If you love him,
bring him to New York,
for it's heaven;
if you hate him,
bring him to New York,
for it's hell;
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Now my question for Dear Kathy:
Is it true " New York is Haven"
or Is it true " New York is Hell"
Dear Charles,
Firstly, thanks for your assignment—not an easy question really and it took me some time to think about it.
Secondly, I cannot tell if it is heaven or hell coz I’ve never been to New York. :-)
I think it is two sides of a coin, so the answers are yes and no. In that TV show, to the main character Wang Qiming, it is both heaven and hell. It is heaven because he was quite successful in terms of wealth—he earned a lot of money and became rich through his hard work; the other side of the coin is definitely hell, because he lost many—his wife left him, his daughter was alienated from him and became indulged in wine ect.ect…but at least he finally found his love-A Chun. So to him, it is a complex answer whether it is heaven or hell and I think it also happens to others. It might be someone’s heaven but other’s hell or it might be heaven to you in terms of certain aspects, but hell in terms of other.
Thirdly, what you think of yourself is often quite different from what others might think about you. Say you have a decent job and earn a decent salary but deep in heart you might feel you lead a miserable life coz you struggle a lot internally and you’ve never been satisfied with yourself. In the viewpoint of others you are quite different; they even envy you for who you are. So when it comes to the question of heaven or hell, you might feel it is hell to you while others might think you are living in heaven or vice versa.
Fourthly, one man’s meat might be others’ poison. Some say New York is their heaven, so others are willing to go and have their try there. Unfortunately it turned out to be their hell. People tend to go along with the crowd and sometimes they don’t even know what they are doing.
Fifthly, heaven and hell are two extremes in life. I think for many people, they are living somewhere between…
Last but not least, some are blessed by God, so they live in heaven, while others are not, so they live in hell.
My question here is where do you think you are living? Heaven or hell or somewhere between?
Cheers,
Kathy
Very good answers from Kathy!
For the question, I can not answer exactly, please give this chance to Charles!
Bell
My God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a Great Question Kathy asked!!!!
What are you doing, Dear Mr. Bell!!! Please open your mouth and answer it!!!
Honestly i have many many many....words in my mind and they are eager to find any exit.....but, too many so i can't say EVEN A WORD right now.
it's 4:54am right now, i need to go to work today, so forgive me to run away from this topic, just like Bell, haha.
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My question here is where do you think you are living? Heaven or hell or somewhere between?
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Boy, that’s OK. It’s not compulsory anyway. You may skip it or answer it later—no need to write an essay, so please don’t be too modest. I just have that curiosity…
Charles, congratulations on your new job. Courage, patience and persistence are 3 elements to success. You see, you have begun to make a big step toward your goal. Just do it!
May God bless you!
Cheers,
Kathy
Dear Kathy:
I love what you said: "May God Bless"!!! i will go to my fellowship tomorrow afternoon, there are about 20 christians there, most of them are from well-known universities in china, like Beijing Uni., QingHua.......i love that fellowship!
Good, good! I know that many have become Christians, some are even Communists before they came to States...Is it an English-speaking church or Chinese-speaking one? And the preacher? May God bless all of you!
Cheers,
Kathy
i used to be a communist party member. there are more than 1000 people in my church, the pastors speak English, Mandrin, Cantonese. more than 10 fellowships under the church.
my translation is on newspaper the day before yesterday, Anita said, wow, pretty good!
then she gave me two more aticles: one is about Actoress Miss Zhang, Ziyi: "memoire" May be Hollywood, But It's Still Good".
the other, i mentioned already, is about Depression.
the title is: "Asians get depression, too."
i made a speech this afternoon in a meeting, under the invitation from the director Eric Lee,he is also my friend.
Charles,
How I wish I could read your translation on those 2 topics.
Kathy
try to logon: www.sampan.org
if failed, i will think it over...
Health: Asians Get Depressed, Too
by M. Thang
About 8% of the adult population suffers from major depression, which is a leading cause of disability. While these facts and perhaps even depression itself may seem insignificant, the consequences are not. Furthermore, Asian Americans are not "mentally healthier" than other groups in the US, reports the Surgeon General.
Left untreated, depression can severely reduce one’s quality of life, says Albert S. Yeung, MD, ScD, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital who studies depression in Asians. Insomnia, withdrawal from family and social activities, irritability, chronic sadness, appetite loss, and difficulty concentrating are some symptoms of depression. The illness can precipitate emotional and physical conflict that results in job loss, marital and parenting problems, and academic failure.
Suicide can result from untreated depression, too. Of all women in the US over the age of 65, Asians have the highest suicide rate, reports the Surgeon General. Asian American women ages 15 to 24 have a higher suicide rate than do white, black, and Hispanic women in the same age group.
But diagnosis must occur for treatment to begin. In Asians, depression can be especially hard to diagnose. First, says Dr. Yeung: “Depression is a fairly Euro-American concept...so many Asian Americans don’t actively seek treatment.” They tend to focus on physical problems -- headaches or dizziness,
for example -- rather than more emotional symptoms such as sadness and depressed moods.
Second, primary-care doctors may be so busy that they lack the time or inclination, in addition to the training, to explore the emotional aspects of patients who have depression.
Stigma exists with depression, too, so Asian Americans are less likely to get mental health services. Instead, they try to handle their depression within their families. They seek medical help “only when gets severe and disrupts family life,”
says David Takeuchi, a medical sociologist at the Univ. of Washington. Asians also tend to associate any psychiatric problems with insanity, of which they have a strong negative perception, says Dr. Yeung, and they may view depression as a sign of weakness or lack of willpower.
Language barriers and culturally-inappropriate health services may be obstacles as well.
Some persons with depression may recover spontaneously. However, if not treated early on, depressed persons can take much longer to recover - with the course of depression drawn out over an extremely long period, even two years, says Dr. Yeung.
The illness has other implications as well. Both minor and major depression are strongly associated with increased mortality (rate of death) in persons with diabetes, according to a study in the Nov. 2005 “Diabetes Care.” Diabetes -- which can lead to blindness and leg amputations -- disproportionately afflicts Asian Americans.
Persons with depression may be at a greater risk for developing diabetes, too. Fortunately, treatment for depression helps with the management of symptoms of both diseases, and improves quality of life.
Some illnesses may hide the symptoms of depression, says the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. When a depressed person has physical symptoms from a stroke, gastrointestinal problem, heart disease, arthritis or another ailment, he or she may believe depressive symptoms are due to an existing physical illness and completely ignore the symptoms.
Moreover, US-born Asians, as well as Asian immigrants who arrived in the US before the age of 12, have higher rates of depression and substance abuse than do other Asian Americans, says Dr. Takeuchi.
You can help friends or family members with depression to get medical help by being completely supportive. With some Asians, it can help also to not focus on the word “depression” because of its possible stigma, says Dr. Yeung. Gently urge the patient to notice his different appearance or impaired functioning. Suggest he or she has been looking unwell or tired. Inform the rest of the family, and suggest professional help.
Here are other tips as well, adapted from those offered by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry:
• Discuss your feelings or when you were depressed. Knowing that you understand may help loved ones to talk about their feelings.
• During the holidays, acknowledge that things can be difficult.
• If your loved one isn’t eating or has lost weight, gently ask about his appetite or disinterest in food.
• Once you’ve gotten past the initial awkwardness, your loved one may want to talk to you. At that point, listen -- even to unpleasant or “boring” aspects. Offer support.
• Offer specific suggestions or help implement them -- for example, offer to go with your loved one to the family doctor or make an appointment with a psychiatrist.
Be aware that it may take many weeks to get the person to agree to get help. Among older people, common triggers for depression are medical illnesses as well as genetics and biochemical changes in the brain.
Persons reluctant to seek medical help may be willing to “screen” themselves for depression. By searching with the key words “depression screening” using a Web site like Google, says Dr. Yeung, people can find out their depression scores and if they have clinical depression. Some sites are in Chinese and Vietnamese.
But most important is getting medical help -- even if persons are treating themselves with herbs or traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and tai chi. Depression can be treated effectively with drugs and counseling.
Moreover, say Drs. Yeung and Takeuchi, there’s nothing shameful about having -- or seeking medical help for -- depression.
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This health article was funded by the Asian Health Initiative of Tufts-New England Medical Center
Above is the article translated by Charles.
Nevertheless,no chinese.
Who can translate it into chinese as better as Charles?
场景：长江边，一老一少，一对商界仇敌
台词：长江后浪推前浪，前浪死在沙滩上。
2.
场景：球场上，两球迷辩论，甲球迷将乙球迷一把摁倒，乙球迷脱口而出
台词：我虽然拥护你说话的权利，但我誓死不赞成你的观点。
3.
场景：公园里，一拎黑色公文包的中年
男人向小朋友吹嘘
台词：想当年，我拳打南山敬老院，脚踢北海幼儿园，一米以下全部放倒，我在太平间里一跺脚，“不服的给我站起来！”没有一个敢喘气的……
4.
场景：写字楼，美眉望着帅哥远去的背影，跺脚
台词：如果有钱也是一种错，那我情愿一错再错。
5.
场景：办公室，烟雾缭绕，老油条向新招的推销员传授经验
台词：废话是人际关系的第一句……
6.
场景：卧室里，一帅哥睡眼惺忪地向女朋友诉苦
台词：我家的金鱼今早淹死了……
7.
场景：专卖店，胖子老板一边数票子，一边和老板娘斗嘴
台词：不管多大岁数的人类成员，在钱面前，一概年轻。
8.
场景：大公司，俩白领在一堆电子设备中间，边喝咖啡，边侃大山
台词：我装了一个一寸的显示器，这样可以使我的错误看起来小一些。
9.
场景：四合院，嫂子倚在门边，尖刻地对小姑说
台词：我不会眼睁睁地看着你往火坑里跳，我会闭上眼睛的。
10.
场景：宿舍楼，几个学生围着同屋刚买的笔记本电脑，羡慕地说
台词：要是硬件也可以copy就好了！
11.
场景：林阴道，两个年轻人并肩而行，一个好像在劝另一个
台词：听君一席话，省我十本书。
12.
场景：居民楼，一帅哥被淋了一身水，楼上的女孩眉开眼笑
台词：不是我不小心，而是我故意的。
13.
场景：胡同口，两帮小混混开战
台词：兄弟我先抛砖，有玉的尽管砸过来。
14.
场景：三居室，一美女号称瓜子脸，特漂亮，老大淌着口水去赴约，半夜归来嚎啕大哭……
台词：西——瓜子脸也就罢了，关键问题是她尖头朝上啊！
15.
场景：邮电局，工作人员指出汇款单有问题，汇款的小伙很不屑
台词：俺从不写错字，但俺写通假字。
16.
场景：大饭店，一桌人把服务员叫来质问
台词：请问这盘菜到底是宫爆鸡丁还是宫爆花生？
17.
场景：操场上，一男生向女友表白
台词：如果我有一秒钟的生命，我想对你说“我爱你”；如果我有一分钟的生命，我想抱抱你、亲亲你；如果我有一小时的生命，我想给你再讲个故事；如果我有一天的生命，我想陪你再看一次日落；如果我有一月的生命，我想与你游览秀美山河；如果我有一年的生命，我想……和你分手，然后把四级过了！