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Idiom Of The Day – Cough Up
If you cough up, you are doing one of two things: You are either getting something out of your body by coughing or vomiting, or you are handing over or relinquishing something, often money and usually with some sense of reluctance. Examples Sentences Using Cough Up I wouldn’t go to that new restaurant if…
How Important Is It To Learn Chinese Tones
If you want to learn Chinese, mastering tones is of great importance. Some argue that tones are not that important, especially for a beginner, because, they say, most local Chinese speakers expect foreigners to get it wrong a lot of the time and they will grasp what you are trying to say anyway. However, if…
Kids Can Learn Chinese With A New iTunes App
On July 3, 2012, Soybean Street, an educational games company from Silicon Valley in the USA, announced the launch of Animal Fun: Chinese for Kids, a new language-based gaming application that aims to make learning new languages a blast for kids of all ages. You can pick up this popular app on the ITunes store…
Idiom Of The Day – Beat Around The Bush
The idiom, beat around the bush, or as is more commonly said in the UK, beat about the bush, figuratively means to avoid saying what you really want to or should be saying. Somebody who is beating around the bush is not being clear or direct in what they are saying and they are making it difficult to…
English Lessons In Hong Kong For Asylum Seekers – They Argue, They Learn And They Wait
The nytimes.com recently reported a story titled “Arguing, Learning, Waiting” by Gordon Matthews. The story was about Gordon Mathews, a professor of anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who has been teaching English to African and Pakistani men, generally in their 20s and 30s, who came to Hong Kong seeking asylum. …
13 Best Ways To Learn Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese
So what is the best way to learn Chinese? Learning Chinese can be a challenge, especially if you are a beginner. Some argue that it is a complex language and, indeed, one of the most difficult languages to learn. Others insist that is is one of the most logical languages and is in fact quite…
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