Oct. 9, 2024
A little Thought
I recently hiked to three mountain villages and stayed overnight in two of them.
All of these villages are beautiful and unique, and I like them very much, but I found a small different point and I've been thinking a lot about it in the last few days.
It's about the people living in the village, their attitudes, and the atmosphere I felt as a traveler.
In the first village (you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/ELnP2vcdWmM), I had a conversation with the owner of a hostel and talked to the owner of a cafe. Both of them negatively discussed the tasks they needed to complete for the business. For example, they had to stay at home and work during the holidays.
In the second village (you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/Nd3ZLpyPd5A), I chatted with the lady who owned the homestay where we were staying. She was so proud of her clean house, nice food, and even the fresh vegetables she planted. When we told her the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy but quiet.
In the third village (https://youtu.be/n_Ry7BCTJxY), we stayed in an old house built in the Qing dynasty. The B&B family had four people. The older woman prepared delicious local food for us and she was constantly busy from the moment we arrived until we departed. While the other three were just hanging out. I could feel the fatigue on her face and our chat, and my hike friends complained about the B&B for being a little dirty.
The fun thing was that the conversations corresponded to the comments I heard about the three villages: the first one was nice but a little too business, the second one was great and wanted to go again, the third one had beautiful views but a little mess.
I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even a person. It's about one's attitude and relationships between people and their surroundings.
我最近徒步去了三个山村，还在其中两个住过一晚。
这些村庄都漂亮而独特，我非常喜欢它们，但我发现了一个小小的不同点。这几天我一直在想着这个事。
是关于住在村子里的人，他们的态度，以及我作为一个旅行者所感受到的气氛。
在第一个村庄(你可以在这个视频中看到:https://youtu.be/ELnP2vcdWmM)，我与一家旅馆的老板交谈，也与一家咖啡馆的老板聊天。他们两人都曾消极地讨论了他们需要完成的任务。例如，他们不得不在假期呆家里工作。
在第二个村庄(你可以在这个视频中看到:https://youtu.be/Nd3ZLpyPd5A)，我和我们住的民宿的女主人聊天。她为自己干净的房子、美味的食物，甚至自己种的新鲜蔬菜感到非常自豪。当我们告诉她，她和她丈夫为我们做的晚餐非常好吃，她很高兴，却也沉静。
在第三个村子(https://youtu.be/n_Ry7BCTJxY)，我们住在一座清代建的老房子里。这家民宿一家有四口人。老妇人为我们准备了美味的当地食物，从我们到达的那一刻起，她一直很忙，直到我们离开。而其他三个人却很闲。聊天时，我能感觉到她脸上的疲惫。一起徒步的朋友们则抱怨这家民宿有点脏。
有趣的是，这些对话与我听到的关于这三个村庄的评论是一致的：第一个很好，但有点太商业化了；第二个很好，想再去一次；第三个有美丽的景色，但有点乱。
我认为生意、家庭、甚至一个人都有风水。它是关于一个人的态度、人与人之间的关系，以及与周围的环境的关系。
A little Tthought
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It's about the people living in the village, their attitudes, and the general atmosphere I felt as a travelerthere.
There's a thing called [parallelism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelism_(grammar)) and it's important to English writing. Normally, if we make a list, we try to keep all the "parts" of the list in the same style. Here, since item #1 and item #2 are about the village, it feels a bit strange when item #3 is about your perspective.
Both of them negatively discussed the tasks they needed to complete for the business.
You could also say:
- had negative things to say about...
- had nothing good to say about...
For example, (they disliked that) they had to stay at home and work during the holidays.
When we told her the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy but (remained) quiet.
The B&B family had four people.
This is grammatically OK, but it takes a bit of time to think about.
It would be clearer to say something like: "The family running the bed & breakfast consisted of four people."
While tThe other three were just hangiung out.
"While" normally requires two clauses
"While the woman was very busy, the other three people didn't do anything"
I could fseel the fatigue on her face and ourfeel it when we chatted, and my hike friends complained about the B&B for being a little dirty.
These two phrases are about quite different things, so you might want to turn them into separate sentences.
The fun thing was that the conversations corresponded toI had reflected/matched the comments I had heard about the three villages: the first one was nice but a little too business, the second one was great and wantedI'd like to go again, someday, and the third one had beautiful views but was a little messy.
I think this is what you meant to say — you had researched the 3 villages before going, learned that they were supposedly-XYZ type places, and then, when you want, your experience was indeed that they were XYZ-type places.
I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even a personindividual people.
Feedback
Sounds fun 🙂 I'd like to go hiking a bit when I return to Taiwan, too.
Oct. 10, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback!
I think hiking is a great way to improve both mental and physical health through exercise.
A littleSmall (Random) Thought
I recently hiked to three mountain villages and stayed overnight in two of them.
All of these villages are beautiful and unique, and I like them very much, but I found a smallcame across a different point andof view (a different thought) that I've been thinking a lot about it during the lpast few days.
It's about the people living in the villages, their attitudes, and the atmosphere that I felt as a traveler.
In the first village (as you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/ELnP2vcdWmM), I had a conversation with the owner of a hostel and talked to the owner of a cafe.
Both of them negatively discussedcomplained about the tasks they needed to complete for their businesses.
For example, they hadve to stay at home and work during the holidays.
In the second village (as you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/Nd3ZLpyPd5A), I chatted with thea lady who owned the homestay where we were staying.
She was so proud of her clean house, nice food, and even the fresh vegetables she planted.
When we told her that the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy buthough a bit quiet.
The B&B family hadconsisted of four people.
The older woman prepared delicious local foods for us, and she was constantly busy from the moment we arrived until we departed, while the other three just hung out.
While the other three were just hanging out.
I could feel tsense her fatigue onfrom her face and our chat, and mfrom our conversation. My hike friends also complained about the B&B for being a little dirty.
The funny thing was that the conversations corresponded to the comments I heard about the three villages: the first one was nice but a little too business,y (business-like); the second one was great, and we wanted to go again,; the third one had beautiful views but was a little messy.
I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even in a person.
It's all about one's attitude and relationships between people and their surroundings.
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I recently hiked to three mountain villages and stayed overnight in two of them. I recently hiked to three mountain villages and stayed overnight in two of them. |
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All of these villages are beautiful and unique, and I like them very much, but I found a small different point and I've been thinking a lot about it in the last few days. All of these villages are beautiful and unique, and I like them very much, but I All of these villages |
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It's about the people living in the village, their attitudes, and the atmosphere I felt as a traveler. It's about the people living in the villages, their attitudes, and the atmosphere that I felt as a traveler. It's about the people living in the village, their attitudes, and the general atmosphere There's a thing called [parallelism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelism_(grammar)) and it's important to English writing. Normally, if we make a list, we try to keep all the "parts" of the list in the same style. Here, since item #1 and item #2 are about the village, it feels a bit strange when item #3 is about your perspective. |
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In the first village (you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/ELnP2vcdWmM), I had a conversation with the owner of a hostel and talked to the owner of a cafe. In the first village (as you can see |
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Both of them negatively discussed the tasks they needed to complete for the business. Both of them Both of them negatively discussed the tasks they needed to complete for the business. You could also say: - had negative things to say about... - had nothing good to say about... |
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For example, they had to stay at home and work during the holidays. For example, they ha For example, (they disliked that) they had to stay at home and work during the holidays. |
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In the second village (you can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/Nd3ZLpyPd5A), I chatted with the lady who owned the homestay where we were staying. In the second village (as you can see |
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She was so proud of her clean house, nice food, and even the fresh vegetables she planted. She was so proud of her clean house, nice food, and even the fresh vegetables she planted. |
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When we told her the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy but quiet. When we told her that the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy When we told her the dinner she and her husband had made for us was amazing and delicious, she was happy but (remained) quiet. |
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In the third village (https://youtu.be/n_Ry7BCTJxY), we stayed in an old house built in the Qing dynasty. |
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The B&B family had four people. The B&B family The B&B family had four people. This is grammatically OK, but it takes a bit of time to think about. It would be clearer to say something like: "The family running the bed & breakfast consisted of four people." |
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The older woman prepared delicious local food for us and she was constantly busy from the moment we arrived until we departed. The older woman prepared delicious local foods for us, and she was constantly busy from the moment we arrived until we departed, while the other three just hung out. |
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While the other three were just hanging out.
"While" normally requires two clauses "While the woman was very busy, the other three people didn't do anything" |
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I could feel the fatigue on her face and our chat, and my hike friends complained about the B&B for being a little dirty. I could I could These two phrases are about quite different things, so you might want to turn them into separate sentences. |
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I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even a person. I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even in a person. I think there is Fengshui in business, family, and even |
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It's about one's attitude and relationships between people and their surroundings. It's all about one's attitude and relationships between people and their surroundings. |
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The fun thing was that the conversations corresponded to the comments I heard about the three villages: the first one was nice but a little too business, the second one was great and wanted to go again, the third one had beautiful views but a little mess. The funny thing was that the conversations corresponded to the comments I heard about the three villages: the first one was nice but a little too bus The fun thing was that the conversations I think this is what you meant to say — you had researched the 3 villages before going, learned that they were supposedly-XYZ type places, and then, when you want, your experience was indeed that they were XYZ-type places. |
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