seeeker's topic-泳坛名将比昂迪（Matt Biondi)

水花儿

I got on the website you provided,I can read the presentation,but I can't
listen to the teaching.What goes wrong?

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-5-9 10:04:17的发言：
I got on the website you provided,I can read the presentation,but I can't
listen to the teaching.What goes wrong?

can you download the file not the power point one? need realplayer to see.

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-5-9 9:58:41的发言：
The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American military guards enrage the whole
world,it's a stain on America's reputation.I know we can't judge a nation
by some stupid acts of individual,can you tell me the reaction of Americans
to the scandal?
TS

it is a quite good question.
Yes you are right. I think  We can not judge the whole war only by this. however  I think this event will be used or have been used by someone to make Bush's action in Iraq more difficult. I have to go to shopping talk to you later. Thanks[em01]

seeeker

以下是引用seeeker在2004-5-9 10:44:17的发言：

it is a quite good question.
Yes you are right. I think  We can not judge the whole war only by this. however  I think this event will be used or have been used by someone to make Bush's action in Iraq more difficult. I have to go to shopping talk to you later. Thanks[em01]

Here is an article about  how American response to this event. I am Sorry. I have been lazy to answer your question by citing other resourse. However, it is comprehensive.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/10/poll.iraq.abuse/index.html

Happy Swimming.

水花儿

Thanks for your website and the beautiful picture,CNN is really comprehensive.
Seeker,how did you learn English before going abroad? Did you have language
barrier in the first few months?What's the best way to master English?
Latest news,an American was beheaded in Iraq.It gave America a lesson.

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-5-12 14:31:25的发言：
Thanks for your website and the beautiful picture,CNN is really comprehensive.
Seeker,how did you learn English before going abroad? Did you have language
barrier in the first few months?What's the best way to master English?
Latest news,an American was beheaded in Iraq.It gave America a lesson.

Until now I still have a lot of communication difficulties with Americans. Do you have the feeling that you totally can not make any sense during some Chinese speaking? I am not saying different dialects. I surely you do.
I think the barriers are not only language but everyday life. Just imagine, you do not have any experiences of buying a house, how can you have some responses when they are talking about it.  
I had every good training in English before I came here (at least I thought it was). I was so confident as many other young Chinese that I won't have any problem of communication with Americans. However, soon I found out that my English was so bad that I could not even understand every simple word when they talked with me. I was afraid of talking with my Americans colleagues, answering the phone, or some other things. It took me more than a year to get over it.
During these several years I had a lot of chances of gving presentations in front of people in seminars and meetings. Gradually I become better and better.
I hope these do not dis-encourage you improving your English. I think one good way to study English is reading their new papers and watching their TV serials such as "Friends" or "Seinfeld". It will give you a lot of sense of how "normal" American talking. One more thing is that if possible do not use English-Chinese dictionary, use English dictionary. It will help you to understand word procisely.
God bless.
[em01][em01]

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张山

seeeker的说法对俺很有帮助。
现在每天没事就看看“friends”，就象经常去游泳池游一会自由泳一样，希望有一天突然能找到前进的感觉时也能听懂句中的对白。
另外，想问的是在看"friends”时，是开英文字幕好还是不开英文字幕好？[em21]
如果一点不看英文字幕，听起来有点难度，要听很多次才能听出大概。

seeeker

一点不看英文字幕， 就听出大概，已是非常棒的。

我想如果有字幕可以看， 但有段时间关掉字幕， 看是否有提高。 逐渐的就可以不要字幕了。 在这里， 一般的电视节目都有字幕， 的确有很大帮助。

Seinfeld （好象国内译为“宋飞传”）比 friends 要有意思， 听起来要费点劲。

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水花儿

Friends是什么？是电视节目吗？

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-6-18 8:47:57的发言：
Friends是什么？是电视节目吗？

Friends: 老友记， 六人行。

水花儿

Hi,Seeker. Long time no see.how's it going?
Can you tell me your best and worst American food you have tried?

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-6-18 22:02:38的发言：
Hi,Seeker. Long time no see.how's it going?
Can you tell me your best and worst American food you have tried?

not much, just OK. Thank you for asking. How are you doing?
I can not tell you the worst food I had here because I have not had the worst food. [em04]
I love american food, no really specific ones. Everything.
also I eat a lot of junk food (fast food) like French fries and burgers. They have a lot of fat and unhealthy. but I love them. [em03]
Even I like American food every much, Chinese food is my first choice. [em04][em04][em04][em04]

水花儿

American fast food is the most famous.In Shenyang,there are more than
10 chains.Chinese food is your first choice,do you cook yourself? I hear
there are a lot of chinese restaurants in china town,the taste is the same
as it in China? Where were you born?I hope you are a northernere.

seeeker

以下是引用水花儿在2004-6-19 21:44:49的发言：
American fast food is the most famous.In Shenyang,there are more than
10 chains.Chinese food is your first choice,do you cook yourself? I hear
there are a lot of chinese restaurants in china town,the taste is the same
as it in China? Where were you born?I hope you are a northernere.

Popular stuff may not always be good. If you have kid, do not let him/her eat too much fast food (American).
A documentary file showed that a man had eaten in Macdonald's  for a month, three meals a day. He gained around 30 pounds (13.5kg) . [em11][em11][em11]
I am living in a middle town.  unfortunately we do not have Chinatown here [em12][em12][em12]. But we do have some good Chinese resturnants around. The flavor is a little bit different but I am already used to it.  I was  born in Beijing. The good thing is that I can eat all kinds of  food. [em01][em01]
Cheers.


Do you like this car?

水花儿

The red car is beautiful,is this your car?
You told me you are living in a middlle town,I can't make sence of it.
middle town means the size or something else?
you were born in Beijing,I heard the biggest Macdonald is in Beijing.
I don't like American fast food ,if I eat it three meals a day,it'll make
me want to vomit.
You have been staying in US for five years,do you intend to go back
to Beijing,or you are used to the style of American life