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    預備杯茶嘅我個方法 我幾乎每日都飲啲茶。如果飲綠茶,寧願冇糖嘅茶。 但如果飲杯紅茶,就會想加啲奶同啲糖。 有時冇糖嘅紅茶幾好,但係其實我唔真鍾意冇奶嘅紅茶。 最近飲緊好多薑茶。已經預備杯茶之後,时时都想加多啲薑。 我有薑奶茶粉,所以預備杯茶唔係好難。 我又有薑粉,所以加多啲薑喺杯茶都唔係好難。
    April 26, 2019
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    "Are you a good swimmer" and "do you swim well" both mean the same thing and sound fine to me, though the first one is maybe a bit more natural. The difference between these and your questions about driving and singing is that you are asking how good the person is at swimming as opposed to if the person has the ability to swim. The question "Are you a swimmer?" also makes me think you are asking about a job (or something similar). Specifically for your questions: 1. "Are you a driver?" makes me think you are asking about a job. "Can you drive?" is probably the best way to ask if the person has the ability to drive. If you are more interested in how well the person drives, you can also ask "Are you a good driver?" If the person can't drive at all, then the response should be "no" for both questions. 2. "Are you a singer?" makes me think you are asking about a job. The following do not make me think so: "Are you a good singer?", "Are you much of a singer?", "Do you sing?", "Do you sing well?"
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    April 19, 2019
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    Do you know what "small yellow men" is?

    You may have already got found out the answer when you clicked in and saw this picture.
    Yes, the "small yellow men" refers to the Minions.
    (ฅ>ω<*ฅ)
    Chinese translated  "Minions"  has been translated into Chinese as "小黄人", which means "small yellow men" in English.
    The Chinese name is a vivid description to of the appearance of the Minions. "小黄人" should be a good translation to satisfy the target readers (maybe "audience" instead of "readers") because it does impress Chinese people. However, it's not a good translation to establish the communication between different cultures, as foreigners may fail to match "small yellow men" with "Minions" without hints.
    I have something that I have personally experienced to share with you.
    Last year, I went to the Universal Studios Japan and was attracted by the King Bob popcorn bucket there.
    The popcorn bucket designed as shaped like or design with depending on what you mean King Bob was so lovely that I immediately decided to buy it at the first sight.
    "I want a… a small yellow man." I faltered when standing in front of the stall, until when I realized that I didn't know how to say "小黄人" in English.
    "Small yellow man?" , the staff member repeated with confusion. Apparently, she couldn't understand me. Another staff member laughed and said, "It's Minion. Chinese all say like that." Note: this should really be "say it like that," but since it's a quote of what someone else said, I am leaving it as-is. (How embarrassed I was.ಥ_ಥ)
    Chinese characters are a form of ideogram, so . So it's a common occurrence that the foreign words lose their original pronunciations and change both their forms and meanings in the process of entering China. It's an interesting contrast that Japanese, though also belonging to the  an eastern Asian language, contains a large amount of loanwords that keep their original pronunciations. It's really ファンタスティック(fantastic). :)

    ——我——是——1——条——快——乐——的——分——割——线——
    This is my second composition on italki. Please kindly help me polish it.
    Welcome for any corrections and comments.
    (。・ω・。)ノ♡
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    April 19, 2019
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    開始學廣東話 唔該晒所有改正嘅人。我修改咗少少: 雖然我想學好耐廣東話,但今年開始學。因為我冇好多時間用嚟學廣東話,所以進步得好慢。 
我知道要練習多啲先至進步,所以會抽多啲時間練習講廣東話。我平時自己練習,但係可能唔係最好學習嘅方法,因為唔可以改正自己講嘅嘢。
    April 19, 2019
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