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大家好,我的名字叫Matt,中文名字叫乔桥,是个大四学生。最近我很无聊,不喜欢一直学习。因此我想和好多人聊天,做朋友。我喜欢寻找没听过的音乐、写奇怪的小说、和奇葩的人聊天。最喜欢的作者是村上龙、曹雪芹、川端康成。
还不清楚我为什么这么喜欢中文,但是我已经花了好多时间学中文,所以没有其他的办法,必须继续认真地学习中文。今年之前我学的中文都是普通话,可是最近我对粤语有兴趣。我还说一口特别差的粤语,但是希望很快会进步。
给我发消息吧!一起练习语言会很好玩。
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- Narrate Myself off the Cuff ( i can't find the written words)If I were to describe myself briefly, the exact answer would be that I'm a confused person. That means I have a lot of confusion about many of the details of my mind. For example, if a piece of cake is past its expiration date, but there's nothing bad on it, can it be eaten? However, my teacher told me the truth exists everywhere.<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">And</s> My goals are always open ended, but they <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">also</s> can be achieved actionably. For instance, I want my thinking to be more flexible and to have better retention, <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">and then</s> so I arrange steps in order to recall the knowledge I want to memorize <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">in</s> many times till I think I will never forget it. Another more specific thing is I will review the emphasized topics from <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">about</s> my English class after I finish this notebook.Although I want to be a thinker, <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">but</s> I seldom think about <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">the</s> unrealistic things, <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">just</s> like what I will do in ten years. Instead, I'm a behaviorist. For example, if I plan to read a book, and I will fight to read it without hesitation. After all, when we do something, we never feel totally steadfast. Hesitating is a waste of time. And when you act, progress has already happened.[To be continued]0 votedAugust 2, 20201
- 家人的冲突 今天还没起床。原因就是昨天晚上外婆和外公来了。因为我是很不孝的孩子,所以不想出房间和他们聊天。我的家人都觉得我有点傻,由于说的这么少。其实和朋友、老师、老板和所有的人我说的非常多,不知道怎么闭嘴,不过在我家人的面前我突然觉得很恐惧。以前我想改善我们的关系,但是我现在认为没办法。如果我开口他们就觉得很惊讶,不了解我的意思,所以我必须解释自己。明白了他们回一两句,就把话题换一下。举另外一个搞笑的例子:昨天我妈妈把外公外婆带到后院,我在外公的后面跟着他们,但是外公出去了突然把门关上了,似乎意思是“你不可以和大人玩”。 我的朋友(一名在这里有男朋友的中国人)和家人也有搞笑的冲突。几天前她和妈妈打了电话,妈妈说了“你在美国要保护自己”。我的朋友回应了“当然,我每一次用安全套”。她妈妈果然生气了,说“要是爸爸听到你说这个,就会死!”这样的话。我问她为什么给妈妈说这样,她说“我以为妈妈会欣赏女儿的坦率“。虽然我朋友有点傻,但是我还佩服她,我一辈子不敢企图和妈妈有坦率的关系。August 2, 202020
- What will you do if your life only had 1 year left?As for myself, if my life only had 1 year left in total, I would give up all the things that make me tired or stressful. I would spare no efforts to find a comfortable way to live. I would record my every day life events and shoot videos of them. I would write a diary in order to remember the beautiful things that happened in my daily life. I would write lots of letters to show my love and my appreciation to the person I love. I would also travel to the place that I really like alone. Maybe with a pet. And at last I would want to say good bye to the world and my lovers with a sense of ritual.Since you are using "if" to express a hypothetical situation, it's necessary to use the subjunctive form (e.g. "had" and "would"). Using "will" makes it sounds like it's a complete certainty that you only have one year left.0 votedAugust 2, 20200
- hobbiesI have many hobbies. I like to draw. Most often I paint with gouache, but I really like graphics, and I want to learn how to draw with a pencil. I find it difficult to draw people, but I like painting landscapes.Several years ago I was doing karate. I really like martial arts. I like movies with Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.I've always <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">gotten into</s> enjoyed planting flowers. Now I am growing violets. I have five bushes of violets. They have been blooming beautifully for over a month. I want to have many different varieties.0 votedAugust 2, 20200
- 宅在家日记 除了不时到超市买吃的或者在外面跑步,这四个月我没出门。我记得三月,疫情之前,一个住在杭州的朋友给我打电话。那个时候我在学校的图书馆写作业,学校刚才发表了春假之后必须在网上上课。图书馆因此没有人,我可以大声和这个朋友打电话。她说了在杭州终于回了办公室。那个时候我以为一个月呆在家是很长的时间,中国人应该觉得很难受,但是在这里我已经花了更长的时间。其实我不觉得太难受,可是和我的中国朋友聊天,好像他们现在都觉得美国和地狱一样。有病毒,有示威,事情都非常乱。 我有的时候觉得美国很遥远。四个月没出门,要是我住在中国,没什么区别。除了在网上看的意外,什么都不知道,可是我的中国朋友都以为我应该知道他们不知道的。我觉得很奇怪。疫情之前也是这样。住在北京的时候有人想和我谈论美国音乐,但是我其实不知道一个现代的美国歌手的名字。小时候我喜欢的音乐都是日本的。开始学习中文之后我一直听中文音乐,看中文电影,读中文书,和中国人聊天。 我因此觉得不自在。 小时候看过好多著名19世纪的小说,比如说《战争与和平》。旁边的成人都觉得我很聪明,可是看这种书有好多地方我看不懂。现在看中文书也是这样,虽然认识差不多每一个字,但是还有好多我不了解的。还有我自己写的中文非常简单,表达自己不容易。一直用中文,怕自己和小孩一样,还不会了解复杂的思想。中国人应该觉得我很无聊。我不能聊美国的事,但是讨论中国的事,我的知识都空泛。应该是一个没有国家的人。 浮想一个事我就觉得很难受:18年住在北京的时候,一个很热情的女生和我聊天,她用英语说“你为什么坚持学习中文这个没有用的语言?”我不知道怎么回她。也许她以为说这样很客气,中文毕竟是她的母语,从出生是她的,所以对于她而言当然不重要。但是中文肯定不是我的。记住一个单词要花好多时间。虽然我的水平很低,可是中文因此还是我人生中最宝贵的东西。 但是中国人应该觉得我的想法很奇怪,至于觉得这是无知的想法。好像好多中国人还觉得自己的国家对外国人没趣。举个例子,我的中国朋友都觉得中文电视剧一般来说很差。(也许是因为我认识的中国人是喜欢外国东西。)比如说《隐秘的角落》这个电视剧很火,看了文章说“有西方电视剧那么好。“好久之前有一个朋友给我推荐《三体》,说”和美国科幻一样好。”这样很奇怪,对吗?他们可以说“我很喜欢这个”,不用以西方为比较。好像有好多中国人以为除了古代的以外,中国的文化比西方低。其实中国的现代文化有好多比西方好的地方。比如综艺。你或许会觉得这个例子不好,因为综艺不太重要,不深刻,可是我看美国综艺我很难受,大半写的很难看,选手都很傻。第一次看中国综艺我很惊讶,觉得MC非常聪明,有创造力。中国的每个地方应该有好多天才,文化每一年有大进步。 不太清楚我想表达的是生么。怕我写的有点傻,希望你不介意。July 24, 202032
- English writing practice (21 April)1. In the past, some of Rome metro trains were hideous and dirty.In the past, some of the Rome metro trains were hideous and dirty.2. Women don't altogether accept to live with their parents-in-law.Women don't all accept living with their parents-in-law.(In America you're more likely to hear the word "in-laws" than "parents-in-law" during casual conversation. I'm not sure if other English speaking countries do this too)3. Even under the Coronavirus lockdown, he still insists to go out to feed the two kittens in his another house.Even under the Coronavirus lockdown, he still insists to go out to feed the two kittens in his other house.4. To buy stocks can have high revenue, albeit it's high risk.Buying stocks can lead to high revenue, although it's high risk.(Other people might substitute a different word for "have", for example "give". "Albeit" is a tricky word. We don't use it very much, at least not in America, so when using it you want to be careful you're using it correctly, otherwise it will really stand out. The problem here is you can't use albeit in a clause that could be a sentence on its own. In this case "It's high risk" is a complete sentence, so albeit doesn't work.)5. Japan's Kofuku happiness train station is a couple-oriented tourist attraction.(I don't see any problems with this one)My English writing practice today.Thanks for your kind help.0 votedApril 22, 20201
- How <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">about your today</s> was your day?<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">I was a lot of translate my language partner the message.</s>I was translating a lot of my language partner's messages.my language partner’s messages <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">is</s> are really useful to me, because I can learn<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ing</s> sentences, new words, and new expressions.<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">and</s> luckily, my language partner is very thoughtful.she <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">is</s> always encourages me so I really appreciate it.I currently <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">at all</s> can’t speak English at all but I’d like to improve as a person <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">and</s> through leaning English from now on.0 votedApril 21, 20201
- 和陌生人聊天 我最近认为学语言的最不容易的问题就是和这么多不熟的人一起练习如何找话题。我以前以为我很会聊天,比如说和人每次有约会不知道要说什么的时间很少,会想起来好多话题,好多想问的问题。但是和人说中文看起来我的想象力比较低。我猜这个问题有好多原因, 比如:我认识的中国人大部分是在网上认识的,和网上认识的人聊天最开始我还不知道有没有什么共同之处、我还不太会用中文表示自己的个性,开玩笑还不容易,除了最直接的说法以外我认识的词汇太少,不会表示比较微妙的事、虽然我的中文还可以,会聊普通的事,可是聊好多不普通的事(最有意思的事都应该不普通)会感觉自己迷路了,对方说的字都不认识。 跟合适的人聊天这些问题都没关系,肯定还会找好多话题。不过好像合适的人比较少,还有学习中文我想了解好多不一样的人。学习外语就是变成不一样的人的机会,要和好多平时不会认识的人交朋友。 我有点好奇,想知道你和陌生人最开始会谈论什么?April 21, 202070

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