by Alison | Mar 19, 2025 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪 灵感词：铃声，工资 保罗盯着电脑屏幕，向后靠倒在椅背上，揉了揉眼睛。已经晚上8点了，办公室依旧灯火通明。大部分人都在发邮件、联系外国客户、敲定各种交易的细节。也有少数几人边刷手机，边在办公桌前埋头吃着塑料盒装的外卖。...
by Alison | Mar 19, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Bell and salary Paul stared at the computer screen before leaning back and rubbing his eyes. It was 8 p.m., and the office was still full. Most people were sending emails, contacting customers in the West, and trying to hammer out the details of...
by Alison | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
For the past couple of weeks, I have been working on getting rid of things in my apartment that I don’t need. I have so much stuff, and I have a hard time getting rid of things that someone gave to me. But do I really need to keep something just because someone that I...
by Alison | Mar 12, 2025 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Mercy and Bond I ended the call with my mom and climbed into my bed. I’d been trying to call her more frequently, after what happened. Inside the mosquito net, I felt like maybe I could hide from my roommates. It was the middle of the day, but since...
by Alison | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
Last week, I translated a speech for a friend of mine and then interpreted the speech in a live situation. I am definitely not the best translator or interpreter that I know, and I felt like a bit of a fraud standing in front of everyone and trying to translate...
