Eastern-style conversation sometimes is not very efficient Like Asian food dumplings, the Eastern-style conversation sometimes is not very efficient. Especially in working environment, it’s unfavorable for the company operation, because people usually don’t express their opinions directly. On the basis of my own observations, in the meeting, if employees have some disagreement with their boss’ idea, they usually will not volunteer some suggestions. They may talk to their director individually, but it has to be after the meeting. Even though, this behavior is very thoughtful, and they try not to hurt other people’s feelings, still, they increase the time of communication, and it reduces the efficiency. Furthermore, based on my observation in Chinese school, when Teacher is talking, usually students shouldn’t interrupt because it will be considered as disrespectful. As a consequence, students have to leave their questions until the end of the class or ask at office hour. In this way, some students may forget their questions or too lazy to ask, so they miss an opportunity to correct their confusions and teachers lose their chances to exchange the flame of thinking. At last, in the Asian family, although parents are not always right, children should still at least superficially obey their parent’s advice. According to the Asian parent website “we were taught to obey the “rotan” (Rattan cane) which was heavily used at home” ( The difference between an Asian parent and a Western one, www.sg.theasianparent.com/difference-parenting-styles-asian-western-parents/) Children have to keep smiling and try not to retort upon their parent face-to-face, and then try their best to hold on their dreams. Sometimes children can win the battle, sometimes they can’t. This process wastes a lot of energy and time, and at the end of the story, everyone is exhausted.

Pizza and dumpling I assume that everyone has at least tried a slice of pizza and dumplings once. If you haven’t, I will draw a picture for you. Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza). On the other hand, the dumpling is a broad classification for a dish that consists of small pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), often wrapped around a filling (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling). From these definitions, we can see the differences between them. Dumpling’s filling is inside the dough, you cannot tell before you take a bite. In contrast, pizza’s stuffing is on the top of the flatbread, you can see it clearly. Western-style and Eastern-style conversations are like pizza and dumplings. Whereas Western conversation is frankly and they express their opinions straightforward, Eastern is implicit and their true thoughts usually behind their words. Thus, in some situations, using Western way to communicate will be more effective than Eastern in a workplace, in school, and in the family.

Watching TV Makes Me Happy My favorite leisure activity is watching TV because it always makes me feel happy. When I have a hard time on study, I will just make a pause and start to watch a comedy TV show—Friends, for example. It can make me laugh out loud and heal me immediately. In addition, watching TV is a great way of killing two birds with one stone: learning interesting English words while having fun. Learning knowledge without tediousness always makes me happy. The best thing to do on a rainy day is to snuggle under a blanket and melt the hours away watching TV. I can also drink a cup of hot chocolate during this time, and this exquisite combination makes me really happy. Besides, by Watching TV, I can make new friends with same interest. For instance, I have several roommates who I never talked before. However, since we share some opinions about the same TV show, we become friends now. I enjoy talking with them, and we always have a good time. In sum, I am delighted by watching TV.

Communicating in a foreign language can create some embarrassing misunderstandings. a. It can create bafflement because of different language habits. b. It can lead to some humiliation because of different emotional expressions. c. It can cause a shock because of different lifestyles. Conclusion: Communicating in a foreign language can create some awkward moment in that it may cause some bafflement, humiliation, and shocks because of different cultural backgrounds. Therefore, due to those cross-cultural miscommunications, using a foreign language does indeed cause a number of misunderstandings.

The Mysterious Lupus Dei Lupus Dei means the Wolf of God in Latin; it actually represents the most mysterious creature in myth, werewolf, which is a person can transform into a ferocious wolf at a full-moon night. When he transformed, he became a real beast that his power is totally out of his control. He has yellow pupils and fierce eyes but with rage and sadness, they seem to see through everything. In addition, he has sharp fangs as same as real wolf like he can rip everything apart. Even more mysterious, his lips which are rosy-red like blood. As if he is just an innocent cub, it is in sharp contrast to his savage nature. However, his sounds completely changed to a savage howl painfully speak some magic words that no one can understand.

Lively Chinese Spring Festival If you ask a Chinese what’s their favorite holiday, I guess the answer would be “Spring Festival”, because this festival is the liveliest traditional festival in China. It starts at the first day of the lunar calendar, in other words, it’s the Chinese lunar New Year, so everyone gratefully treasures this family reunion time. The exciting celebration lasts for almost a month; as I remembered at first we made some preparations, such as eating colorful candies and sponge cakes, it represented our lives will as sweet as those tasty sweet foods. In addition, we cleaned and tidied our home happily to express beautiful wishes for ushering the New Year. From then on, it was time for the real celebration, all the family members sit together cheerfully around the dining table, watching Spring Festival Gala and ate tasty dumplings. Furthermore, at that night my brothers and I set off fireworks, those red spluttering elves brighten the dark-blue sky. The next day, with rosy-pink cheeks and smiled-eyes, my mom started to put up the red posters and traditional New Year pictures on the doors; displaying vigor and liveliness, my father started to decorate our home with red lanterns and other lucky charms, those beautiful ornaments expressed our parents’ best wishes and good blessings. Additionally, many exciting performances were going on, such as lifelike dragon and lion dances or some variety garden parties. When I recalled this memory about the lively festival, as if I saw that the warm air is hanging over me and I felt so happy. I guess that’s the homely feel.

Hippie Do you know what hippies look like? Actually, they were popular in the 1960s. They wore beads and bellbottoms. In addition, they usually had a beard. From our point of view, they may look wired. However, they are the brand of the times. Go check and google them. They might become popular again!

Cellphone In recent years there has been concern about how the cellphone is changing our lives. Some argue that since we rely on the cell phone too much, we are controlled by it. Using cellphone too much harms our bodies, destroy our relationships, and break our concentrate, so cellphone is no longer necessary. In my view, however, the cellphone will stand the test of time for a number of reasons.

Graduation speech Good afternoon my dear teachers, students, and friends. I am truly honored and grateful to speak at the graduation ceremony, Class of 106. Before I came here, my friends asked me:” why do you want to go to U.S.? For parties like we watched on movies? For beautiful views, we saw on the internet? Or do you really just want to study?” I laughed and I told them:” Yes, I really want to study but not just for study, I mean I am going to find out a new world!” This time they all laughed because they thought I was joking. However, I did find something. I found that at here I am not just a Chinese, I am a bridge of the cultural exchange of China and world. Maybe some of you don’t know a lot about contemporary China that’s fine because me neither. There so many countries I just read it from books or watched it from movies, but I have never dreamed about someday I can talk to their people. I have learned so much from them. Not only the knowledge but also the attitude, I saw bravely when they were facing the challenge; I saw persistence when they were pursuing their dream; I saw optimism when they were looking forward to their future; I saw you when we are here to celebrate a big step towards our success. We are here to expand our horizons and promote our personal growth, and we all did a great job. I always believe that if you want to have something you never had, you have to do what you have never done before. The last words from my favorite TV show: The hardest time, when you can’t go on one more second, that’s when you have to keep trying because that’s when breakthroughs happen. You will improve. And all kinds of progress will start then. Well, congratulation, ladies, and gentlemen. Thank you.