How to Order Beer in Mandarin Chinese, order beer in mandarin Chinese Characters: 啤酒Pinyin: Píjiǔ Listen how “Beer 啤酒” sounds in Mandarin. Here are some of the top brands you might encounter: 🍻 青岛啤酒 Qīngdǎo píjiǔ = Tsingdao Beer🍻 雪花啤酒 Xuěhuā píjiǔ = Snow Beer🍻 燕京啤酒 Yàn jīng píjiǔ = […]
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Learn Mandarin for business
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Learn Mandarin for business Duanwu festival (端午节, also called Dragon boat festival) which is on the 5th of May according to the Chinese lunar calendar. This year it falls on the 14th of June on a regular calendar. How do Chinese people celebrate Dragon Boast Festival? […]
Art Basel Hong Kong – Local Galleries To Visit
Art Basel Hong Kong—Asia’s leading art fair—is returning to the city from May 19 to 23. Art Basel Hong Kong Here, we list a few local galleries not to miss. Good news for art lovers in Hong Kong: Art Basel—Asia’s leading art fair—is returning to the city after cancelling its three […]
COVID-19 Vaccines in Hong Kong: Which One to Choose?
COVID-19 Vaccines in Hong Kong: Which One to Choose? Have you decided to protect yourself and your community by getting a COVID-19 vaccine? If the answer is yes, you currently have two vaccine options in Hong Kong. To help you decide, we bring you unique insights from Healthy Matters’ Expert Advisory Board […]
China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing
China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing. China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced early on Saturday. The six-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet’s northern hemisphere. The vehicle used a combination of a protective capsule, a parachute and a rocket […]
學會進入「心流」狀態 激發潛能巔峰！In the Zone with Serena Williams
激發潛能巔峰！In the Zone with Serena Williams 激發潛能 In the Zone Serena Williams! 什麼是「心流」狀態 In the Zone? 以Serena Williams和Kobe Bryant為例。 已故NBA籃球巨星Kobe Bryant曾表示，在比賽時就算是受了傷，他根本感覺不到痛，因為他心中想的只有比賽，那意味著他進入了「心流」狀態。卓越的藝術家、科學家、運動員在進行活動時的共同特徵，就是能達到有意識的心流狀態。想成為某領域的頂尖人物，你必須知道如何達到心流狀態。 全身貫注專心致志 進而達到無我之境心流（Flow），也有別名以化境（Zone）表示，亦有人翻譯為神馳或沉浸狀態，是由匈牙利裔美籍心理學家Mihaly Csikszentmihaly提出。簡單來說，心流是一種全神貫注在自己所做之事上面的狀態。在武俠小說裡，某人在練功時，忘記周遭一切、忘記時間，達到天人合一的「無我」狀態，接著劇情發展就是他練成了絕世神功，成為江湖知名奇俠。 是的，當你沉浸於從事一項事情，你將感到身心合一、毫不費力。做任何事若是能達到心流狀態，那麼你有很大的機會能成為該領域的頂尖人物。心流產生時，同時會感到高度的興奮感及充實感等正向情緒，也因此，當一個人進入心流體驗的時間越多，就越能提升幸福感、加深對目標的堅持、擁有更積極的心態。 要達成心流狀態，首先你要「創造意義」，這個心流活動對你而言是極具意義的，而為了人生的意義，通常會有個值得全力以赴的「終極目標」，而通常這需得從事你有熱情的事情才能持之以恆。 激發潛能巔峰！In the Zone with Serena Williams 如何達成心流狀態： 這裡以美國網球傳奇女將Serena Williams為例。 挑選具有挑戰性的活動 球迷們對Serena Williams印象最深刻的，應該就是她不輸男性的健壯肌肉，這讓她擁有如神奇女俠般的體能，這得歸功於她對拳擊運動的投入，拳擊能夠短時間內達到高強度訓練，屬於全身性運動，更能增加身體靈活度，當然，這也是極具挑戰性的活動。 把目標拆解成階段性的任務 SerenaWilliams在3歲時就開始打網球，不服輸的個性，讓她成為王者。由於Serena Williams學習很快，她從4歲半就開始參加青少年錦標賽，其父也刻意的讓她盡量參賽累積經驗，在接下來的5年內她參加了46場錦標賽事，從地方性、全國業餘到14歲參加第一場職業比賽，階段性朝著成為職業網球球員的目標一步步前進。 ３. 具備一定程度的技能 當你一件事都做不好，是不可能進入心流狀態。Serena Williams從小就開始訓練網球技巧，及鍛鍊體能，她擁有超強的發球能力，也能毫不疲累的在場上奔馳4小時。在比賽時她極為專注，並多次在處於弱勢時版回一城，翻轉結局。例如；在2003年澳網半決賽上，她對陣比利時球后 Kim Clijsters。決勝盤她2-5落後，此時的她並未讓自己陷入低潮中，而是更加全神貫注於比賽，她接連挽救兩個賽點，再連勝五局逆轉取勝。 說穿了，因為這一切都是因為她進入了心流狀態，早已達到渾然忘我的境界，才能將她的潛力激發出來。 ４．專心投入 Serena […]
Choosing a Chinese Name
Choosing a Chinese Name? Elephant, Yolo, Little Dragon, Lucifer… we’ve all come across strange sounding English names that Chinese people have chosen for themselves. Clearly, cultural differences are at play here. In English, we (generally) separate proper nouns – names for people and things – and common nouns, the words […]
Lady Gaga’s (嘎嘎女士) dog-walker shot and bulldogs stolen
美國流行歌手嘎嘎女士（Lady Gaga）的寵物保姆於2月24日，在洛杉磯好萊塢遛狗時遭槍擊，她的兩隻法國鬥牛犬被偷走。洛杉磯警方調查指，一名男性疑犯在搶走兩隻狗前，使用半自動手槍射擊，隨後乘白色汽車逃離現場。寵物保姆在過程中受槍傷。據美國媒體報道，受傷的寵物保姆名為萊恩·費舍爾（Ryan Fischer）。他隨後被送往醫院治療，暫時情況穩定。被搶走的兩隻法國鬥牛犬分別名為Koji和Gustav，嘎嘎女士的第三隻狗Miss Asia則逃脫後被警方尋回，倖免於難。正在羅馬拍攝電影的嘎嘎女士得知消息後，懸紅50萬美元尋回兩愛犬。其發言人稱，嘎嘎女士將對歸還者「不問緣由」。 Two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen on Wednesday night, after a gunman shot her dog-walker in Hollywood, Los Angeles. A male suspect fired a semi-automatic handgun at the dog-walker, named in US media reports as Ryan Fischer, before making off with the dogs. The […]
The other ways a spittoon is used
An “enamel fruit basket” sold on US e-commerce platform Amazon has attracted huge attention from Chinese netizens, not only because the product is tagged at a price almost 15 times its regular price in China, but also because the “Chinese traditional antique” sold for dining and fashion is actually used […]
How can I wish someone a Happy Chinese New Year?
How can I wish someone a Happy Chinese New Year? “Gong xi fa cai” is the most common Chinese New Year greeting in Mandarin. It directly translates to “wishing you great happiness and prosperity.” In Cantonese, the same greeting is “Gong hei fat choy” . Listen how to say “Gong […]