A very powerful past (The Great Wall of China, the dynasties, etc).

It's huge population.

Donald Trump (just because of this viral video haha) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDrfE9I8_hs

It's potential to be the most powerful country in the world (people who know Chinese in the US are considered very competitive, business-wise).

It's pollution. 

My Chinese friend from school.

Hi Kritima,

"We have no any internet cables," isn't correct. "We don't have any internet cables" is the correct way to say it.

It would be correct to say "We have no internet cables", though. The use of 'any' makes that above sentence incorrect. I hope this helps.

Hi Anna,

Personally in the US, I've never heard the word 'equipments' used as a plural word. The word was probably used in a military sense, like some of the above comments mentioned, but generally the word 'equipment' is used in an everyday sense. 

I do often say "I shit you not" to swear I'm telling the truth, but the nicer, more common way to say this is "I kid you not". 

"I know, right?" is an expression we often use to just express agreement with the other speaker.

I sometimes hear "No can do," but I personally think it is a slightly dated expression :P It might depend on what region you are in, though. My grandfather would sometimes say it.

"Dream on" is actually a pretty mean phrase. It's a phrase you would use to shoot down someone who is an optimist/has their head in the clouds. And 'shoot down' generally means to just insult someone, not actually shoot them. :P 

"Down to earth" means someone to is practical.

To give someone the 'cold shoulder' means to deliberately ignore them.

To say something is a 'piece of cake' means it was very easy.

Those are just some expressions at the top of my head. (Haha, 'top of my head' is another. It means a few things that I think of first).

English question

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Usually, I say--"Hey, want to grab a coffee?" or "Would you like to grab a coffee?"

In the U.S, inviting someone to coffee often can be implied as a date (at least among young adults, haha)--unless you're already friends or you are inviting someone to coffee for a more specific reason. Like, "let's grab coffee before work" or "Would you like to grab coffee first?"