English for Chinese

It's not uncommon to hear Chinese speaking English say "For" to introduce a sentence-level topic , e.g. The two programs, A...

It's common practice in China to have a well-known calligrapher or a government official to write the name of a famous building, bridge,...

In a crowded bus in China, a middle aged man sees a young kid standing by him. He stands up and yields his seat to the kid, who says to him ...

Francis Bacon's Of Beauty has "Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set". What is exactly "best plain set"? Acc...

In the August 28, 2012 issue of " 北京晚报 ", it is reported that more than a hundred Chinese scholars signed a letter sent to the Ch...

It's a frequently asked question in English study forums in China (recently here ). How do you say "第几" in English? When A as...

eCollegeFinder has a new article on English as a Second Language, How to Educate ESL Students . It discusses two methods of education, ...

I was entered into eCollegeFinder ESL (English for Second Language) Blogs Award, and apparently got to the 39th place in the finals. Not ba...

A recent update on "Ni Hao Ma" (你好吗） is not a native Chinese greeting prompted me to blog about what I have thought of for some ...

Interjections (叹词) are another type of "虚词" or empty words . At least one interjection seems to be common to many if not all langu...