How to translate “欢聚一堂" into English? How do native speakers express their feelings on Thanksgiving day when a group of people gather together under the same roof?

I am learning Portuguese. Ola! Eu chamo-me Lisete. Obrigada! I started to learn Portuguese today. I found it really hard. So I will work really hard on it. My Portuguese teacher is a gorgeous young lady, I am so lucky that I can learn Porguese.

My Summer Holiday Plan My summer holiday is around the corner. I want to do something different this summer. Therefore, I intend to go to Shanghai on my own. The journey is not allowed by my parents, of course, it's a little bit dangerous for a young girl like me. So, I am not going to tell them. As a university student, I believe in myself that I can handle this journey. Two years later, I am going to graduate from university. I need to grow up a little bit and I must be stronger, for I cannot make a living on my own. To be honest, I do want to be a mature person. To gain economic independence and accumulate the knowledge of life. All in all, wish me all the best.

My recent life. It's been a long time since I logged on this web-site. So I want to tell you about my recent life. It's the best of periods, it's the worst of periods. Because I felt fatigue and delight. In order to prepare for the TEM-4, a test for English major, I must get up early everyday. It's so difficult to get up early in such a cold weather.On the contrary, I can cultivate a good habit after this whole process. Thus, I am optimistic about my current life. And I appreciate what I have done so far. If I want to take a rest, I would see whether I can improve myself here in itakei.

How to prepare the IELTS test? I want to study abroad about 2 years later. And I want to take the IELTS test next year. How to prepare the IELTS test in every respects? Please help me through this. THX.

How much do you think he earns every month? How to analyze the sentence structure? I want to know why "how much" is used as an boject. Thx.

In phrases like Freezing cold, burning hot etc. the -ING participle is used as? Is the -ING participle is used as emphasis? CAN YOU TELL ME MORE? THX

How to distinguish this two words? pronouncement and anouncement It seems the same to me public pronouncement and public anouncement.

The Golden Girls Our teacher showed us a video clip about the golden girls in China.It's so funny to watch those girls who are well-paid,well-educated and remaining single. This phenomenon is quite common in Chinese society recently. We discussed something about this issue. The reason seemed to be clear that as the social position or status of women are rising in China, women are satisfied with their lifestyle.Moreover,they wants their boyfriends or husbands to meet their demands so perfectly that they would rather to be single than fall in love with the wrong guys. However,men are only human. We can't live in our own fairy tales. So, I want to know how you people in italki thinks about this issue.