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住家里与租房子 Living at Home vs. Renting Own Place

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能看懂单词和句子，但是说不出来？你们是不是也有同样的困扰？

如果我们学汉语只学单个汉字，不在场景中练习，一样不会说。

下面说几个我认为比较好的英语学习方式：1.在场景里面学表达学单词，死记硬背单词，永远不会说。2.学习并应用chunks语块，做到举一反三。3.用英语思维在英语环境里面学英语。（只想英语，别想中文，别总用翻译思维去学习）

下面是一些非常简短的英语对话+视频，大家可以跟着学习。我只会标记一些重要的chunks，其他的各位请看视频。

住家里与租房子 Living at Home vs. Renting Own Place

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=1

• Hi Jason, how's it going? 近来可好
• I'm doing well. 很好
• I've been busy moving recently.
• I thought you lived with your parents.
• I did.之前是啊
• But i found an apartment downtown for a good price.
• and now that i have a job, i can afford the rent.
• Why don't you live with your parents and save on rent?
• I could, but i like being independent and having my own place.
• i see. 了解
• Back in Asia, i lived with my parents until i moved to the States last year. 我还在亚洲时
• Here, most young professionals move out of their parents' homes when they graduate university.
• In Asia, it's quite diffrent. Most young professionals live at home until they get married, then they will rent or buy a place of their own.
• That's interesting. There are definitely cultural differences between the US and Asia.
• Yes, there are. 是啊，的确有。

 坐月子 Sitting the Month

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=2

• Carol, when's your baby due?
• The end of next month.
• Wow, that's soon. 快到了耶
• Yes. I'll be taking a month off after the baby is born. I'll be sitting the month.
• What does sitting the month mean?
• In Chinese culture, women rest for a month after they have a baby.
• During this month, women are encouraged to rest more and do little physical activity.
• They eat nutritious food with Chinese medicine.
• The goal is to help the new mom's body recover after pregnancy and childbirth.
• I see. That's very interesting.
• We don't do that in the West.
• I went back to work a week after I had my baby.
• Are you sitting the month at home?
• You can, but most women nowadays do it at a postpartum care center where they cook you nutritious meals and help you take care of the baby.
• I will be sitting the month at a postpartum care center near my home. 月子中心
• That's very different from the West.
• It sure is. 一点也没错。

结婚礼物 Wedding Gifts

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=3

•  Hey Mike, are you planning to attend Eric and Julie's wedding next weekend?
• Yes, I am.
• I have a question regarding wedding gifts.
• Sure.你说
• What kind of gift should I bring?
• Is a cash gift ok?
• Usually, the couple will have a wedding gift registry with a store or website they like, and guests can just choose from the gifts on that list. 结婚礼物登记
• This way, the couple gets gifts they actually want. 这样一来
• That's interesting.
• Where can I find the link for Eric & Julie's wedding registry?
• It's on their wedding website. Here, let me show you.
• Thanks, buddy.
• You're welcome.
• So I guess in Aisa wedding registries are uncommon.少见、不常见
• Yes, in Aisa, we usually bring red envelopes to the wedding feast. 红包 婚宴
• We give a cash gift to the couple.
• The amount must be an even number, like $2,600 NT or $300 NT for example.偶数
• The couple uses the money to pay for the wedding feast.
• Oh, that's practical. 那还真实很实际的做法。
• It sure is.

美式感恩节 American Thanksgiving

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1854y187sS?p=4

• Ken, it's your first Thanksgiving in America.
• What do you plan to do?
• My friend Ben invited me to jion his family for Thanksgiving.
• We'll drive four hours to get to his parents' house in North Carolina.
• That sounds fun.
• What do you plan to do ?
• I'm going to fly home to LA for Thanksgiving. 洛杉矶
• I wouldn't miss Thanksgiving Dinner with my family.
• That sounds like Chinese New Year for me.
• I always go home for Chinese New Year.
•  I see.
• I'm looking forward to eating turkey for the first time this Thanksgiving.
• Will there be other things to eat besides turkey?
• You bet. 当然有
• Usually, we have corn-on-the-cob, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and many other dishes. 玉米棒、马铃薯泥、地瓜、南瓜派
• Sounds like a real feast.
• I will let you know how it goes.
• OK. Have a good one.