First Post
May 27, 2005 – 2:29 amI am writing this blog for my wife, who has been studying English for almost 20 years. Her English is good, but not perfect. Hopefully, this blog will be helpful to anyone studying English at a high level, but it is aimed at Chinese learners. 有的时候我会用中文写， 但是我的中文真的很差。 I will post a lot of vocabulary, slang, and usage notes that you need to know if you live in the US. I am a native speaker of English (American) with degrees in philosophy and history.
There are several reasons that advanced students of English can’t understand TV shows, movies, or the conversations they hear native speakers having every day:
- Lack of specific vocabulary. For example, you know what a “dog” is, but you don’t know what an “Irish Setter” is (a specific type of dog).
- Slang and idioms.
- Regional accents.
Do not underestimate the importance of vocabulary. When I get lost in Chinese, most of the time it is due to the fact that I simply don’t know enough words. The only way to overcome this problem is memorization.
7 Responses to “First Post”
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By Anonymous on Jun 1, 2005
Wow, this is great! I am sure I can learn a lot here as another Chinese learning English for 20 years and still finding herself know so little about it. )
By tianyicahei on Jun 1, 2005
我来也
Wow,what a good blog ! I can learn a lot from it… Good work,admin !
By Yue on Jun 1, 2005
Yue,
Glad you could make it here. You still have the best English I have ever seen in any non-native speaker, without a doubt.
By admin on Jun 1, 2005
Hi, im and american student trying hard to learn chinese. Do you think you could do something just like what you have here, but the other way around? I understand that its probably a lot of work just to do this,so perhaps you could inform me about another site that does focus on people learning Chinese.
By Brad Forbes on Feb 8, 2006
你好！Thank you for this blog. It really help me a lot.
By ning on Mar 10, 2008
Thanks for this interesting blog. Also being an advanced English learner, I could find many interesting things here, especially idioms and slang vocabulary!
By naturegirl on Mar 12, 2008