Westerners’ love of Star Wars is not news… but with this trailer (including Chinese subtitles), and our newly found high expectations for this next film, our love can only grow bigger~ Here’s the first trailer, released last April: 【预告片】Rogue One Teaser Trailer (中文字幕)《侠盗一号》姜文甄子丹合体星战 For those who don’t know, this new saga will take place between…
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🎃 The Ultimate Guide to Buying Halloween Costumes on Taobao
~Teaching you how to Taobao like a local~ One of the best holidays of the year is just a few weeks away… Do you know what your costume is going to be yet? How about your cat’s? Halloween 🎃 万圣节 🎃 wàn shèng jié Don’t fret – you can find almost any costume or cosplay item known to man…
【学习】How British and American English Spelling Parted Ways
Ever wondered why British and American spell certain words differently? You know… like how in the USA, they have theaters, but in the UK, they have theatres? It means the exact same thing, but the spelling is off by one little letter~ As language learners, we totally feel your pain. And don’t even get us…
【艺术】Drawing with Shadows by Vincent Bal 真棒的阴影图画
This is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, one of the coolest collections of drawings we’ve ever seen… shadow drawings! Belgian Vincent Bal of vincentbal.com put different objects in front of different light sources creating shadows of different sizes, shapes, and colors, then weaved an artist’s story into what you see below. Pretty incredible, right?…
【MV】The 4onthefloor《All My Friends》大明州的摇滚青年，大写的酷！
The 4onthefloor is a rock and roll band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, formed in 2009. The group is known for each member playing a bass drum and for writing all their songs in 4/4 time, evoking their namesake. They are seriously one of the best live shows you’ll ever see. The group has produced five original albums and has been featured…
【学习】50+ Baseball Idioms to improve your American English ⚾️⚾️
With USA baseball 棒球 (bàng qiú) heading into the 2016 MLB postseason 美国职棒大联盟季后赛 (měi guó zhí bàng dà lián méng jì hòu sài), let’s take a look at some of the common baseball phrases we love to use in the United States for everyday life, business, and even in politics. You see, baseball is one of America’s oldest sports and…
【视频】Basic China Survival Guide: Drinking
Alcohol is particularly powerful in Chinese culture. Eighty-two percent of young people say drinking is essential for career advancement, but a lot of people recently have also said it’s becoming a little old-fashioned. And, of course, it’s perfectly fine not to drink, you might just need a valid excuse like health or religious reasons. Be…
12+ Items Your Apartment in China Might Be Missing
If you’ve lived in any number of Chinese apartments or dormitories, you know by now that the standards of living here are much different than the norms in your home country. Not necessarily bad, just different. So if you’re planning to move to China and will start looking for your first apartment, well, you’re in…
【音乐】New Bon Iver album~《22, A Million》新来的另类摇滚专辑
One of the benefits of living in China is the free streaming music services… and it just so happens that Tencent’s QQ Music has Bon Iver‘s new album before its scheduled release on September 30… huzzah! Other posts featuring Bon Iver: 【音乐】”Skinny Love” – Who sang it better? 谁唱的更好听？ 【MV】Francis and the Lights《Friends》w/ Justin Vernon…
【电视剧】Where to stream foreign TV shows in China (中英字幕)
With the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards wrapped up for another year, we have a peer-reviewed popular choice for which TV shows we might want to check out… Spoiler alert: the winner for Best Drama Series was Game of Thrones and the winner for Best Comedy Series was Veep. No surprise at all. Some of the…