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本帖最后由 yearshappy 于 10-3-2015 15:57 编辑

Though I've been living in Australia for quite a  few years, the love for English language and the drive of improving my language skills have never ever showed any fine sign of fading.
To tell you the truth, I don't really have any interest other than English as a language. Isn't it odd?

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 楼主| 发表于 10-3-2015 16:03:23 | 显示全部楼层
I'm currently keeping my eyes open widely for the structure of long complex sentences in formal writings. That's where the big gap lies of between Chinese people and Australians in terms of the way of thinking. Beyond that, I see it as so-called logic and reasoning thinking.
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发表于 10-3-2015 16:04:32 | 显示全部楼层
不奇怪 英文学无止境

前几天看到个
MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
以前学过
又听到 觉得好玩
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 楼主| 发表于 10-3-2015 16:16:21 | 显示全部楼层
本帖最后由 yearshappy 于 28-3-2015 12:06 编辑

I could say it's kind of shame that my major was not English language when I was a uni student a few decades back. The best time of my brain was wasted on something helpless to my today's career. Now I have to catch up with some of the basic training -- building up a better vocabulary is one of these. Who is to blame? No one on the earth.
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 楼主| 发表于 10-3-2015 16:23:24 | 显示全部楼层
本帖最后由 yearshappy 于 11-3-2015 16:26 编辑
mite 发表于 10-3-2015 16:04
不奇怪 英文学无止境

前几天看到个


I'm delighted to know this one - make a mountain out of a molehill
a bit similar with the one I came across - make a song and dance about sth
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 楼主| 发表于 10-3-2015 16:34:36 | 显示全部楼层
yearshappy 发表于 10-3-2015 16:16
I could say it's kind of shame that my major was not English language as a uni student a few decades ...

Where are you? I've been looking for you for years - you are like a needle in a haystack; you are like a star among the hundreds of billions of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.
Hi there, I'm here. You can be my friends if you crave English as much I do.
Cheers
Have a good day everyone.
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发表于 10-3-2015 16:50:52 | 显示全部楼层
yearshappy 发表于 10-3-2015 16:34
Where are you? I've been looking for you for years - you are like a needle in a haystack; you are  ...

beautiful....you are a brilliant star , yearshappy

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发表于 10-3-2015 18:35:31 | 显示全部楼层
本帖最后由 语之玫瑰 于 10-3-2015 18:36 编辑
yearshappy 发表于 10-3-2015 16:03
I'm currently keeping my eyes open widely for the structure of long complex sentences in formal writ ...


And critical thinking is another difference between Chinese and the people in developed country. The second group are encouraged to use critical thinking to judge and solve problem in school.

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发表于 11-3-2015 11:35:15 | 显示全部楼层
yearshappy 发表于 10-3-2015 16:23
I'm delighted to know this one - make a mountain of a molehill
a bit similar with the one I ca ...


是中文“小题大做”的意思 是贬义的

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 楼主| 发表于 11-3-2015 16:44:57 | 显示全部楼层
mite 发表于 11-3-2015 11:35
是中文“小题大做”的意思 是贬义的


to make a song and dance (about something) - can be used in both positive and negative ways.
... It's something worth making a song and dance about. - positive, encouraging
Just a small favour she gave me and she has made such a great/big song and dance about it. - saying in a complaining and annoyed tone
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 楼主| 发表于 11-3-2015 18:21:32 | 显示全部楼层
Thanks to mite
I got a quick chance to put your phrase into practice. Well, it's worth making a song and dance about it.

'It's for you. My wife wanted it she got it,'  said my husband, looking at the new wok he just took it home. It was all started with a casual comment I made on the old wok. He was going on about ...
'You're making a mountain out of a mole hill,' I replied with a smile.

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发表于 12-3-2015 19:46:57 | 显示全部楼层
i am not quite clear about the meanings of "Life is but a life", appreciate if you could comment on that.

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 楼主| 发表于 13-3-2015 15:01:08 | 显示全部楼层
Stanh98 发表于 12-3-2015 19:46
i am not quite clear about the meanings of "Life is but a life", appreciate if you could comment on  ...

  I try.
Is it quoted from an English native speaker?
People may interpret it differently as the context is not fully provided nor is the tone of the speaker's voice.

From my perspective, it sounds a bit hopeless and ironic.
'Life is but a life' - Life is what it is. I got what I've got. (That's it)
Life is but/merely/just/only a life. (but = merely = just = only, in this sentence) Will the replacing words make it clear?
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 楼主| 发表于 20-3-2015 16:06:34 | 显示全部楼层
语之玫瑰 发表于 10-3-2015 18:35
And critical thinking is another difference between Chinese and the people in developed country. ...

I'd like to hear more about critical thinking from you. Thanks in advance.
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