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My Family Reunions are Mundane

I am very curious what do you usually do on family gatherings. In my case, family reunions are very...

汉语中的“了”与“过”的区别

一、“了”的几种用法   不少学习者都觉得“了”的用法比较难掌握，其实，汉语的“了”在句子中要有下面几种用法，把他们理解后，就比较正确的运用。   1、表示已经发生的情况   “了”常常用在句...

Time with my family in a relaxed space / 家族と過ごす時間と時間と空間

I visit my family several times a year. I tried to think about how I was spending my time at that t...

This short story is made for intermediate learners!

And The Ocean Was Our Sky is an illustrated book, written by author Patrick Ness and illustrated by...

Family Reunions

Family reunions are special occasions that bring relatives together to celebrate, catch up, and str...

Learn Chinese with Lu #80 你觉得妇女结婚后应不应该工作？请就这个问题谈谈你的看法。你-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Can you complete 60 American Idioms?

Dear Cafetalk Community,How are you? I hope you are all doing well! I'm doing just fine myself. I w...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Four crazy and funny facts about trees  Trees play a vital role in our environment, offering more...

Talking about weather in English (verbs): Part 3

(Unfortunately, the first time I wrote this article, I lost the file, and it has taken quite a whil...

"想" (xiǎng) and "要" (yào)

  "想" (xiǎng) and "要" (yào)   In Chinese grammar, "想" (xiǎng) and "要" (yào) can both be used as au...

Study Effectively

Dear Learners, This video tells you some studying tips for you effective learning. Have a look. 

THE WORD "EVEN" and how to use it

  We can use 'even' in comparisons to say that the comparison is surprising or to make comparison ...

Recommended videos おすすめのビデオ - CNN10

10-minute news videos everyday 毎日10分間のニュースビデオ   https://edition.cnn.com/cnn10 CNN is a well-respect...

A review of Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

One-line synopsis:  A teenager's journey to rise through the hurts, battling the constant disrupt...

Perks of Peer Learning

Learning is not just about individual growth; it's also about the collective experience of sharing ...

「對不起」跟「不好意思」

  這篇文章要來解釋台灣人最常講的「不好意思」的涵義與由來，以及「不好意思」與「對不起」的差異，並試圖解釋其使用差異。   首先，我想先分析「對不起」的文法意義與用法。   華語表現語法中，有一文...

The Cutting Edge in the Workplace

BREAKING DOWN LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD   In today's globalized world, the workpl...

Learn Chinese with Lu #79 你喜欢集体旅游还是个人旅游？ 为什么？-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Do You Prefer One-on-One learning or a Group Lesson?

While one-on-one lessons offer you personalized attention tailored to your individual needs and lea...

On History (My First Attempt at Making a Video)

I'm not sure if I'm going to make this a regular thing, but it was fun experimenting with video edi...

The Ubiquitous Chinese Character: "的"

The Ubiquitous Chinese Character: "的"  "的" is a crucial grammatical element in learning Chinese. I...

Homemade! INSTANT ginger ale

  Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting Penguin column.I'm a person who drinks hot coffee all yea...

Learn Chinese with Lu #78 有人说：“工业化文明把人类带入了一个深渊。”你同意这种看法吗？请谈谈你的观点。-来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Application of Pythagorean Theorem

Given a rectangular plot, distances from 3 corners to a garden water tap are shown. Use Pythagorean...

Taiwanese Euphemistic Expression: "還好"（hái hǎo）

台灣人的委婉表達：還好我直到開始接觸華語教學才知道，「還好」在不同的地區所表示的意思不一樣。在講「還好」之前，我們先來看看「還」是什麼意思？在華語語法裡面，「還」是一個副詞，最基本的一個意思是「狀況...

Seasonal Recipe: Savoury Strawberries

It is springtime and in my garden there are many delicious, red, sweet, juicy fruits. Yes, it is st...

Idioms Explained

Since idioms can be one of the biggest challenges in learning English, I thought I'd lend my expert...

Summer seasonal food in Britain - wild raspberries

The raspberry is my favourite British native fruit - strictly speaking, it is green on the bushes j...

PHRASAL VERB: To call (something) off

Image by Markus Distelrath from Pixabay     Meaning: to cancel   Example: They called off the tenni...

Understanding Peace

Do you sometimes argue with your partner, friends or family members?Do you worry about world confli...