Sometimes we want to add emphasis to what we feel or do. Perhaps we don’t want to just tell someone “I love you”, but “I love you very much.” Maybe we don’t want to just describe “I work hard”, but “I work very hard.” 有时我们想强调我们的的感觉或是所做的事。也许我们不想告诉别人“我爱你”，而是“我非常爱你”，也许我们不只想描述“我努力工作”，而是“我非常努力地工作”。 Very is a commonly used word in the English language…
What makes us human are the emotions we experience on a regular basis. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing — it’s actually what makes life valuable. 人之所以为人，正是因为我们不时地体会各种各样的情感。不过情绪化并不是件坏事，这反而让人生更有价值。 Below are 11 feelings that you should experience at some point in your life: 下面的11种情绪，是人生中必须经历到的： 1. The feeling when you travel to a new place. 1. 去新鲜的地方旅游的感觉…
In terms of verbs, Mandarin Chinese is way easier than English. There are no conjugations or no tenses. However, some verbs are not used the same way we use it when speaking English or other foreign languages. In this article, we’ll see the different ways of using “to be” in Chinese TO BE IN CHINESE:…
Being able to describe your daily routine or daily activities in Mandarin Chinese shows that you’ve passed one step from the beginner level to the intermediate one. If you still struggle at using common expressions in Chinese to describe your daily habits, don’t worry, this article has been made for you. SOME COMMON USED VOCABULARY…
How many aluminum cans can get you 1g of gold? 你拿多少铝罐能换1g黄金？ In North Jakarta, the trade-in value of 70kg of aluminum cans – around 4,500 empty cans – is equivalent to 1g of gold at the Wijaya Kusuma Waste Bank. 在雅加达北部，70kg铝罐（约4,500个空罐）就能在Wijaya Kusuma垃圾银行兑换1g黄金。 Other recyclables such as cardboard and plastic bottles are also accepted by the…
A Great Business Isn’t a Great Investment at the Wrong Price or Wrong Terms 如果价格或者条件不合适，那大公司也不是好的投资之选 We spend a lot of time talking about the various traits of a good business – high returns on equity, little or no debt, franchise value, shareholder-friendly management, etc. 我们花了大量时间讨论好的投资产品的多种特点：股本收益高、基本没有债务、特许权价值、对股东有益的管理等等。 Although Charlie Munger’s dictum, “it’s far better to buy a…
After long hours of waiting for my friend at the bus station, 我在公交站等着朋友，已经过去了好几个小时 I got tired 我感到疲乏 and was tempted to just leave 有些想就这样走开 and plan another meeting. 约着下次再见面 As I was still deciding, 我正犹豫不决 there came a man selling culture shoes 一个贩卖文化鞋的男子走过来 and started showing them off to me 开始向我展示他的鞋子 so as I could…
venture [‘ventʃə] n. 企业；风险 A study released by the Kauffman Fellows Research Center highlights an extra benefit to having female founders on your team, reports Bloomberg. 据彭博社报道，考夫曼研究中心发表的一项研究表明，团队中有女性创始人有额外的好处。 Startups with at least one female founder raised an average of 21% more funding from venture capital firms—amounting to $5 million more in funding on average. 至少有一位女性创始人的初创公司从风险投资公司那里平均可多筹集21%的资金——也就是平均多筹集500万美元。 The…
compensate [‘kɒmpenseɪt] v. 补偿，赔偿；抵消 Governments are always telling us to eat less and exercise more to be healthier, but this presents an obvious problem. 政府总是告诉我们要少吃多运动才能更健康，但这却有一个明显的问题。 Being active is liable to make you hungrier, so there’s a risk you end up eating extra to compensate and putting on more weight than if you’d never got off…
What are some Chinese phrases commonly used online? 中国有哪些常用的网络短语？ 233 means LOL. “233”意思就是大声笑。 卧槽 means WTF. “卧槽”意思是他妈的。 囧 is a Chinese character which is widely used as an emotion. “囧”是个汉字，经常被用作一个表情。 高富帅 describes a male who is tall, rich and handsome. “高富帅”形容个子高、有钱而且长得帅的男人。 白富美 describes a female who is white, rich and beautiful. “白富美”形容皮肤白、有钱而且长得漂亮的女性。 好基友 means a…