Archive for November 2008
Nov 21st, 2008 |
By Jonas |
Category: English
We’ve heard it a thousand times. The traditional family is going south, online dating agencies have replaced the old-fashioned ways of getting to know someone and people in many countries are marrying later in life. Not to mention having children.
Tags: English, marriage
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Nov 21st, 2008 |
By Jonas |
Category: Deutsch
Wir haben es schon so oft gehört. Die traditionelle Familie geht den Bach runter, Online-Dating hat die mittlerweile altmodischen Wege, jemanden kennen zu lernen, ersetzt und in vielen Ländern sind die Menschen alt, bevor sie heiraten. Von Nachwuchs mal ganz zu schweigen. Früher war alles besser! Stimmt das? War wirklich alles besser? Es gab Zeiten, [...]
Tags: Deutsch, marriage
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Nov 20th, 2008 |
By Maribel |
Category: Español
Muchas cosas se dicen sobre las bodas, matrimonios o casamientos en América Latina; sin embargo, no creo que sean muy diferentes o exóticos, por el contrario, yo diría que son bastante sobrios, tal vez porque las bodas son muy parecidas a las de Europa o Estados Unidos. Podríamos describirlas con estas palabras: iglesia católica, un [...]
Tags: Español, marriage, Spanish, Weddings
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Nov 20th, 2008 |
By Maribel |
Category: English
Many things are said about weddings in Spanish bodas, matrimonios o casamientos in Latin America; however, I don’t think they are very different, in fact I’d say they are very somber and similar to those in Europe or the States. In brief: church, white dress, rings, rice on the way out of the church.
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Nov 19th, 2008 |
By Ryann |
Category: English
The power of spoken language is both widely recognized and well-documented. Throughout recorded history great orators have risen to the pinnacle of society relying solely upon their powers of persuasion, but it doesn’t take a history book to confirm the influence words can have in our lives.
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Nov 19th, 2008 |
By Ryann |
Category: Italiano
Il potere della retorica é una cosa ben riconosciuta. I grandi oratori della storia sono sempre saliti ai posti notevoli – basati solo sulla loro capacità di persuasione. Non ci serve però un libro di storia per confermare il fatto dell’influenza del linguaggio parlato nella vita. Mettiamo in caso il matrimonio. Dal primo incontro alla [...]
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Nov 18th, 2008 |
By Yanghe |
Category: English
……From the graph, we can see women’s value increase steeply between 18-24 years old, and reach the summit in 26 years old; but began to plunge from 28 years old. On the other hand, men’s value began to increase from 22 years old, and remains high after it reached the peak……
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Nov 18th, 2008 |
By Yanghe |
Category: 汉语
我所认识的结了婚的哥们儿中,好像没有哪个是像浪漫爱情片儿的男主人公一样,挑选一个浪漫的夜晚,深情款款单膝跪在爱人面前,在心爱女人的喜极而泣中温柔地为她戴上订婚戒指而走向婚姻的幸福殿堂的。相反,几乎所有人都是被自己的女朋友逼到墙角,刀架在脖子上,垂头丧气的“就范”的。 是他们不够爱自己的女朋友吗?非也。看看这些忠实可靠的小伙子们,他们专一、有责任感、懂得营造浪漫并且会跟任何一个打他们女朋友主意的人拼命。为什么他们不愿意结婚呢?我从其中一个要好的哥们那里听到一个答案——太贵。 有个有趣的家伙做了个“非官方”报告,分析了作为一个南京——一个中国的中等发达城市——的小伙子娶一个老婆的成本: 1. 房屋一套(80平米以上,市区),以均价6000元计,6000×80=48万。 2. 装修,以中等装修,80平米算,计5万。 3. 家电及家具,计3万(有部分女方以嫁妆形式出资承担)。 4. 轿车,以普通代步车为标准,计10万。也有部分通情达理的南京女孩同意以电动车作为替代品,计1500元。 5. 办喜酒,以中等酒店25桌为例,包括自带酒、烟、糖,计1200×25=3万。回收红包以每桌平均1200元计,1200×25=3万,收支相抵。 6. 度蜜月,以港澳、新马泰、云南、海南为主要出行地,平均每人费用以8000元为标准,计8000×2=1.6万。 7. 从谈恋爱到决定结婚这段时间,包括出去吃饭、买礼物、娱乐、旅游、送女友父母节日礼品等,平均每月以1000元为标准,谈2年,计1000×12×2=2.4万。 综上,各项成本合计48+5+3+10+1.6+2.4=70万。以男方家庭20万的家产,男人年收入5万计,(70-20)/5=10年。 因此他的结论是:男方倾家荡产+男人不吃不喝工作10年=讨一个南京中上条件的老婆的成本。 结果出炉后一片哗然。全国各地的男青年们纷纷开始核算自己娶老婆的话成本以及需要不吃不喝多少年。于是便有了下面的一张表格: 需花费(万) 不吃不喝的年数 南京 70 10 北京 103.8 12 上海 140.02 15 深圳 85.8 14 广州 104.8 12 杭州 127.8 16.67 苏州 74.95 7.5 武汉 20.2 3.5 泰州 46.4 15.5 还有更糟糕的:根据中国青少年研究中心、中国人民大学人口与发展研究中心发布的报告显示,目前中国的男女比例为119.58:100。这意味着将有十分之一的男人将找不到老婆——这个问题甚至已经被提升到威胁国家可持续发展及社会和谐的高度! 不过我们还是先把国家安全(country first)放到一边,看看我们该做何改变(change we need)。有个聪明的家伙建立了一个“男才女貌模型”来寻找男女的最佳结婚年龄。他引用了Rob Campbell先生 [...]
Tags: marriage, 汉语
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Nov 17th, 2008 |
By Jonas |
Category: English
Learning languages is the key to other cultures, making friends from around the world and a life without boredom. Making mistakes is an inevitable part of learning and using another language. Probably the best way to deal with the uncomfortable feeling of sounding like a fool when trying to say something important is to not take oneself too seriously.
Tags: English, Language, Learning
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Nov 14th, 2008 |
By Tatiana |
Category: English
Chat-up lines are an important part of the modern dating ritual. With a single line you can either start a beautiful relationship or end up having a drink thrown in your face. Apparently, chat-up lines are not the easiest way to chat up. But who said that it is easy to meet people, especially in a foreign country?
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