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I'm looking for language partners and Mandarin teachers. I am a graduate student in chemistry in the United States (Chicago). I majored in Chinese and chemistry while in university, and want to keep that language ability alive.
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  • Answered
    Haha. I'm not sure what your interests are. Pennsylvania is a whole state, so there is a lot more there. Nashville is a fun city with a dynamic music culture. Pennsylvania has a lot of American history and the Appalachian mountains. It is also pretty easy to get to New York City from eastern Pennsylvania.
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    August 4, 2012
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  • Answered
    Yes. Wheel around is an artistic way to say it. It implies rapid speed. Matt wheeled around to face the thief.
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    August 4, 2012
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    In both, the question is refering to a single event. It isn't trying to say that those actions happened over a period of time. The indicator is the beginning of the sentence: when the teacher came in, in 1950. Both of those are **points in time**, not periods of time. The Guinness book of records has been published for 60 years. The Guinness book of records was published yesterday.
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    August 4, 2012
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    Almost exactly the same, except "would be" is the passive voice and "is" is active. Passive voice is generally more conversational, and less pushy. Active voice is more formal, professional, and assertive.
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    August 4, 2012
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    What does "fluent" mean? You can be verbally functional in maybe 1.5-2 years in China. Learning in school though? I majored for 4 years, took an intensive summer in China and newspapers are still baffling. The writing system is the hardest part.
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    August 4, 2012
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  • Corrected

    Angry

    I think many foreigners are prejudiced toward Chinese girls. We have our culture.Ok?!

    (Our own culture?)

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    August 4, 2012
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    "Look for" is informal, and has a small implication of brevity. "look for" doesn't necessarily mean "búsqueda". For instance, if I am waiting for something, you could say that I am looking for it. “Search' has more broad grammatical use(can be a noun or verb) and is generally more active. It may also imply a greater length of time to the action. (The search was long and difficult.) (I searched for years for the necklace.) (I looked for the TV remote)
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    August 4, 2012
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  • Posted
    我试一试写 我中文名字是彭安道。我有这个名字有了已经六年了。大学里，我学普通话学了四年。这几年，我在化学的研究所开学。恐怕我水平减低了。有可能italki表示一个很大的机会。我期待着跟你们一起联系。
    August 4, 2012
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  • Corrected

    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    Hello, I'm Margie, and I'm here for learning English, because I want to improve my speaking, to study abroad and make friends from other countries!
    My native language is Spanish, and I grew up in Ecuador.
    I enjoy listening to music, computers, because I'm a software developer, engineer in somputer science, and I would like to learn English vrey well.(split into multiple sentences) 
    See you!! :D

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    August 4, 2012
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  • Corrected

    first challenge

    in kansai area, the rotating blackout system has started due to the power shortage.
    my house had a narrow escape, but my office didn’t. the copy machine will be out of use, not to mention a.c. have to work out somehow.

     

    In the Kansai district (I assume this is a district), the government has implemented a rotating blackout system to address the power shortage. My house has narrowly escaped these blackouts, but my office did not. The copier will be out of service, not to mention the A.C. (end is not clear, will the AC work, or do you not know if it will?)

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    August 4, 2012
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