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May 16, 2021 • 31min

Expat buying train ticket in China 外籍买车票

wǒ /xiǎng /qù/ shàng hǎi /lǚ yóu , jì huà /zuò/ gāo tiě , dàn shì /wǒ /bù zhī dào/ zěn me/ mǎi piào 。 我想去上海旅游,计划坐高铁,但是我不知道怎么买票。 I want to travel to Shanghai and I plan to take the high-speed train, but I don't know how to buy a ticket. hěn/ jiǎn dān/ a , zài /12306/ tiān jiā /cháng yòng rén/ xìn xī , àn /hù zhào /xìn xī /tián xiě /quán míng 。 tián xiě /wán bì /hòu , ná zhe /hù zhào /qù /gāo tiě zhàn / rén gōng/ shòu piào chù /yàn zhèng , yàn zhèng/ chéng gōng /jiù/ kě yǐ /xiàn shàng /mǎi piào /le 。 很简单啊,在12306添加常用人信息,按护照信息填写全名。填写完毕后,拿着护照去高铁站人工售票处验证,验证成功就可以线上买票了。 It's very simple. Add the common user information in 12306 and fill in the full name following your passport. After filling in the information, take the passport to the ticket office of the high-speed railway station to verify. When the verification is done, you’ll be able to buy tickets online.
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May 9, 2021 • 30min

Brand 品牌

nǐ /mǎi dōng xi /huì /kàn /pái zi /me ? 你买东西会看牌子么? Do you consider the brand when you buy things? huì , suī rán /shuō /“ zhǐ mǎi duì de / bù mǎi guì de ”, dàn/ wǒ /hái shì /duì /dà/ pǐn pái /gèng /fàng xīn. 会,虽然说“只买对的不买贵的”,但我还是对大品牌更放心。 Yes, although it is said that "Only buy the right ones, not the expensive ones.", I still feel more at ease with big brands. dí què /rú cǐ , nà /nǐ /liǎo jiě /zhōng guó /pǐn pái /me ? 的确如此,那你了解中国品牌么? That's true. Do you know anything about Chinese brands? yǐ qián /wǒ /duì /zhōng guó /zhì zào /de /yìn xiàng /zhǔ yào/ shì /pián yi/ shí huì , bù guò /xiàn zài/ wǒ /jué de/ zhōng guó/ de /gāo duān/ pǐn pái/ yuè lái yuè/ duō le . 以前我对中国制造的印象主要是便宜实惠,不过现在我觉得中国的高端品牌越来越多了。 In the past, my impression of made in China was mainly that they were cheap and affordable, but now I think there are more and more high-end brands in China.
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May 2, 2021 • 29min

Mental worker 脑力劳动者

chèn/ xiàn zài /yǒu /shí jiān , zán men/ yī qǐ /bǎ /bàn gōng shì /dǎ sǎo/ yī xià /ba ! 趁现在有时间,咱们一起把办公室打扫一下吧! Let's clean the office together while we have time. wǒ hǎo lèi , bù xiǎng dòng , xià cì /zài shuō /ba 。 我好累,不想动,下次再说吧。 I'm too tired to move. Let's do it next time. zuò le/ yī zhěng tiān , duō /bù/ jiàn kāng 。 zài shuō /gāng /guò wán /wǔ yī láo dòng jié , yào /duō /láo dòng ! 坐了一整天,多不健康。再说刚过完五一劳动节,要多劳动! You’ve been sitting there all day, it’s not healthy. Besides, we’ve just celebrated the International Labour Day, we should do more labor worker. wǒ /shì /nǎo lì/ láo dòng zhě ! yě/ hěn/ guāng róng 。 我是脑力劳动者!也很光荣。 I'm a brain worker! I’m honorable too.
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Apr 25, 2021 • 33min

Reading 读书

zhè běn/ shū /tài /hǎo kàn/ le , wǒ /bì xū /tuī jiàn/ gěi/ nǐ. 这本书太好看了,我必须推荐给你。 This book is so great that I must recommend it to you. hǎo a , zhè běn shū /shì /jiǎng shén me /de ? 好啊,这本书是讲什么的? OK, what's it about? shì/ yī bù /xiǎo shuō , wén bǐ yōu měi 、 qíng jié /diē dàng qǐ fú , jié jú /qíng lǐ zhī zhōng/ yì liào zhī wài ! 是一部小说,文笔优美、情节跌宕起伏,结局情理之中意料之外! It is a novel. It’s beautifully written. Its plot has a lot of ups and downs. And the ending is reasonable yet unexpected! zhè me /gāo /de /píng jià ! wǒ /xiàn zài /jiù qù /kàn. 这么高的评价!我现在就去看。 What a great review! I’ll check it out now.
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Apr 18, 2021 • 29min

Decidophobia 选择恐惧症

nǐ jué de zhè liǎng kuǎn shǒu jī nǎ ge gèng hǎo ? 你觉得这两款手机哪个更好? Which of these two mobile phones do you think is better? zhè kuǎn yán zhí hěn gāo , pāi zhào yě piào liang ; 这款颜值很高,拍照也漂亮; This one is good-looking and it excels in picture taking; dàn zhè kuǎn chǔ lǐ sù dù gèng kuài , yìng yòng chéng xù yě gèng duō ;但这款处理速度更快,应用程序也更多; but this one is faster and has more apps; gè yǒu lì bì 、 nán fēn bó zhòng 各有利弊、难分伯仲。 each has its own advantages and disadvantages; hard to pick a better one. wǒ jiù shì xuǎn zé kǒng jù cái wèn nǐ de , jié guǒ wèn le yě bái wèn 。 我就是选择恐惧才问你的,结果问了也白问。 I asked you because I have decidophobia, but it turns out that asking you was not that helpful.
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Apr 11, 2021 • 28min

Procrastination 拖延症

nǐ de gōng zuò zǒng jié xiě wán le me ? 你的工作总结写完了么? Have you finished your work summary? méi yǒu 。 míng tiān cái shì jié zhǐ rì qī a , bù zháo jí 。 没有。明天才是截止日期啊,不着急。 No. The deadline is tomorrow, so there's no hurry. nǐ zhēn shì gè tuō yán zhèng huàn zhě 你真是个拖延症患者 You're such a procrastinator. hā ha , jié zhǐ rì qī shì dì yī shēng chǎn lì a ! 哈哈,截止日期是第一生产力啊! Haha, the deadline is primary productive force!
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Apr 4, 2021 • 32min

Water saving 节约用水

zhè shì wǒ xiě de jié yuē yòng shuǐ huó dòng de cè huà , qǐng guò mù 。 这是我写的“节约用水”活动的策划,请过目。 This is my plan for the "saving water" activity. Please have a look. zhè yě tài shuǐ le , nǐ gǎi yī gǎi ba , zhǐ yào gān huò 。 这也太水了,你改一改吧,只要干货。 This is too lame, would you make some changes? Real deals only. hǎo de , nà wǒ huí qù xiū gǎi yī xià 。 好的,那我回去修改一下。 OK, I'll go back and fix it.
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Mar 28, 2021 • 32min

Tree planting 植树

yī nián yī dù/ de/ zhí shù jié /gāng gāng /guò qù ,/ nǐ cān jiā/ shén me/ huó dòng /le/ me ? 一年一度的植树节刚刚过去,你参加什么活动了么? The annual Arbor Day has just passed. Did you take part in any activities? wǒ qù/ gōng yuan/ zhí shù/ le. jiāo shuǐ / zhòng shù/ chú cǎo/ xiàn zài /hái /yāo suān bèi tòng 我去公园植树了。浇水、种树、除草,现在还腰酸背痛。 I went to the park to plant trees. Watering, planting trees, weeding, and now I'm still souring. Hǎo/ xiàn mù/ nǐ , wǒ/ méi shí jiān/ qù , suǒ yǐ /juān kuǎn /rèn lǐng /le /yī kē shù 好羡慕你,我没时间去,所以捐款认领了一棵树。 Super jealous. I didn't have time to go, so I donated money and donated a tree.
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Mar 21, 2021 • 32min

Strike a balance between work and pleasure 劳逸结合

míng tiān/ gōng sī /tuán jiàn , huān yíng/ dà jiā /jī jí yǒng yuè/ bào míng ! 明天公司团建,欢迎大家积极踊跃报名! There is a company team building tomorrow, you are welcome to sign up! wǒ jiù /bù qù le , wǒ yào/ jiā bān 。 我就不去了,我要加班。 I'm not going. I have to work overtime. qù ba/ qù ba , yī qǐ/ pá shān, shāo kǎo, jì/ duàn liàn shēn tǐ, yòu/ cù jìn/ tóng shì /gǎn qíng 去吧去吧,一起爬山、烧烤,既锻炼身体,又促进同事感情。 Come on, let's go! Climbing the mountain and having a barbecue together will not only be good exercise but will also promote our working relationship. jiù shì ! láo yì jié hé/ cái néng /shì bàn gōng bèi ! 就是!劳逸结合才能事半功倍! Right on! Only by combining work with rest can you get twice the result with half the effort!
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Mar 14, 2021 • 28min

Protect consumers' rights 保护消费者权益

Nǐ/ xiàn zài /yǒu/ shí jiān/ me ? wǒ/ xiǎng/ qǐng nǐ /bāng máng 你现在有时间么?我想请你帮忙。 Do you have some time now? I'd like to ask for your help. yǒu shí jiān , nǐ /xū yào/ wǒ/ zuò shén me ? 有时间,你需要我做什么? Yes, what you need me for? Wǒ/ mǎi de/ zhè jiàn/ yī fú/ bù hé shì , xiǎng/ tuì huò 。 nǐ néng /bāng zhù /wǒ/ me 我买的这件衣服不合适,想退货。你能帮助我么? The dress I bought is not suitable. I'd like to return it. Can you help me? méi wèn tí , xiàn zài/ wǎng gòu/ tuì huò /yě hěn / fāng biàn 。 没问题,现在网购退货也很方便。 No problem, now online shopping return is also very convenient.

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