Zhongwen hen nan Da jia hao. wo zhongwen dong de bu duo. Jintian zao shang xia yu le. Xianzai taiyang lai le. wo you liang ge liang che. xi huan kai che. wo erzi shang wu kai che. ta kai zhe che de deng. xianzai dian ping mei zuo. Chinese is very hard: Hell everybody. I don't understand much Chinese. This morning it rained. now the sun is out. I have two cars. I like driving. My son drove the car at midday. He left the lights on. Now the battery is flat.

Xie xie Ted he Ruby Many thanks to Ted and Ruby for correcting/commenting on my notebook entry. Qing wen. Wo dong bu duo zhongwen, ye bu duo hanzi ye bu duo pinyin. shi ji shang wo yi dian bu dong hanzi. yinci wo xuexi weiyi de pinyin. wo xiang shuo zhongwen. wo bu yao du zhongwen. Wo ju jue yong hanzi. Ru guo ni bu xi huan wo de pinyin, nimen he wo bu neng pengyoumen. Wo bu dong si shengdiao. wo shi yi shi dan shi wo congshi wang le. I am sorry if this sounds impolite. I will say it in English: I don't know much Chinese - neither characters nor phonics. In fact I don't know characters at all, therefore I study only phonics.I would like to speak Chinese. I don't want to read Chinese. I refuse to use characters. If you don't like phonics, then you and I cannot be "friends". I don't understand the 4 tones. I try, but I always forget. Also: I learn by remembering phrases like "wo juede ni hen piaoliang", "jintian tianqi feichang hao" "Qing ni zuo" "qing gei wo yi bei pijiu" "qing wen cesuo zai nali" "wo zhu zai Albany" "wo shi aodaliyaren" "ni hui shuo zhongwen ma?" etc, etc. I don't remember any of the tones in any of these phrases, but I remember the complete phrase - through repetition. Ni ming bai le ma?

Shi Shi wo shi shi shuo zhongwen dan shi wo bu hui shuo zhongwen. wo bu hao. wo juede wo fyao fang zhi. zhongwen tai nan. wo xu yao yi ge zhongwen de haizi ye yong pinyin ye hen congming de. cheng nian ren de zhongguo bu xi huan pinyin.

Xingqiyi Jintian xia yu le. Hao. Wo de che xi le. Wo zai gongzuo le. Wo shi kuaijishi. Jintian wo xuyao zuo shuishou. wo you yi ge wenti. Wo shuo zai yingyu, yinwei wo bu hui shuo zai zhongwen. I heard a song called "zhi zhuo" = stuck on you (I guess) She sings "Yongbao zhi ni..Oh my baby" which (I think) means "Hugs for you... Oh my baby". Why can't she say "yongbao ni ... oh my baby". Does this mean the same thing? What does "zhi" do to the meaning? Many thanks to all those who corrected my last entry.

Da jia hao Wo hui lai. Wo zuijin hen mang. Xianzai wo you kong. Wo yao xuexi zhongwen. Wo juede hanyu hen nan. Wo kan hanzi bu dong. Wo bu xi huan hanzi. Wo yong pinyin. Wo mai le yi ge hong Geely de che. Wo yijing mai yi ge bai Geely de che. Xianzai wo you liang ge Geely de che. Wo bu hui shuo zhongwen. Wo wang le. Zai jian.

Dajia hao Wo zuijin hen mang. Wo zai gongzuo. I am studying hard for my Public Practice Certificate. I will be on italki again after November 26th. Best wishes to all. Zaijian John

History and Creativity of China According to the news, Wen Jia Bao said it is important to get to know the history and creativity of a country in order to establish a relationship with that country. Wo juede ta bu cuo le. Please can you tell me who are the top 5 Chinese writers in the past, and who are the top 5 Chinese writers of today? Also what are the top 10 things I should know about Chinese history?

"Supernatural" Wo zai Kmart mai dongxi. Wo mai le duoshao zhang guangdie. Tamen jiao "Supernatural". Tamen shi dianshi lianxuju. Wo he wo de qizi shang xingqi kan le. "Supernatural" mei you yisi. Wo de qizi shuijiao. Wo ye bu xi huan.

I've been translating a pop-song at http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/f9Er5a2N8JU/ Can anyone improve my translation, please? 每个夜晚来临的时候 měi gè yè wǎn lái lín de shí hòu every time night approaches 孤独总在我左右 gū dú zǒng zài wǒ zuǒ yòu loneliness is always around me 每个黄昏心跳的等候 měi gè huáng hūn xīn tiào de děng hòu every nightfall my waiting heart beats 是我无限的温柔 shǐ wǒ wú xiàn de wēn róu I remain forever soft and gentle 每次面对你时候 měi cì miàn duì nǐ de shí hòu Every time I face you 不敢看你的双眸 bù gǎn kàn nǐ de shuāng móu I daren’t look at your two pupils 在我温柔的笑容背后 zài wǒ wēn róu de xiào róng bèi hòu behind my soft and gentle smile 有多少泪水哀愁 yǒu duō shǎo lèi shuǐ āi chóu there’s a lot of tears and sadness 不管时空多么转变 bù guǎn shí kōng zěn me zhuǎn biàn no matter how the space-time changes 世界怎么改变 shì jiè zěn me gǎi biàn or how the world alters 你的爱总在我心间 nǐ de ài zǒng zài wǒ xīn jiān your love is always in my heart 你是否明白 nǐ shì fǒu míng bai whether or not you understand 我想超越这平凡的生活 wǒ xiǎng chāo yuè zhè píng fán de shēng huó I want to rise above this humdrum life 注定现在暂时漂泊 zhù ding xiàn zài zàn shí piāo bó destined for the time being to be a drifter 无法停止我内心的狂热 wú fǎ tíng zhǐ wǒ nèi xīn de kuáng rè I can’t stop myself being wild and stupid 对未来的执著 duì wèi lái de zhí zhuó against tomorrow my mind is set 拥抱着你oh my baby yōng bào zhe nǐ oh my baby I embrace you oh my baby 你看到我在流泪 wǒ kàn dào nǐ zài liú lèi I look at you through tears 是否爱你让我伤悲 shì fǒu ài nǐ rang wǒ shāng bēi whether or not you make me sad 让我心碎 rang wǒ xīn suì yōng bào and let me break my heart 拥抱着你oh my baby yōng bào zhe nǐ oh my baby I embrace you oh my baby 可你知道我无法后退 kě nǐ zhī dào wǒ wú fǎ hòu tuì can you understand I can’t go back 纵然使我苍白憔悴 zòng rán shǐ wǒ cāng bái qiáo cuì even though it’s made me pale and worn out 伤痕累累 shāng hén lěi lěi being hurt countless times