The Family View in China

   有时人们为了表示尊敬,把著名的专家称做”大家”,例如:说某人是书法大家,某某人是文学大家。遇到这类语句时我们要当心,不要把表示著名专家的”大家”,误解为我们平常说”请大家安静”的那个表示一定范围所有人的”大家”。    家 means home. The character 家 (jiā) first appeared over 3,000 years ago on Shang Dynasty bronzes. At that time, it was just a drawing that depicted a house with a Read More

Yellow rubber ducks have popped up in all China

   也许这是无法避免的结果,这只6层楼高的黄色橡皮鸭人气之高,虽然目前正版的大黄鸭还在香港的维多利亚港游荡,但并不妨碍中国内地的许多城市抄袭。 Perhaps it was inevitable. Given the huge popularity of the six-story, yellow rubber ducky that’s been bobbing around in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, companies in a number of mainland Chinese cities have Read More