2 pics of me

The top image was taken in 2006 (during the summer I think) and the bottom was image was taken towards the end of summer in 2008.

Today's Mandarin Exercises

我对他的工作表现很失望。
(I am very disappointed with his work performance.)
wo dui (toward) ta de gongzuo
biaoxian (performance) hen shi wang (disappointed).


没有收到他的礼物，我很失望。
(I didn't receive his gift, I'm very disappointed.)
Mei you shou dao (to receive) ta de liwu (gift),
wo hen shi wang (disappointed).


这个城市没我想象的好，我有点儿失望。
(This city isn't as good as I imagined it would be. I'm a little disappointed.)
Zhe ge chengshi mei wo xiang xiang (to imagine)
de hao, wo you dianr (slightly) shi wang.


我们分手吧，不要再互相伤害了。
(Let's break up, and not hurt each other anymore.)
Wo men fenshou (to split up) ba, bu yao zai (again)
hu xiang (each other) shanghai (to hurt) le.


大家一起学习，互相帮助，过得很愉快。
(Everyone learn together, help each other, and enjoy it.)
Da jia yi qi (together) xue xi, hu xiang (each other) bang zhu (to help),
guo (to spend) de hen yukuai (happy).


情侣之间互相信任是最重要的。
(The most important thing for lovers is that they trust each other.)
Qinglu (lovers) zhijian (between) huxiang xinren (trust) shi zui zhongyao de.


我来中国是为了跟我女朋友在一起。
(I came to China to be with my girlfriend.)
Wo lai Zhong guo shi weile (in order) gen (with)
wo nu peng you zai yi qi (together).


为了有个好身体，我坚持每天锻炼。
(In order to have a good body, I stick to a daily workout routine.)
Weile you ge hao shen ti, jianchi (to persist) mei tian duanlian (to exercise).

Anti-Americanism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Americanism

The Pali Canon

The Pali Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language.[1] The Canon was written down, transcribed from the oral tradition, during the Fourth Buddhist Council (in the usual Theravada numbering), in the 1st century BCE, in Sri Lanka[2] on ola (palm) leaves.[3] Passed down in writing and to other Theravadin countries, this originally largely North Indian[4] Canon is the most complete surviving early Buddhist canon and one of the first to be written down.[5]
The Canon was not printed until the nineteenth century, and is now also available in electronic form.[6]
The Pali Canon falls into three general categories, called pitaka (piṭaka, basket) in Pali. Because of this, the canon is traditionally known as the Tipitaka (Tipiṭaka; three baskets).The three pitakas are as follows:[7]
Vinaya Pitaka, dealing with rules for monks and nuns
Sutta Pitaka, discourses, mostly ascribed to the Buddha, but some to disciples
Abhidhamma Pitaka, variously described as philosophy, psychology, metaphysics etc.

Tao Te Ching Chapter 1

The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.Always without desire we must be found,If its deep mystery we would sound;But if desire always within us be,Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.Under these two aspects, it is really the same; but as development takes place, it receives the different names. Together we call them the Mystery. Where the Mystery is the deepest is the gate of all that is subtle and wonderful.

This morning's Mandarin.

她昨天买了很多东西。
Ta zuo tian mai le hen duo dong xi.
(She bought a lot of stuff yesterday.)


你桌子上没有东西。
Ni zhuozi shang mei you dong xi.
(There isn't anything on your table.)


我没见过那个东西。
Wo mei jian guo na ge dong xi.
(I've never seen that thing before.)


她带了很多吃的东西。
Ta dai le hen duo chi de dong xi.
(She brought a lot of things to eat.)


我忘带钥匙了。
Wo wang dai yaoshi le.
(I forgot my keys.)


你带雨伞了吗？
Ni dai yusan le ma?
(Did you bring an umbrella?)

Today's Chinese Exercises

比赛的时候他太紧张了。
Bi sai de shi hou ta tai jinzhang le.
Bi sai/ competition, de shi hou/when, ta/he, tai/too, jinzhang/nervous(He was so nervous during the match.)


她看起来一点都不紧张。
Ta kan qi lai yi dian dou bu jinzhang.
Ta/she, kan qi lai/to appear, yi dian dou bu/not at all, jinzhang/nervous(She doesn't look nervous at all.)


我一看见他，就紧张得连话也说不出来。
Wo yi kan jian ta, jiu jinzhang de lian hua ye shuo bu chu lai
Wo/I, yi/as soon as, kan jian/to see, ta/he, jiu/then, jinzhang/nervous, lian/even, hua/word, ye/also,
shuo bu chu lai/to be unable to speak(As soon as I saw him, I was so nervous I couldn't even speak.)


她应该快到了。
Ta ying gai kuai dao le.(She should be here soon.)


这件事他应该已经知道了。
Zhe jian shi ta ying gai yijing zhi dao le.
Zhe/this, shi/matter, ta/he, ying gai/ should, yijing/already, zhi dao/know(He should know about this already.)


我觉得你应该好好考虑一下。
Wo jue de ni ying gai hao hao kao lu yi xia.
Wo/I, jue de/ think, ni/you, ying gai/should, hao hao/carefully, kaolu/to consider, yi xia/a while(I think you should consider this carefully.)