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JiaJun who is working with us from China has written this piece for his Chinese compatriots about London (English translation follows):

伦敦感想

来伦敦已经有一个半月了，在这段时间到底经历过什么，对这个城市有什么感想呢？

在汉资大学学习，那可真是丰富多彩啊! 我已经是大三的学生了，这一年可不普通的一年，实习半年，交换半年！实习期间，你可以去另一个国家，去感受新生活，去学习不同的文化。怎么样？是不是很想感受一下呢？呵呵！

在伦敦，你永远都不会感觉到乏味：你可以和不同国家的朋友一起去酒吧谈生活，去俱乐部疯狂一下，去伦敦的河畔坐船，去特别设计的滑冰场区滑冰，去博物馆，去美术馆，去游泳，去唐人街，去公园，去广场 等等等等。博物馆中有你盼望已久的历史文物，美术馆中有你想欣赏的艺术作品。你会发觉你的生活充满了快乐！

牛津街(Oxford Street) 是伦敦最繁华的商业街，你可以买到任何你想要的东西，任何的品牌。不但有英国名牌，还有国际品牌。适合所有人的需求！ 呵呵！

伦敦还有许多大大小小的公园，有的在市中心，有的坐落在郊区。公园中有湖畔，也有绿油油的草地，还有各种水种动物 - 野鸭，天鹅，还有湖中各种各样的鱼，他们一起反衬了伦敦美丽的公园景象！难道你不觉得饭后到公园散步是个修身养性的好去处吗？

我现在正在伦敦实习，我实习的公司叫：Answer English Ltd！ 公司老板名叫 James Herbertson。赶快来伦敦注册学习吧，你会喜欢的！这里不但有最好的英语练习环境和而且还有优美的地理环境可以享受呢! 希望我们公司吗？希望来英国学习吗？赶快联系我们经理吧：james@answerenglish.com 或者是打电话：+44 20 7402 8651。

In English this translates to:

I have been in London for more than one and a half months! What have I experienced? What do I feel about London?

I am an international student from Hanze University Groningen and I am currently doing an internship here in London with Answer English Ltd. You life will be more colourful if you study in Hanze University Groningen because you will have the opportunity to do an internship in another country and you will also have the great chance to study with a partner schools of Hanze University Groningen. Now, do you want to have a real experience?

In London, you will never feel bored because there are so many things that you can do here: going to a bar to have a little drink or chat with people from many different countries; if you like clubbing, London is also the best city to find one you like; you might be also thinking about going for a boat, there is a big river go across London, so you will not miss an opportunity to go boating; yes, you can also go skiing in a special designed building; there are so many museums and Galleries here that you really need your spare time to be filled up, if you want to have a look at all the museums in London; if this is not what you like, there are also many parks, swimming pools, Gyms and Squares to enjoy. Still not enough, ok, we can go to China town together! In Museum, there are many objects for displaying and in Galleries; there are so many paintings to be appreciated by people who know how to appreciate! You life will be more enjoyable if you come to London!

Oxford Street is the most popular commercial street in London and also the busiest street! You can buy there everything you want with all the brands you like both international and national which fulfil the demand of all kinds of people including you!

There are also many parks in both central London and country side! In the park, you will see grasses, lakes, flowers trees, ducks and geese; together they combine the natural beauty of London into an integrated sight seeing. Is this the right place to reduce the pressure from your work, study or life? What are you waiting for? Come to London and enjoy the different style of life!

The company I am doing an internship with is called Answer English Ltd and the name of the Managing Director of this company is James Herbertson. So, hurry up and come to London to study English with us and at the same time to enjoy the totally different living style! I am sure you will like it because there are not only the best environment to practice your English, but also the best city to live in! Just send an email: james@answerenglish.com or call James on +44 20 7402 8651.

Continuing our Student Corner series, Letizia, a 19 year old student from Italy, writes first in Italian about her experiences in London, and then a translation follows:

Londra, puoi aspettarmi?

Sono arrivata a Londra due mesi fa e non mi aspettavo che questo posto fosse cosí fantastico!!  Dopo soli cinque giorni, ho trovazo lavoro in un pub in centro a Londra chiamato Marylebone Bar and Kitchen. Sono stata davvero felice di di trovare uno staff cosi gentile con me e cosi disponibile ed in questo modo ho potuto imparare molto piú facilmente l’inglese.

Ho trovato questo lavoro davvero divertente, specialmente quando avevo conversazioni con clienti che mi aiutavano molto a migliorare il mio inglese.  Devo dire che qui ho trovato cari amici, i quali mi hanno incitato a guardare la vita diversamente e mi hanno aiutata a credere in me stessa. Pensando a Londra, prima, potevo solo immaginare il Big Ben e i tipici rossi pulman inglesi, ma ora ho realizzato che c’e qualcosa di piú in questa bellissima cittá.

Qui ho conosciuto differenti culture e persone di differenti stati e penso che ció mi abbia aperto la mente e reso piú tollerante. Penso che Londra sia una grande cittá, specialmente per I giovani, dal momento che ci sono tante attivitá da fare e non ti puoi certo annoiare. Infatti ci sono club, negozi, puoi goderti interessanti visite nei musei nelle gallerie o rilassarti in stupendi parchi. Personalmente, devo dire che Londra per me e un luogo dalle molteplici possibilitá.

Queste sono le differenti ragioni per le quali ho deciso di ritornare qui e continuare I miei studi. Sono felice di avere conosciuto persone cosi amichevoli e di aver creduto in me stessa e sono pronta per iniziare la mia matura etá in questa fantastica cittá!!

English Transation:

I came to London two months ago and I didn’t expect that this place could be so wonderful!!  After just five days I… Read the rest of this entry »

We zitten steeds vaker achter de computer op internet te surfen. Er word steeds meer mogelijk door het internet. Je kunt nu winkelen op het net, chatten met vrienden, nieuwe vrienden maken, talen leren, spelletjes spelen en nog veel meer.

Boodschappen doe je gewoon online en het word aan huis bezorgt en voor eigenlijk alle andere benodigdheden geld hetzelfde. Je kunt contact houden met vrienden via populaire chat programmas zoals MSN Messenger en je kunt nu zelfs gratis telefoneren via het internet doormiddel van Skype. Nieuwe ‘vrienden’ kun je  vinden door bijvoorbeeld een profiel aan te maken op Hyves of op Myspace. Op deze sites kun je dan mensen van overal in de wereld vinden die bijvoorbeeld jou muziek interesses delen. Ook zijn er sites waar je je talen kunt oefenen met mensen die de taal die je wilt leren als hun moedertaal hebben. Verder zijn de ouderwetse spelletjes dozen ook vervangen door online games, er zijn single-player games maar ook multi-player games en in deze kun je dan ook weer ‘vrienden’ worden met mensen van over de hele wereld. Er zijn zelfs websites waar je een online, virtueel huisdier kunt hebben.

Als ik al deze nieuwe mogelijkheden zie, vraag ik me af of over een aantal jaren het ‘echte leven’ vervangen zal zijn door een ‘digitaal leven’ waar niemand elkaar meer echt persoonlijk heeft ontmoet en waar de winkels zijn vervangen door websites.

Zouden mensen elkaar dan niet meer ontmoetten in bijvoorbeeld een kroeg maar ‘gezellig’ een biertje drinken voor de webcam? Zouden mensen nog op vakantie gaan of zal een online evaring van tropische oorden genoeg zijn? Zouden mensen nog echte, levende huisdieren hebben?  Zouden mensen uberhaupt nog het huis uit gaan? Wat zou dit betekenen voor de bevolkingsgroei?

Deze vragen stel ik mezelf als ik zie hoeveel er digitaal mogelijk word gemaakt. Ik denk dat het zou kunnen dat het ‘echte leven’ uiteindelijk vervangen word door een ‘digitaal leven’ maar dit zal waarrschijnlijk nog wel even duren en misschien gebeurt het wel nooit want het is toch ook wel heel gezellig om door winkel straten te slenteren en lekker op stap te gaan met een groep vrienden.

Door Laura Wilpstra

English Translation: 

Will ‘Virtual Life’ replace ‘Real Life’?

We sit behind the computer, surfing on the Internet more and more often. On the Internet this is more and more possible every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Answer English is pleased to announce a new section in its blog Student Corner.  This site is for you the language learner, so we are throwing open the blog to you our readers.  We invite all our students to get involved and write some creative pieces about life, living in London, learning English, finding work, whatever you may choose.  To enable people to be as involved as possible this is a section both in English and the Mother Tongue of each language learner.  So I hope over time we will have Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese…  The world is our oyster!

To get the ball rolling, Laura Wilpstra, who is working with us in the office for the next 3 months has posted up an article in Dutch ’Een digitaal leven in plants van een echt leven?‘ (Will ‘Virtual Life’ replace ‘Real Live’?).  First you have the Dutch then the English Translation.  We hope you enjoy this new section. 

If you have any articles you would like to add to the Answer English Blog please send me an e-mail to: james@answerenglish.com.  We would like pieces to be around 300 words long, of interest to our readers, and translated into English.