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Oct 29, 2009 22:41 GMT-6	#41
HERBEAT Points: 804 Join Date: Mar 17, 2009 Status: Offline	Well, ok. So help me? SUKUKI?

Oct 30, 2009 02:44 GMT-6	#42
BOBERT Points: 600 Join Date: Jan 1, 2009 Status: Offline	SUKUKI doesn't seem to be around so I will try to explain. His original topic was "Should I get married?" I replied.. "Why take a sandwhich to a smorgasbord? Why buy a book when the library is available?" The analogy was that there is no need to marry nowadays as so many people are content with defacto relationships. Commitment seems less important than it once was, at least in the western world. It was slightly tounge in cheek but the point is nevertheless still valid for some.

Oct 30, 2009 20:39 GMT-6	#43
SUKUKI Points: 138 Join Date: Nov 22, 2009 Status: Offline	BoB, you shouldn't use pharases like "tongue in cheek" as this could be confusing for non native english speakers..imagine if Herbeat used ancient Chinese proverb translated into English? we would have absolutely no idea the true meaning behind them as well, things do get mixed when translated from one culture to another. I was born in Korea and been here for L_O_N_G time and believe me, at first, I couldn't even understand simple question like "what do you want to eat" Back to original subject, yes, Bob, especially in Australia, as you already know, marriage is not as sacrificial as it used to be and I think lot of people do get married but, seem to miss the true meaning of it. I don't know about China but, I have seen a Chinese dating website and there are so many divorced women who are looking for foreign husband. Marriage is very important bit here as Visa is involved but, some of these women are willing to marry anyone out of site as maybe, their first marriage was miserable? To be honest, I would consider marrying Chinese woman if the right one comes along but until then, I will just sit here and count the stars..

Oct 30, 2009 23:25 GMT-6	#44
BOBERT Points: 600 Join Date: Jan 1, 2009 Status: Offline	Well actually I enjoy reading Chinese idioms. I think HERBEAT might also enjoy learning ours. I am always suprised how similar some are. For example; yi shi er niao (一石二鳥) "one arrow two birds" is almost exactly the same as "to kill two birds with one stone." A shady charachter is sometimes described in Chinese as someone who is "not 3, not 4" which makes perfect sence to me. The English language, and the Chinese language comprises myriad idioms, metaphors and proverbs. If you don't make the effort to understand them you will never understand colloquial speech or writing.
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Oct 30, 2009 23:33 GMT-6	#45
SUKUKI Points: 138 Join Date: Nov 22, 2009 Status: Offline	Here you go with big words again... remember that some of us are not very well educated. I remember going to school a long time ago and I learnt that there are 3 kinds of people in the world. Ones that can count and Ones that can't count!! (ha ha!)

Oct 30, 2009 23:38 GMT-6	#46
BOBERT Points: 600 Join Date: Jan 1, 2009 Status: Offline	I failed 10th grade (year 4 in High School). I left school and commenced working for a living at age 15. That was 43 years ago! I am most definately not well educated.

Oct 31, 2009 00:05 GMT-6	#47
SUKUKI Points: 138 Join Date: Nov 22, 2009 Status: Offline	Well, some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them! and obviously, there are others!!

Oct 31, 2009 00:42 GMT-6	#48
HERBEAT Points: 804 Join Date: Mar 17, 2009 Status: Offline	Emmm... I guess this thread has gone off the topic again^-^ By the way, I'm not good at ancient Chinese- English translation at all
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