My first workplace iwas in a county, Jiashan county, which is located in the east central part of Anhui province, and borders a county of Jiangsu province. My first workplace was in a Jiashan county, which is located in the east central part of Anhui province and borders a county of Jiangsu province.

Jiashan is on a small hill, roads in it aand its roads were not even, so we caouldn't ride bikes on them. Jiashan is on a small hill, and its roads were not even, so we couldn't ride bikes on them.

Jiashan is on a small hill, r. Roads in it are not even, so we can't ride bikes. Jiashan is on a small hill. Roads in it are not even, so we can't ride bikes.

There was no public transportation either,; we could only walk. There was no public transportation either; we could only walk.

OThere were only about six or seven staff members in my work unit, and three of us including myself lived inat our work place, including me. There were only about six or seven staff members in my work unit, and three of us including myself lived at our workplace.

The other two people awere locals. The other two people were locals.

The other two people are locals. The other two people are locals.

One of them was our leader, and the other was my colleague, who was assigned to that department in the same year as me. One of them was our leader, and the other was my colleague, who was assigned to that department in the same year as me.

There was no tap water, so we had to take water from a deep well or just collect rain. There was no tap water, so we had to take water from a deep well or just collect rain.

In the cold winter, we slept in the same bed and put a lot of rice straw under the mat to keep warm. In the cold winter, we slept in the same bed and put a lot of rice straw under the mat to keep warm.

We often sang a little, and sometimes we went to the theatre to watch performances or went to the [spot ground]? to skate. We often sang a little, and sometimes we went to the theatre to watch performances or went to the [spot ground]? to skate.

What do you mean by "spot ground"?

I couldn't skate as skilledfully as others no matter how hard I tried. I couldn't skate as skillfully as others no matter how hard I tried.

I couldn't skate as skilledfully as others no matter how hard I tried. I couldn't skate as skillfully as others no matter how hard I tried.

Every time after skating, I got very sweatyI got very sweaty every time I went skating. I got very sweaty every time I went skating.

Drinking two bottles of orange juice was the necessary something I always did out of necessity. Drinking two bottles of orange juice was something I always did out of necessity.

DI would drinking two bottles of orange juice was the necessary thing I always didafterwards. I would drink two bottles of orange juice afterwards.

This sounds very foreign and unnatural, although it is technically grammatically correct. I switched it up from passive voice to active voice.

I had a different accents, so people could tell I was not a local. I had a different accent, so people could tell I was not a local.

I had a different accents. I had a different accent.

They could easily tell I was not a local.

I often felt like I was discriminated against. I often felt like I was discriminated against.

Discriminated.

Fortunately, I finally transferred to my home town with the help of my family and relatives, but I still can remember everything that happened while I worked there. Fortunately, I finally transferred to my home town with the help of my family and relatives, but I still can remember everything that happened while I worked there.

After all, I spent my best four years there, from 18 to 22 years old. After all, I spent my best four years there, from 18 to 22 years old.