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As for the "Beijingness" that I used, I agreed with you. I hit to use this work but I couldn't think an other word by than. Right, Beijing Native is better. What about "A citizen of Beijing"?
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8 l' X$ t% V- TYou are a surprisingly good and direct person for conversation of any kind, like one of those American in the US. + H! V5 J4 d2 y
Anyway, as for the topic, 1st of all, I always hate to correct anyone and hurt his/her feeling, but I am by all means to have the strict rules for myself to keep English, such a beautiful language, in a very natural flow and good communicative way.
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I think I'd rather prefer Beijinger than Beijingnese or Pekingnese (smells like a dog in the Western countries) 9 _5 u5 J4 P% ^: a3 U
"A citizen of Beijing" is perfect for me, however, it is more of a written than a spoken word, isn't it? In conversation, we rarely say:" Hello, I am a citizen of Beijing." (compare: Citizen of New York AND New Yorker）
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As for the "be able to和can最好不连用". Why?
Is this correct?
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can:可以，会； 而be able to语气比can强很多，更表示“能力和自信”。It sounds awkward if you put them together in susage. You should have the weird feeling when you use them together in Chinese.
6 Z3 [3 i% P0 R5 GThe sentence right below the qustion:
/ V0 r3 D" c1 K g( K2 k"I am going to try to translate these sentences and hopefully able to help a bit activate (animate) this forum" " h! _, u$ S- o( o3 h" ~* C
To my experience, if you think it will be hard for you to do this(translation), you can use "be able to" in this particular case.
* g! q0 S1 D6 y, Q; h8 m0 e Let me try some of my ways of translation from your idea ONLY:
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a. I am going to try translating these sentences and see if I can help animate this forum. ' c* d1 R0 v8 F0 f
b. I am going to translate these sentences to help activate this language forum. . j( } b4 O% |! g5 u8 r
c. I will help to activate this forum by trying to translate these sentences into English as a visitor.
" V8 Y+ L, g6 E; g ~d. I will try to perticipate in the activities if I am able to translate these sentences well.
6 F4 m M3 s5 G; x9 z) Ae. I will learn and talk more in English through activities here on this forum if I am able to translate these sentences. : T' J; K! P) s7 g1 E, @
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% v1 k3 u6 a+ s ]+ RHope we will learn from each other and help more people to come and stay in the forum. , o' S; [( [$ Q
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Speaking of the water thing for my life, I truly don't feel like home here even though I am a Beijinger. I miss the sea, the pure blue sky and crystal clear air, big trees around my house....... However, I always comfort myself with the same idea when in Seattle that I miss Beijing and people here a lot more than I do to Seattle. Therefore, I can always go back and forth, more water in Seattle, and maybe more intimacy here in Beijing as hometown for a great balance of my life.
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