技术问题报告 由于技术问题，您能看在Youtube上今天的视频将。| Due to a technical issue, you can watch today's videos on YouTube.

A mix of Chinese and English in business emails? It seems like a common sense question, but just in case I'm missing some kind of cultural nuance: is there anything about Chinese business culture that would make writing emails in a mix of Chinese and English especially inappropriate? '' My Chinese is just okay right now, but sometimes my business associates' English is not much better. Could writing in a mix of both be okay for everyday, non-formal stuff?

在这个情况，"presentation"的最佳翻译是什么呢？ 如果我要提到一个“Powerpoint presentation"的话， 不过不要说"Powerpoint," 我应该怎么说？那个“presentation" 的翻译是什么？ 词典说"观感"可以。这个有道理吗？

喜欢冥想的人 我听说过找到新朋友在中国对一个老外来说比较难。有人建议这样的话你应该找找喜欢你的爱好的人。 我的一个爱好是冥想。在italki有人平常坐禅吗？住在上海的人吗？ 如果你对冥想有兴趣，要练习一下英文，你可以在wechat上加我: hjartagir。

我爱尔兰人的爷爷 我爷爷一般来说很友好和温厚。话说回来，他有时很种族主义者一点儿。 My grandfather is generally pretty friendly and good-natured. That said, sometimes he's a little racist. 比如说,我小的时候切记他批评了爱尔兰人。我们姓“格哈特” (一个德国姓）， 再说他还认为德国比爱尔兰民族性格是优质很多。 For example, I remember him criticizing Irish people when I was a child. Our last name is "Gearheart" (a German name), and he believed that the German national character was more quality than the Irish. 但他的哥哥近日接受DNA测试。那个结果看起来我们一点儿也不是德国人。我们的祖先大多数是爱尔兰人。至少出人意外的。 But his brother recently took a DNA test. The results look like we are not German at all. Most of our ancestors are Irish. It's ironic, to say the least. 恰好，我们可能有一个爱尔兰人的变化了她的姓的祖先, 基于种族迫害。 As it turns out, we might have an Irish ancestor who changed his name because of racial persecution. 我觉结果得可能是对的。我和我的几个叔伯是红头发。 I think the results are probably right. Several of my cousins and I are red heads.

一件出人意料的礼物 ｜ An unexpected gift 我刚找了一个老我儿子小的时候的视频。 I just found a video of my son from when he was younger. 他和我太太在开一起一件从他的外婆和阿姨的礼物 （一床被子）。他那时候三岁。他的发音好可爱。他不会念“R”。 He and my wife were opening a present from his grandmother and aunt (a quilt). He was three years old. His pronunciation was so cute. He couldn't pronounce his "R"s yet. 我太太告诉他， “这从你的外婆和阿姨。” My wife told him, "This is from your grandma and aunt." 那时候，他不认识他的阿姨很好， 所以他吃惊了又他说，“我阿姨吗？对我吗？” 他无法懂为什么他阿姨会给他一件礼物。 At that time, he didn't know his aunt very well, so we was shocked, and said, "My aunt? To me?" He couldn't understand why his aunt would give him a present. 我无法相信他的发音有多可爱和面部表情。我和我太太现在看了它二十次！ I couldn't believe how cute his pronunciation and facial expressions were. My wife and I have watched it twenty times by now!

Idea for listening comprehension practice

If I put a prompt at the end of one of my notebook entries that asked, "Would you be willing to add me on WeChat (username) and send me a 10-30 second audio message responding to [XYZ question]" would you do it? Would it be too weird to add a stranger for such a small thing? 你觉得怎么样？

I'm wondering if it could be a way for me to practice natural listening comprehension without being in China.

Also, what would I call that? “一个听力理解请求?”

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

日志条目 - 去者上海 我到底去了上海。天气很热。有一点儿雾霾。非常潮湿。｜ I finally went to Shanghai. The weather was hot. It was a little hazy. It was extremely humid. 我在我们的展览会认识了很多中国人。我能了使用我的中文的字和我的句子，但我只听懂百分之十那人的说话东西。我现在是兴奋练习听力理解。| I met a lot of Chinese people at our conference. I was able to use my Chinese words and sentences, but I only understood about 10 percent of what people said. I'm excited to practice learning comprehension. 我感觉很幸运。 ^_^ | I feel very lucky.

我的一个有意思习惯 ｜ An enjoyable habit of mine 我三个年以前开始了练习冥想。| I started practicing meditation three years ago. 我听说了冥想好像很好对精神健康来说。我发现了一个叫‘Headspace'的应用跟一个从那个西藏的方式冥想老师。| I heard that meditation was supposed to be good for mental health. I found an app called "Headspace" with a teacher from the Tibetan tradition. 我在家自用哪个应用行练习了两个年半冥想。| I practiced meditation with the app at home by myself for two years. 我六个月以前找了一个日本方式的坐禅的群组。我有时跟他们练习了。| Six months ago, I found a group that practices Japanese-style zen meditation. I sometimes practice with them now.