In New Zealand, we are on the eleventh day (5th April) of our lockdown isolated-living period to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We […]
5 minutes of Chess 五分钟的国际象棋游戏
In New Zealand, we are on the eleventh day (5th April) of our lockdown isolated-living period to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are allowed to go out to do essential activities like shopping for groceries, banking, visiting our family doctors and chemists but we need to keep our social distance of 2 meters when we meet up with others not within our ‘bubbles’ a term that refers to those whom we stay together in our houses. We are also allowed to walk to our nearest public parks for fresh air and we also see people in family […]
Read moreThe 1918 Pandemic: 1918年大流行病毒
History has the habit of repeating itself. This time it has taken 102 years for the Coronavirus to reappear in the form of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In 1918 the earlier version of this virus came to this world and killed at least 50 million people. That influenza pandemic was known as the Spanish Flu. 500 million people were affected by the Spanish Flu. This number was about a third of the world’s population then. The Spanish Flu lasted from January 1918 right through to December 2020, a period of three years. 历史有重演的习惯。这次，冠状病毒以目前的COVID-19大流行的形式重新出现了。102年前，1918年，这种病毒的早期版本问世，造成至少5,000万人死亡。这种流感大流行被称为西班牙流感。 5亿人受到西班牙流感的影响。那时，这个数字约占世界人口的三分之一。西班牙流感从1918年1月开始持续到2020年12月，为期三年。 Take a look at the following […]
Read moreLearn Mandarin through Songs 通过歌曲学习普通话
I was born in Singapore in 1940. I am of Chinese descent, my father was an indented worker from Panyu, Guangzhou ( formerly Canton). My education was essentially English, British English during the colonial days. From young in Chinatown, Singapore, I can speak two Chinese dialects (Hokkien and Cantonese) and three languages (Chinese, English, and Malay). Colloquially all Singapore children in the 1960s spoken English with both Chinese and Malay phrases in almost all English sentences and we were proud of this version of English, known as Singlish. 我于1940年在新加坡出生。我是中国血统，父亲是广州番遇的缩进工人。在殖民时代，我的教育基本上是英语，英国英语。我来自新加坡唐人街的年轻人，我会说两种汉语方言（福建话和广东话）和三种语言（汉语，英语和马来语）。 1960年代，所有新加坡儿童口语化，几乎在所有英语句子中都讲中文和马来语短语的英语，我们为此版本的英语而感到自豪。 In schools under the British system, there was no need […]
Read moreBe Kind, Stay Home, Save Lives 善待， 呆在家里， 拯救生命。
The three precepts for dealing with COVID-19 are: (1) Be Kind to your fellow beings; (2) Stay at Home and Do Not go out for unnecessary trips; (3) Help to Save Lives of your fellow beings. 处理冠状病毒的三个戒律是：（1）对同胞友善； （2）呆在家里，不要出门不必要的旅行； （3）帮助您挽救同胞的生命。 (in Maori): Ko nga ture e toru mo te whakahaere i a Coronavirus ko: (1) Kia atawhai ki o hoa; (2) Me noho ki te kaainga me te kore e haere mo nga haerenga koretake; (3) Awhina ki te Tiaki i nga Tangata o to hoa tangata. In an attempt to eradicate New Zealand of the coronavirus, the country is in […]
Read moreCareless Whisper 粗心耳语 Cūxīn ěryǔ
Listen to George Mitchael rendition of the song on YouTube first and then go through the lyrics of the song following that: https://youtu.be/izGwDsrQ1eQ I feel so unsureAs I take your hand and lead you to the dance floorAs the music dies, something in your eyesCalls to mind the silver screenAnd all its sad good-byes I’m never gonna dance againGuilty feet have got no rhythmThough it’s easy to pretendI know you’re not a fool Should’ve known better than to cheat a friendAnd waste the chance that I’d been givenSo I’m never gonna dance againThe way I danced with you Time can […]
Read moreChinese Version: Analyzing HOUSE SALES. 房屋销售分析。
The English version of this article is found under the Property & Construction Section of this website. 上周：我们从奥克兰市场上购买了一本有关房地产的单屋顶杂志。我们正代表一位从中国归来的朋友，在好的住宅郊区寻找待售的独栋房屋。我们发现Remuera的待售房屋数量比奥克兰市区的其他理想郊区要多。我们决定更仔细地研究一个我们认为对朋友来说物有所值的物业。为了找出我们朋友希望购买的那套房子的价格范围，我们对最近六个月内Remuera地区类似房产的售价进行了研究。 本周：分析了八所房子，我们的分析结果如下： (1) 150 Upland Road，Remuera，2019年11月以$ 2,285,000售出。 卧室：3 浴室：2 占地面积 732 平方米 建筑面积： 135 平方米 每平方米土地面积的房屋价值： (1) 150 Upland Road = $3,122 52 (2) 52 Upland Road = $4,385 (3) 30 Upland Road = $2,921. 容积比也是重要的因素。这是总建筑面积除以土地面积。这表明房屋在土地上的建造密度。 上述三座房屋的容积率分别为：(1) 150 Upland Road = 17.33% (2) 52 Upland Road = 19.72% (3) 30 Upland Road = 22.03% (2) 52 Upland Road，Remuera，2019年12月以$ 2,140,000售出。 卧室：4 浴室：2 占地面积 488 平方米 建筑面积： 215 平方米 (3) 30 Upland Road，Remuera，2019年12月以$ 6,500,000售出。 卧室：4 浴室：3 占地面积 2,225 平方米 建筑面积： 298 平方米 政府税项价值 - 总值（2017年)为：(1) […]
Read moreAnalysing House sales in Remuera, Auckland. 奥克兰Remuera区的房屋销售分析。
Last Week: We took a copy of the One-Roof Magazine on Properties available in the Auckland market. We were looking for single houses for sale in good residential suburbs on behalf of a friend returning from China. We found that there were more houses in Remuera for sale than in any other desirable suburbs in the Auckland City region. We decided on looking more closely at one property there that we considered well priced for the friend. To find out the range of values for that house should our friend wish to buy, we conduct research on the sale prices […]
Read moreFacing Covid 19 with Courage 勇敢面对冠状病毒
Facing Coronavirus with Courage: 勇敢面对冠状病毒: Fehangahangai a Coronavirus me te itoito: เผชิญกับ Coronavirus ด้วยความกล้าหาญ: Wajah Coronavirus dengan keberanian [English: Chinese: Maori: Thai: Malay] We are in troubled times. 我们处于困境中。 The effects of Coronavirus are cutting us deep, real deep. Many of us are suffering, not perhaps in the physical sense of the word but in the effects of the virus has on our businesses and our jobs. In these troubled times, we have to remind ourselves of God’s Grace. So, let us start with a simple prayer: Lord, hallowed by Thy Name. We know the Lord’s prayer. We know […]
Read moreCOVID 19 - 冠状病毒
A simple self-monitoring way to see if we are infected by the latest coronavirus has been recommended by a Taiwanese doctor. 台湾医生建议使用一种简单的自我监控方法来查看我们是否感染了最新的冠状病毒。 “Take a deep breath,” he says, “and hold your breath for more than ten seconds. If you can do this successfully without coughing, without difficulty, and without chest pain will confirm that you have no infection.” 他说：“深呼吸，屏住呼吸十秒钟以上。如果您能成功地做到这一点而又不咳嗽，没有困难，没有胸痛，就可以确认您没有感染。” The best advice that is given for the prevention of possible infection of coronavirus besides the washing of hands and the use of face masks reads as follow: 除洗手和使用口罩外，为预防冠状病毒可能感染提供的最佳建议如下： Take sips of water, preferably warm water, every fifteen minutes to ensure […]
Read moreTech Help needed Here - 这里需要您的技术帮助
I am not a technological expert. I am just a self-taught WordPress blogger, and that is the best I can say about my internet knowledge. 我不是技术专家。我是一个自学成才的Wordpress博客作者，这是我能说出的关于我的互联网知识。 [Chinese and Maori Vocabulary: (1) expert = 专家 (Zhuānjiā) = tohunga; (2) technology = 技术 (Jìshù) = hangarau; (3) self-taught = 自学成才的 (Zìxué chéngcái de) = whakaakona-whaiaro; (4) knowledge = 知识 (Zhīshì) = mohiotanga.] Lately, I have received several emails that look like the following: 最近，我收到了几封如下电子邮件： The message simply reads: Password changed for user: [subscriber’s email address]. 该消息仅显示为：用户的密码已更改：[用户的电子邮件地址]。 I suspect that somewhere along the internet chain there is a scammer waiting for prey. So, […]
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