Hello all young and older members Pln, good explanation! I have the same feeling towards learning another language which is not just about learning the language itself but learn the culture as well. So, if I was in China, I´d say I´m 27.
Charles, you mentioned another interesting point about men and women behaviours when it comes to telling their ages to other. Have a nice week ahead Oshiro On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi dear friends > > Good news > > My household registration moving is progressing. > > Nice day to you and all > Charles > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Xia Jun <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Pln and all, >> >> Help me keep secret. I don’t know what will happen if she hear about this. >> Just for fun. I still love my honey and her too ^^ >> >> Now I am very eager to join the talk group through skype or paltalk. My >> speaking skill is becoming poorer. >> >> The shine has appeared and heated up the air. It is a good signal for a >> new week. >> >> Have a new week to you all, >> JUN >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pln471 [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 5:11 AM >> To: ESL Podcast Study Group >> Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: Translating English Into English?;) >> >> Hello all sweet boys and girls,LOL >> >> If the older means the wiser,that's wonderful...like me!LOL >> >> I am regarded as a crazy and energetic teacher by all my Polish >> students,old or young! >> >> There's one group of 7 students that I started to co-teach with a >> Polish teacher last month. >> They began to speak English with an amusingly lively intonation and I >> realized later that they picked it up from me!LOL >> >> Oh,Jun,you're hopelessly hilarious! >> For someone who's so eager to 'help'girls,what are you waiting for?! >> LOL >> >> Wonderful weekend to you(Jason,Jun,Charles,June,Claire) and all >> others! >> Pln >> >> >> >> On Nov 21, 9:32 am, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > >> > About the question how old are you ... It's a complicate question. older >> > lady want to be yong, but little girl and young man want to be the big >> one, >> > who always pretend that they are old enough to take the responsibility. >> > >> > My opinion is ... the older, the better. I looks like a old man but >> being >> > full of energy. So, for the people who is born in 1985-9-28, Their age >> is >> > 24.xx . >> > >> > Nice day to you good people >> > Charles >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Xia Jun <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > 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] >> > > 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] >> > > 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] >> > > 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] >> > > 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] >> > > 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-questi...quotedtext >> - 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