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Los avances científicos y tecnológicos y las curas naturales
En este mundo donde los avances científicos y tecnológicos son frequentes, las curas naturales se han vueltos menos importantes. Ya que el tratamiento médico puede ser más eficaz y fidedigno, muchas personas prefieren ir al médico en vez de contar con remedios naturales. A pesar de esto, los remedios naturales no cuestan muchos y pueden ser muy efectivos en algunos casos. Por ejemplo, en diferentes partes del mundo hay varios remedios caseros para aliviar un dolor de garganta o un dolor de estómago. Muchas veces, estos remedios resuelven el problema y como resultado no es preciso ir al doctor.
En el caso de enfermedades graves como el cáncer, una cura natural no puede ser tan fiable como el tratamiento médico. Por ende, ir al doctor procura que podamos recibir tratamiento por un experto que sabe tratar las enfermedades más graves. Sin embargo, ya que las curas naturales forman parte de la cultura de una sociedad, siempre van a tener alguna importancia en el mundo moderno.
Oct. 24, 2021
Snapping at someone you're correcting
Well it happened today. Usually, when someone wrote a text I dislike, I just ignore it, and in worse case, I stop correcting the author all together, but without making a fuss about it. I was probably in a bad mood today, because I snapped at him or her. I am not saying I regret it, because I don't, but I don't usually do this.
It was a text about tip culture in the US. Basically that person said tips give too much power to the waiters, encouraging a toxic culture where customers are forced to pay extra if they don't want to get dark looks, and this culture could even discourages people to migrate in the US. He or she was aware that waiters didn't get decent wages without tips, but insisted that it just spoils them.
So I thoroughly corrected the text anyway, without any annotation like I usually do. But here is what I replied as a comment.
"In Europe, customers pay for waiter's wages too, only it's already included in the bill. So it's a mandatory tip. Making someone work without salary is considered borderline slavery and illegal in many countries.
I'd be surprised if tips granted more power to the waiters than the customers, who can use it as a threat to bully the staff. As if getting dark looks for being cheap would be more stressful than having no money to pay the rent, when they actually worked for it.
And the only thing that shocks me in tip culture is that it's actually legal not to pay for a service. But if you don't, the very least you deserve is social judgement indeed.
I just noticed that you received over 1000 corrections, and made 0. So I guess reciprocity isn't your thing. Makes sense. That was the last time I waited on your table."
Yes, I think it was the fact that this person gave absolutely no correction so far that pushed me over the edge. It's not unprecedented for me though. I ranted once at someone who copied and paste a long and complicated text about Marie-Antoinette from google translate (I checked from the original text the so called author also carelessly included) saying to stop wasting my time. Post was deleted a few hours later.
Do you think I overreacted? When someone writes something that annoys you, how do you deal with it? Do you ignore it? Do you correct it anyway? Do you challenge the author? Please let me know even if you snap at me too.
Oct. 24, 2021
Dua Lipa
To be sincere I don't follow what's happening on the show business lately and if you ask me what are my favorite singers I can give you a list, according to my knowledge of what I define as "music" and not only "noise".
I never read any biography of any singer or even an actor, or actress. It's something that just doesn't call up my attention.
But lately I found this singer called Dua Lipa and after listen to her famous song "Physical" I started to be curious to know more about her.
She is very young and have great songs that makes us move our bones when we are perhaps sad and feeling blue.
Right now I am listening to this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVcZfQe-Kw
As a young person of the show business, she has a nice body and learns well how to do the chorographies for the videos. But that is just what people want to see, isn't it?
I hate some stupid people who opens up their mouth to say nonsenses but she seems to be different. I must say thai I totally agree with her statement : "Success, to me is just doing things that I'm really proud of". In this sense I can say that she is not mediocre and I like people like that.
She is not on my playlist yet for some reason, but I will make one with 4 or 5 songs that I like. Without doubt I can say that I like this singer of the new generation!!!!
Oct. 24, 2021
I introduce myself
Hello everyone!
I'm a Brazilian young "lady" and I found this site few days ago.
This is my first day and text on this site, so I hope it can help me with my language learning.
My name is "A" and I live in São Paulo.
I studied English when I was still a teen and now I need to remember all over again so that I can pass my level test next year.
By the time I have studied English, there wasn't any divisions of which level a person should achieve to be considered fluent.
I think I remember a lot of things, although I should reopen my books and have the courage to put my ass on a chair and study it a little more. I just love languages and I speak Spanish, Italian and a bit of French too. Within 2 years I wish to learn Turkish as well. I am a translator student and I would like to manager as many languages as possible.
To be sincere I have neglected my studies of this language for decades, but now I want to improve my Knowledge again. I love to listen to music, read books and geography. Films are my hobby and I am found about horses, dolphins and birds. I have a turtle at home.
Next year I wish to apply for a English test to see how it works and know my level. That's why I think this site will help me with my goal.
Thanks for your attention. Have a nice day!!!
PS: I would like to put some music on my texts since I am crazy fan of the 80's songs but today I will leave this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qod03PVTLqk
I like both singers and the song is very nice! The video is also astonishing. =)
Oct. 24, 2021
Tenses
-Why is the Lego train disassembled?
- Little Pete 1)had been playing with it when I accidentally stepped on one of the cars. I 2) tried to get his older brother to put it together . Instead, he 3) has disintegrated it completely.
Are the tenses correctly used at points 1-3?
Is it possible to use:
-"was playing with it" in point 1)? and
- "disintegrated " instead of "has disintegrated " in point 3) in British English?
In the following sentences are both alternatives possible? Could you tell me what the difference between them is?
1. I realised / have realised she has a good taste in clothes.
2. I found out / I have found out about his criminal record.
Oct. 24, 2021
“双减”家庭教育系统工程
我刚才看完了这个有关的报告：https://lx.huanqiu.com/article/45FA6pXIPGT
我想通过这个文章联系正式的风格，请您修改口语的说法。另外，这个文章是要交给老师的，写在「括号」的词都需要使用。老师也让我们用“头也没抬/觉也没睡”等的「也没」，不过我认为在风格的文章用其不很合适，不用就不管我
在教育方面上，家长一直要平衡孩子的教育负担与他们的身体和精神健康。一方面，不仅要鼓励子女用功学习，而且要为他们提供家庭教育。另一方面，学生的压力往往并非少，总是关注学业成功对他们有不好的影响。为了调整这个平衡，中央最近拟订了一个草案减轻学生的义务教育负担、介绍几个家庭教育规律与期望。不过，只有政府的赞同不足够，而且需要习惯被裹挟的家长热心配合实现这样社会变化。担忧的是，有的家长恐怕实行政府的“双减”政策便会鼓励学生变成“学渣”。因此，说服家长「咬着牙」放弃对孩子有坏处的教育理念确实为一件难事。如果孩子的家庭教育不当，父母期望过度大，能迫使孩子「吃苦」、「舍不得」花时间培养好学习与生活习惯。家长的教养与家庭教育方式对孩子的成长有很大的影响，但是这个事实由很多父母一点都不考虑。教育部希望家长会配合遵循“双减”政策的规律树人生产健康孩子。
这项计划的目的很合理，学生压力很大、成功需求相当多，家长需要引导子女，做良好的模式。在某人看来，这样规律侵犯家长在家庭教育方面的自由，不过，即使美国并没有这样明确的家庭教育规定，但是我国「反正」也有传统的家庭教育模式观念。中国在有的方面上还是一个很传统的国家，因此把家庭教育规律通过政策落实却不很突然。
Oct. 23, 2021
Quando dobbiamo per forza aiutare i nostri simili?
Molti diranno che non "dobbiamo" fare mai nulla per forza.
Altri tanti diranno che "sempre che ci dice il cuore di farlo".
La questione non è semplice da rispondere.... ma secondo me, ci sono tre domande in cui dobbiamo concentrarci per cercare di arrivare alla risposta giusta per ogni uno di noi...
Io POSSO aiutare?
Io VOGLIO aiutare?
Io SO COME aiutare?
Se posso e non voglio, è un mio diritto senza dubbio anche se direi che in questo caso la persona è negligente.
Se voglio e non posso o non so come, la situazione si presenta difficile, dato che abbiamo un limite umano.
Se so come aiutare e non voglio e non posso, questa è una libera scelta, ma anche direi che sarebbe anche una situazione un po' sconvolgente per la società.
C'è l'altro lato della situazione....
La persona aiuta e ci chiede (e a volte anche verifica) se l'altra ha utilizzato l'aiuto per quel suo scopo. Per esempio, qui in Brasile, per ogni passo che uno dà, incontra per strada 3 o 4 persone che chiede elemosina. Sappiamo tutti che molti vogliono soldi per consumere delle droghe anche se dicono che un suo figlio ha fame. Chi dà denaro a questa gente da per il piacere di dare, ma non si chiedono quale sarà la destinazione del denaro.
Una cosa è giusta: quello che gli altri faranno con il tuo aiuto è un problema che riguarda a loro, ma quello che fai tu è un problema fra te e Dio.
E voi? Cosa ne pensate di questa situazione?
PS: Vi lascio la domanda enigmatica.... Che fine ha fatto questo cantore? Mi ricordo che l'ascoltava molti anni fa.... Mistero!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVRwn8BLJXo
Oct. 23, 2021
Anger Is Motivation
I muted my mother last night. I was so released when I finally did that.
In the morning, the neighbor's house was under consturtion, it was so noisy. Regardless, I had have an appointment with my students today, and it was very unconivient for them to change the lesson in another time. I asked the workers to delay their work till afternoon, however, they refused. I asked my father for the owner's phone number then. He showed up and talked to the workers, but failed. The contractor told him that he had no right to interfere the constuction because of the deals, but they would try to be quieter.
It was very ridiculous, there was only one wall between us, and what they did were pounding, sawing etc. how could they be quieter? It was bullshit.
They kept working and becoming louded and louder. I was so annoying that I asked them again to finish their work in half an hour, because I would finish mine thirty minutes later, what I asked was only half an hour' peace. A woman refused at first, but I blamed them for their selfishness loudly. We argued for a minute, they finally stopped most of the work, it was still noisy though.
What more ridiculous was, my mom sent me a message to blame me for being too fussy, it was very hard for me to live in the society.
I was very shocked. Why blamed me like that? I was the victim, and she never knew how badly the situation was, how could she just easily blamed me like that? What kind of mother she was? So I decided not to go to the house which she was living in with my brother's family.
At dusk, my dad called me where I had been to. I told him I was in town because I didn't want to quarral with someone. After that, I muted my mom.
The authority power couldn't protect me, and my mother never tried to protect me either. What she always did is to blame me like what I suffering was all my fault. If I were cautious enough, I would never have been hurt. And I never like the tone she talked to me. She never tried to talk with me but just blame. I hate the situation like this, so I studied hard last night before I went to bed.
Anger is motivation.
Oct. 23, 2021
Oct. 23, 2021
Ein Text auf der Straße gefunden.
Einen regneten Tag, als ich auf der Straße zu die Arbeit ging, habe ich einen Zettel auf dem Boden der Straße gefunden. Ich bin immer neugierig, deshalb habe ich ihn genommen. Er war eine ausgeriessene Seite von einem Heft, vermutlich von einem Tagebuch. Darauf wurde einen ziemlich langen Text geschrieben. Die Person, die diesen Text geschrieben hatte, war eine Frau. Sie äußerte ihre Zweifeln, und sorgte darum, dass sie nicht als stark als sie wollte ware, und dass sie nicht "normal" fühlte.
Nach dem Lesen fühlte ich mich ein bisschen unangenehm. Was befindet sich in einem Tagebuch, muss nähmlich geheim bleiben. Sogar ich nicht weiss, wer diese Frau ist, habe ich sie verratet.
Aber es ist interessant für mich. Normalerweise habe ich keine Ahnung darauf, was die Andere denken. Diesen Tag habe ich ein Blick zu den Fernster gerichtet. Ich denke, dass ich und diese Frau ähnlich sind. Diese Idee hilft mir manchmal.
Später habe ich den Zettel gewerft. Ich wollte ihn nicht behalten. Ich hoffe, dass die Frau diese Seite nicht vermisst!
Oct. 23, 2021
彗星：宇宙の旅人
彗星と言えば、多くの人は「君の名は」の中でのその印象的なシーンを思い出すだろう。赤い流れ星が崩れて、そのかけらが落ちて町を全滅させた。でも科学的に言えば、彗星とはどういうことだろう。
彗星とは？
彗星とはおもに氷や砂利でできた天体で、太陽に近づくと暖かくなるために、蒸発するガスを醸し出し、ガスそのものが太陽の光を反射することができる。このガスが光っている尻尾に見えるので「テール」というのである。多くの人はこの尻尾が彗星の後ろをたどって軌道をなぞると間違って考えるけど、実は尻尾が彗星の軌道にかかわらず太陽と逆方向に向く。
最近の彗星についての発見
彗星の尻尾が放つ光には特別な特徴がある。この光を分光光度計で分析すれば、彗星の分子的な組成を見極めることができる。最近、米航空宇宙局（NASA）はこの方法を採用し太陽系の外でできた彗星（太陽系外彗星）を分析したと報告された。太陽系内にあるオールトの雲で生まれた彗星に比べることによって、その二つの彗星の組成はどれほど似ているかを判定した結果、ほとんど同じであった。さらに一般化すると、うちの太陽系自体は別に例外ではなく、他の惑星系とは似ている普通の惑星系である。
Oct. 23, 2021
Quoi manger à Bruxelles ?
Nous allons aller à Bruxelles l'un de ces jours, car j'ai toujours été curieuse de l'ambiance de cette ville où est né Stromae.
Nous avons décidé où visiter, mais un problème s'est survenu quand nous en sommes venus à déterminer quoi manger à Bruxelles. j'ai déjà entendu dire qu'elle était la ville de la gastronomie, mais pour l'instant nous ne sommes pas vraiment convaincus, surtout peut-être parce que nous résidons en France et nous avons déjà dégusté pas mal de plats exquis.
J'ai appris que l'un de ses spécialités est chicons au gratin, mais je viens de constater que le «chicon» signifiant l'endive en France, que nous mangeons régulièrement.
Oct. 23, 2021
Samhain
En los países de cultura cristiana, el Día de todos los Santos es una oportunidad de rendir homenaje a los parientes y amigos cercanos fallecidos, llevando flores sobre sus tumbas. De hecho, el Día de todos los Santos es una versión cristianizada de una fiesta que se llamaba Samhain (pronunciar “sa-win”) y que fue celebrada por los pueblos célticos de Europa, antes que el cristianismo se propague.
Sin duda, todo el mundo conoce la versión comercial y moderna de esta fiesta: Halloween, pero esta tiene poco que hacer con su inspiración antigua. Halloween evoca niños en trajes de brujas o de fantasmas, que tocan a las puertas de casas para pedir dulces, amenazando en burla a los que no querrán dar con la frase “trick or treat” (¡no sé si hay un equivalente español de esta frase!). Es una fiesta para divertirse.
Sin embargo, Samhain era una fiesta muy seria, ya que era el inicio del año nuevo céltico, simbolizado por la equinoche de otoño. Samhain era también la fiesta más importante del año. Cierto, para los Celtas, ¡aún la fiesta más importante del año era una ocasión de comer mucho, beber muchísimo y coquetear! Sin embargo, era también un momento místico, ya que creían que en este tiempo del año, la frontera entre el mundo de los muertos y el nuestro era más fina. Entonces, fue el momento ideal para honorar a los muertos. La gente apagaba el fuego de su chimenea para que ningún espíritu maléfico no entre en su casa.
Al contrario, los druidas (los sacerdotes y profesores del mundo céltico) encendían un gran fuego en la plaza de cada pueblo, y la gente usaba este fuego para encender él de su casa cuando la fiesta había terminado. En total, Samhain duraba una semana completa, ¡y toda ausencia era castigada con la muerte!
Sabemos que todos tipos de consejos se reunían durante Samhain; de hecho, el nombre “Samhain” mismo significa “reunión”. En cambio, la natura y las acciones exactas de aquellos consejos se han quedado enigmáticas hasta hoy. Es probable que los Celtas tomasen decisiones políticas y judiciales en Samhain.
Después, con la cristianización de Europa, Samhain se ha asociado con brujas, maleficios y fuerzas ocultas de manera general. Podemos ver en este hecho una demonización de las religiones paganas, pero sorprendentemente, muchos elementos culturales relacionados con Samhain sobrevivieron en la cultura popular. Por ejemplo, leí que en Bretaña, hasta hace poco, era una tradición del Día de todos los Santos que dejaban un poco de comida y un tronco en el fuego para los muertos… ¡Obviamente, los Bretones no tenían miedo de las espíritus maleficios!
Oct. 23, 2021
Who is your favourite celebrity? 你最喜欢的明星是谁？
我最喜欢的一位明星是黃柳霜！她的英文名字是“Anna May Wong". 她是最早的美籍华裔明星。黄柳霜的父母是美国二代华裔，属于泰山人。很多现代的咖喱华裔家人的根源来自泰山。上个学期，我有一个小组项目PPT关于黄柳霜。
为了当明星，霜大姐受很多苦。我读了关于她的一篇传记讲她童年的回忆。她说有一次，一位白男生用针来戳她。这位男生偏见华裔，有排华性格。
她长大以后，好莱坞总是给她很多刻板印象的角色，像“Lotus Flower”。有两个关于美籍华裔女人的刻板印象。
很偏见的西方人觉如果华裔姑娘很害羞也很安静，她是一位“Lotus Blossom”。 如果华裔姑娘的性格自信，有些人觉得她好斗-一位“Dragon Lady”。
Oct. 23, 2021
Oct. 23, 2021
Il green pass oppure pase verd sanitario è un incubo per me
Come avevo gia detto, sono arrivato a Venezia non molto tempa fa, però non posso fare quasi niente nella città perche sempre me richiedono il green pass! Mi sono vaccinato nella Serenissima la settima scorsa ma, devo aspettare alle seconda dosis che, si tutto va bene, accadrà nel 15 di novembre, ma, nel frattempo non posso andare a nessun posto! Porca miseria! Ho parlato con tantissime straniere e loro mi hanno detto che ci vuole tantissimo tempo per spedire il green pass! Pazienza, mi ripeto tutto il giorno, pazienza!
Oct. 23, 2021
Winter is coming
The wind blew all night yesterday, all the leaves have fallen. The last group of Canadian geese also flew away last week. There are no Canadian geese on the lake in the park, the calm and cold water makes me feel very sad. I hope the geese remember here and will come back early next Spring.
Oct. 23, 2021
Sábado, 23 de octubre de 2021;
Este fin de semana, simplemente voy a relajarme en la casa.
Quizá haga una maratón de las películas o las series, en mis sabanas mientras la temperatura baja. Han pasado meses desde que fui a los cines porque estuvo cerrado en un intento para reprimir el Covid-19. Ojalá que se reabran pronto, ya que ver película en casa no es lo mismo que en los cines.
Oct. 23, 2021
Aquí es una cita de Truman Capote que he traducido
"Estamos hablando del amor. Una hoja, un puñado de semillas ... vas a empezar con aquellas, encuentra que significa amar. Primero, una hoja, la lluvia cayendo, después alguien para recibir lo que la hoja te ha enseñado, que la lluvia ha madurado. Entiende que no es un proceso fácil. Se puede tomar una vida entera, me ha pasado así, y todavía no lo domino. Sólo sé que es la verdad; el amor es una cadena del amor como la naturaleza es una cadena de la vida." ~ Truman Capote
Oct. 23, 2021
Quick Delivery Service
The COVID-19 has gone on for over two years.
It means, many restaurants took a direct hit as a result.
But with the aid of delivery services, they are able to sell more than double.
That is because of quick delivery services.
The quality of delivery services is mainly driven by developing vehicles.
Electronic kick boards and electronic bicycles spur on the speed of delivery.
After all, people can get food more quickly, and restaurants set a new record.
Oct. 23, 2021
La culture du pourboire
Les restaurants devraient-ils supprimer la culture du pourboire ?
Quand les touristes visitent les Etats-Unis, seront toujours sidérés par le fait que beaucoup de restaurants continuent a pratiquer la culture du pourboire. Bien qu'ils étaient initialement désireux de déménager à l'étranger car le pays leur semble d'accueillir chaleureusement les immigrants, peut-être qu'après avoir vu comment les garçons faisant beaucoup de ragots* si quelqu'un ne cede pas à leurs demandes de sucer plus argot** de lui, voudront changer d'opinion.
Alors, nous ne pouvons pas nier le fait que le pourboire agit comme une somme supplémentaire pour accompagner le salaire minable qu'ils reçoivent chaque mois pour la tâche laborieux d'étaler les repas sur la table. Mais je ne pense pas qu'en vaille la pene gâcher les employées , parce que il peut nourrir et donner lieu à une culture toxique, où si le cliente decide de ne pas payer plus de ça qu'il doit, tout le monde lui décochera un regard noir.
*(is this how you phrase it? I want to use the word "ragot (because they gossip if people doesn't tip), but I'm not sure how to use it in a sentence. Can you "faire" a "ragot"?)
**sucer plus argot- something like "they suck the money out of him"
Oct. 23, 2021
Oct. 23, 2021
Face same enemy, loss again and again
So, I spend a lot of time on self-practice.
A significate improvement did happen too.
But when I find an old enemy to challenge him again.
The result was a total failure!
I wasn’t even scare him a little.
That frustration feeling was sucks!
So, by only putting large amount of time to train won’t make me become invincible.
Did this experience also happen to you?
How can you overcome that?
I realize as a winner, actually he or she needs to loss so many times before to get a signal win.
That is reality!
Oct. 23, 2021
Jeder Tag sieht gleich aus
Es gibt eine Applikation auf meinem Handy, die Snapchat heißt. Man kann mit dieser App Fotos machen und in diese App speichern. Also sie hat hunderte, vielleicht tausende Fotos, gespeichert, die ich gemacht habe. Es gibt eine Funktion und sie zeigt, was du im vorherige Jahre am gleichen Tag gemacht hast, also sie zeigt Fotos.
Jeden Tag guckte ich zu diesen Fotos und die sehen immer gleich aus. Außerdem das Jahr, indem ich in Berlin gelebt habe.
Also in diese Fotos bin ich meistens mit meinem Hund und wir laufen in der nahe, wo ich wohne oder wir liegen auf dem Sofa zusammen in unserem Wohnzimmer. In einige Fotos, bin ich im Uni und sie sehen sehr ähnlich aus für jedes Jahr.
Jeden Tag die Gleiche.
Natürlich ist nicht schlechtes, dass ich immer mit meinem Hund oder in der Uni bin, aber es macht mich ein bisschen traurig zu sehen wie monoton mein Leben ist. Es sieht so aus, als ob ich jeden Tag denselben Tag lebe. Ich weiß auch, dass ich nicht jeden Tag sehr unterschiedliche Dinge machen kann. Ich meine, ich habe einen Hund, also ich muss und will mit ihm kümmern. Das bedeutet, dass ich jeden Tag mit ihm verbringen soll. Ich lebe bei meinen Eltern, also natürlich lege ich auf dem gleichen Sofa und laufe durch die gleiche Gegend jeden Tag. Ich bin immer noch eine Studentin, also natürlich bin ich sehr oft in der Universität. Es ist auch so für viele andere Leute. Es ist leider nicht möglich jeden Tag etwas anderes zu machen. Man muss ein festes Leben haben. Vielleicht, es sieht anders für sehr reicher Menschen, weil sie genug Geld haben zu jeden Tag in einer anderen Stadt zu aufwachen oder genug Zeit, um neue Erlebnisse zu machen haben.
Oct. 23, 2021
Heizung Problem
Sehr geehrte Frau X,
Als die Firma XXX GmbH mich bzgl. dieses Problem (bitte sehen Sie unten) angerufen hat, hatte ich berichtet, dass dass Problem nicht mehr aktuelle war. Aber es scheint doch als ob das Problem noch da ist: obwohl eine Heizung ausgeschaltet ist, ist es immer voll eingeschaltet.
Stefan hat die Wohnung diese Woche besucht, und die Wanne im Badezimmer und Schlafzimmer gemalt.
Ich habe auch mit ihm über unsere Küche gesprochen. Seit ewig ist der Eckschutz beschädigt. Könnte das ersetzt werden? Bitte sehen Sie Bilder im Anhang.
Freundliche Grüße
Steven
01:34:22 (UTC)
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