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Why the staff in Foxconn choose suicide?

Yesterday I met my friends after dinner,and they told me that many suicides occur in Foxconn,I also heard about that from the news,it seems that a new suicide happen again on 27th MAY.this is the 13rd dumping.and the boy only 25 years old,he choose cut his wrist for suicide,I was wondering how did he have this great courage?? does he think about his parents? if he die,his father and mother would be heartbroken...most of the deceased were young people,they have plenty of times to achieve successes,but why they considered taking their own lives?

Many people thought there must be the reasons of management in Foxconn,expecially the salary pay for the employee.the company would be very bad and treat the workers harsh and cruel.but I don't think so,Foxconn was a big company in China,it must be a well-managed enterprise.but how does their staff want to suicide?

Applying for volunteer

Just now, I attended the interview of applying for volunteer of the China Central-western Drug Issue International Scientific Seminar. Here is my English introduction about myself:

Good evening, everyone

    It is really a great honor to be here for the interview. My name is Echo. I’m a junior, legal English major of the school of foreign language. I’m an energetic, passionate girl. I’m always willing to learn and improve myself. I like smiling, coz I think it’s the best card. For the past almost three years, I have learnt so much, not only my knowledge of English, but also the principles of conducting myself. Being an editor of our English newspaper—College Voice, I’ve learnt about communication skills, teamwork and the forever modesty of learning from others. Being a volunteer helping the bloodmobile for two months, I met many new people, which widens my experience of life. Through this, I become more composed to deal with others and more confident in expressing myself. And being an English tutor makes me more patient and sincere. It even reveals my potential to be a teacher. And I realize that as long as we tried our best, we’ll be paid off. Even if we fail, it is also a precious treasure in our life. We should enjoy our lives, both opportunities and difficulties, but not endure our lives. That’s why I’m here, seizing every opportunity. With my sincere smile and my hardworking, I will never give up.

Am I a freak?

Am I a freak?
    I would be the model student, meanwhile started a puppy love;
    I won't let the boy help me carry some stuff, while the other girls are appreciating this privilege;
    I want to travel around the world, and meet different people all over the globe, meanwhile I would rather be a female otaku as long as it can be;
    I don't want to buy the most fashionable clothes,for I think I have enough clothes now;
    I don't want to make up myself everyday and making myself that modern, while the others around me began to dress themselves up like an OL, with a very beautiful make-up,talking about which brand is on discount,etc;
    I will use just enough water to wash myself while many others choose to use plent while only part of it is being efficient used;
    I would cry and be passionate even when hearing the National anthem, meanwhile I would also cry for the romantic stories between heroes and the heroines of an idol drama, which actually isn't that moving;
    Sometimes, I just want to be myself, and to steadfast in my faith of life. However, as time goes by, it seems the appearance becomes more and more important now, in an interview, in a party, in an activity, etc. I also want to do make-up, just not now. But sometimes even the small interview in a campus prefers the better-looking, or the fashionable ones! Is it right or just it's me myself fallen behind the society!
     Maybe I should be a hermit and live in a very remote but also naturally beautiful place?
     I'm confused!

ChongQing girls are really hot!

I have heard that Chongqing girls are very hot, not only referring to the hot shape, but also referring to the hot-temper.The former one I've already seen it since I came here, while the latter one came to me tonight.
After tutoring at about 8:30, I stepped into the bus back to school. Less than 5 minutes,  in the back row came out of shouting from a young lady, a native girl. She was quarreling with a strange man about something. It seemed that the man wanted to close the window and blamed that girl for making the window beside her so wide-open that the wind is too strong. This young "lady" raised her voice and tried to fight back. As the noise became louder and louder, all the
passengers looked back to watch this good show, including some of which persuaded them to let it go and hold their horses. Then the man wanted to give up and ended this quarrel, it was just this time the lady wouldn't let him off and continued to accuse him. As the quarrel developed, the lady began to say some dirty words out. Finally, they both decided to get off the bus at the next stop, and the lady called her boyfriend to come over and help her. Aftering getting off, the poor man wanted to go away, the lady wouldn't let go of him and even tussled with him.
     I was a little shocked by this show, meanwhile, feeling it a little bit ridiculous, funny. A lof of Chongqing girls around me in the campus are very kind and gentle, and will never quarrel or fight with others in the public like that.
     I'm very curious of what a real Chongqing girl is like?

I have this feeling again, weird!

  Yesterday we seven fellow-townsmen had a gathering. It's really warm to meet those who are from the same city. We ate the famous Chongqing cuisine Duck Soup, and then went to the KTV to sing for about two hours. We also drank a lot of beer, even including me, a girl. Well, I'm a senior sister apprentice, so I have to...
    When we were singing in the KTV, suddenly one of the junior fellow apprentice began to be very sentimental and had tears in his eyes. He claimed to be just fine and was a little bit sad because of  being jilted from a love relationship. Well, I don't know what the exact reason is, but I'm still very touched by him. He reminds me of my former boyfriend, who is also very sentimental and kind as this boy is. Afterwards, being influenced by him, I also became very sad and upset. It really hurts my heart. I thought I won't be influenced by this kind of things the second time. However, I failed. I trapped myself in, again!
    And also I recognized that I for sure would be attracted by a specific kind of guy. Although I can't list all of the standards,but I found that everytime I was attracted by this kind of guy. Well, maybe I'm lonely for too long!
    Go to bed, have a good sleep with a sweet dream, and then welcome the Labor's Day!

Two times left, I'm jealous now!

I've beening teaching this child since last summer vacation. And now, I have to end it because of my getting started to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examinations.
   As a 7, and now 8 year-old boy, he is so cute,clever and very quick-witted. Although there was a time he hated English so much, but after months of teaching, he became interested in English again, which makes me feel the perception of accomplishment.
   We get along so well, I know how to draw his attention when he is absent-minded, and how to praise him when he got it right.
   I would teach him some English songs, and even some Russian songs I have learned. 
   I would tell him some interesting stories he likes.
   I would play fantastic games with him to help him remember the colors and the names of the body parts. 
   ......
   And also, his family are also very kind-hearted and generous. They would treat me the dinner when it was late in the afternoon, they would give me many fresh fruits when we were having the course. I feel like it is a destiny to bring me to the child and his family.
    And now, I have to say goodbye to them. And I heard that they've already found another student to take my place. I feel very sad, so does the child, who keeps saying that he just wants me to be the teacher. Having a lot of wonderful memories, I really don't want to let it go. However, it's time to say goodbye!

My schedule of learning English every day!

Just finished the movie" Valentine's Day", sweet, sad, but also inspiring, with a lot of A-list celebrities. 朱丽亚·罗伯茨(Julia Roberts)、安妮·海瑟薇(Anne Hathaway)、杰西卡·阿尔巴(Jessica Alba)、杰西卡·贝尔(Jessica Biel)、詹妮弗·加纳(Jennifer Garner)、雪莉·麦克莱恩(Shirley MacLaine)、布莱德利·库柏(Bradley Cooper)以及阿什顿·库彻(Ashton Kutcher), all of which makes this movie a blockbuster.

My fixed missions of learning English every day:
1. After waking up----turn on the computer---connect to the Internet---
Log in Dioenglish website---listen to english radio online. And the VOA dictation. Then a new day with English radios begins.
2. Find at least 2 hours here on Dio. Checking blogs of my friends here, sometimes submit a new blog here. Communicating with friends......also, catch bad guys!!!
3. Do the task of subtitling of english TV series. Through this way, I feel like improve my english so rapidly, since from which I grab a lot of English slangs, meanwhile, I can practice my listening comprehension level. BTW, the enhancement of typing speed.
4. Take at least two hour to practice interpreting and  for translating. In order to realize my dream of becoming a great interpreter, I have to guarantee enough time of practicing.
5. Find sometime to read books. Not only English ones,but also Chinese. Broaden my knowledge to make myself more qualified.
......
The rest time are my private timetable, sorry guys, no more telling,

Now, I have many mission simpossible to solve. 
     The latest English newspaper is coming out, I have to  write the articles, arrange the task of proofreading the articles, contact the printing house, supervise the typesetting...
     Since I'm junior now, I have to finish my term paper before June 15th;
     I have to prepare for my TEM-8, CATTI certificate, postgraduate exams...
     I have to charge myself with the relevant knowledge so as to do the intership well as far as I can.
     Last but not least,-------------Losing weight!
     Tomorrow is Mother's Day, I have to say "I love you" to my mom, pitiful, only in the phone!
     Echo, you can do it, make it! Come on!

Catch Me if you can---White Collar--Black & White

A cat without any mouse to catch is lonely, while a mouse having no cat to catch is not perfect. Black or white doesn’t seem that important than we used to believe.

Recently I have been watching “White Collar”, the TV series version of the movie “Catch Me If You Can”. What interests me is neither the hot handsome star Matthew Bomer as a white collar criminal or Tim Dekay as a sagacious, charming FBI agent. Of course I have to admit that I was overwhelmed by how awesome and semi-original it appeared. The way it is composed and delivered is profoundly than other shows. But through the lines and the plots, it reminds me of another TV series “Black & White”(痞子英雄).

What these two series share in common is that we can learn from them----There is no absolute right and wrong in the world, and every good guy can find the dark side of himself, every bad guy can be found humanity deep in his heart.

 Just like in the “The Vampire Diaries”, at first we all thought Stefan was a totally good guy who would control his thirsty of drinking blood, while his brother Demon would kill anyone he wanted. Gradually, the revealing plot shows us even good Stefan could be out of his mind, and his brother Demon could be very considerate and sticking to his own principles.

Also, in White Collar, Neal Caffery, the so-called criminal, presents us a brilliant handsome with conscience, kindness and deep love to his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Peter Burke, although upright, also said to Neal, “I work hard, I do my job well, and I don’t have a ten million dollar of mansion in Manhattan, and you wear famous brand, live here, unearned.” All of these seems to tell us that the world is a little bit cruel than imagination. There is no absolute even in FBI, cause in the latter episodes, they found some black sheep in internal FBI.

Is this world really a chaos?

I don’t know. Let’s see “ Black &White”.

Zhou Yumin, used to be a beggar, accidentally was transferred into a cop. He lived a depraved life, flirting with different girls, not being that responsible for his job. Deep inside, he has a beloved girl and his heart is afflicted. Having been involved in a very giant conspiracy, he becomes more and more brave and began to fight for the justice.

Zhao Youting, playing YingXiong, as a very cool and upright policeman, used to think that good cannot coexist with the bad. He fell in love with the daughter of the mob boss, and got involved in the same conspiracy with his partner-Zhou Yumin. When getting more and more closed to the truth, he found himself was the love child of this mob boss, which nearly broke him down. So can you tell exactly who is black, and who is white?

There are many fantastic actor’s lines of this TV series:

1.The deepest darkness often comes from the brightest spot.


2. Real enemies are hidden invisible.


3.The real brightness is the geniture of darkness.



4.Where there is sunshine, there would be shadow.



14.When darkness has a rendezvous with brightness, we will need some courage to face it.






Last but not least, I believe I can stand right in the bright sunshine, and confront my shadow. We all can, right? 

Perfect pronunciation should not be our single aim

Perfect pronunciation should not be our single aim

                ----Based on a post from the Internet

For Chinese people, English learning is a nation-wide surge nowadays. And since Crazy English makes people crazy, more and more English learners begins to pay close attention to the pronunciation, even specified to such questions as “How should I move my tongue?”, “How much strength should I put forth with my belly?”, and some students would wonder how to speak English with an enchanting voice like LiYang.

The biggest selling point and advantage of Crazy English leveled the study and learning of the pronunciation to a extremely high status, even deified it, which makes it whoever wants to learn Crazy English, he would spare no expenses to train himself speak English in a pure and standard accent.

To be honest, a person who has a good pronunciation indeed impresses others. However, ironically, this “advantage” is not that solid than we thought. Having a good pronunciation without a large vocabulary, a strong ability of expression, or a wide range of reading, you have no capital to show off. What we need is not the so-called praise, but the proficiency of English.

We all know that Indians don’t have a perfect English pronunciation. Nevertheless, they truly excel in English than we do. The thing is they could express themselves in English with ease.

As for us, how many of us carefully considered the purpose of learning English. Up from the governments, down to the kindergarten, it seems everyone is crazily learning English, crazily taking the English level certificates. Is it ridiculous that English levels should be binding on the rank of professional titles and their scientific research level? What is the internal relation between English level and the status of a country?

English learning is much like swimming. If you decide to learn to swim, remember the essential purpose if to survive, the next to save others, then to keep fit. Back to English learning, whenever we learn a language, the purpose is to communicate and to absorb advanced knowledge with English, as a tool. Therefore, first, learn how to express ourselves, next the fluency and standard, final is authentic accent. Never put the cart before the horse.

Mr. Lee really has an enchanting voice, even better than most Native Americans. But it takes years of ordeal to reach. Think about the real world, how many the successful personage would care about the perfection of pronunciation, unless you are determined to be an announcer or something like that.

Actually, the pronunciation hasn’t a direct connection with listening, let alone the success. Martin Luther King, with a strong African American accent, made his well-known speech “I have a Dream”, which encouraged several generations. Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, also doesn’t have a perfect pronunciation, which still can’t stop us admiring him.

Let us reflect on ourselves and ask what exactly we should learn English for? Please bear in mind “Do not stand upon punctilios, and ignore the comprehensive view of the whole situation!”

Do Gemini girls are really that happy or strong?

 I am a Gemini girl, a typical one. After having almost 22 years of my life, I gradually become mature with many experiences and lessons.
    In others' eyes, including the classmates and also the strangers, I should be a very active, outgoing, positive, happy girl, who likes to talk to people all the time, who likes to smile all the time, who is very good at her study or job all the time. However, I have to admit, I'm not!
    Recently, this is happening again. One of my primary school classmates contacts me and began to call me and talk with me about his business thing everyday. It seems he really misses the past times when all of us are very innocent. I would sometimes encourage him and help him solve some puzzles. Through him, I surprisingly found that I would usually act as a senior person who would like to comfort others and encourage others. Of course, he thinks I'm a girl who should be like a girl with the above descriptions.
    At first I was a little bit frustrated, cause I can't be that strong as you think, I also would cry when I meet with difficulties, I also would be upset and don't want to talk to anyone sometimes,I also have my own problems.
    But then I came to realise that it is on me. It is me who won't tell others that you are weak now, it is me who won't say no when someone's asking. I gave others the illusion. I know I should take responsibility!
    However, actually, I'm not as strong as others think.I just want to do my best to help others.
    I would still be a girl who would show her smile every day to others;I would still be the girl who would like to encourage others even though I myself are not that happy right now. Because I always believe that the more we help others, the happier you will be, and a better world we can creat!

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