As the balmy sun nudges me from my winter slumber, I feel an almost euphoric delight to live in the Southern Capital, primed to enjoy the Spring on Steroids that is passing as I type.
当和煦的阳光将我从冬眠中唤醒时，我对生活在南方首都感到一种几乎欣喜若狂的喜悦，准备好享受在我打字时流逝的类固醇春天。
But in March, Women’s History...
“Lucky, you hear that?”
“幸运，你听到了吗？”
I ask as I pull the pillow over my head, awakening from a restless sleep. I look over at Lucky, who climbs over to me and nuzzles my cheek, and I scratch behind his ears.
我一边问，一边把枕头拉到头上，从不安分的睡眠中醒来。 我看着Lucky，他爬到我身边，抚摸着我的脸颊，我挠了挠他的耳朵后面。
I...
We used to have a kettle. A kind of fancy thing that could not only boil water, but also keep it at various nominated temperatures for hours. Trouble was the blessed thing would beep incessantly and loudly every time...
I like to start these articles with a consideration of the topic. “Noise” seems to carry some hefty negative connotations. We think of blaring sirens, random shouting, unexpected bangs that grind the patience or jolt the nerves. “Noise” implies...
You are on a beach. Swish- Swoosh- the waves wash up and down the sandy shore.
你在海滩上。 嗖嗖-嗖嗖-海浪在沙滩上上下下。
You are indoors on a pouring day. Ta- ta- ta- ta- the raindrops beat down on the roof of your house.
在下大雨的日子里，你在室内。 塔-塔-塔-塔-雨滴打在你房子的屋顶上。
You are...
Have you ever noticed how large of an impact “numbers” have on our daily lives? We rely on numbers for the simplest of activities such as reading the time on the clock, to vast, complex mathematical algorithms which have...
Ah, numbers and superstitions.
啊，数字和迷信。
An area we are familiar with, although you might not think about it on any sort of analytical level. With the slightest spotlight, it doesn’t make much sense; why do many Western cultures consider 13 unlucky...
This correspondent’s dear spouse has a favourite expression; (我给你讲过了一百八十遍你知道), meaning, “I’ve told you, like, a hundred times already, you know” (in the Chinese version, the number is actually “180”, presumably because we have to get the number “8” in...
