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When you came to China? you have actually known about chinese things la.Quote:
I was told that these expensive ones are a way of exploiting the 'face' system in China. If you give a really expensive box of mooncakes to someone, it earns you great respect in the future.
I came to China in the spring of 2001. Since then, I've only been back to my hometown in the UK once, but I plan to go back again next year!
By the way, You might want to say 'When did you come to China?', and 'You know a lot about Chinese customs and cultures'.
I hope you don't mind my little corrections. :)
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Originally Posted by shane
Shoot, you're too nice, of course I won't mind your corrections. Instead,
I'm really grateful to see anyone can pick on my English.
Do you mind if i ask where you are now? If you are in GuangZhou, you are certain to hear about LiYang, right? He said a golden rule----Enjoy losing "face" .
Btw, is it formal to write "face" system of China in essay?
I'm in Dalian right now, and I don't plan to move anywhere else, if the truth be told. I love it here! :D
As for Li Yang and his Crazy English - I think he has done a lot of good in boosting students' confidence when it comes to speaking English!
That's a good question. I don't think 'face' would be the right term, but for the life of me I can't think what term would be more suitable! Maybe someone else here can come along with a solution... ;)Quote:
Btw, is it formal to write "face" system of China in essay?
Well, luxorious isn't usually applied to food. But a food can be fancy. That might mean, for example, that it is decorated especially nicely. I would certainly regard a $40 cake as fancy. That would be without even looking at it. In that case, the word would refer to the price as much as anything. Presumably, a plain cake would not cost $40. (I would hope not.)Quote:
Originally Posted by eric2004
:D
Sir shane, are you in Da Lian Science and Industry University? I don't know how to express this speciality of chinese. I thought the meaning of "face" in China has been accepted by native english people. It seems that i go wrong.
Btw, you aren't an examiner of Ielts, are you? 555, If you were, I must be a lucky dog. xixi.
Sir RonBee, thanks for your help again. Sigh, it is so pity i come here so late. I have to face up to my test right away. And I'm really not sure my english writing. I didn't have any experience to chat with foreigners before. Just a Chinese-American girl has been give me a hand. But she has to do her own work for she's still a college student.
Whatever, nice to see all your guys. (i don't know whether "guy" is offensive. I only wanna express my impression for you. And don't mind what i say , because i'm poor about exotic cultural background.
As for mooncake. xixi. sorry you're wrong. Sir shane is right. it is just a face system in china. It does not mean if its price is high, it must be delicious. it is more likely to be a present for others.
Thanks for your consideration.
I think most of us know what is meant by face. Shane teaches ESL in China. I don't think he is an IELTS examiner. By the way, what does IELTS stand for?Quote:
Originally Posted by eric2004
No, guy is not considered an offensive term by most people.Quote:
Originally Posted by eric2004
I have never had any mooncake, but I saw a picture of it, and it looks good. :D
Are you talking about the girl and the rabbit on the moon? Her name is Cang Er (Cang for frequent).Quote:
Originally Posted by shane
But we have a different story here in Nanyang. It says in an uprising against the Qing dysnasty, the rebels circulated a secret paper message inside the mooncakes. :wink:
Cool, I've never heard that story before! I'll ask around, and see if anyone else here knows that story... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jwschang
I would say 'Dalian University of Science and Industry'.Quote:
Originally Posted by eric2004
No, I'm not an IELTS examiner, but I have taught IELTS (oral module) before. I taught it here for just over a year.Quote:
Btw, you aren't an examiner of Ielts, are you? 555, If you were, I must be a lucky dog. xixi.
International English Language Testing System. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RonBee