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Hi,
If you'd like to show me around Beijing, I can help you with your english in return. I'd also like to learn some more Mandarin. My mandarin is currently at novice level. I'll only be in town for two days; today and tomorrow. So it may be a short conversation, but fun. Please let me know if you'd like to chat over some pur-eh tea!<img title="Smile" src="http://www.italki.com/Scripts/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" />
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James
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August 24, 201110 - In a literal sense, the reporter (记者)wants to emphasize the severity of the accident by associating the number of reactors involved with the source of radioactive leakage which are the reactor cores. In short, they want to describe how bad this accident is. On a human level, it means that it will take a long time to clean up, be extremely expensive and affect thousands of lives.0 votedApril 2, 20112
saving friendship
friendship is very important in life, so we should save friendship in life .
friendship is like the warmest coat for your heart in life, we should keep it in our hearts carefully. True friends <strike>is to</strike> help <strike>with</strike> each other forever and they care about each other without anything in return. <strike>it is</strike> They communicate heart <strike>and</strike> to heart .
how to save a friendship ?
you had better remember your best friends in<strike>to</strike> your heart , and help<strike>ing</strike> them with heart when they meet troubles without importance or fortune, friendships depend on character and <strike>natural of person</strike> basic nature of people. Studying knowledge and <strike>making ourself rich brain</strike> enriching ourselves, you can help best friends <strike>with</strike> find wisdom. friendship is like a river, it needs to be kept between friends every day .
Comment: Thank you for the helpful and thought-provoking essay.
0 votedMarch 10, 20110The heart is more important than brain
This is a strange question. I always think of <strike>something</strike> interesting things. I will describe my opinion <strike>about it </strike> on subject.
As people <strike>have to</strike> finish <strike>a lot of</strike> working every day , <strike>and</strike> they <strike>have to</strike> focus on thinking <strike> them</strike> things over <strike>by brain</strike> in their mind. I believe heart movement needs to be balanced with the brain, as much as <strike>and the</strike> brain movement <strike>also</strike> needs to be balanced with heart. People often pay more attention on brain movement. I think both of them are "brains". <strike>, and</strike> Although both of them are important, I feel the heart is more often<strike> important</strike> (neglected?) than the brain.
The heart has to accept the order of the brain. It will seldom move naturally. It will be angry with you or tired of your brain orders. Both of them <strike>affect</strike><strike> each other</strike> influence one another. The energy of the heart can affect whole <strike>of </strike>body and <strike>it will </strike>enlarge.
Maybe it will affect the whole world with heart energy. <strike>and </strike>Now we can't explain it in science .
What shall we do to keep heart and brain in balance ?
A simple way is to keep the brain empty for a few minutes in the morning, and make ourselves relaxed . It may help to think of nature; <strike>like</strike> mountains , rivers , green forest , and so on. Forgetting all the questions. The heart needs to be looked after warmly . <strike>it will come out </strike>Large energy <strike>to</strike> will come out from it to help <strike>you</strike> <strike>to</strike> work hard for your brain .
We have two "brains " in the body. Th heart is just as important as the brain. We should look after them <strike>and we will</strike> strive to keep them in balance.
Comment: Great topic! I made some literary liberties to change meaning of several sentences to have thematic continuity. Otherwise, the previous commenter is correct, it does sound contradictory. Is the heart more important than the brain or is it more neglected?? I felt you meant neglected, but please change it, if otherwise.
My 2 yuan: This essay seems to address the topic of mindfulness and meditation. It is very applicable to current society, especially with the advent of technological connectivity and social media. I feel its very easy to neglect one's own spirtual and mental health. The lack of awareness of "heart energy" and mindfulness could contribute to depression, fatigue and mental illness.
0 votedFebruary 22, 20110Facing difficulties bravely
I was very sick eight years ago. Most <strike>of</strike> doctors thought I would hardly walk or write anything, because I had to stay in bed every day. But I always believe the sun will rise tomorrow. I still smile at myself even if life <strike>will </strike>passes on. I feel happy, because I never wasted my precious life. I had to look for the best <strike>way</strike> solution for my illness, by myself, because I think the patient is the best doctor. <strike>as they know</strike> Patients understand themselves more clearly than anyone else. <strike>and</strike> I <strike>had to</strike> read a lot of chinese medical textbooks. In the end, I decided to practice shaolin qigong <strike>staying</strike> in bed. At the same time, <strike>and</strike> I began to eat <strike>the</strike> foods, which <strike>it is</strike> were good for my illness. I felt better and better. Afterwards, I walked outside everyday to exercise. Indeed, I found it to be a pretty healthy lifestyle. I realized that the illness <strike>has</strike> brought forth more spiritual fortitude within <strike>spirit to </strike>me.
Face difficulties bravely
It will train you to deal with some of life's difficulties <strike>in life</strike>. Anyways, I feel everyone should face <strike>it</strike> illness bravely. Difficulties will come and go<strike>,either</strike> whether you smile or cry with them. We <strike>will</strike> might as well face the difficulties bravely smiling.
Comment: This is another thoughtful essay. It has a lot of good things to say. It has alot of 용기, which means courage in Korean. The only things that I changed were some verb tenses and common english phrases (i.e. "come and go"). Let me know if I changed your words too much!
0 votedFebruary 17, 20110

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