Recently corrected public entries
👉 Register to view more posts, get corrections on your writing and correct others.Jan. 7, 2021
Il Ristorante (4)
Ieri, stavo lavorando nel ristorante quando ho sentito un rumore. Mi sono voltato istintivamente e ho visto un topo che stava correndo verso la sala di produzione! La sua coda era attacata a un vassoio che sembrava appiccicoso; forse la ragione che il topo fosse così nervoso. Allo stesso tempo, una nuova cuoca di vent'anni l'ha visto anche e ha urlato che c'era un topo. Il capocuoco, un grande italiano con i diti come salsicce, è venuto lentamente.
"Dov'è?" Mi ha chiesto. Ho indicato la sala di produzione e il cuoco ha acceso le luci. Abbiamo visto il topo che si stava nascondendo in un angolo senza un posto di fuga. Il cuoco ha sospirato.
"Dammi una scopa." Mi ha ordinato. In fretta, ho trovato una scopa e gliel'ho portata. Dopo, ho sentito alcuni rumori e ho visto il cuoco uscire. Ce l'ha fatta.
"Non ho mai ucciso un animale così piccolo. Suppongo che abbiamo un piatto speciale stasera, no?" Lui mi ha fatto l'occhiolino.
Jan. 7, 2021
Das Café
Ich mag Cafés, die besondere gute Arbeitsumwelte haben. Im Café kann man viele dinge machen, z.B. lernen, Bücher lesen, mit Fremdeleuten reden, und natürlich, eine gute Tasse Kaffee trinken.
Kleine Cafés sind besondere gut. Es wird weniger Leute, die natürlich ruhiger seien. Dann kann ich mehr auf meinen Arbeit konzentrieren. Aber manchmal, kommt ein Mensch, der die ungesprochende Regelen der Cafés nicht aufpasst würde. Er/Sie hätte sehr laut auf sein/ihr Handy spricht, dass die Ruhingkeit des Cafés total zerstört worden.
Aber keine sorge, deswegen bringe ich immer meine Kopfhören mit!
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
脳を診れば何を考えているかは分かるだろう
今の科学では、テニスを考えればMRIをすると、運動に関する脳の部分の動きが見える。同じように、自分の家について考えれば、脳の空間的な部分の動きも見える。それを使って、科学者たちは植物人間のために、意識のテストを作った。（「最初はテニスについて考えて、次は家について考えなさい」）
そのテストをすると、植物人間と思われる患者は、実は意識があることがあった。つまり、患者は体が動けないけれども、まだ意識がある。（これは怖いと思う）
だから、もしその過程を逆にすれば、将来読心術ができるだろう。まず、脳を診て動きがある部分によって、人間は何を考えているかが分かるだろう。
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Journal 1/6/2021
I am very sorry for replying to you so late. I don’t know what I have been busy these days, but it’s actually some trifles. The iced lake surface looks like snow fields. If you didn’t tell me, I would not know it’s a lake. Because of global warming, lakes in my area are rarely iced. But in recent days, I suppose it did, because the temperature dropped to minus 7-8 degrees. Even if it’s frozen, it doesn’t look like that in your picture. Its surface is just thin ice, and does not look similar to the snow land in your picture. The last time I walked through an iced lake surface was in 1996 at Chengde Summer Resort. I have forgotten the lake’s name, but I remember exactly I was very scared because I was afraid that the ice would break and I would fall into the lake. If it happened, the result would be extremely dangerous. Finally, the tour guide pulled me to walk through the lake. From what you told me, I think your hometown is poetical: living by the lake; the lake and the town are mutual fusion. This reminds me of Shuanglang old town, Dali, China.
Jan. 7, 2021
Morning
I woke up at five today and, despite wanting to sleep, I enjoy the silence a lot. My family is asleep and a part of the city is too.
I had breakfast in my room while watching a sitcom. After writing this, I have to study. At noon, I have driving lessons. Later, I'll have to keep studying.
I don't know why, but when I'm busy I think of lots of fun or interesting things to do. However, when I'm free, I get bored because I don't know what to do.
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Translation Practice
Liufu had grown up and could work making money. He started to find his hometown. He only knew his hometown was in Sichuan, but he didn’t know the exact location. One time, he saved 3000 yuan and was ready to deposit the money in a bank, but it was the right time of donating money to Wenchuan for the earthquake. He straight put the money into the donation box. There was just several ten yuan left, so he was only able to buy a bunch of noodles and every meal eating the noodles.
Jan. 7, 2021
A Question
Do you use a sellotape dispenser? I have to create an original tape dispenser and draw its blueprint as my class assignment. However, I hardly use a sellotape, so I can't come up with what functions are convenient.
Do you have any idea for convenient functions? What is frustrating when you use a sellotape?
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
琴棋书画的宇宙（2）
画神把她的毛笔先熟练地画了女人的一幅画，再在她的肚子里添了个男性胎儿。这样，画神毫无费力地能创造了生命。稍后，书神在他的书上写了个故事，描写了一个住在洛阳的女人神奇地受孕。这样，他把画神创造的胎儿，转给人生的一个女人。
书神犹豫地说道：“啊……糟糕。”
画神问道：“怎么了？”
书神回答道：“我猜我犯了错误。”
画神问道：“不可能，我们神不能犯错误。”
书神回答道：“无论如何，我不是故意的……”。
那一刻，棋神发了脾气，谴责了书神和画神。他解释道：“你们俩都格外不耐烦，你们凭什么干涉人生？看看你们造成的这个灾难。”
书神顶嘴地说道：“您曾经不是一样地创造了一个人呢？”
琴神听见了所有的混乱，在棋神回答之前，她冷静地说道：“我们都少说两句吧。”便她向棋神悄悄地问道：“他们虽然犯了错误，但是这一切确认了我们的能量的确已经减弱了。您不是觉得我们必须调查呢？”
棋神对琴神顽固地说道：“最好我们仔细地思考。否则……。其实，您现在可以自己看。”
四位神一齐向现场，看到了爆炸。
Jan. 7, 2021
The Ageing Problem in China
Same as other countries, an ageing era is approaching to China. However, China also has its exclusive problem.
In the fast-paced society of China, elderly people tend to live alone, not spontaneously but forcedly. And the reasons are as followed, first of all, on account of the the traditional method of China—yang er fang lao, i.e, raising children for the sake of the old age, many Chinese parents endeavour to rear their children and provide as best condition as they can for children to build up their own life, and leave scarce savings for themselves.
In that case, here comes the second question, their offsprings have to go to the metropolitan where is far from home searching for work. Since it isn’t easy to take seniors with them even they eager to, those elderly people have to stay solely, which is even more solitary for them when their significant other passed away.
Worse still, provisions are absolutely lag behind in China, for the government assumes offsprings will no doubt to take the responsibility of caring the old and sick.
And here are some measures could be taken account of .
Firstly and the most crucial is to establish a more mature policy on pension and retirement income. For instance, to aid people over 65 years old having sufficient living expenses every month, and to add those who is approaching retirement into the list of being helped, people who live alone for particular.
Secondly, the neighbouring service also need to be refined. The government entail to put money on this.
Lastly, considering some seniors would regard no being reared by children as an embarrassing thing and refuse the help, the experts for comforting them are also needed.
To sum up, even though the structure of letting offsprings raise their parents works for thousands of years in China, the system is require to be built to help the left olds ,so that to provide a better life for the old and to ease the guilty of youth for their insufficient ability to render a bright later life to their parents.
Jan. 7, 2021
empathy
There is a make-up shop called SASA near my home. I need their eyebrow pencil there once. A customer fainted suddenly, during my purchase. The clerk kept apologizing to me and the customer was taken away by the ambulance. She sent me a gift, after I paid. She did not actually apologize, because the customer fainting was not her fault , but she wanted to create empathy and a connection with me to show respect. But, she didn’t understand my needs clearly. I already stated that I just need an eyebrow pencil under 60 dollars, but she still recommended an eyebrow pencil around 100 dollars. She finally understood what I meant and recommended another eyebrow pencil. The price was just within my budget. I believe it would have improved the experience, if she could understand faster.
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Una tarde salvadoreña
Estar en El Salvador es un verdadero placer. El pequeño país centroamericano es más que las pandillas que lo aterrorizan. El Salvador es un lugar único, lleno de vida, cultura y una gastronomía que está que te cuentes.
Cuando recuerdo la tarde primera en San Salvador, la ciudad capital, comienzo a oler las tortillas friendo en la calle enfrente de mi apartamento. Oigo las aves cantando por los árboles y el ladrido de los perros de la calle. Cada diez minutos, el timbre de seguridad de un carro suena en la calle y las aves intentan cantar igual. Un vecino está reproduciendo ACDC a todo volumen y puedo entender cada palabra de la letra, aunque no quiera. Veo como el sol baila por las hojas de las plantas situadas en las terrazas. Siento como el sol me toca la piel. Me calienta.
Estoy en un apartamento humilde, con un living, una cocina pequeña, una cama y un baño que funciona de vez en cuando. Las paredes brillantes reflejan la cultura energética del país. Son moradas, rosas y celestes. Estoy riendo por un chiste que Joel ha hecho apenas 5 minutos, pero no puedo parar de reír.
En este momento me enamoré del país. Después de estar doce horas, ya me sentía como si estuviera en casa. He ido seis veces desde entonces y cada vez me enamoro un poquito más de la gente, las pupusas revueltas, los volcanes, la naturaleza y las comunidades amables. Algún día, quisiera mudarme ahí para tener más tardes así de tranquilo.
Jan. 7, 2021
Correo electrónico para el trabajo
Hola XXXXXX,
Para iniciar el proceso de convertir tu servicio eléctrico de aéreo a subterráneo, aplique por nuestro sitio web XXXXXXXXXXX.
Este servicio cuesta $XXX y tendrás que contratar un electricia para instalar el conducto y la caja de cemento. El día de la conversión, nuestro equipo desconectará tu servicio eléctrico para que tu electricia pueda cambiar el contador eléctrico. Necesitarás un inspector del condado allí para inspeccionar la instalación ese mismo día. Nuestro equipo regresará por la tarde para tirar el cable a través de los tubos y conectar el servicio.
Por favor, responda a este email para confirmar que quieres seguir con la conversión.
Gracias,
Cordero
Jan. 7, 2021
Un jour étrange
Aujourd'hui c'est un jour vraiment bizarre. Tout d'abord, notre petit chiot est un peu malade – pas grave, mais elle a mal au ventre parce que elle avait mangé des copeaux de bois et glands hier soir. Je ne sais pas comment l'empêcher de les manger. Elle n'a que trois mois, donc elle ne comprend pas vraiment la différence entre un jouet et de la nourriture. Et en plus, elle est un chien. Et deuxièmement, il y avait une attaque au capitole. Je ne m'étendrai pas trop sur le sujet, car je ne veux pas que ça devienne trop controversé. Mais il va sans dire que la violence est intolérable et j'espère que personne d'autre ne sera blessé.
Jan. 7, 2021
Translation Practice
After his mom's death, he lived in his step-father’s home with his older sister. But he didn’t know his origin (他不知道自己是身世). One time during his fifth grade, he had a stomach. At that time, his step-father was selling cotton and said to him: “Die side (死一边去), I won’t care even if you die” He heard the ears of the village(他听到了村里一些风言风语) again that he is not his father’s own son. If he is his father’s own son, his stepfather won’t treat him this way.
Jan. 7, 2021
Translation Practice
Since he could remember things, his mother had carried his older sister and him living in his step-father’s home. One day, he returned home from school and found his mom hanging from the beam. He pulled his mom’s leg, but his mom didn’t say a word. He hurried running out, but no one was at home. He went to the forecourt to call his grandma. His grandma asked why. He said his mom was hanging from the beam.
Jan. 7, 2021
Jan. 7, 2021
Translation Practice
You asked me if I still love you. I hesitated for a long time and was a little bit surprised. Finally, I said with a bitter smile “I loved" and then turned to leave. I will never forget you crying. It was not that I changed my mind; It was just that I was too stupid then. Later on, I just wanted to give myself a loud slap. But if you still think I was too cruel, you will be happier if you know that I have had a terrible ten years.
Jan. 7, 2021
Practice Exercise #1: Greetings and Introductions
A: What's her name? (She is younger than your parents.)
Chị ấy tên là gì?
B: Her name's Judy.
Chị ấy tên là Judy.
C: What's his name? (He is as old as your grandfather)
Ông ấy tên là gì?
D: His name is Carl.
Ông ấy tên là Carl.
E: What's her name? (She is about your age)
Bạn ấy/Mình ấy tên là gì?
F: Her name's Maria.
Bạn ấy/Mình ấy tên là Maria.
G: What's his name? (He is older than your parents)
Bác ấy tên là gì?
H: His name is Don.
Bác ấy tên là Don.