The origination of my English name Today, let me talk about the origination of my English name. I'm Jovany, a native Chinese guy. This name is made years ago by myself. Have you ever felt it sounds like Giovanni? Yes you hit it! It comes from the Italian name Giovanni. However it never refers to the Mafia boss, but a cartoon character. Do you know the Rocket Group in Pokémon? Its boss is named so. When this cartoon was introduced into China mainland, the name was translated to a Chinese counterpart pronounced as "Qiao Wan Ni", which happened to coincide with my Chinese name Qiao. So I decided to coin a individualized name in the light of its homophony. Then Jovany was born! \(^o^)/

Please help me to translate these two sentence. (French) Good night friends! Here are two extracts of an article from a french magazine: 1) Certes, proportionnellement, le nombre de jeunes Français apprenant l'anglais (plus de 5 millions) ou l'espagnol reste sans commune mesure, mais le chinois laisse désormais loin derrière lui le russe ou l'arabe. 2) Le chinois capte depuis toujours les élèves ou les étudiants qui ont les goût du dépaysement et du défi. Il fait, plus que toujours, rêver... The context is about that the Chinese teaching is gradually getting popular in France. In the former sentence, I'm confused by "laisse désormais loin derrière lui le russe ou l'arabe" (especially the usage of "lui"). As for the latter, I'm incapable of grasping its meaning accurately (especially the last sentence). Please give me a hand. I would very much appreciate your kindness. ^-^Oh my! The title should be "two sentences". How careless is somebody...=_=|||

a question about la gastronomie Here is a sentence: On ne sait pas ce que c'est que la gastronomie dans le monde sauf en France. I'd like to know how to translate it into English. Besides, which role do those two “que”s play? Thanks for your help!(^_^)

What's the diffrence between "Tailor of the fickle" and "fickle tailor"? I know that "tailor of the fickle" means "a fickle tailor", but there must be some subtle differences between the former and the latter. There are also many similar usages of this form, such as "old man of the silent". I'd like to know if you could tell me the diffrences and how to use this pattern "n. + of the + adj." please. And I wonder if they are often used as the titles for newspaper and articles. Further more, may I say "a choice of the important" instead of "an important choice" or "a choice of the importance"? THNX 4 ur help very much!