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Chinese Lessons

In Search of the Olive Tree

January 22, 2012 Chinese Lessons

As I have become exposed to different cultures during my life, I have gained understanding of how my culture influences me.  More importantly, I have gained insight into how some people confuse culture with truth and attempt to be dogmatic about things that can legitimately have variation.  And yet, I have also seen that there [...]

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So Transparent Is My Heart Translation To Help Learn Chinese

October 9, 2011 Chinese Lessons

Here is the latest Chinese song that I have learned as part of my Chinese studies.  I used this youtube version to study, which is a duet with Jackie Chan and Sarah Chen. So Transparent Is My Heart I also recorded myself singing both parts just for the fun of it.  I’ll put that after [...]

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Translating 傳奇

July 2, 2011 Chinese Lessons

My Chinese tutor has discovered that my enjoyment of music provides a handy method to help me study my Chinese.  So she has been finding  Chinese songs on youtube for me to learn vocabulary and memorize.  It partly works because it drives me crazy to have this tune going through my head and not be [...]

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