 in Noah’s Ark, but here in the human world, he’d be able to land himself at the top of the police wanted list just for swinging that axe around.
“But he’s clearly…” The little girl said woefully.
The four of them passed by each other. The mother smiled a bit at Feisha. Feisha smiled back. This was the type of normal communication expected of neighbors.
Feisha and Layton were both left speechless.
1. Gin actually calls Noah’s Ark a “贼船” (zei chuan), which literally means “thieving ship” or “pirate ship.” It’s also what people call ventures of…dubious merit or gain, so it fits really well as a metaphor for working on Noah’s Ark.
But it doesn’t have a good English equivalent. He’s referring to the false advertisement of “make a ridiculous amount of money in a week” deal that they use to recruit their humans, so I’ve translated it as such.
2. Feisha says he’ll put up a “长生牌位”, literally a longevity memorial tablet. It’s referring to something like this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_tablet), a tablet that you put up in honor of someone or for some type of blessing.
Thank you for the update and your hard work!
Where in the world is the author going with this there are 3 chapters left and a new plot line was just introduced????? Isafel where are you, Gin deserves to be stuck with Borja on the ark.
I think we’ll get a time skip, since it’s easier with the “one week = one year” thing.
The title really had me thinking Feisha & Isefel will kinda get back together ☺ next updates maybe!
Thanks so much translators for this gold!
Finally caught up with this amazing novel 😂😂 cracks me up!Bessarabian writer and educator. He was born in Lipkany. His early works include a writing manual, a book of proverbs and a children's storybook. In 1897 he became a teacher in Leovo, Moldavia, and later settled in Odessa, where he was the correspondent of the New York daily Di warheit. He published textbooks, children's stories, feuilletons and fables. A number of his stories deal with Hasidic life.Quantum dots are a part of very important our technological future because of their intriguing and useful properties. These properties are different in character from those of the corresponding bulk material. Quantum dots are inorganic artificial semiconductor nanocrystal whose electrons influence their physical and chemical properties. Zinc oxide quantum dots were synthesized through an ethanol based precipitation via colloidal synthesis method at various pH values. Various emission colors were obtained because the excited quantum dots of various sizes emitted specific wavelengths of light. The emission spectra indicated that the pH dependent quantum dots were successfully synthesized. Zinc oxide quantum dots were also encapsulated and the luminescence properties examined. The quantum dots that were immobilized in polyisoprene (PI) through chemiluminescence (CL) analyses were found to be stable and were capable of continuing their luminescence properties with extended uses and long- term storage. Linear calibration curves were acquired for concentration of 8.75 x 10-5 M H2O2 in TCPO-CL.
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Living in China for almost 7 years by now, I have enjoyed talking with drivers who happen to be weather experts, sports fans, political conservatives and even one professional singer. The last one made my 15-minutes taxi ride very special by singing Russian folk songs to me.
1.Do you like Vladimir Putin?
Absolutely favourite question not only of taxi drivers, but Chinese people in general. Actually, most of the time that doesn’t sound like a question, more like: “普京很厉害！” （Pǔjīng hěn lìhai! = Putin is really cool!). What is interesting, conversations about Russian president normally are nothing to do with political situation, but more about his personality and charisma. Taxi drivers love talks about Putin’s muscles or his Judo skills.
2.Why do you have blue eyes?
… And the dark hair! Well… It happened! Once I’ve been asked if it was possible to check my eyes through magnifying glass. I didn’t mind, really, but nobody around had one. So just trust me, they are naturally blue.
3.How do you dry the clothes during winter time?
I come from the city, where temperature sometimes falls below -30 degrees Celsius during winter time. However, it is not necessary to dry clothes outside after wash. It actually dries very quickly inside the house or apartment (thanks to central heating system!).
4.What time is it now in Russia?
“There are eleven time zones in Russia” – I reply. Hard to imagine, but it’s true. Very inconvenient for those who have to do business all around the country, but considering the territory of Russia – 没办法！(méibànfǎ – one can't do anything about it).
5.What do Russians eat? Bread?
We do eat bread in Russia, but not only bread (same as Chinese people do not eat rice only). Russian cuisine is not as rich as Chinese one, but we still have lots of recipes and traditional dishes. Russian food is mostly based on meat, dairy products and cold-weather vegetables like potatoes, beetroot, cabbage and carrots. The cold climate of Russia also means that grains like barley, rye and buckwheat are used a lot, as these cereals grow well in cold weather.
0 responses on "Conversations with Chinese taxi drivers improve Chinese skills"SA townships were not designed to become engines of economic development. Nothing much was expected from them. They were built to be spaces for people to dwell while working in the cities. Most of them currently are faced with major challenges in society.
In view of these challenges the South African government keeps trying to develop solutions that are designed to make a difference in these environments and most are failing.
This time around through the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), the government has issued a call for technology incubators and digital hubs to be built in townships. This approach is modelled after a Chinese government model that used tech incubators as a catalyst for change.
Sadly in South Africa, some will see this call as an opportunity to take advantage of the situation in townships to develop incubators that have an appearance of solving local challenges but masking selfish interests.This call by SEDA is an opportunity for the South African tech community to work together with local communities in developing solutions that can truly make a difference. Here’s how this can be done.
Firstly, this should not only be seen as an opportunity to just build a building to offer an office for tech startups. This is an opportunity to build a technology operating system that can be used by communities in townships and other areas to better manage local issues such as fire outbreaks, education, crime and any other issues that are troubling society.
Incubators should be platforms that support and equip local people to develop local solutions for the community and the world.
Secondly, this is a major opportunity for South Africa to use technology to address the unemployment challenge. Young people in townships should be introduced to all forms of technology skills that will emanate from solutions developed through the incubators. The experience hurdle should be removed and interested young people be given an opportunity to learn. Mathematics should not be used as an excuse to exclude those who are interested in pursuing a career in technology. It’s a myth that all careers in tech require mathematics. Multidisciplinary skills are necessary in tech to solve societal challenges.
Thirdly, the call from SEDA cites the 4th industrial revolution as one of the reasons why this has to be done, which is understandable but should not distract from local issues. Decision makers should be careful of being driven mainly by tech interests but by real challenges. Challenges with education, housing, crime and economy should inform the types of solutions that will be developed in such incubators.
At the end of the day when society looks back in 5 years time the following questions should be asked: how many technology solutions have been developed from