April 20, 2025
Chinese Tea
Some foreigners might know Chinese tea, especially green tea. In China, it’s common to see people drinking tea on most occasions.
I’m not a tea person although I am Chinese. I rarely drank water when I was younger because I didn’t feel thirsty. I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also didn’t drink water unless she felt thirsty.
As I’ve gotten older, I gradually pay more and more attention to my health since I realize that my body is not as strong as it used to be.
I learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortage of water has already taken place.
These years, I try to drink water regularly, but I can’t stick to it because pure water is flavorless. So I need to try drinking tea so that I can drink more water.
China has diverse teas, such as green tea, oolong tea, and black tea. Green tea is non-fermented tea; oolong tea is semi-fermented tea, and black tea is fully fermented tea.
Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting different fresh leaves from tea trees.
The most expensive green tea is usually made from the tea leaves picked before the Qingming Festival (a traditional Chinese festival on April 4th or 5th), which are considered high-quality because they grow in early spring.
I have tried various green teas, such as West Lake Longjing and Huangshan Maofeng. Every time I drink them, my stomach gets upset. I suspect it may be related to the high caffeine content in green tea or my relatively sensitive stomach. Green tea contains certain substances that might stimulate the stomach, especially when it is empty.
Therefore, I switched to black tea. Popular black tea brands in China include Keemun Black Tea and Zhengshan Xiaozhong Tea. After trying them, I found Keemun Black Tea suits me better.
The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red. "Black" might refer to the dry tea leaves before brewing).
Well, that’s all for this journal. If you are in China, I’d love to treat you to a cup of Keemun black tea—much healthier than coffee.
Chinese Tea
Some foreigners might know of Chinese tea, especially green tea.
"Some foreigners might know Chinese tea," implies that the "foreigners" have a personal relationship with the Chinese tea, rather than knowing "about" Chinese tea.
Also, though "might" is completely correct, I more often hear (and myself use) "may." This may just be because it's shorter to write than "might."
In China, it’s common to see people drinking tea on most occasions.
Though the sentence is correct, I think "on most occasions" is redundant because you've already specified "it's common."
I’m not a tea person aleven though I am Chinese.
Separately, if you still wanted to use "although," you would add a comma like such:
"I’m not a tea person, although I am Chinese." (Most of the time I hear "although," it has a pause before saying it.)
I rarely drank water when I was younger because I didn’t feel thirsty.
I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also didn’t drink water unless she felt thirsty.
As I’ve gotten older, I gradually pay more and more attention to my health since I realize that my body is not as strong as it used to be.
I've learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortage of water has already taken place.
"I learned" sounds like something that you say when you're directly answering someone, while "I've learned" sounds like a general statement about something that you've learned. e.g.
"I learned about that in high school."
"what have I learned today?"
"I've recently learned about a how important that can be."
These years, I try to drink water regularly, but I can’t stick to it because pure water is flavorless.
So I need to try drinking tea so that I canin order to drink more water.
The second "so" sounds repetitive, so it can be replaced with "in order to" (which has equivalent meaning).
China has diverse teas, such as green tea, oolong tea, and black tea.
Green tea is non-fermented tea; oolong tea is semi-fermented tea, and black tea is fully fermented tea.
Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting different fresh leaves from tea trees.
The most expensive green tea is usually made from the tea leaves picked before the Qingming Festival (a traditional Chinese festival on April 4th or 5th), which are considered high-quality because they grow in early spring.
I have tried various green teas, such as West Lake Longjing and Huangshan Maofeng.
Every time I drink them, my stomach gets upset.
I suspect it may be related to the high caffeine content in green tea or my relatively sensitive stomach.
Green tea contains certain substances that might stimulate the stomach, especially when it is empty.
Therefore, I've switched to black tea.
This is similar to "I learned" vs "I've learned." I think it might be something inherent to "I" vs "I've," but I only have an intuitional understanding instead of a technical understanding of why one way sounds more correct than the other.
Popular black tea brands in China include Keemun Black Tea and Zhengshan Xiaozhong Tea.
After trying them, I found Keemun Black Tea suits me better.
The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its "black" color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red) might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves before brewing.
The contents inside of paratheses should be able to be completely removed from the sentence and it still make sense. As in:
"The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its "black" color might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves before brewing." still makes sense, while
"The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color." does not make sense.
Also, this is a scenario where the "what" about the "dry tea leaves" is being referred to needs to explicitly be specified, and it's not redundant to say "the black color might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves," despite saying "color" twice in a row. (I don't have anything but an intuitive understanding of why this is).
Well, that’s all for this journal.
If you are in China, I’d love to treat you to a cup of Keemun black tea—much healthier than coffee.
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Great job! I could be wrong, but it seems like you tried to use parathesis for the first time, which is great! I think it's important to try new things, even if they're not correct on the first 1 or several tries (especially in this environment where it's expected that people will correct your mistakes), because then you'll either get it correct on your first try, and have a new tool to use, or you quickly learn what you did wrong and correct it in the future!
April 20, 2025
Thank you very much for having made that many corrections.
Chinese Tea
Some foreigners might know Chinese tea, especially green tea.
In China, it’s common to see people drinking tea on most occasions.
I’m not a tea person although I am Chinese.
I rarely drank water when I was younger because I didn’t feel thirsty.
I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also didn’t drink water unless she felt thirsty.
As I’ve gotten older, I have gradually paybeen paying more and more attention to my health since I have realized that my body is not as strong as it used to be.
I would change these to the present perfect continuous form and perfect form respectively.
What you continuous have been doing as you got older and that the realisation was something that has happened and is finished.
I learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortage of water has already taken place.
These years, I try to drink water regularly, but I can’t stick to it because pure water is flavorless.
So I need to try drinking tea so that I can drink more water.
China has diverse teas, such as green tea, oolong tea, and black tea.
Green tea is non-fermented tea; oolong tea is semi-fermented tea, and black tea is fully fermented tea.
Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting different types of fresh leaves from tea trees.
The most expensive green tea is usually made from the tea leaves picked before the Qingming Festival (a traditional Chinese festival on April 4th or 5th), which are considered high-quality because they grow in early spring.
I have tried various green teas, such as West Lake Longjing and Huangshan Maofeng.
Every time I drink them, my stomach gets upset.
I suspect it may be related to the high caffeine content in green tea or my relatively sensitive stomach.
Green tea contains certain substances that might stimulate the stomach, especially when it is empty.
Therefore, I switched to black tea.
Popular black tea brands in China include Keemun Black Tea and Zhengshan Xiaozhong Tea.
After trying them, I found Keemun Black Tea suits me better.
The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red.
"Black" might refer to the dry tea leaves before brewing).
Well, that’s all for this journal.
If you are in China, I’d love to treat you to a cup of Keemun black tea—much healthier than coffee.
Feedback
Work = very good.
Stomach sensitive to tea = very sad. :(
April 20, 2025
Thank you very much.
Chinese Tea
Some foreigners might know Chinese tea, especially green tea.
In China, it’s common to see people drinking tea on most occasions.
I’m not a tea person aleven though I am Chinese.
It's hard to describe, but when in the middle of a sentence specifically, "although" feels like it should be followed by an exception to what has just been said. Something that keeps the other part from being as true or as attainable as it otherwise would be. I'll just use a few examples to illustrate what I mean:
"I don't often play video games, although I'll sometimes play something on the Switch"
"I love to cook my own meals, although I haven't had much time for it lately"
"I don't often play video games, even though I look like the kind of kid who would"
"I love to cook my own meals, even though it's a hassle sometimes!"
I rarely drank water when I was younger because I diwouldn’t feel thirsty.
Both are fine, but "wouldn't" feels a little more natural to me when talking about a tendency in the past.
You could also put a "just" before "wouldn't" for emphasis: "I just wouldn't feel thirsty".
I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also diwouldn’t drink water unless she felt thirsty.
As I’ve gotten older, I've gradually paybeen paying more and more attention to my health since I realize that my body is not as strong as it used to be.
I learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortagelack of water has already taken placbeen done.
"shortage" is a kind of formal word I'd use when talking about a lack of materials or supplies. Like, "There's a terrible shortage of food and clean water in this area". I'd use the word "lack" instead.
Similarly with "taken place". "The damage has already been done" (or just "the damage is done") is a very common idiom in English. Therefore, I'd use "been done" instead of "taken place" in this context.
These years, I try to drink water regularly, but I can’t stick to it because pure water is flavorless.
So I need to try drinking tea so that I can drink more water.
China has diverse teas, such as green tea, oolong tea, and black tea.
Green tea is non-fermented tea;, oolong tea is semi-fermented tea, and black tea is fully fermented tea.
Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting all the different fresh leaves from a tea trees.
Feel free to ignore some or all of this if this isn't actually what you meant.
"Different" on its own was a little confusing to me, but I believe you meant to describe the variety among the leaves, so I used "all the" to emphasize this meaning more.
Also, it's hard to explain why exactly, but "a tea tree" feels better to me in this context than "tea trees". "a tea tree" still carries the same meaning as "tea trees" in this context, being the general concept of it. It's like the difference between "I love good meals" and "I love a good meal". The latter still means about the same thing, but has a little more energy and emphasis.
I would advise trying to research this topic yourself if you can, because I cannot seem to figure out for myself why it feels like it needs to be like this.
The most expensive green tea is usually made from the tea leaves picked before the Qingming Festival (a traditional Chinese festival on April 4th or 5th), which are considered high-quality because they grow in early spring.
I have tried various green teas, such as West Lake Longjing and Huangshan Maofeng.
Every time I drink them, my stomach gets upset.
I suspect it may be related to the high caffeine content in green tea or my relatively sensitive stomach.
Green tea contains certain substances that might stimulate the stomach, especially when it is empty.
Therefore, I switched to black tea.
Popular black tea brands in China include Keemun Black Tea and Zhengshan Xiaozhong Tea.
After trying them, I found Keemun Black Tea suits me better.
The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red.
"Black" might refer to the dry tea leaves before brewing).
Well, that’s all for this journal.
If you are in China, I’d love to treat you to a cup of Keemun black tea—much healthier than coffee.
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Overall, very natural English! Nicely written!
April 20, 2025
Shortage vs lack
Didn’t vs wouldn’t
Although vs even though
When I say “from different tea trees”, I mean tea leaves of different brands from different regions. Thank you very much.
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I’m not a tea person although I am Chinese. I’m not a tea person It's hard to describe, but when in the middle of a sentence specifically, "although" feels like it should be followed by an exception to what has just been said. Something that keeps the other part from being as true or as attainable as it otherwise would be. I'll just use a few examples to illustrate what I mean: "I don't often play video games, although I'll sometimes play something on the Switch" "I love to cook my own meals, although I haven't had much time for it lately" "I don't often play video games, even though I look like the kind of kid who would" "I love to cook my own meals, even though it's a hassle sometimes!" This sentence has been marked as perfect! I’m not a tea person Separately, if you still wanted to use "although," you would add a comma like such: "I’m not a tea person, although I am Chinese." (Most of the time I hear "although," it has a pause before saying it.) |
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I rarely drank water when I was younger because I didn’t feel thirsty. I rarely drank water when I was younger because I Both are fine, but "wouldn't" feels a little more natural to me when talking about a tendency in the past. You could also put a "just" before "wouldn't" for emphasis: "I just wouldn't feel thirsty". This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also didn’t drink water unless she felt thirsty. I think I inherited this habit from my mother, who also This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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As I’ve gotten older, I gradually pay more and more attention to my health since I realize that my body is not as strong as it used to be. As I’ve gotten older, I've gradually As I’ve gotten older, I have gradually I would change these to the present perfect continuous form and perfect form respectively. What you continuous have been doing as you got older and that the realisation was something that has happened and is finished. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting different fresh leaves from tea trees. Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting all the different fresh leaves from a tea tree Feel free to ignore some or all of this if this isn't actually what you meant. "Different" on its own was a little confusing to me, but I believe you meant to describe the variety among the leaves, so I used "all the" to emphasize this meaning more. Also, it's hard to explain why exactly, but "a tea tree" feels better to me in this context than "tea trees". "a tea tree" still carries the same meaning as "tea trees" in this context, being the general concept of it. It's like the difference between "I love good meals" and "I love a good meal". The latter still means about the same thing, but has a little more energy and emphasis. I would advise trying to research this topic yourself if you can, because I cannot seem to figure out for myself why it feels like it needs to be like this. Most Chinese people drink green tea, which is like tasting different types of fresh leaves from tea trees. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Therefore, I switched to black tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! Therefore, I've switched to black tea. This is similar to "I learned" vs "I've learned." I think it might be something inherent to "I" vs "I've," but I only have an intuitional understanding instead of a technical understanding of why one way sounds more correct than the other. |
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Popular black tea brands in China include Keemun Black Tea and Zhengshan Xiaozhong Tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortage of water has already taken place. I learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the "shortage" is a kind of formal word I'd use when talking about a lack of materials or supplies. Like, "There's a terrible shortage of food and clean water in this area". I'd use the word "lack" instead. Similarly with "taken place". "The damage has already been done" (or just "the damage is done") is a very common idiom in English. Therefore, I'd use "been done" instead of "taken place" in this context. This sentence has been marked as perfect! I've learned that drinking water regularly is so beneficial for our bodies, and not drinking water until you feel thirsty is harmful to your health, as the damage caused by the shortage of water has already taken place. "I learned" sounds like something that you say when you're directly answering someone, while "I've learned" sounds like a general statement about something that you've learned. e.g. "I learned about that in high school." "what have I learned today?" "I've recently learned about a how important that can be." |
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These years, I try to drink water regularly, but I can’t stick to it because pure water is flavorless. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So I need to try drinking tea so that I can drink more water. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! So I need to try drinking tea The second "so" sounds repetitive, so it can be replaced with "in order to" (which has equivalent meaning). |
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China has diverse teas, such as green tea, oolong tea, and black tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Green tea is non-fermented tea; oolong tea is semi-fermented tea, and black tea is fully fermented tea. Green tea is non-fermented tea This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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After trying them, I found Keemun Black Tea suits me better. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its "black" color (the color of black tea is not black; instead, it is dull red) might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves before brewing. The contents inside of paratheses should be able to be completely removed from the sentence and it still make sense. As in: "The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its "black" color might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves before brewing." still makes sense, while "The fragrance of Keemun Black Tea is unique, as is its color." does not make sense. Also, this is a scenario where the "what" about the "dry tea leaves" is being referred to needs to explicitly be specified, and it's not redundant to say "the black color might refer to the color of the dry tea leaves," despite saying "color" twice in a row. (I don't have anything but an intuitive understanding of why this is). |
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"Black" might refer to the dry tea leaves before brewing). This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Well, that’s all for this journal. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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If you are in China, I’d love to treat you to a cup of Keemun black tea—much healthier than coffee. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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