by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Stories (Chinese)
译者：厉雪灵感词：两周，思考我生来就背负远大而崇高的使命。我是一种中国特色食品，肩负着给人们在中秋佳节带来欢乐的重任，大家在这个特殊的节日，一边吃我，一边赏月。听说，大家在中秋佳夜，齐聚一堂，赏月畅谈，其乐融融。今年的中秋是9月21日，但现在还是九月初。距离我的节日还有两周，我内心的激动早已按捺不住了。在月饼车间，我是分成两部分精心制作的。内里填满了莲蓉，裹着一个咸蛋黄。听说这是很多中国人最爱的口味。我有些朋友是五仁馅或水果味的。红豆沙和绿豆沙也很常见，我甚至听说还有芋泥和红薯馅的。我的外皮细腻松软，头顶印着我的赫赫大名：莲蓉蛋黄。烘...
by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Fortnight and Contemplate I have been made for a high and noble purpose. I am one of the special foods in China, and I have the wonderful task of bringing joy to many people during the Mid-Autumn Festival as they enjoy eating me and admiring the...
by Alison | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, Chinese Language and Culture, Just Life
Last year, I got to teach a cross-cultural communication class for the first time. This has been one of my favorite classes to teach. We had a team of teachers teaching the class for different students, but last semester was the first time the class was compulsory, so...
by Alison | Dec 3, 2024 | Stories (English)
Inspiration Words: Notion and Reach The family stood again, and Tan Shuwen (tahn shoo wuhn) smiled at the other members of her family. This time it was her father giving the toast. Shuwen knew he was proud of her and her score on the gaokao (gow kow—the Chinese...
by Alison | Dec 3, 2024 | Blog, Just Life
The last couple of weeks have been the season of activities and competitions! Last week, I had three different activities at my school or other schools. So what are some of the activities that foreign teachers here in China might be expected to or asked to attend as...
