The 82nd ZS English Corner(中山英语角) - Momo's diary
March 31, 2016
Host and Hostess: Rocky & Selina
The air conditioner was on. You could imagine how hot it was. Tonight's topic was very insteresting: Relationship referring in particular to man-woman love. Why I said so? 'Cause I heard other voices on man-man love or woman-woman love...
这个晚上开空调了，可想而知有多热啊。这次的话题非常有趣：情感，特指男女之情。为什么这么说呢？因为有其他声音在说“基友情” “拉拉情”......
❤TOPIC: RELATIONSHIP❤情感
1. What do you think of women chasing men? 女追男？
2. Would you mind if your boyfriend or girlfriend had his or her sole confidant? 红颜/蓝颜知己？
3. What do you think of blind date? Does it seem reliable to you? 相亲？
4. First love VS love master, which one do you prefer? 恋爱菜鸟VS恋爱高手？
5. Which one is more important in finding "the other half", sharing the same interest or complementing one another in personality? 性格相仿VS性格互补？
Started with Ian, he prefered man-man love (I meant, to talk about). It is so normal for him to see this type of relationship when he lived in Canada. As you may know, gay marriage is fine in Canada. Not to mention women chasing men. Jenny said if she had a chance, she would chase another boy and forgot about her current "girlfriend" (she mentioned her bf with "she/her", now we all know that her bf is a...a girl!). Leon expressed that women now don't have much choices, especially for some who standardize a man with a house and a car. Elise thought women chasing men is acceptable and normal. However, women may not be cherished by men if they take the first step to start a relationship. So, she suggested girls don't take action first if they're interested in a boy, instead they can give some hints (secretly to cast flirtatious looks). The first step should be taken by men. Gentlemen, is that true?
Ian先说了，他倾向于基友情（人家说倾向于讨论这个点罢了）。之前一直在加拿大生活，这种事情见怪不怪啦，况且同性婚姻在加拿大都是合情合理的事情了，女追男算什么呢。Jenny说如果有机会，她要丢下现在的男票去倒追别的男人（提及男票用了几次“她”，好吧我们都懂了）Leon说现在的社会状况，女人的机会不多啊，尤其还带着有车有楼标准的...Elise觉得女追男是可以接受的，但是有一点，如果女人先踏出第一步追到男人的话，以后这个男人不一定会珍惜。所以，她建议女生们如果对某位男生有兴趣的话，可以给一些暗示（眉目传情也好暗送秋波也罢），但是但是不要比男生主动踏出第一步，这是男生该做的。真的是这样子吗？
Sole confidant, in other words, in a relationship which is more intimate than friendship but less than lover. There's an old saying goes like: in the eyes of lovers, a sand of envy is allowed never.
If your girlfriend specially dressed for a date with her sole confidant, you may think better let her go shopping at her will; if your boyfriend talks with his sole confidant over the phone more than half an hour, you may think better let him play games all day long. Haha, just kidding, but no one can stand there's another person in this world who knows more about your significant other than you. If there must be someone, it has to be his/her parents!
红颜/蓝颜知己，换句话说，就是一种友达以上恋人未满的情感吧。有句老话这么说：情人眼里揉不得一粒沙子。假如你女票特意梳妆打扮去见她的蓝颜，你大概会想还不如让她自个儿去买东西买个痛快；假如你男票跟他的红颜煲电话粥超过半个小时，你大概回想还不如让他打游戏打个天昏地暗...哈哈，开个玩笑。但是真的没有人能够容忍这世界上竟有另外一个人比自己更懂自己的票，是吧。如果必须有那么一个人，那人只能是TA的老爸老妈！
I think blind dates are not so reliable, and embarrassing. We can't help expecting what we want but mostly, the reality is distasteful. As long as we know there's a date to find a possible Mr/Mrs Right, everything that happens becomes purposeful and this, make us uncomfortable. It is like a math, full of rational calculation. What we get in the end may be just an approximate value which we're not even able to convince ourself to accept. Well, you guess it. I do have experiences, arranged by my dear mother. Oh no, I exposed my age already. But there's one thing we can learn from blind dates, that is, how to make friends with each other after embarassment.
个人认为相亲不是那么的可靠，且尴尬。我们会忍不住期待自己的期待，但是很多情况下，现实总是不如所愿。相亲让发生的一切都变得目的性，这一点让人不舒服。就好像数学，充满理性计算。最后得出的结果可能只是一个近似值，自己甚至无法说服自己去接受它。啊哈，猜对了，我真的有过相亲经历，且是妈妈安排的。啊啊，不小心暴露了年龄。但是有一点我们是可以从中学习，那就是，尴尬过后如何还能跟相亲的人做朋友。
First love or love master, Mandy prefered in-between-better with experience but no more than three or five relationships. First love may be not that considerate or too sensative. Love master knows how to take care of the other. First love is simple and pure. Love master is complicated. Is that so? Leon shared a special opinion which was quoted from Ian (as he said): The one who doesn't have experience in love is the love master? True or false, different people have different understanding.
恋爱菜鸟还是恋爱高手？Mandy倾向于两者之间-最好有点经验但是不要超过三到五次。菜鸟可能不够体贴和过于敏感，而大师级知道怎么关心他人；菜鸟简单纯粹，大师级心思复杂。是这样吗？Leon分享了一句引自Ian的特别观点：无恋爱经验的人反而是恋爱中的高手。是对是错，就看自己理解啦。
For the last question, well, at the beginning I thought finding a person with the same interest is more important. But hearing from my groupmates like Eric and John, I changed my mind. Sharing the same interest is just the first step in building a relationship, after days' get-along, you will have conflicts, it starts to show the importance of complement in personality. It makes sense. The one who shares the same interest with us, we can regard them as our sole confidant; lovers are more than sharing the same thing. In order to go further, it is needed to share the difference. Isn't it great to see a different world from your other half?
最后一个问题嘛，其实一开始我是觉得性格相仿更重要。但是听完Eric和John两位已婚人士的分享，我改了立场。性格相仿不过是彼此吸引的开端，日复一日的相处之后，彼此会有冲突矛盾，这个时候性格互补就发挥它的重要性了。确实是有道理。性格相仿的，可以是我们的蓝颜红颜；但是两个相爱的人，同是远远不够的，还需要不同。透过另一半去认识不同的世界，不是很棒的事情吗？
❤NEW COMERS❤
Well, I felt tired too, to nag you with such lengthy words. Relax and meet new friends: Wing from Hubei, been 8 years in ZS, a tuitor in English training center, likes runing and basketball, not married (happy?) but has a 8-year-old relationship withi his gf (still happy?)...Mandy, local, was an interpreter and now changed her job as an accountant, she heard someone met her Mr Right here (is this the reason you came?) Yea, Selina said EC is a paradise to find your true love. Betty, local, joined the QQ group for a long time and finally face to face, used to be a freign trade sales and what about now? I couldn't catch it. She looked very slim and professional.
罗里吧嗦了这么多，来放松一下认识认识新朋友：湖北的Wing在一培训中心做英语导师，喜欢运动，还没有结婚哦（听到这里是不是很高兴），但是有个8年之久的女票了（还高兴的起来吗）...Mandy曾在深圳做翻译，现在回中山改行做会计，听说有人在英语角遇到了对的人（所以就来了吗）。是的，没错，Selina大声的告诉大家EC就是寻找真爱的天堂。Betty是中山本地人，加入英语角QQ很久了，终于跟大家面对面交流，曾做过外贸销售，现在？我听不到呢。
❤SPEECH❤
SHINKI: TRAVEL TO THE Mt. FUJI
Shinki lived in Japan for one year and she loves the culture and the food there. At that time she lived near the Mt Fuji, so she had chance to travel to the Mt. Fuji. Fuji Kyukou Line, FujiQ Highland, Shibazakura park where in April Zakura comes into flowers and throws a pink carpet on the ground. So romantic. She did a tough thing by climbing the Mt Fuji, which took almost 8 hours! Simple tips: be well equipped; be confident and careful. So wonderful to experience this trip! It reminds me of the travelling days.
Shinki的演讲主题是日本富士山之行。曾在日本生活过一年，爱上那里的文化和食物。在此期间恰好居住于富士山附近，于是有了一游之机。富士急行线、富士急游乐园、还有一到四月就落樱缤纷恰似铺了粉红地毯的芝樱公园，太浪漫了。Shinki还做了一件很厉害的事情--爬富士山，足足花了8个小时！女汉子提醒爬山要注意装备要齐全，人要自信和小心。这么一次经历真的是很精彩，让我想念起旅游的日子了。
AMINY: LEARNING SHARING ON ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
Aminy masters tunel and accurate pronunciation in spoken English. When she was in the college, she won the first prize at the 11st CCTV Star of Outlook English Talent Competition in Hunan. Working hard pays back. She got the opportunity to work in US Boston. So how did she learn? Starts with phonetic symbols. Some may say "Come on, it's elementary stuff, a drag..." But it really starts from small. I regret that I didn't pay much attention to it and consequently, I don't feel confident everytime I speak English. You may remember last week Aminy's advice on pronunciation--intimate by watching English movies or listening to English songs. After learning the skill, you can search other ways to improve, such as some learning apps - Open Language is suggested and some public occasions for practising, for instance, our English Corner.
Aminy的演讲是关于英语发音的学习分享。她的口语非常的地道准确。读大学的时候，就已经拿过CCTV举办的湖南第十一届希望之星大赛一等奖了。有付出必有收获，她后来得到了去波士顿工作的机会。那么她是如何学习的呢？从英语语音开始。一些人可能会说“不是吧这么基础的东西，很无趣啊..."但是成功都是从小开始的。我很后悔以前都没有注重这方面的学习，所以现在每次一脱口说英语，就会觉得不自信。还记得上星期四Aminy在发音方面的建议吗？就是通过看英文电影和听英文歌进行模仿。技巧掌握了之后，就可以寻找其他方法继续提高，一些学习程序如开言英语，或者参加公众场合的英语交流，例如我们英语角啦。
I watched English movies a lot and most songs in my PC are English songs. But I don't see any improvements. Why? 'Cause I am easily distracted when I watch or listen, by the stories/actors/lyrics...I was just enjoying, not studying. So the first thing to do, is to improve the concentration skill on learning.
我其实有看好多英文电影，电脑里大多数都是英文歌。可是不见自己有什么大的提升。为什么呢？因为在看和听的时候，我总是很容易分心，把注意力放到剧情、演员和歌词上面了，顾得享受而忘了学习，所以首先还是要提高学习的注意力才行呀。
IAN: View Of Teaching English In The University And Teaching English In The Training Center
Ian was invited to make an impromptu speech. Right, that' how we welcomed our long-lost friend. Here's his point: text books matter in the university, a lot of marking is needed; teaching in the TC is about business and customization, your focus is on cusomer satisfaction. Done! I bet this is the shortest speech I've ever heard. Aged ginger is more pungent.
我们邀请Ian做一个即兴演讲。没错，我们就是这样子来欢迎久违的朋友的哈。他分享了在大学里教英语和在培训中心教英语的看法，是这样的：大学里教科书神圣不可侵犯，然后是做也做不完的打分改卷的工作；培训中心注重的是利益，因人制宜的教学。大概就这些了，我敢说这是我听过的最简短的演讲了。果然姜还是老的辣。
❤PLAYTIME❤
The game was about English tongue twister. Challenging! Each group sent three persons in the front. Three English tone twisters were provided. Three persons read the twisters in turn and we would do the timing. The group with less time was the winner. If you don't rock your tongue, we will rock the punishment! Luckily, my group was the second. Molly's group was punished to shape LOVE with their bodies. It didn't look good. I would like to ask for extra punishment if I was the judge(It seems I'm digging my own grave). Hah~~~~
Let's expect what's new and fun next time. See ya~~~
游戏环节是英语绕口令，充满挑战性哦。每组派三名组员出场，我们提供3条绕口令，三名组员则轮流读完各自选取的一条，然后计时，总共用时最短的组获胜。要么让舌头嗨起来，要么让惩罚嗨起来。幸好啊，我们组排名第二。总财组接受惩罚，用身体摆出LOVE来，完成的造型实在不够好看，如果我是裁判，肯定会再罚一次的（好像在给自己挖坑...）。哈~~~
下周，一起期待更新鲜更有趣的吧，再约哦~~~~
Host and Hostess: Rocky & Selina
The air conditioner was on. You could imagine how hot it was. Tonight's topic was very insteresting: Relationship referring in particular to man-woman love. Why I said so? 'Cause I heard other voices on man-man love or woman-woman love...
这个晚上开空调了，可想而知有多热啊。这次的话题非常有趣：情感，特指男女之情。为什么这么说呢？因为有其他声音在说“基友情” “拉拉情”......
❤TOPIC: RELATIONSHIP❤情感
1. What do you think of women chasing men? 女追男？
2. Would you mind if your boyfriend or girlfriend had his or her sole confidant? 红颜/蓝颜知己？
3. What do you think of blind date? Does it seem reliable to you? 相亲？
4. First love VS love master, which one do you prefer? 恋爱菜鸟VS恋爱高手？
5. Which one is more important in finding "the other half", sharing the same interest or complementing one another in personality? 性格相仿VS性格互补？
Started with Ian, he prefered man-man love (I meant, to talk about). It is so normal for him to see this type of relationship when he lived in Canada. As you may know, gay marriage is fine in Canada. Not to mention women chasing men. Jenny said if she had a chance, she would chase another boy and forgot about her current "girlfriend" (she mentioned her bf with "she/her", now we all know that her bf is a...a girl!). Leon expressed that women now don't have much choices, especially for some who standardize a man with a house and a car. Elise thought women chasing men is acceptable and normal. However, women may not be cherished by men if they take the first step to start a relationship. So, she suggested girls don't take action first if they're interested in a boy, instead they can give some hints (secretly to cast flirtatious looks). The first step should be taken by men. Gentlemen, is that true?
Ian先说了，他倾向于基友情（人家说倾向于讨论这个点罢了）。之前一直在加拿大生活，这种事情见怪不怪啦，况且同性婚姻在加拿大都是合情合理的事情了，女追男算什么呢。Jenny说如果有机会，她要丢下现在的男票去倒追别的男人（提及男票用了几次“她”，好吧我们都懂了）Leon说现在的社会状况，女人的机会不多啊，尤其还带着有车有楼标准的...Elise觉得女追男是可以接受的，但是有一点，如果女人先踏出第一步追到男人的话，以后这个男人不一定会珍惜。所以，她建议女生们如果对某位男生有兴趣的话，可以给一些暗示（眉目传情也好暗送秋波也罢），但是但是不要比男生主动踏出第一步，这是男生该做的。真的是这样子吗？
Sole confidant, in other words, in a relationship which is more intimate than friendship but less than lover. There's an old saying goes like: in the eyes of lovers, a sand of envy is allowed never.
If your girlfriend specially dressed for a date with her sole confidant, you may think better let her go shopping at her will; if your boyfriend talks with his sole confidant over the phone more than half an hour, you may think better let him play games all day long. Haha, just kidding, but no one can stand there's another person in this world who knows more about your significant other than you. If there must be someone, it has to be his/her parents!
红颜/蓝颜知己，换句话说，就是一种友达以上恋人未满的情感吧。有句老话这么说：情人眼里揉不得一粒沙子。假如你女票特意梳妆打扮去见她的蓝颜，你大概会想还不如让她自个儿去买东西买个痛快；假如你男票跟他的红颜煲电话粥超过半个小时，你大概回想还不如让他打游戏打个天昏地暗...哈哈，开个玩笑。但是真的没有人能够容忍这世界上竟有另外一个人比自己更懂自己的票，是吧。如果必须有那么一个人，那人只能是TA的老爸老妈！
I think blind dates are not so reliable, and embarrassing. We can't help expecting what we want but mostly, the reality is distasteful. As long as we know there's a date to find a possible Mr/Mrs Right, everything that happens becomes purposeful and this, make us uncomfortable. It is like a math, full of rational calculation. What we get in the end may be just an approximate value which we're not even able to convince ourself to accept. Well, you guess it. I do have experiences, arranged by my dear mother. Oh no, I exposed my age already. But there's one thing we can learn from blind dates, that is, how to make friends with each other after embarassment.
个人认为相亲不是那么的可靠，且尴尬。我们会忍不住期待自己的期待，但是很多情况下，现实总是不如所愿。相亲让发生的一切都变得目的性，这一点让人不舒服。就好像数学，充满理性计算。最后得出的结果可能只是一个近似值，自己甚至无法说服自己去接受它。啊哈，猜对了，我真的有过相亲经历，且是妈妈安排的。啊啊，不小心暴露了年龄。但是有一点我们是可以从中学习，那就是，尴尬过后如何还能跟相亲的人做朋友。
First love or love master, Mandy prefered in-between-better with experience but no more than three or five relationships. First love may be not that considerate or too sensative. Love master knows how to take care of the other. First love is simple and pure. Love master is complicated. Is that so? Leon shared a special opinion which was quoted from Ian (as he said): The one who doesn't have experience in love is the love master? True or false, different people have different understanding.
恋爱菜鸟还是恋爱高手？Mandy倾向于两者之间-最好有点经验但是不要超过三到五次。菜鸟可能不够体贴和过于敏感，而大师级知道怎么关心他人；菜鸟简单纯粹，大师级心思复杂。是这样吗？Leon分享了一句引自Ian的特别观点：无恋爱经验的人反而是恋爱中的高手。是对是错，就看自己理解啦。
For the last question, well, at the beginning I thought finding a person with the same interest is more important. But hearing from my groupmates like Eric and John, I changed my mind. Sharing the same interest is just the first step in building a relationship, after days' get-along, you will have conflicts, it starts to show the importance of complement in personality. It makes sense. The one who shares the same interest with us, we can regard them as our sole confidant; lovers are more than sharing the same thing. In order to go further, it is needed to share the difference. Isn't it great to see a different world from your other half?
最后一个问题嘛，其实一开始我是觉得性格相仿更重要。但是听完Eric和John两位已婚人士的分享，我改了立场。性格相仿不过是彼此吸引的开端，日复一日的相处之后，彼此会有冲突矛盾，这个时候性格互补就发挥它的重要性了。确实是有道理。性格相仿的，可以是我们的蓝颜红颜；但是两个相爱的人，同是远远不够的，还需要不同。透过另一半去认识不同的世界，不是很棒的事情吗？
❤NEW COMERS❤
Well, I felt tired too, to nag you with such lengthy words. Relax and meet new friends: Wing from Hubei, been 8 years in ZS, a tuitor in English training center, likes runing and basketball, not married (happy?) but has a 8-year-old relationship withi his gf (still happy?)...Mandy, local, was an interpreter and now changed her job as an accountant, she heard someone met her Mr Right here (is this the reason you came?) Yea, Selina said EC is a paradise to find your true love. Betty, local, joined the QQ group for a long time and finally face to face, used to be a freign trade sales and what about now? I couldn't catch it. She looked very slim and professional.
罗里吧嗦了这么多，来放松一下认识认识新朋友：湖北的Wing在一培训中心做英语导师，喜欢运动，还没有结婚哦（听到这里是不是很高兴），但是有个8年之久的女票了（还高兴的起来吗）...Mandy曾在深圳做翻译，现在回中山改行做会计，听说有人在英语角遇到了对的人（所以就来了吗）。是的，没错，Selina大声的告诉大家EC就是寻找真爱的天堂。Betty是中山本地人，加入英语角QQ很久了，终于跟大家面对面交流，曾做过外贸销售，现在？我听不到呢。
❤SPEECH❤
SHINKI: TRAVEL TO THE Mt. FUJI
Shinki lived in Japan for one year and she loves the culture and the food there. At that time she lived near the Mt Fuji, so she had chance to travel to the Mt. Fuji. Fuji Kyukou Line, FujiQ Highland, Shibazakura park where in April Zakura comes into flowers and throws a pink carpet on the ground. So romantic. She did a tough thing by climbing the Mt Fuji, which took almost 8 hours! Simple tips: be well equipped; be confident and careful. So wonderful to experience this trip! It reminds me of the travelling days.
Shinki的演讲主题是日本富士山之行。曾在日本生活过一年，爱上那里的文化和食物。在此期间恰好居住于富士山附近，于是有了一游之机。富士急行线、富士急游乐园、还有一到四月就落樱缤纷恰似铺了粉红地毯的芝樱公园，太浪漫了。Shinki还做了一件很厉害的事情--爬富士山，足足花了8个小时！女汉子提醒爬山要注意装备要齐全，人要自信和小心。这么一次经历真的是很精彩，让我想念起旅游的日子了。
AMINY: LEARNING SHARING ON ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
Aminy masters tunel and accurate pronunciation in spoken English. When she was in the college, she won the first prize at the 11st CCTV Star of Outlook English Talent Competition in Hunan. Working hard pays back. She got the opportunity to work in US Boston. So how did she learn? Starts with phonetic symbols. Some may say "Come on, it's elementary stuff, a drag..." But it really starts from small. I regret that I didn't pay much attention to it and consequently, I don't feel confident everytime I speak English. You may remember last week Aminy's advice on pronunciation--intimate by watching English movies or listening to English songs. After learning the skill, you can search other ways to improve, such as some learning apps - Open Language is suggested and some public occasions for practising, for instance, our English Corner.
Aminy的演讲是关于英语发音的学习分享。她的口语非常的地道准确。读大学的时候，就已经拿过CCTV举办的湖南第十一届希望之星大赛一等奖了。有付出必有收获，她后来得到了去波士顿工作的机会。那么她是如何学习的呢？从英语语音开始。一些人可能会说“不是吧这么基础的东西，很无趣啊..."但是成功都是从小开始的。我很后悔以前都没有注重这方面的学习，所以现在每次一脱口说英语，就会觉得不自信。还记得上星期四Aminy在发音方面的建议吗？就是通过看英文电影和听英文歌进行模仿。技巧掌握了之后，就可以寻找其他方法继续提高，一些学习程序如开言英语，或者参加公众场合的英语交流，例如我们英语角啦。
I watched English movies a lot and most songs in my PC are English songs. But I don't see any improvements. Why? 'Cause I am easily distracted when I watch or listen, by the stories/actors/lyrics...I was just enjoying, not studying. So the first thing to do, is to improve the concentration skill on learning.
我其实有看好多英文电影，电脑里大多数都是英文歌。可是不见自己有什么大的提升。为什么呢？因为在看和听的时候，我总是很容易分心，把注意力放到剧情、演员和歌词上面了，顾得享受而忘了学习，所以首先还是要提高学习的注意力才行呀。
IAN: View Of Teaching English In The University And Teaching English In The Training Center
Ian was invited to make an impromptu speech. Right, that' how we welcomed our long-lost friend. Here's his point: text books matter in the university, a lot of marking is needed; teaching in the TC is about business and customization, your focus is on cusomer satisfaction. Done! I bet this is the shortest speech I've ever heard. Aged ginger is more pungent.
我们邀请Ian做一个即兴演讲。没错，我们就是这样子来欢迎久违的朋友的哈。他分享了在大学里教英语和在培训中心教英语的看法，是这样的：大学里教科书神圣不可侵犯，然后是做也做不完的打分改卷的工作；培训中心注重的是利益，因人制宜的教学。大概就这些了，我敢说这是我听过的最简短的演讲了。果然姜还是老的辣。
❤PLAYTIME❤
The game was about English tongue twister. Challenging! Each group sent three persons in the front. Three English tone twisters were provided. Three persons read the twisters in turn and we would do the timing. The group with less time was the winner. If you don't rock your tongue, we will rock the punishment! Luckily, my group was the second. Molly's group was punished to shape LOVE with their bodies. It didn't look good. I would like to ask for extra punishment if I was the judge(It seems I'm digging my own grave). Hah~~~~
Let's expect what's new and fun next time. See ya~~~
游戏环节是英语绕口令，充满挑战性哦。每组派三名组员出场，我们提供3条绕口令，三名组员则轮流读完各自选取的一条，然后计时，总共用时最短的组获胜。要么让舌头嗨起来，要么让惩罚嗨起来。幸好啊，我们组排名第二。总财组接受惩罚，用身体摆出LOVE来，完成的造型实在不够好看，如果我是裁判，肯定会再罚一次的（好像在给自己挖坑...）。哈~~~
下周，一起期待更新鲜更有趣的吧，再约哦~~~~
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