help! wish you help me improve my english

richardfu79 · Post by **richardfu79** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:06 am

hello,friends
i come from china ,working as trader.cause i must learn english ,especially in oral and listening .now ,in chian more and more people start to learn english,but it's difficult for chinese to learn english.
so i wish get to know many friends who are form through the world ,meanwhile i hope you can help me .
thanks!!

ProfessorVerb · Post by **ProfessorVerb** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:05 am

English is a ruthless language, but no more difficult I am sure than Mandarin. The folks in here will be pleased to help you learn. Simply post any questions you may have, and there are plenty of kind souls ready to help you learn. Good luck!

RedRose · Post by **RedRose** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:54 am

the best way to learn english is, firstly, that you have to love it!!!

If you are english-addicted, it is easy to learn english.because for an english-addicted person, learning english is a pleasure.

ahile · Post by **ahile** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:03 pm

A lot of people say; " To master a (foreign)language, you've got to feel it!"

I couldn't agree more with the statement!

:)

RedRose · Post by **RedRose** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:24 pm

ProfessorVerb wrote:English is a ruthless language, but no more difficult I am sure than Mandarin. The folks in here will be pleased to help you learn. Simply post any questions you may have, and there are plenty of kind souls ready to help you learn. Good luck!

amazing! you even know Mandarin! you must be a linguist.

BTW, Cantonese is more difficult than Mandarian.

shokin · Post by **shokin** » Tue May 24, 2005 3:03 pm

Someone should open a topic about :

how to improve your english !

and put and let this topic at the top of the forum,

because many people ask this same and fatal question.

Shokin

richardfu79 · Post by **richardfu79** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:23 am

thanks for all. i am very happy in here.you are very sweethearted.you answer my question as soon as you see.
i have a question what is mean "ruthless ".

ProfessorVerb · Post by **ProfessorVerb** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:54 am

"Ruthless" means "having no ruths" ("Ruth" is a proper noun, but "ruth" means "compassion for the misery of another" but no one ever says that any more:

http://www.britannica.com/dictionary?bo ... query=ruth

"Ruthless" therefore means "merciless" or "cruel."

The word can take an "a" or not depending on its usage; examples:

"He was ruthless in his prosecution of the guilty man"
"The jury was ruthless in finding him guilty."
"The fighters were ruthless in their match."

or

"She was a ruthless woman bent on destruction."
"He was a ruthless businessman who would not give discounts."