如果你问你的美国朋友:知道希腊的事吗?大多数人会哼哼哈哈地说,好像跟“债”有关。你再问:知道 波多黎各 的事吗? 大多 数 人会毫不犹豫地回答:没有。 Generally, no news is good news, but not in this case! 如果你Google Puerto Rico,你会看到关于她的 许多 (英文) ...
for Greece: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/05/420345171/after-rejecting-bailout-plan-greeces-economic-future-is-invisible and may be for Chinese stock market as well?
The NPR story below reminds me of my many blunders in the US, at the very beginning, along the way, and even today. Many times, one should be able to learn things quickly when he/she is in a new country, if he/she observes others. But, what do you do when you go to a country where personal spac ...
对不起,还是用英文比较尽义。 Spalling repair is necessary pain, to remove loose concrete from an old apartment building. When I saw the notice last Thursday afternoon about the workmen moving to the floor below me, I was so happy: my floor is DONE (for now). So, I stayed at home on ...
I thought my English was pretty good, but not that good. Having a chit-chat this morning with my son, a college senior, he called me social butterfly. I was not upset, even though I thought it meant 交际花 in Chinese. So, I explained what it meant to Chinese and asked him not to use i ...