主持人:Dear Josh, I work around a lot of foreigners, but I think it is difficult for me to talk to them about things other than work related, I think it's because of the cultural differences. Should I learn more about the western culture?
J.M.: Yes or no. I personlly feel that as a foreigner in China it is our responsibily to get to know more about chinese culture. If you're interest in the western culture, and you want to know more about it simply because you're interested in, yeah, it's a good idea. But I think it's also a good idea to approach foreigners, let them know about your culture. Most of them have come to China to learn about chinese culture, to experience chinese things, and Some of them have forgotten that. So I think is a good idea to appraoch them, you have a 5000-years history, that's a lot of things to talk about.
主持人:This is the most frequently asked question. How do I improve my oral english or how do I become a better english speaker?
J.M.: Ok, it's probably the most frequently question I'm asked before. There is no better answer than" To use the english you study". The English you use is the English you'll remember. Many people try to study lists of vocabulary, or they study grammar. All of these are important, but remember, the only English you remember is the English you use. 就像现在我学汉语,我不用汉语,那么听听我就忘了。Now I don't speak Chinese very well, but everytime I use a word, if I use them three or four times, I'll remember, and then I can add them to my volcabulary.
这也是我最经常被问到的问题。答案就是,使用你学到的英语,这是最有效的。你用的英语才是你记住的英文。许多人背单词表,学语法,虽然这些也很重要,但一定要记住,你只能记住你使用的英文。就像现在我学汉语,我不用汉语,那么听听我就忘了。我的汉语说的不好,但每次我使用一个字,我用三到四次,我就会记住,这也就成为我学会的字了。
主持人: Josh, what is the fashionable way to date in Amarica?
现在在美国,最时尚的约会方式又是什么呢?
J.M.: A new thing in America, that has been around eight years, is company like Match.Com, which is the biggest online dating service in America. There are so many busy people, both in America and in China. It gives people who otherwise don't have time to meet people, to talk to people they may be interested in. Maybe you don't have time to go out on three different dates, if you like someone, but you do have time to send them e-mails, to chat online. And it's also much safer. One of the questions we have earlier is, someone who ask me out for a date, how do i say no? What a great thing on the internet is: You don't have to say no. There is another computer somewhere, and you can really get to know them from their heart, the way they're thinking, before you judge them by their appearance, by their looks. It is on of the hottest new ways in America.
比较新鲜的约会方式,也已经有八年左右了,就是象Match网这样的地方,它提供美国最大的网上约会场所。无论在美国或中国,人们都很忙,这就给了那些没有时间去约会的人一个机会,和你可能感兴趣的人聊天。也许你没有时间去赴三个约会去见你喜欢的人,但你一定有时间给他们发电子邮件,和他们在网上聊天。而且这也更安全。我们刚才遇到的一个问题就是,如果有人约我出去,我怎么拒绝呢?在网上,最棒的地方就是,你无需拒绝。只是在另一个地方有另一台电脑而已。而且你可以在以貌取人之前从他们的心地、他们的思考方式了解他们。所以,这是目前在美国最热的约会方式。