''by'' and ''with''

Hi everyone. I couldn't understand the difrence between ''by'' and ''with'' anyone can help me please?

for example :

''I am with you right now'

''I am going by taxi'''

why isn't it '' I am going with taxi'' ?

In the examples that you gave, the difference is the context. There is really no grammatical reason why we say "by taxi" and "with you", it is just how our culture and language developed. "By", in this case, is used with modes of transportation.

Compare it to French. If I'm correct, the translation for the first sentence would be "Je suis avec toi à présent.", and the second sentence would be "Je vais en taxi."  It's different here, too, for the very same reasons.

I hope this helped :)

Tea vs Wine vs Juice

"Tea night?" I saw the activity post on our residential hall's schedule. That sounded interesting to me because we don't have any of this kind in China - arranging strangers drinking tea together at night. Well, not complete strangers, but people living in the same hall.

I hesitated a little bit as to whether to go, but finally curiosity of exploring a new culture beat the fear of speaking to strangers. The organisers were all students. They were both surprised and glad to learn that I was Chinese. "Chinese students don't really come downstairs, that is the part we are struggling with", she said. One fifth of the students in this hall come from China, but I only saw two out of thirty participants.

That was not hard to explain. I myself was hesitant to come downstairs. I clearly empathised with the students upstairs, remaining in their comfort zone. I was afraid to meet new people. Before coming down, I would envision/picture myself being left alone in the activity - so embarassing.

However, at the same time, I am curious about whether the organisers held the same view as me. One told me that Chinese students were generally not confident in their English. The other said they felt better when speaking to Asians rather than non-Asians. We even talked about discrimination in Australia in the end.

Even though it was more like I was doing a survey about why Chinese students felt shy, it was a pleasure for me to learn that I could make new friends and talk to new people.

The next day, I challenged myself going to a "wine and cheese night". I seldom drink wine, but I tried four different types that night. I was surprised to know that Australian or European people start to drink wine at 14 or 16! Currently I am only at the level of "MOSCATO", which my Australian friend tried when she was 16.

I was asked what Chinese do for social events. From my experience, our social activity is more about having lunch or dinner together, rather than having tea or wine at night. Food has been attached a far more importance than drinks. What do we drink? Well, my friends and I go for juice.

Nevertheless, why do Chinese have a food culture, whereas Australians or Europeans have a wine culture? I have not sorted it out yet.

Thank for your any comments or corrections!

Wow! Excellent job! Your English is impeccable.

Could you correct my English?

1.As time goes by, my love for him would not lessen.
2.Why don't you behave properly, as normal people do that.
3.Suppose you work in a night shift; (you can also use a period here) the company would pay higher salary to you.
4.I will pick you up at the airport provided you will arrive by 3 pm.
5.Don't eat chocolate a lot, even on Valentin's day, or you are going to be chubby.

You did really well over all. Good job!

My Passion for Cinema 2/2

In fact what interests me is not only the end(ing) but the causes of this ending. What I like is to try to anticipate future events and not to suffer from the story, to try to pinpoint the character/personality of the characters ... to predict what might happen before it actually happens in the movie.
What I like even more is when the movie does not happen as I would have expected and when I'm surprised, when there is suspense, when it's unpredictable, and when there is unexpected development...

To conclude, what I like about cinema is to discover new stories, new adventures, and to escape from everyday life. It is also to find actors whom I like very much and to see them evolve, to see also all their capacities ... like Ryan Gosling for example in La La Land which he  (multiplies is a verb, in case you were mixing it up) multiplies talents like singing, playing the piano, or dance !
It is also an ideal time to spend time with family or friends in sometimes unusual situations. As I could see Gravity in La Villette park last summer or I could see the movie La-Haut outdoors at the foot of a church.
Finally I have many memories associated with movies and cinema, and to review some film allows me to remember these memories.

Overall, excellent job!