Hello Charles, Makeing English the second official language in china sounds interesting.:)Someday maybe it will be! Where are you from?Charles,I am from Hebei province。 Have a nice to you and all!! I have to go,it's too late for me. Jason C.
在2009-09-23?10:51:30，Charles?<[email protected]>?写道： >Hi?Jason?C, > >Glad?to?hear?you?know?about?Scientific?Outlook?to?Development. >We?must?have?so?much?common?and?many?things?to?discuss. > >You?are?from?china,aren't?you?LOL >What's?your?opinion?of?letting?English?be?the?second?official?language?in?china. >I?pray?for?it?all?the?time.LOL > >Ha... > >Nice?days?to?you?all?all >Charles > >On?Wed,?Sep?23,?2009?at?4:43?AM,?pln471?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>?Hello?Jason?and?all, >> >>?I'm?convinced?by?your?point?after?reading?your?argument! >>?Maybe?I'll?be?the?first?woman?president?of?Taiwan?someday!LOL >> >>?You?have?been?very?sweet?and?agile?when?it?comes?to?responding?to?most >>?of?us,haven't?you?;) >>?I?know?you're?very?assertive?and?you?are?just?like?Elham?who?knows >>?what?you?want?in?life?and?you'll >>?work?hard?for?it!;) >> >>?Very?pleased?to?get?to?know?you,Jason! >>?You?have?a?brand?new?life?right?in?front?of?you, >>?and?I?am?certian?with?your?attitudes?and?open-mindedness, >>?life?will?present?its?beauty?and?riches?to?you?sooner?or?later!!! >> >>?Best, >>?Pln >> >> >>?On?Sep?22,?3:30?pm,?chenzheng2008?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>>?Hello?Pln?Chaya?Oshiro?Claire?and?all, >>>?Pln,I?am?so?impressed?that?you?had?such?abundant?experiences.I?am?so?proud?of?myself?that?I?can?join?in?this?group,most?improtantly?to?know?all?of?you?here. >>>?My?opinion?is?a?little?different?from?yours.:)In?a?long?run,we?can?set?some?goals?even?if?they?go?beyond?our?common?sense.And?more?attentions?should?be?paid?to?the?process?of?carrying?it?out.Maybe?someone?in?our?group?can?become?the?president?in?the?future.:) >>>?Have?a?nice?to?all!! >>>?Jason?C. >>> >>>?在2009-09-22?04:22:51，pln471?<[email protected]>?写道： >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>?>Hello?Jason?Bulent?Ed?Chaya?Oshiro?Eckman?Claire?and?all, >>> >>>?>I?have?been?through?all?the?learning?processes?you?described >>>?>when?trying?to?express?myself?accurately?in?another?language,Jason...: >>>?>( >>>?>(Other?older?members?may?have?known?that?I?used?to?major?in?French?for >>>?>4?years, >>>?>Italian?for?2?and?for?the?last?3,struggling?with?Polish...?) >>> >>>?>It's?something?all?of?us?have?to?break?through?if?we?want?to?be?fluent >>>?>in?English?or?any?other?languages! >>>?>However,if?you?want?your?English?to?be?as?good?as?those?who?graduated >>>?>from?English?department?in?any?country, >>>?>I?have?to?break?the?news?to?all?of?you?that?it's?going?to?be?a?mission >>>?>quite?impossible?to?accomplish! >>> >>>?>Let's?face?the?reality,shall?we? >>>?>You?haven't?got?that?much?time?to?follow?such?an?intensive?schedule?as >>>?>most?university?students?do, >>>?>and?you?just?can't?devote?all?your?time?and?efforts?in?this?one >>>?>challenge. >>>?>(while?sudying?French?for?4?years?at?the?uni,we?were?obliged?to?study >>>?>English?from?the?2nd?to?the?4th?year?as?well) >>> >>>?>If?you?are?convinced?that?I'm?good?at?this?language, >>>?>it?has?a?lot?more?to?do?with?my?passion?for?the?languages?rather?than >>>?>my?'blood?and?sweat'?for?the?'harvest'.LOL >>>?>Quite?a?few?English?graduates?I?was?friends?with?had?a?worse?command >>>?>of?English?than?mine >>>?>simply?because?they?didn't?like?what?they?studied?at?all >>>?>and?some?even?had?trouble?talking?with?foreigners?with?key?words?or >>>?>simple?sentences...:( >>> >>>?>So?my?sincere?and?honest?advice?for?Eckman,Jason,Oshiro,Charles?and >>>?>Mikhail... >>>?>these?more?active?or?older?and?familiar?members?to?me: >>>?>When?setting?your?goal,try?to?set?a?more?attainable?and?realistic >>>?>goal... >>> >>>?>Besides,if?your?English?will?be?as?good?as?mine, >>>?>I'll?lose?my?job?and?so?as?all?other?English?teachers?in?your >>>?>countries,won't?we?LOL >>> >>>?>Good?night, >>>?>Pln >>>?>On?Sep?17,?12:33?pm,?chenzheng2008?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>>?>>?Hello?Pln?Oshiro?Chaya?Ed?and?all, >>>?>>?Absolutely,Pln.I?am?quite?enjoying?talking?about?everything?in?this?group. >>>?>Except?sometimes?I?don't?know?how?to?join?in?the?issue.I?mean?I?can't >>>?>find?the?right?way?to?describe?my?feeling?fluently?clearly?and >>>?>correctly.:) >>>?>>?And?I'm?still?not?well?prepared?for?our?chat.:) >>>?>>?All?the?members?in?our?group?don't?know?that?I?haven't?been?to?somewhere?for?a?long?time.Because?that?my?university?is?located?in?my?hometown. >>>?>So?it's?very?hard?for?me?to?get?the?feeling?like?Pauline's. >>> >>>?>>?Have?a?nice?to?all!! >>>?>>?Jason?C. >>> >>>?>>?在2009-09-17?04:37:18，pln471?<[email protected]>?写道： >>> >>>?>>?>Hello?Eckman?Jason?Chaya?Oshiro?Ed?and?all, >>> >>>?>>?>Jason,this?is?the?very?first?time?you?pulled?my?leg,isn't?it?;) >>>?>>?>You?must?be?feeling?pretty?comfortable?here?already!LOL >>> >>>?>>?>Wonderful!Oshiro,it?looks?like?Claire?and?I?have?got?another?target?to >>>?>>?>aim?at.:D >>>?>>?>Maybe?we?will?cut?you?some?slacks?soon?! >>>?>>?>Just?maybe!LOL >>> >>>?>>?>Eckman,back?to?your?intended?question: >>>?>>?>Why?do?people?feel?homesick?or?have?the?urge?to?retun?to?their >>>?>>?>birthplace/hometown? >>> >>>?>>?>It's?not?easy?to?answer?in?short,either. >>>?>>?>I've?been?teaching?in?Poland,my?betterhalf's?homeland?and?far?away >>>?>>?>from?Taipei,Taiwan,my?birthplace?for?3?years?now. >>>?>>?>I?do?feel?homesick?when?I'm?unaware?of?it,but?not?as?often?as?others >>>?>>?>think,strangely?to?admit! >>> >>>?>>?>The?feeling?of?nostalgic?usually?occurs?to?me?when?it's?days?like >>>?>>?>Chinese?New?Year,Moon?Festival(when?families?gather?to?watch?the?full >>>?>>?>moon?outdoors),Dragon?Boat?Festival,birthdays?of?my?parents?and >>>?>>?>siblings... >>> >>>?>>?>Those?days?remind?you?to?look?back?on?your?seemingly?innocent?and >>>?>>?>perfect?life?and?all?the?colourful?memories?you?shared?with?them... >>>?>>?>They?give?you?an?urge?to?return?to?your?loved?ones?with?a?hope?to >>>?>>?>relive?your?past?together?once?more?or?some?sort... >>>?>>?>It's?really?inexplicable...Only?those?who?have?experienced?it?can >>>?>>?>truly?understand?me.:( >>> >>>?>>?>My?betterhalf?had?been?away?from?his?homeland?for?25?years?and?he >>>?>>?>often?told?other?Polish?young?and?old?after?he?came?back: >>>?>>?>I?feel?as?if?I?was?an?alien!:( >>>?>>?>He?often?feels?dis-oriented?and?maladjusted?to?this?semi-familiar?and >>>?>>?>semi-strange?society?of?his. >>>?>>?>The?first?year?he?even?had?trouble?understanding?their?Polish?slangs >>>?>>?>or?trendy?expressions?among?young?students?or?office?clerks!:( >>> >>>?>>?>Why?did?he?decide?to?move?back?to?his?hometown? >>>?>>?>He?wants?our?children?to?be?educated?here?and?he?is?getting?older?to >>>?>>?>realize?it's?time?to?return?to?his?roots?as?salmon?struggles?to?swim >>>?>>?>upstream?back?to?their?birthplace?and?eventually?die?peacefully?there >>>?>>?>as?to?complete?their?mission?of?life... >>> >>>?>>?>It's?rather?sad?but?once?you're?at?my?age,you'll?better?understand >>>?>>?>this?notion! >>>?>>?>How?old?am?I?Jason?only?learned?it?yesterday!LOL >>> >>>?>>?>Oh,dear!Jason,I?have?to?give?you?a?rain?check?tonight,I'm?afraid. >>>?>>?>Your?question?may?be?easy?for?other?mothers?to?answer,but?is?fairly >>>?>>?>difficult?for?me!LOL >>>?>>?>I?need?to?sleep?on?it!LOL >>> >>>?>>?>Good?night?and?I?hope?you?all?had?a?happy?day! >>>?>>?>Pln >>> >>>?>>?>on?Sep?16,?1:22?pm,?Chaya?Eitan?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>>?>>?>>?Eckman, >>> >>>?>>?>>?The?word?-?I?believe?-?you?are?looking?for?is?'homesick.'??It?means?missing?where?you?are?from:?family;?the?town;?the?food,?etc. >>> >>>?>>?>>?I?love?Michael?Buble!??What?song?is?that?? >>> >>>?>>?>>?Chaya >>> >>>?>>?>>?---?On?Tue,?9/15/09,[email protected]?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>> >>>?>>?>>?From:[email protected]?<[email protected]> >>>?>>?>>?Subject:?[ESL?Podcast]?Re:?Indonesian's?tradition?after?30?days?fasting >>>?>>?>>?To:?"Els"?<[email protected]> >>>?>>?>>?Date:?Tuesday,?September?15,?2009,?2:33?PM >>> >>>?>>?>>????Sorry?Ed?and?all, >>>?>>?>>?Maybe?I?wasn't?clear?enough?to?send?you?the?message. >>>?>>?>>?Fasting?was?just?the?background,?my?question?has??suppose?to?be?like?that?"what?is?the?meaning?of?hometown?for?you?,?why?we?always?miss?our?hometown?" >>>?>>?>>?Like?I?have?wrote,?Michael?buble?also?has?the?inspiration?to?write?a?song?about?coming?back?to?his?hometown. >>> >>>?>>?>>?Sorry?for?all?this?mess?guys,?I?will?keep?learning?by?acquiring?(like?Warren?ever?said) >>> >>>?>>?>>?Have?a?nice?day >>>?>>?>>?Eckman????Powered?by?Telkomsel?BlackBerry(R)From:??Eduardo?Costa?<[email protected]> >>>?>>?>>?Date:?Tue,?15?Sep?2009?12:29:45?-0300To:?<[email protected]>Subject:?[ESL?Podcast]?Re:?Indonesian's?tradition?after?30?days?fasting >>>?>>?>>?This?is?the?kind?of?question?that?I?avoid?to?talk?about. >>> >>>?>>?>>?In?my?view?point?every?opnion?about?religion?and?politics?can?hurt?people?easily?without?intention. >>> >>>?>>?>>?There?is?strong?believes?around?this?theme. >>> >>>?>>?>>?Take?care >>> >>>?>>?>>?Ed. >>> >>>?>>?>>?On?Tue,?Sep?15,?2009?at?00:28,?Rafael?Oshiro?<[email protected]>?wrote: >>> >>>?>>?>>?Hello?Eckman,?Chaya,?Jason?Chan,?Pln?and?all >>> >>>?>>?>>?Tough?question?you?posed.?It's?complicated?for?me?to?say?whether?it's?worth?doing?that?or?not,?provided?I?don't?have?much?knowledge?about?the?Islamism.?One?thing?that?I?believe?is?that?fasting?for?30?days?is?such?a?rough?task?and?for?them?who?do?that,?it?must?worth. >>> >>>?>>?>>?Very?sleepy!?Have?agood?night >>>?>>?>>?Oshiro-?Hide?quoted?text?- >>> >>>?>>?-?Show?quoted?text?--?Hide?quoted?text?- >>> >>>?-?Show?quoted?text?- >>?> >> > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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