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La tetera siempre se pone a silbar mucho más rápido de lo que esperamos y siempre nos agarra desprevenidos.
Ella nos dijo que era comadrona durante tanto tiempo pero finalmente quiso cambiar de profesión. Por eso, se encuentra aquí con nosotros en este aula.
Es obvio que para él, es un reto ocultar lo sumiso que es, especialmente cuando habla con alguien de autoridad.
Los hechos del otro día nos dejaron atontados y nos hizo repensar la idea de salir en la noche.
Dec. 9, 2023
My English Accent
So far, many people, including both native English speakers and non-native speakers, have told me that I speak English with a slight British accent. Getting such feedback surprises me every time because I've put a lot of effort into mimicking the general American accent and learning American English.
The first person who mentioned that my accent sounded slightly British was my sister. She said it entertained her whenever she heard me speak English as it gave the impression of an Asian person mimicking a British accent painstakingly and unsuccessfully. Since she couldn't pinpoint where I sounded particularly British, I initially thought she was only teasing or messing with me.
It wasn't until recently that I realized she had been telling the truth. Over the last few weeks, I've been delivering 1 to 2 English oral presentations per week in college. In preparation, I uploaded many recordings of my speech practice to an English learning community on Reddit to gather feedback and advice from native speakers. Surprisingly, after listening to my audio files, many native speakers remarked that I spoke English with a slight British accent.
Just some comments that I received from native speakers on Reddit:
"You have a lovely British accent!"
"To me, your accent has instances of what is often referred to as 'BBC' or 'Queen's' English. Are you purposely trying to use this accent or is that how you naturally speak when using English?''
"Your pronunciation is slightly 'Queen's' sounding. Perhaps you had some teachers with a British-influenced accent?"
"In places, I thought you sounded French, but in other places you don't. I think it is obvious that English is not your first language, but you still sound quite fluent and I can't tell where you're from. Hong Kong, maybe?"
"You do have a very distinguishable accent, I would posit from eastern Asia, perhaps Hong Kong or that area?"
Although many native speakers were reasonably sure that my accent was an East Asia one, they often guessed incorrectly that I was from Hong Kong. At first, I thought it might be because my accent gave off a Cantonese vibe, but then I dismissed that idea since my native language is Mandarin Chinese, not Cantonese.
It turned out that it had nothing to do with Cantonese but rather with the slight trace of a British accent I had:
"I would guess you're from somewhere in East Asia yeah. You speak with a slightly British accent (I think haha), so my guess is Hong Kong."
"You have a recognisable East Asian accent, I only guessed Hong Kong because I heard a subtle hint of British accent coming through. Whether this is intentional or not, I am not sure."
With so much consistent feedback, I now conclude that I do speak English with a mix of an East Asian accent and a British accent. But...why? I am currently learning English by myself, and when practicing my pronunciation and intonation, I always aim for the General American accent and shadow native speakers of American English.
Last year, I practiced my conversational English weekly with native tutors on an online platform. Although 60% of my tutors were from the UK, their accents were all pretty netural. I also had tutors from Canada, the US, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, so I was exposed to different accents. Moreover, my total practice time is 4000 minutes, which is less than three days, so I doubt it could play a huge role in the development of my accent. To conclude, I have no clue where the British touch in my English comes from.
I did have a regular tutor with an RP accent from Wrexham whom I particularly enjoyed talking to. I rarely reviewed my lesson history with other tutors as I considered it to be a chore and torment. On the other hand, watching my lesson videos with him was always a pleasure. It might sound creepy, but sometimes I reviewed our lesson history up to 10 times a day. I think certain elements of his accent may have subtly influenced my speech.
Dec. 9, 2023
Sabato
Ieri mi ho preso una pausa dallo studio e dalla scrittura. Stamattina mi sentivo meglio e più in forze.
Ho iniziato il turno alle 8, quindi mi sono svegliata molto presto. Sono già stanca di lavorare, ma fra 2 ore finirò il turno. Spero di rilassarmi dopo aver fatto un pisolino e di svegliarmi rigenerata. Non dormirò molto, ma sufficientemente.
Un'altra delle mie amiche si è licenziata, mi mancherà tanto! In realtà, entrambe mi mancheranno. Fortunatamente continueremo ad essere amiche. È bello sapendo che mi posso affidare a loro. Solo le regole al lavoro ( che cambiano quasi di mese in mese ) mi rendono stressata.
A domani.
Dec. 9, 2023
Le pub
Je passe régulièrement devant un pub dans lequel il est toujours très sombre et où les habitués commencent à boire leurs bières à partir de midi. Hier pourtant, l'intérieur était illuminé par la lumière d'un écran géant sur lequel on pouvait apercevoir des femmes faisant du patinage artistique. Ces images étaient tellement invitantes que j'avais envie d'entrer pour y disparaître en pleine journée.
Dec. 9, 2023
Grúzia (15)
A szobájában még nem gondolt arra, hogy lefeküdjön. Meggyújtotta a petróleum lámpát, és e térkép felé hajlott. Mindenképpen a Fekete-tengerhez is akart menni. Viszont most már nagyon elfáradt, megérezte az utazás fáradalmait csontjainak. Le kellett most már feküdnie, hogy holnap is tudjon munkához látni. Elkezdődött a nagy kaland. Holnap is Karthlival akart foglalkozni. Amikor felébredt, már sütött a nap. Itt megengedhette magának, hogy egy kicsit később keljen, hiszen vendég volt és most nem volt érvényes rá az otthoni szigorú zárdai rend.
Dec. 9, 2023
Antworten die Email der Lehrerin
Liebe Frau Martina Winkel,
ich bin Toms Mutter, Thu Hang. Mein Sohn Tom hat mir über das Kindergartenfest mit einem größen Spaß erzählt. Danke Ihnen so viel, weil Sie auf die Kindern aufpassen.
Als Tom geboren wurde, habe ich meinen Job gekündigt um eine Hausfrau zu sein. Deshalb habe ich viel Freizeit und können Fest am 16.Juni besuchen. Früher war ich sowohl eine Malenslehrerin als auch Basteln zu trainieren, so dass ich Ihnen bei Malen und Basteln unterstütze.
Meine Familie kommt aus Vietnam, wo viele leckere Gerichte hat. Wir werden Frühlingsrollen und Chung- Kuchen kochen um zum Fest mitzubringen. Sie sind die Spezialgerichte in unserer Heimat.
Mein Mann und ich wollen immer unseren Sohn immer begleiten, so dass wir, 2 Personen, zum Fest kommen werden.
Falls Sie unsere andere Informationen kennen möchten, senden Sie uns eine E- mail.
Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag!
Herzliche Grüße
Bui Thu Hang
Toms Mutter
Dec. 9, 2023
한국어 특징
한국어는 다음과 같은 특징 4 가지가 있습니다. 첫째, 다른 사람의 호칭에 친족어를 사용하는 것입니다. 예를 들면 친구의 아버지에게 아버님라고 말할 수 있습니다. 둘째, 색을 나타나는 말이 발달하는 것입니다. 빨갛다’라는 색 표현은 뻘겋다, 새빨갛다, 시뻘겋다, 빨그스레하다 등 50개가 넘게 다양하게 표현될 수 있습니다. 셋째, 대상에 따라 높임말, 공손한 말을 다양하게 사용하는 것입니다. ‘집, 밥, 생일, 이름’ 등의 어휘가 나보다 윗사람들에게 사용될 때에는 ‘댁, 진지, 생신, 성함’ 등으로 높여야 합니다. 넷째, 속담, 관용어에 떡,개, 호랑이 등이 자주 등장하는 것입니다. 동물속담은 인간이 각각의 동물들에게서 찾아낸 특징을 활용하여 인간생활의 한 단면을 해학적으로 풀어내는 데 사용합니다.
Dec. 9, 2023
고대부터 현대까지 한국 역사의 변화 과정
고대부터 현대까지 한국 역사의 변화 과정이라는 말을 하면 먼저 고조선 시대에는 건국신화에 따르면, 기원전 2333년 단군왕검이 주변 여러 부족들을 통합하여 고조선을 건국하였다고 한다. 다음 삼국시대에는 기원전 BC 37 -1세기 무렵부터 고구려, 백제, 신라 삼국은 무렵부터 주변의 소국을 흡수하여 강대해졌다. 다음으로 통실신라에는 (676 ~ 935)에 통일신라는 백제와 고구려를 멸망시키고 우리 민족 처음으로 한반도를 통일하고 불교 전성기를 맞았습니다. 918년 왕건은 통일신라 후기의 후삼국시대를 평정하고 고려를 건국하고 개 개성을 수도로 삼았습니다 . 1392년 조선왕조는 건국되어 유교를 국가의 통치이념으로 삼았습니다. 1945년, 일제의 항복으로 식민지 지배에서 벗어나 국권을 회복한 대한민국은 1950년 북한의 남침감행으로 동족상잔의 비극을 겪게 되었다.
Dec. 9, 2023
Grúzia (14)
Németországban inkább kávét ittak. Már későre járt és még nem beszéltek Karla további terveiről. Gregori atya odaadta neki a térképet és egy angol nyelvű könyvet a kolostorokról. Ezt biztosan jobban tudja elolvasni, mint az oroszt. Karla egyetértett. Majd, ha már áll a terve, még egyszer beszélgethetnek. Majd ír a többi kolostor főatyainak, hogy engedélyt kapjon ezeknek a látogatására is. Karla megköszönte a kedves fogadtatást. Megkérte Gregori papot, hogy engedje meg neki, hogy még egy kicsit körüljárjon a kolostorban, mielőtt a szobájába megy, hogy lefeküdjön. Még egy kicsit sétálnia kell. Gregori kikísérte és mutatta neki az utat a kolostori kerethez. Karla most a hold fényében kivette a teabokrokat. Odament, és beszippantotta illatukat. Ma még egyszer sem jutottak eszébe az otthon maradt nővérek, de most gondolt rájuk. Majd holnap akart nekik beszámolni első benyomásáiról. Most már biztos volt benne, hogy jól döntött. Az úton idefelé még kétségei gyötörték. Most tudta, hogy ezen S földön valamilyen missziója van, csak még nem tudta pontosan meghatározni, hogy miben is állt.
Dec. 9, 2023
The most risky thing I have ever done
When I was seventeen years old, I joined a three-day-long summer camp in the middle of Taiwan and met two good friends who were around my age, one girl and one boy. They both were from Taipei. We had a good time together, so they invited me to come to Taipei to hang out with them for one more day. The boy said the girl and I could stay at his home for one night. I was too eager to visit Taipei, so I lied to my parents and said the camp actually lasted for four days and headed towards Taipei with my new friends. I don't remember where we went since it was a long time ago. When the night was coming, the girl told me that she couldn't accompany me to stay at that boy's home. I didn't know how to deal with this situation, so I just followed the boy to his house. His parents saw me and welcomed me without surprise. It seemed that their son bringing kids back was a frequent occurrence. The mother asked his son to bring a pillow and cover for me and left the room. I was terrified to find out that I had to stay in the same room with the boy. Fortunately, nothing happened that night. I was lucky that my new friend was a teenager with high integrity.
Dec. 9, 2023
B1modellsatz_erweihschene
Liebe Evlyn,
wie geht es dir uberigens? ich hoffe darauf, dass es dir immer gut geht, bei mir ist alles uberigens okay so wiet.
ich weiß deine problem natürlich kann ich dir helfen. ich habe gerade diezeitung gelesen, es gibt viele stelleangebote in der zeitung,deshalb möchte ich dir sagen evlyn, ich weiß, warum deine eltern dir bei deinem problem nicht haben können, weil deine Eltern dir nicht arbeiten. du musst von nun an selbtständig und dann aus diesem problem musst du lernen,vielleicht ein wenig geld zu sparen, du musst sparsam bist.
man kann nicht alles von den Eltern erwarten.wann hast du zeit?kommst du bitte zu mir nach hause.ich möchte dir etwas taschengeld geben
ich warte auf deine Antwort.
viele Gruße,
okta
Dec. 9, 2023
How can I improve my spoken english
Hi I wanna ask how can I improve my spoken English? I always speak a bit slowly and influent, sometimes with hesitations like "uh-huh." I tried talking to locals (I’m currently in Australia), but it seems like they can easily understand whatever or however I say cuz they are so forgiving of my mistakes, and I think they would understand me even if I didn't say anything at all, only with gestures. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Playful eyes
Recently, I came across a strange word, «παιχνιδοβλέφαρη», in the sentence which describes the goddess Aphrodite in a book on Greek myths. If it were directly translated into English, it may be «with playing eyelid». As I was not sure how to translate it into English, I asked my friends on Lang-8. They told me that the goddess of love, Aphrodite, is amorous and seemingly makes eyes at male gods as if she was flirting. They also said there is a similar saying in modern Greek « play her/his eyes», which means touting others with one’s eyes. Thanks to them, I understood. If we say it in Japanese, it corresponds to 流し目, which means glancing at the opposite sex with amorous eyes. The more interesting thing is that my Greek friend knows Japanese kanji characters well and taught me the word 媚眼秋波, which means a amorous glance of a beautiful woman. I have never done such a thing though.I was also impressed how specific and expressive this four-kanji character idiom is. Only four kanji expressions can convey such a sensitive and playful situation. I recognized the meaningfulness of kanji again. Anyway, it’s very interesting to know that there are common feelings or conceptions on this matter across both the Western and Eastern cultures. Are there any similar English expressions in your culture?
Dec. 8, 2023
Montag, 16. Oktober 2023
Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2023 Ich habe meine Tochters Tanzvorstellung in Matsumoto im neuen Geschichtsmuseum gesehen. Sie und ihre Gruppe waren toll, und das Museum ist auch sehr interessant. Ich habe meinen Cellounterricht abgesagt. Ich war zu müde und ich bin leicht erkältet.
Montag, 16. Oktober 2023 Der Geburtstag meiner Tochter. Sie ist heute 16 Jahre alt. Wir haben einen Kuchen gekauft und zum Abendessen haben wir ihn gegessen.
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Il mio solito venerdì
Oggi sono andata in palestra la mattina come al solito. Fuori fa freddo adesso, la temperatura è di meno 25 gradi. Chiaro che vorrei non uscire, ma non tralascio lo sport. Poi ho avuto 4 lezioni: sono un'insegnante di inglese. Ho anche imparato un po' di turco: adesso studio attivamente 3 lingue: italiano, greco e turco. Anche oggi ho preparato la cena: pollo con patate. Sono le 22:00 e mi sto preparando per andare a letto.
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Le couloir
Je m'assieds dans le couloir au quatrième étage. Le sofa est assez confortable, pourtant
j'asseyais ici pendant trois heures. Je souhaite, que je puisse m'allonger.
Je n'ai pas apporté mon panier-repas avec moi, mais heureusement il y a un distributeur d'eau. La prochaine fois, j'apporterai un livre, au moins je m'amuserai.
Dec. 8, 2023
Die Deutsche Sprache. Meine erste Ausdrucke.
So heute möchte ich erzählen über meine Ausdrücke und meinen Erfahrung beim Deutsch als Fremdsprache lernen.
Zuerst ich denke besonderes wichtig ist, dass ich in Deutschland jetzt wohne und die Gelegenheit habe jeden Tag Deutsch zu hören und zu üben.
Deutsch ist grammatisch und phonetisch sehr kompliziert aber muss ich sagen sehr logisch.
Dec. 8, 2023
大学に愚痴をこぼす日記です。
このサイトで愚痴をこぼすのはすみません。
でも言える場所がないです。許してください 。
今日はすごく尊敬する先生に叱られました。
"頑張り屋の君はなぜこんな怠け者になったんだ？！"と叱られました。
尊敬する先生ですから、１日中哀しく過ごしました。
どこかが問題が起きたのかと自分を叩かいていた。
でも、考えれば考えると、自分はもともとそういう楽で生きていたい人だと気づいました
ホントは、自分の創作なんて、芸術を考えるなんて、まったく興味ないです。他の分野より苦手のないほうをずっとやってきただけです。
この前、そんなに努力をふりするのは、ただ他人に認めされたいとマワントを取りたいだけです。
理想も夢も目標との関係もありません。
実はそういう動機でやってきた自分がキモくて大嫌いだ。実は絵も彫刻も、創作することを好きになりたい。楽しめたい。
でも、できませんでした。
ご期待によそえず申し訳ありませんが、勝手に私に期待しないでください
私はもともとそういう楽をむさぼる怠け者なんです。
だから、勝手に頑張り屋だと思って、そしてまた勝手に私にがっかりするのはやめてください。
そういうキャラを押し付ける前に私の同意を取ることがありますか？
そんな言葉を口から出る可能性がない。ここでぼやけるしかできません。
まぁ…自分のネイティブ言語ではない言語を話す時、間違いばかりですけど、なんか…語彙力がわるいかある意味でもっと素直になって、逆に自由を感じると思います。わかってる人がおいでになるかな
Dec. 8, 2023
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