Two weeks ago, the topic of racist hiring practices by certain English schools in Nanjing was explored and heavily commented on by NanjingNow readers. Feeling that this article was received too well to simply let sit, today this writer would like to explore one aspect of this situation that was not adequately looked into: the [...]
This post is made via NanjingNow to illustrate a serious issue which needs to be addressed. English schools are all over Nanjing, and in many cases they hire foreigners basically off the street. Too many times it is assumed that all Caucasians or Africans speak perfect Standard English. Other times, finding foreigners may simply be [...]
在中国，中秋节（Zhong1Qiu1Jie2）是仅次于 (a near second to) 春节（Spring Festival）的传统节日。
每年农历(Lunar calendar) 8月15日，这时是一年秋季的中期(Mid-Autumn)，月亮(Moon)也最大最亮（Biggest & Brightest）。有很多与它相关的中国民间故事(folk tales)：
后羿射日（Hou Yi shooting the sun）
嫦娥奔月（Chang E flying to the moon）
吴刚伐树 （Wu Gang chopping the tree） 。
中秋节起源于(originate from) 祖先(ancestor)“拜月” (worshipping the moon) 活动，盛行(fashion) 在明朝( in Ming Dynasty)。中秋节有传统习俗(Tradition Customs)。
吃月饼(Have the Moon Cake)是传统习俗之一。月饼是由馅(Stuffing)和面粉(Flour)做成(Make)的，象征（Signify）着团圆(family reunion)、美满（happiness）。
您在超市（Supermarket）都能购买(buy)到各种各样（all kinds of）传统的五仁月饼（Melon seeds, Almonds, Peanut, Peach, Gingili Moon Cake）、蛋黄月饼(Golden Yolk Moon Cake)、豆沙月饼(Sweetened Bean [...]
In the last 60s, a certain rich businessman from Nanjing had a beautiful daughter,who fell in love with a guy who was a cleaner and from the village.
When the girl’s father came to know about their love, he did not like it at all, and so began to protest about it. The two lovers decided [...]