something like, "It's going just as I thought." Or, alternatively, "It's going just as I figured." Probably, the more grammatically correct structure would be, "It's going just as I thought it would." However, it would still sound natural if you left the last two words off. The last sentence seems fine. Happy learning!
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    April 28, 2020
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    Essay #119 "Age of Retirement in Different Countries" 16.05.18

    There is quite a significant difference in ages of retirement from country to country, but in most of them this age ranges from early 50’s to the mid of 60’s. However, as different people can maintain capabilities to work differently throughout their lives it creates a controversy about the age of retirement. Some people think that it is too high, while others think that it is unfair to sack people only because of their age if they still able to work.

    Age of retirement should depend on different factors, and working ability is one of them. Thus, people should be offered retirement based on their efficiency, rather than only by reaching a certain age. This will solve two problems at the same time: people who are not able to work will get their pension in time, and those who want to continue working will have the chance to do so. However, for most of jobs retirement age that spans between 60-65 is a quite reasonable and suits for most people.

    Another factor that should be considered in this decision is the general health condition of a person, so people who have some illnesses or diseases should have their pension way earlier, or in some cases should be offered a different job which has less requirements and is physically and psychologically easier. This will let people prolong their working life and at the same time this system will be fair towards people who have trouble with reaching their pension age.

    The last thing that heavily affects age of retirement is overall wealth of a country. In poorer countries most people are continuing to work only because of low pensions which are not enough to sustain their life on a decent level. So this social factor has a very negative effect on a pension system and does not allow people to get the deserved period of rest in their lives. Therefore, compulsory retirement will only be harmful in these situations and will only make people’s lives harder.

    To conclude, pension systems are quite different in every country and in many cases they are far from perfect. However, in my opinion, retirement age which ranged from 60 to 65 is, in most cases, suitable for the majority of people and a reasonable age to get a well-deserved rest from working life. That being said, we should take into consideration different aspects of the individual's situation and not make it compulsory, as people should make their own decision, which is one of the rights they have and we should not take that freedom away from them.
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    May 16, 2018
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    May 14, 2018
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    My experiences with narcissism

    I know the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) very well: from my mother and my ex-husband. If I raised During my childhood, I always meant felt it was me who was not alright. It was a long time until I found myself. I assume my father had a narcissistic mother too, and that's why he got depression (struggled with depression) and tooked his own life when I was a child of two (or "when I was just two").
    Later the father of my two younger children got NPD (or "began showing signs of NPD), and first I thought I was not alright again(or"the problem was with me again").It was a difficult time for me and my two little babies. A divorce from a Narcissist is like going trough hell. For six years  I had to appear in court and I was always afraid of losing my children. Narcissists are great speakers and it was a very hard time. I had to spend lot of money for a lawyer and court fees. One can't imagine that! It was a hard time, but now we are free and happy. Me and my children learned a lot about ourselves such as: we are very tough and we do not need a lot of things to be a lucky, small family.
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    May 2, 2018
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