Dear Pln, and all Charles and Jason C, Vera, perhaps Vietnam and China have common in culture. We also add one year to the real age and the added age is used to calculate the year appropriate for married. So, it is the difference from Western's culture. Dear Pln, as I wrote before, you can send them the link and following the steps. I also did like that and pass successfully. Or if they need a help more details, you can send them my skype account. I can assist them freely, especially the girls LOL
Nice weekend! Jun -----Original Message----- From: pln471 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 4:44 AM To: ESL Podcast Study Group Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Translating English Into English?;) What animated discussions on censorship and age you have had here!LOL Since you brought it up,Jason,I did recall this old custom of Chinese culture! If I remember it correctly,according to Chinese,since you were in your mother's womb,you're considered 1 year old already. Perhaps that's why we are always 1 year older than our real age.:) However,since I began to learn English and other langauges,I also have learned to tell my age in a western way. It's as logical as telling foreigners which floor/storey we live on.If we don't specify it,it's very confusing just like you confused me earlier!LOL That is simply another aspect of another culture which we need to pay attention to when we acquire another language and I myslef find it interesting.:) As for a woman keeping her age as a secret or lying about her age,I find it hilarious whenever I hear them say,"I'm 18 this year and I shall be 18 forever!" By the way,I'm 43 and heading for 44 on January 5th!LOL And Jun,I would like to you to help Hoang,Lalala Ly and other Vietnamese friends out on facebook by giving them a link to bypass the censorship. Thank you all and what a quiet day here today... Good night! Pln On Nov 18, 3:45 pm, chenzheng2008 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Pln Oshiro and all, > > Oshiro,thank you very much. With reference to your question, I would like to > tell you the specific reason, but actually I don't konw exactly either. Maybe > because of the culture difference. It is just a tridition which is handed > from our old generation. However, nowadays due to the communication between > the east and west cultures, more and more Chinese women tend to become the > opposite as you mentioned.LOL > > Have a nice day to all !!! > > Jason C. > > 在2009-11-18 00:38:01，"Rafael Oshiro" <[email protected]> 写道： > > Hello Pln, Jason, Jun and all > > First of all, I had never imagined a novel needed to be translated from > English into English. If there are many words, slangs and idioms that need to > be changed between British, Australian and US English, what can be said about > other languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, etc... How much meaning > of a novel can be missed when it´s translated? > > You´re right, English brought us togueter although all these languages ou > have in your facebook profile. Indeed, English is the universal language, > isn´t it? > > Jason, why do people in China say their actual age plus 1? Here it´s common > to see the opposite, people hiding their real age as they get older. LOL > And Happy birthday!! > > Have a nice Tuesday! > Oshiro > > 2009/11/17 chenzheng2008 <[email protected]> > > Dear Jun, thank you so much!!LOL > > 在2009-11-17 15:44:04，"Xia Jun" <[email protected]> 写道： > > Hi Jason C, people who can not log on the web banned by your > censorship, > > Follow the steps on the > linkhttps://store.opendns.com/setup/operatingsystem/windows-xp. > > I tested it successfully when skimming on the Facebook but it > runs more slowly then normal, you know. > > It can be helpful I hope > > Jun > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: chenzheng2008 [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:29 PM > To: eslpodcast > Subject: Re:[ESL Podcast] Translating English Into English?;) > > Dear all friends, > > I miss you all badly. Since I have a very busy week, I almost have to no time > to write email. Pln, it seemed that I can not log on orkut sometimes, I don't > konw why? > > Have a nice day to all. > > Jason C. > > 在2009-11-15 23:55:35，pln471 <[email protected]> 写道： > >Dear all inquisitive learners new and old, > > >"Canadians,Americans,Brits and Australians may all speak the same > >language,but they don't do it > >the same way. > >How a single word comes out in a novel can depend on a lot of > >things..." > > >To learn a language is to embrace the whole aspects of culture! > > >I hope you'll take a look at this article and perhaps enjoy reading it > >till the end!;) > > >Here it is: > >http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/translating-english-into-english... > > >Beautiful Sunday and nice week ahead! > >Pln > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >"ESL Podcast". > >To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > >reply this message > >For invite your friends, visit: > >http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > >Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: > >http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > > 网易历六年耗亿资打造，3D国韵网游《天下贰》，免费领光盘 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ESL Podcast". > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > reply this message > For invite your friends, > visit:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > Know how help us, visit this FAQ > at:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ESL Podcast". > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > reply this message > For invite your friends, > visit:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > Know how help us, visit this FAQ > at:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > > 网易历六年耗亿资打造，3D国韵网游《天下贰》，免费领光盘 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ESL Podcast". > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > reply this message > For invite your friends, > visit:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > Know how help us, visit this FAQ > at:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ESL Podcast". > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > reply this message > For invite your friends, > visit:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > Know how help us, visit this FAQ > at:http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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