Need help with a Chinese slang“一方水土养一方人” I found that some English slang are very interesting【may as well as other languages, I need time to discover^^】, from my understanding, it actually reflect a different thinking habits of China and the Western country . I noticed some when i watched Downton Abbey，For example, Mrs Patmore used to said "Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear"【巧妇难为无米之炊in Chinese】“This is just the sprat to catch the mackerek”【放长线钓大鱼】...really interesting expressions（ though I'm still wondering why cousin Matthew game over so suddenly) Now i have a Chinese one "一方水土养一方人" and i'm not sure is there any similar expression in English, could you help me with that? Of course i will also be happy to find Chinese one for you if you also have problem with it.

Do you have any stereotype about something? Like a certain place or culture?

Perhaps you don't want to admit it( This stereotype may not necessarily negative, it may be positiv) it‘s a truth that a lot of people have their own stereotypes. Sometimes people are not going to discuss this stereotype is in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, or to avoid unnecessary harm, I totally understand that, but sometimes i also wondering if it also a way to  kill the opportunities to know the truth,  result in the spreading of  this stereotype. So why not share and listen to the views of others? There are so many friends from all over the world on italki, maybe you will get the answer you can never imagine.

 

 

Hallo~~~^ ^ Hallo, I am Zoe, a Chinese student. I like reading , and because a biography as well as a book from Nietzsche i began to interested in Germany, i also like their football( when I was younger I like Miro, now like Tomas Müller). Now I'm learning German, hoping for a better understanding of their culture. 1、Hallo/ Guten Tag/ Tagchen/ Grüβe dich 你好 2、Wie geht's? 你怎么样？ 3、Gut. Und dir? Und Selbst? 我很好，你呢？ 4、Auch gut 我也很好 5、Ich heiβe Zoe, Ich mag keinen Wein, Ich trinke lieber Tee.我是zoe，我不喜欢酒，我更喜欢喝茶。 6、 Ich mag laufen. 我喜欢跑步 7、Ich mag bergsteigen.我喜欢登山 8、Mein Deutsch ist nicht Gut, aber ich werde es versuchen我的德语不好，但是我会努力的。 Danke !

My latest trip to Tibet In the last few days of 2015 I went to Tibet with my friends, and it's my second time to go to this one of the most highest place on earth, the first time is when i was in the first summer holiday of university. I'm not sure if any other friends on italki have been there, what are they feeling, which impress them most or even whether was that a different trip, but for me, definitely it was a totally fresh experience, especially when the first time i found sky was so close,clean,and blue, it seems like you can touch them if you raise your hand, this is the opposite of what you're facing of skyscrapers in narrowed cities, it remind me the feeling of free, and that's the one of reason why i want to go to second and more times. Different form the first time, which our mainly plan was to experience different Tibetan culture, scenery and food, this time we're prepared to go hiking and climbing, as well as to know more about local people's life, so we booked family hotels in advance, most of them are very cheap and not in urban area( and actually later we found that the choice was right, because the families host are very nice, accommodation is also good except for hot water problem) Our route was 拉萨-米拉山口-巴松措-林芝-日喀北-拉萨, as some of our teammate haven't experienced the height more than 4000 m ( including me, before that my record was 3800 m in 二姑娘山，Chengdu ) so we planed to started from lower one and do our best, finally at the third day we managed a 5000 m, and it's the highest one we have been. With exciting and tiredness, we went back to family hotel and rest for the following day, it was a start of another interesting story, because we were invited to teach their children Chinese,three girls(they have their dialect and characters) , i was happy because i used to teach children by some volunteer program at school, they already know some Chinese so my task was share them how to record their daily life by these words, a kind of like writing composition, they are so lovely and also teach me 扎西德勒（best wishs） 、姑索的波(hello) and 突及其(thanks), it's really an unforgettable experience! ^ ^ Welcome to give me your advice or correct my notebooks ^^ , thanks in advance and hope you have a great day!

Languages diversity - a practice The relative importance of languages diversity is a frequent topic. Whether to help these endangered languages survive from dangerous situation or not, however, has been a debatable issue. I strongly believed that we should keep a diverse languages world. Languages, as well as characters has become essential part of our culture,it represent a remarkable feature of a country or a place, such as a different lifestyle, a unique way of thinking and a significant ability of creation, which has been developed during thousands of years to convert different ideas or habits of languages owner. Once it was discarded or ruined, the inhabitants of this specific area will lose their roots, resulting in a great pity. Nevertheless, as we all know that every one was born to have the right to express themselves, while the lost of a dialect reveals a fact in someway that this area was exposed to serious survival environment, just like endangered species of plants and animals.Obviously it is unfair for groups who created this languages. For instance, in Zhe Jiang province, China, a place with more than 20 kinds of dialects, I noticed that most of my peers(18~21 years old) can not speak even one of their dialects that their seniors speak, while the local companies are prefer to choose employees with a fluent YongKang dialect, so there is no doubt my peers and I are less competitive in finding jobs. In addition, languages are also a vital part of national economics, no mater in education or translation industry. If there are fewer languages or only one language in the world, it's inevitable that state economics will be affected, as well as lead to a fall in employment . To sum up, to keep the diversity of languages are far more than languages it self, it is also a way to show our respect to multi-culture, a symbol of diverse world. We should take our responsibilities to preserve this precious treasure. Welcome to share me your advice on my essay or languages diversity, I will appreciate that ^^ Btw, I think the conclusion of the passage was not as good as i want, do you have any other ideas? Thanks in advance and hope you have a great day!

Is that "as a pastor " means 作为一个过来人 in Chinese?

Happy new year  ^^

 

Is that "as a pastor " means 作为一个过来人 in Chinese? If not, how to translate this "作为一个过来人" in English?

 

Thanks in advance!

Need help with my IELTS writing, thank you ! ^^ The illustrations show the changes of same island, which was constructed for tourism. To begin with, the original island was nearly undeveloped, with only some trees.However, after carefully design and construction, the appearance of island became totally different. Firstly,there was two blocks were built on the island, which provides wonderful sea sight view accommodation for tourists. Moreover, increasingly completed basic facilities will also meet the basic requirements of tourist, such as central located reception house and restaurant, well-organised footpath and vehicle track, as well as a new pier direct to outside cities, all of these public facilities will ensure the new comers a unforgettable island living experience. In addition, there was no doubt that swimming is a essential part of island tourism program ，this island was no exception,too. In the base of previous beach, swimming service are opened to public presently, it will attract families and individuals who plan to enjoy a pleasant island life during holidays. Overall, after a series of construction, the island becomes more suits for human life and commercial activities, while at the same time, it's inevitable that the daily routines of inhabitants will be affected. Thanks in advance and happy new year every one ^^!!!

【What do you enjoy most in your journey? 】

I watched talk a few days ago,which was about tolerance and tourism,and one of sentece from the speaker impressed me a lot,reminding me my own exprience and got me thinking.The words was just like" imagine a travel,not being taken in the bus from one side to another, from one hotel to another,taking picture from the windows of their buses of people and cultures,but actually connecting with people"

 

Travel has already been a part of my life after i finised my first trip to romote beautiful YunNan along when i was 17 ,it makes me brave and have the chance to escape from repeated life , bringing me fresh air,fresh face and every fresh things,however,did i really understand the local people because i know them very well? Or just the truth that i only stay afew days and will leave immediately ,keep our temporary peace with local culture? 

 

I still haven't got my answer, and i will have a trip to Tibet at the end of this week(though I was a Chinese i know little about this mythical place actually), i hope that i could find something during this trip.

 

So,how abou you? What do you enjoy most or looking for in your journey? Share me your story~

来，在这里写下你的故事~~~

Education (a writing practice) Whether school or parent should take responsibility of teaching children becomes a good members of our society is frequent topic of discussion,and attitudes are ambivalent towards them.However,education will never be the responsibility of the parent,or school alone. To start with,some people think it is parent who show children how to obey rules and respect others start from home,Moreover,parent will certainly be the first one to help their children what is important in life,and what role they will play in their future life. Nevertheless, others think school should take more responsibility of educating their students,how to become a good member of community.First of all,most of teachers are well trained and rich in experience,they owing more accessible resources.Also,once individuals entering a school where peers come from variety background and effected by each other,it's necessary for school to assist their students how to co-operate with other and how to make contributions in a group ,then in a community. Personally i think no matter parents or school are necessary for the education of next generation,a successful social should not divide them up,but to combine them effectively. To thinking of being a valuable proportion of any community is not a short skill training ,it is a life long program,which not only involving individuals, it is the responsibility of each member of a society,to help the better generation.