Becoming fluent in Chinese: April Goal Check-In
Happy Labor Day! It’s time for my monthly goal check-in. Listening I watched 18 episodes of Chinese TV and 15 episodes of American TV. Great! I finished 夫妻那些事 and will be looking for a new TV series to follow. I…
So are Chinese people polite or not?
Three weeks ago a new Finn arrived to Guangzhou and started his few months in China. He said that it’s nice here because people are so polite and helpful. But I’m guessing that at some point he will get to…
Learn Chinese pronunciation and pinyin with Pinyin Trainer
(This blog post includes affiliate links.) Recently I’ve been paying attention to my pronunciation as it’s not as good as it should be. I’ve decided to start from the beginning because I’m not even hearing the tones and pinyin correctly!…
Mandarin Monday: 找工作靠什么
For this week’s Mandarin Monday I want to share a recent homework of mine, and essay about why it’s not a good idea to have plastic surgery in order to find a job. 找工作靠什么 在如今的经济情况下好不容易找到合适的工作(在当今的经济情况下是很不容易找到合适的工作)。据报道,很多的人为了得到好工作而通过(经过)整容改善外貌。靠整容找工作是有很多坏处的方法(靠整容找工作是有很多的坏处),最好是靠自己的能力和知识找合适的职业。 第一个坏处是做整容不一定安全,是因为整容是一种手术,而且每个手术(都)有风险。如果整容的结果不理想,那找工作不(就)会更难吗?而且要是身体受到伤害的话,生活的各个方面(都)会有影响。 第二,整容并不便宜,那些钱你做最好投资教育(这些钱最好拿来投资在进修)。学习新的知识根本没有任何坏处,只有很多好处。譬如,掌握新的技能和新的语言在找工作时有很大的帮助。 第三,外貌很容易失去,人老了,有意外等,所以我们不要太重视它。语言技能,工作经验,任何能力不是那么容易失去的。最好的未来的投资是学好学位,学好各种各样的技能,学好外语。具有这些能力,找到合适工作的可能性更大。 第四,做整容不答应(保证)你能找到合适工作,更不答应你能做好工作。在大部分工作上,工作效果跟外貌没有任何关系。做不到工作时,外貌也没有帮助。…