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Forums > Study > why should we learn English

@Cynthia: translation lacks perfection. It always has and it always will. Of course, it's usually pretty clear and accurate when the words are concrete nouns, but so much of translation involves abstract nouns ('freedom', 'happiness', even words like 'god') - and then there are the precise usages of English pronouns, articles, etc., which seem to drive many English-language learners crazy. as well as not a small number of native-English-speaking 10-year-old children.
I once attended an excellent lecture by a Chinese person who spoke in English about Chinese poetry. It was brilliant, and it became very apparent that there is simply no way to translate a Chinese poem in some 'perfect' way. Same is true for all languages. And don't count on the development of machines who appreciate poetry.
Another thing about using a language is that the facial expressions and gestures are important parts of the communication, and are best understood in conjunction with the language itself - so writing and reading never completely replace speech, conversation, spoken dialogue or argument (or even insult, joking, etc.)
Hey, it sounds like an interesting movie though.

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Forums > Study > Trump VS. The Resistance

@Stratocaster: Common ground: I didn't, and wouldn't, vote for Hillary either.
So we agree on that.
As for immigration, SOME controls might make sense.
So we agree on that too.
And I don't go for dynasties in politics either.

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Forums > Study > Trump VS. The Resistance

@Geezer: Doesn't show the majority of the population likes Donald Trump.
@dazzer: I don't get what you're saying.

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Brilliance of classical Chinese for poetry: 20 Chinese characters, how many English words? How many letters? All those Indo-European articles, prepositions, verb endings, even pronouns (the person could be anyone, including the reader) - unnecessary.

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Not quite what you'd call a jumping place, but not bad at all for rather standard US-type meals, not overly expensive, and with a really good salad bar that's cheap, or free with most dinner dishes after 5:30PM. You can get a bottle of beer or even wine if you really want to, but I've never seen anybody do it - maybe that's just to take out. Chinese Christian run, and they hire people with physical disadvantages, who are pleasant and helpful. Frequented by foreign (mostly North American) Christians and Chinese Christians - was started by a Canadian couple associated with Bless China (previously, Project Grace), who are no longer here, but no religious pressure or any of that. Steaks are nothing special, and I avoid the Korean dishes, which I've had a few times but which did not impress me.

As a shop and bakery, it's very good bread at reasonable prices, of various kinds (Y18 for a good multigrain loaf that certainly weighs well over a pound. Other stuff too, like granola and oatmeal that is local, as well as imported things, including American cornflakes and so forth, which some people seem to require.

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Large portions, seriously so with the pizza, which is Brooklyn/American style, I guess. Convivial, conversational, good place to drink with good folks on both sides of the bar, especially after about 9PM.

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Really good pizza and steaks. The wine machine fuddles me when I'm a bit fuddled, & seems unnecessary. Good folks on both sides of the bar.