www.andrewstrauss.net » 汉语-posts-in-chinese http://andrewstrauss.net My Adventures in Shijiazhuang, China 2005/2006 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:20:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Being back in the states http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_08_31-being-back-in-the-states/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_08_31-being-back-in-the-states/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:00:40 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_08_31-being-back-in-the-states/ My trip back to the states has been a welcome relief from my hectic study schedule. It has really been nice to kick back and just relax a bit. I have done a lot of fun things including:

  • Seeing my family (dad, mom, sister Rachel, step mom Krista, step brother Mikey, Grammy Elaine, and Grandma Alice)
  • Seeing a number of my friends – Justin Klein (you can read his take on our get-together here), John Medina, Jeremy Sultan, Susanna Hyatt, Chuck McGill, Ross, Davide, Madeline, etc. and talking with many others
  • Flying my old airplane
  • Taking some great pictures
  • Riding horses with my sister and Dad up at Will Rogers’ park
  • Swimming at the Brentwood country club
  • Taking a family trip up to Telluride, Colorado
  • Eating some In-N-Out and many other things that I had been craving
  • Shopping for all the stuff I can’t find in China
  • Visiting the Getty Center
  • Showing everyone pictures of my girlfriend Shenqi, and seeing everyone else’s pictures
  • Drinking some good Italian wine
  • etc.

While all of this has been really nice, I miss China, my friends, my house, my girlfriend 申琦, and my life there. The U.S. and everyone here just seem so foreign to me now. I am having a lot of trouble getting used to the slower pace of life in general here, the MUCH higher price of everything, and, I can’t believe I am saying it, but how inefficient many things are. When I first got to China, I would have never dreamed of saying that America was less efficient, but in some aspects it is quite true. I can’t stand how long it takes to wait in lines here, shop, pay for things, wait in restaurants, etc. Having an unlimited cheap labor force really makes many things run faster in China. I had to valet my car today when I went to visit my dad’s new office, and the valet took 5 minutes to get to me, get me a ticket, and take my car. I couldn’t believe it, but it wasn’t like it was anything weird by U.S. standards. That situation just doesn’t occur in China. I then waited 30 minutes for a table, only to get served SLOOOWWWWLY by a waitress who was overloaded and couldn’t handle all her tables. It took forever to order, get our food, get a check, and get change. I missed China.

Also, making plans with people requires much more notice and planning than it does in China. If I want to meet with someone in China, it happens that day, not a week later. There is no telephone tag, schedule checking, planning, etc. It just happens. Everything for the most part is on a much more accelerated schedule.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am definitely not saying that everything about China is better. All I am saying is that there are a few things about life there that I really really miss.

I have a few more days here in L.A., and then Labor Day weeked in Las Vegas before I fly back to China. I intend to savor every minute of my time here in the states, but will definitely be happy to get back to 中国 (China).

]]> http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_08_31-being-back-in-the-states/feed/ 11 GUEST POST: 申琦第一次用专业照相机拍照的经历 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_07_22-guest-post-%e7%94%b3%e7%90%a6%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%80%e6%ac%a1%e7%94%a8%e4%b8%93%e4%b8%9a%e7%85%a7%e7%9b%b8%e6%9c%ba%e6%8b%8d%e7%85%a7%e7%9a%84%e7%bb%8f%e5%8e%86/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_07_22-guest-post-%e7%94%b3%e7%90%a6%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%80%e6%ac%a1%e7%94%a8%e4%b8%93%e4%b8%9a%e7%85%a7%e7%9b%b8%e6%9c%ba%e6%8b%8d%e7%85%a7%e7%9a%84%e7%bb%8f%e5%8e%86/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:45:46 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_07_22-guest-post-%e7%94%b3%e7%90%a6%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%80%e6%ac%a1%e7%94%a8%e4%b8%93%e4%b8%9a%e7%85%a7%e7%9b%b8%e6%9c%ba%e6%8b%8d%e7%85%a7%e7%9a%84%e7%bb%8f%e5%8e%86/ 这是我女朋友申琦写的。你会看我的话在这里
这是我第一次用安天阳的Canon5D，我居然到现在还在说D5哈哈。。。
安天阳完成了他的拍摄作业后，我知道他一定非常累了，可是我的好奇心却让我更多的关注到了他的相机上，一个有1200万像素的相当专业的相机。就这样开始了我第一次当摄影师的经历。。。
他小心翼翼的把相机挂到我的脖子上，认真的嘱咐我如何使用，可是这样专业的相机我怎么可以一下子就学会呢，硬着头皮上吧。他已经把相机和闪光灯调整到了最好的位置，可是他太高了，开始的几张对我来说真的是非常惨不忍睹（可想而知啊，到我是在脸上的灯光到他全是在胸前的）。我开始学着他的样子，动动反光伞，试着开始指挥安天阳了，哈哈俨然一副专业摄影师的风范，这就是未来的绝世女摄影师啊，：）{不能再吹牛了}！！！我用自己的方式拍着我心中认为最帅的安天阳！还希望大家多提宝贵的意见。。。

07-16-2006 - Canon_EOS_5D - 154422 IMG_3516

Rough Translation for all you English speakers:

My girlfriend Shenqi wrote this. You can see what I wrote here.

This was my first time using Andrew’s Canon 5D. I still sometimes call it a D5 instead of a 5D. When Andy finished the photo assignment, I knew that he was very tired. I was curious about his camera so I paid more and more attention to it. It is a camera that has more than 12 megapixes and is thus quite specialized. This was my first time to experience being a photographer.

He very carefully put the camera strap around my neck and gave me the camera. He then seriously told me how to use it. There was no way, however, to fully understand such a specialized camera in such a short amount of time. Even though it was so complex, I gave it a shot. He already setup the lights and distances, and dialed in the camera settings. He was so tall, however, that at the begining the pictures were not very good (The lights were adjusted for my head, which was at the same height as his chest).

I started by trying to copy how he setup each picture, moving the umbrellas and flashes around, and then instructing Andrew on where to stand and how to pose. Ha Ha. Just like a special photographer. The world may never have another female photographer as good as me (Kidding of course). I just used my own way of takeing pictures of Andrew, a very handsome man.

I hope a lot of people can give me some positive feedback.

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因为我希望申琦能过一个特别的生日,我早点开始了准备.我为她买了一些好看的花儿.我学会了一些中文歌.七月十一号她的生日,我八点上课了.上课以前,她睡觉的时候我给她在家里白板上写一封信告诉她生日快乐.下课以后我回家见她.我给她了一个小的礼物,一个玩具像我们在大连看到了海豚.她非常喜欢了,然后我和她妈妈还有吴姐都一起吃饭了.吃饭以后我们打麻将了.打麻将的时候我买的花到了.申琦非常惊讶看到我送给她的花.她哭了一点儿.四点我又上课了,六点下了课.六点半我和申琦,她妈妈,还有两个她的朋友在河北人家吃晚饭了,然后在他们的KTV唱歌了.申琦唱歌唱得太好.我唱了六个我学会的.最后我给了申琦的妈妈唱母亲.谁也很惊讶我会唱那样的歌.那天我很高兴因为她过她的生日过的高兴!

]]> http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_07_18-%e7%94%b3%e7%90%a6%e7%9a%84%e7%94%9f%e6%97%a5/feed/ 4 中国人怎么学习英语 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_26-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e4%ba%ba%e6%80%8e%e4%b9%88%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e8%8b%b1%e8%af%ad/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_26-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e4%ba%ba%e6%80%8e%e4%b9%88%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e8%8b%b1%e8%af%ad/#comments Sat, 27 May 2006 04:18:10 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_26-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e4%ba%ba%e6%80%8e%e4%b9%88%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e8%8b%b1%e8%af%ad/ 石家庄马上有一 个新的英语学校开学了。昨天他们开会告诉中国人怎么学习英语。很多人（一万左右）去听课，因为他们的学校非常有名。很多中国人想这个学校非常厉害，但是这个学校没有外国老师。我想知道中国人认为他们和中国英语老师学习英语好，还是和外国的英语老师学习英语好？我知道很多中国的英语老师，但是连他们都说英语说得不太好，他们的学生怎么会说英语说得好呢？我的意思不是说中国的英语老师都不好，我的意思是说经常外国老师的发音和语法比中国的老师发音和语法好。在美国，我们不喜欢和美国人学习外国的语言因为我们知道和外国老师更好，可是中国人经常不找外国英语老师，他们习惯和中国的英语老师学习英语。我的问题是：中国人知道不知道和外国英语老师学习英语是最好的，但是中国人不和他们学习英语，可能因为外国老师太少或者太贵，还是中国人真的想和中国的英语老师学习英语呢？

]]> http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_26-%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd%e4%ba%ba%e6%80%8e%e4%b9%88%e5%ad%a6%e4%b9%a0%e8%8b%b1%e8%af%ad/feed/ 7 智力问答 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_18-%e6%99%ba%e5%8a%9b%e9%97%ae%e7%ad%94/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_18-%e6%99%ba%e5%8a%9b%e9%97%ae%e7%ad%94/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 04:20:24 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_18-%e6%99%ba%e5%8a%9b%e9%97%ae%e7%ad%94/ 我的朋友Ivy给我发这条短信，做完后告诉我答案对不对；）：

算命:从1到9选一个 数,再加9减8后 乘9得 的数字,个位和十位相加后乘50再减200就 是你一生的命运,挺准的试一下吧.

]]> http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_18-%e6%99%ba%e5%8a%9b%e9%97%ae%e7%ad%94/feed/ 5 可口可乐广告 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_16-%e5%8f%af%e5%8f%a3%e5%8f%af%e4%b9%90%e5%b9%bf%e5%91%8a/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_16-%e5%8f%af%e5%8f%a3%e5%8f%af%e4%b9%90%e5%b9%bf%e5%91%8a/#comments Wed, 17 May 2006 04:50:47 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_16-%e5%8f%af%e5%8f%a3%e5%8f%af%e4%b9%90%e5%b9%bf%e5%91%8a/ 这是我女朋友给我看的一条很好笑的短信：

美俄的宇航员一起登上月球，不久美国佬紧急报告：俄国人把月球涂成红色了。美国紧急协商后说，你们写上可口可乐就行了。

]]> http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_05_16-%e5%8f%af%e5%8f%a3%e5%8f%af%e4%b9%90%e5%b9%bf%e5%91%8a/feed/ 5 骑动物 – qi dong wu – Riding livestock http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_04_26-%e9%aa%91%e5%8a%a8%e7%89%a9-qi-dong-wu-riding-livestock/ http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_04_26-%e9%aa%91%e5%8a%a8%e7%89%a9-qi-dong-wu-riding-livestock/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:34:48 +0000 andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2006_04_26-%e9%aa%91%e5%8a%a8%e7%89%a9-qi-dong-wu-riding-livestock/ My girlfriend has been studying for the driver’s license written test and came across this interesting question:

机动车考试题

156.驾驶车辆时必须遵守右侧通行的原则,赶,骑牲畜则不受此原则的约束.

  1. 对
  2. 错

正确答案 ( 2 )

This basically asks: True or false – if you ride domesticated animals or livestock on the road, must you follow the rule that states you must stay on the right side of the road?

(In case you were getting ready to take your livestock out for ride, you must obey the rule and stay on the right side!!! Happy riding!!!!)

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