2011，LET'S CHAT IN ENGLISH ~

莲步青云

Mm, how do you  feel  about  the  fool  day  In  the  usa?
喜欢琥珀 发表于 2010-4-2 15:51

It's just a usual day. I didn't feel much about it. People work or chill out as normal.

Haha... I don't know how it went in China. But it seems more 'concerned' by us.

喜欢琥珀

it  is  maybe more  popula  at  the  college. i  think young  people  always like  to  fun  each  other.   we  lived  as  usuall  on  that  day~

木木

ah,, i missed it

喜欢琥珀

We plan to set out at 7 o'clock in the night。
传说中的小新 发表于 2010-4-2 16:01

HAVE  A GOOD   TRAVEL~

喜欢琥珀

I  have  no  plan  because  i  have to  choose  one of plans~

莲步青云

Today is Easter holiday in US. (Now it is Saturday morning.) We had a "Good Friday" yesterday and today we will have a little gathering together just for young children. People will prepare varieties of gifts for their kids and let them 'find' in the yards. Usually there are a bunch of eggs and bunnies for them because of their religious symbolic meanings. Tomorrow we will go to the church to celebrate Jesus' resurrection.

喜欢琥珀

IT  SUDDENLY   COULDN'T   CONNET。
I'M SO SORRY。
THANK  FOR   MM'S  PRAISATION（i  cann't   be  sure  this   word is right  or  not).
I  will  insist   on   our   english  corner~

莲步青云

No Problem. Any time.

I am glad that I can help.

Hupo JJ is really a diligent person. We should all do our best to support this English corner!

喜欢琥珀

i  learned  the washionton  time was  later  the  time  of  beijing    last  night.     it   is  thirteen  hours  between them.  i have   learned  much  more  english  from  mm  and  other  neighbors.      i  am  so  glad  that   more  and  more  people  like to talk  english  and  join    us.

莲步青云

i  learned  the washionton  time was  later  the  time  of  beijing    last  night.     it   is  thirteen  hours  between them.  i have   learned  much  more  english  from  mm  and  other  neighbors. ...
喜欢琥珀 发表于 2010-4-4 06:17

There is one point that needs to make clear: American time is not 'Washington time' like we have in China, where Beijing time is the time of the whole country.

In America, there are 6 time zones and 6 different time: Hawaii Time; Alaska Time; Pacific Time; Mountain Time; Central Time; Eastern Time.

The place I stay now is 13 hours later than Beijing time, but Washington DC is in Eastern Time zone which is one hour earlier than where I stay. So Washington time is 12 hours later than Beijing time.

It is a bit confusing. At first I was surprised to know America has 6 different time within one country. But it's good to know about it!

莲步青云

I missed the chance to go to the church and attend the ceremony of Easter. But I saw there were many cars parking in front of the First Baptist Church of the city. To some religious families, Easter is quite traditional and holy, while for some families, it is just a holiday for young kids. They have three days off, from 2nd to 4th of April, which are considered to be Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Sunday. I bet we have the Qing Ming Festival from 3rd to 5th of April in China now.

莲步青云

Food is the prior concern of me. I didn't have many formal meals here like I did in China, for one thing is that it is more complicated and expensive than Chinese restaurants, like paying for tax and tips; for another, American food contains too much fat, corn syrup, etc, which make you become fat in one day. I've seen tons of overweight people here and am amazed to discover that I am small and slim!!

莲步青云

The formal meals I had so far are:  Salmon served with potatoes, green peppers and red peppers; BBQ pork ribs served with vegetable salad and bean sources; Italian lobster, pasta served with fruit salad and greens, and some crisp bread.

For drinks, it is almost like juice everyday. If you don't wanna get fat, you'd better not drink any soda. Once I drank 'tea'. Gosh, it was horrible. It tasted nothing but sweet water. It was not 'tea' in our sense at all!

莲步青云

I missed rice more than you could imagine! Once I went to a Chinese restaurant, 'Royal Panda' to have rice and ribs. The rice was so hard and tasted like dry sands. I talked to the waitress, who is from Guangdong province. She speaks a little Mandarin but I could understand her with strong Cantonese accent. Her boss is a Taiwanese and their restaurant is more sorta like one with southern taste, which is light and sweet.

I just miss the rice from my home town where north-eastern rice is considered to be the best!

喜欢琥珀

I am  so  happy  to read   your  short  articles.
And  I  can feel  your  strong  feeling  of  missing  our   country.

Mm, you  are  so   early   today.
Have  you  finished   your  dinner?