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I have lived in Jilin City, China for 5 years. I speak some Chinese, but I am certainly not fluent. When I became a teacher of English I said to myself, "Self, my students will NOT be bored in my classes." I like to make things interesting and fun! I love games. I like to make things simple and easy to understand. My students say I am humorous and I help them enjoy learning. I enjoy life. Life's to short to be bored with what you are doing, so make it fun!
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    Well, other than my "Friend", I would have to say my students have helped me the most. They are creative at ignoring me, so I must be creative at getting their attention in class! : )
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    September 14, 2011
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    Those words are definitely offensive words. They are basically used to tell someone "I will do what I want to do. I don't care what you think." It is a way of lifting up oneself and putting down someone else.
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    August 11, 2011
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    Can't help but notice you have a lot of these type questions. How about trying a resource to help you with the right meaning and then you can try to use them rather than just asking for definitions. Anyway, this one means the thing is much deeper than what is already known or already done. Such as, "We've only scratched the surface of learning English." or "After working on this project for 3 days we've only scratched the surface."
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    August 11, 2011
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    The best thing to do is study some Business English words and phrases related to your field of trade. You can do that through a teacher if you know someone who teaches that kind of thing. (I think I am familiar with someone who can help you. : ) ) Something you should NOT do is assume you know the meaning and move on. That could lead to some serious problems when it comes to trade with foreign countries I am sure. You could perhaps even make some flash cards from business words and phrases you find online. Keep them with you and review them every chance you get. There is only one method to better your vocabulary. It takes time, practice and hard work.
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    August 11, 2011
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    Utterly lifeless. Here is a good source for finding the meanings of idioms. http://www.idiomdictionary.com/
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    August 11, 2011
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    August 11, 2011
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    A teenage girl

    I found the picture below in a netizen's photo album on www.douban.com, and but the information about it was gone. 
    In this picture there was a lovely teenage girl doing heavy labor work, carrying bricks with a handcart all the time. (try not to make the sentences too long.  stop when there is a place to stop.) and When the camera aimed at her face, she just gave us a big sunny smile. 
    I just couldn't help to but love this teenage girl the first time when I saw her. She has an immensely strong character, combined with an (if the following word starts with a consonant "sound" use "a" not "an") a unique natural grace and an infectious optimism about life itself. 
    It's a pity there is no other information about her, I really want to help her if she is in need. 
    "Though I know little about you, your attitude toward life really encouraged me a lot. Best wishes for to you! Good girl." 

     

    Hope this helps!   - Mr Mahaffey

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    August 11, 2011
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    "Of course! Everybody knows you. I just can't remember your name."
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    August 11, 2011
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    Read grammar books. In my experience English grammar is not the most exciting thing in the world. You should pay some money and obligate yourself to learn it. If you don't have the motivation of losing money, you probably won't be motivated enough to learn as much as you need to feel successful in knowing grammar.
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    August 11, 2011
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    I think fear of the dark is fear of the unknown, but why is there fear of the unknown? Ever eaten a food that you never had before? The flavor was unknown, but you ate it anyway. There is a fear of the unknown because of what might happen. There is doubt that anything good will happen. So the people act on doubt and become fearful rather than acting on faith and being confident. So then the question should be, why is there such a lack of faith?
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    August 11, 2011
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