I am often really surprised about attitudes towards foreigners in
Shanghai. A lot of my students seem quite embarrassed by some of
the stories I tell. One of the strangest things is probably
customer service. You'd think at the bigger shops or restaurants,
especially the foreign ones, that they would have better service
than some of the smaller Chinese ones. For me, this has definitely
not been the case. Take Starbucks for example. I went to the larger
Starbucks at Gonghui Plaza a while ago and ordered a Toffee Nut
Late. The clerk happily took my order and my money. Not thinking
anything of it, I waited for my drink, keeping an eye on the time
(I'm not getting up at 6:30am and NOT having coffee. Hahaha,
definitely not a morning person) and mentally started preparing for
class.
Ahhh, a hot coffee on a cold morning.
Girl: 'Here's your late sir.'
Me: 'But I ordered a Toffee Nut Late.'
Girl: Mumbles in Chinese. Calls girl number 2.
Girl 2: 'I'm s
(2010-04-05 00:00)
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A Pullman area man died Wednesday night in a
motorcycle crash in Trowbridge in Allegan County.
Dale Wayne Wahlers, 41, was eastbound on 108th
Avenue at about 6:50 p.m. when he accelerated
rapidly east of M-40 south. Witnesses told the
Allegan County Sheriff's Office that Wahlers failed
to make a curve and the motorcycle left the roadway
before striking a rock in the front
yard of a residence. The vehicle then went
airborne before hitting a tree. According to the
sheriff's department,
(2010-04-04 20:05)
Living in Shanghai is always interesting. Things come and go so
quickly it is sometimes hard to
keep up. I was walking to work a while ago and had to turn and stop
when I passed Gonghui Plaza. A taxi driver (honestly wondering if
he was just drunk or crazy), drove down the front steps of the
shopping mall. It was a little surprising given that this is from
one of the larger taxi companies in Shanghai. But I suppose worse
things happen.
For the amount of people that quickly stopped to stare and
laugh, I would almost feel sorry for the driver. But like I say,
almost ; )
Recent technological advancements have changed the way people live
radically.
They have also made food easier to prepare - fast foods and
preserved foods are
everywhere. The days when cooking of food was a major errand of the
day
have long become the past. Nowadays it's only a matter of minutes
to cook
food. However this improvement does not come without a price.
The most important loss we suffer due to these fast foods is
quality. These fast
foods are lower in nutritional value and contain less minerals and
vitamins.
Further they have high calories that result in weight gain, and
that in turn leads
to heart diseases and other problems. Further, they have added
flavors, colors
and preservatives that are not always very helpful to our
health.
These preserved food have also taken away the natural taste and
benefits of
fresh foods from our lives. We now depend upon artificial
flavorings to make a
fish taste lik
Food has always been the one of the greatest wants of humankind. It
has
influenced almost every step that humankind has taken. The search
for food is
the essence of life. Therefore if food is easier to get and prepare
it is a real boon
to humankind.
Food is the most important of the three basic amenities of life
(water, food and
shelter). Though it can be argued that water is the sustenance for
any life form,
food is more important because if you do not have water you will
surely die.
But if you are left with a scarcity of food it will lead to a very
sickly and
torturous life. Nutritious food is very essential for life, food
has been the cause
of many a battle. Thus if food was easier to prepare it will take
away from the
mind of the humankind a great burden.
Though the preparation of food becoming easier is considered a
great blessing
for humankind. The sudden rise in processed and canned food and al
People work hard to fulfill their principal necessities, and food
is the one thing
that is really important to their survival. Although sometimes
belied by other
things that seem important, food is the core objective that drives
all people to
work. But the outcome of the efforts of these people is not a
direct supply of
food; rather it is in the form of money. Thus these people use the
money they
obtain to prepare their food.
In old days, preparing food was cumbersome and time-consuming work
for
those who do it solely for eating purposes. This kind of preparing
food in due
tie could not comply with the kind of life people lead today. The
use of
technological advancement makes preparing food practical even for
the
clumsiest person. This helps a great deal for those who work
against time to
make their living. It also avoids the waste of considerable amount
of money
from hiring a cook.
The developm
Believe in, not to.
Don't say: We believe to God.
Say: We believe in God.
Note: To believe in means to have faith in. To believe (without the
in) means
to regard something as true: I believe everything he says.
Boast of or about, not
for.
Don't say: James boasted for his strength.
Say: James boasted of (or about) his strength.
Careful of, with or about,
not for.
Don't say: Elke's very careful for her health.
Say: Elke's very careful of/about her health.
Or: You should be more careful with your money.
Note: Take care of: He takes care of his money
Travel by train, etc., not
with the train, etc.
Don't say: He travelled with the train yesterday.
Say: He travelled by train yesterday.
Note: We say: by train, by boat:.
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1)
指代事务，动物，婴儿或未知的人
Aluminum looks
heavy but actuallyit is very
light.
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