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can i take the subway to the airport from here
i think you can't or i think you can't because there's no subway station around
here yes of course go straight for five minutes you will
see a subway station on your left do you prefer traveling by plane or by
train i prefer traveling by plane
now for number one how do you go to work how do you go to
work that means like i want to know what means of transport do you use to go to
work okay go to work you can say go there in short form go there
t that is not stress you can say as the okay go to gold
go to work how do you go to work i usually go to work by bus
i usually go to work by bus or i usually go to work by train by taxi
or maybe by helicopter or maybe by the subway okay
i usually go to work by bus number two
do you usually travel by train travel here
that doesn't mean travel that means to visit a place or country travel here in
transportation it means to go from one place to another place okay so travel do
you usually travel by train that means do you you do you usually go by train go
to another place by train
do you usually travel by train
you can say yes i do i love traveling by train
yes i do i love traveling by train or you can say
no i don't i usually travel by taxi no i don't i usually travel by taxi
number three can i take the subway to the airport
from here for example uh i'm new to a place for example like now i'm
i'm visiting uh maybe bangkok and uh maybe like i'm in the hotel or maybe a
particular place and then i want to take the subway to the airport but i don't
know that it is possible or not and then i have to ask maybe a local resident the
people there okay wanna go the wonder golden movies
tonight wanna go to the movies tonight that's interesting what time that's
interesting what time how about 9 30 how about 9 30
oh that's too late for me oh that's too late for me
i have to get up early to go to work i have to get up early to go to work
what time do you go to work what time do you go to work what time do you go to
work i usually go to work at seven o'clock i
usually go to work at seven o'clock that's too early that's too early
yeah that's why i usually go to bed at 10 and get up for six to get ready for
work yeah that's why i usually go to bed at 10 and get up for six to get ready
for work okay i know it's not easy at all but
give it a try practice again and again and you know
uh when you practice every day or maybe i
think just about 30 minutes a day and after maybe a week you can feel that you
speak quicker faster and after a month i think you know
your speed will really fast and maybe after
maybe one month or two you can speak as fast
as the native speaker don't worry about that practice and practice okay
so that's all for today thanks goodbye see ya
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patty come and drink some tea with me i can't mom i'm too excited
i'm leaving for taiwan today i know but have some tea sit down and
relax okay okay
let me pour the tea for you i can't do this again for three months
are you sad mom yes my little girl is leaving
mom i'm not little i'm 17 years old
patty i have something for you a journal
thanks write about all your taiwan adventures
okay thanks mom
you're staying with your dad's brother and his family but please go see my
sister and her family too okay
explore hualien take a lot of pictures but be careful
i know don't worry mom
okay honey i love you patty
are you listening to us what oh grandma i'm sorry
i'm thinking about mom i understand
your mom is wonderful my son married the right girl
so patty what is your favorite tea i like
all kinds of tea well which kind do you like best
green red or oolong tea red tea
what's that it's black tea people call it red tea
here interesting
here is a menu patty sorry grandma
i can't read chinese you can't
well you're going to learn to read some chinese this summer
okay do you like fruit tea or
how about flour tea flowers in tea
yeah like chamomile or jasmine oh
those are flowers i didn't know can you just choose something for me
good idea roger you come here often choose
something wonderful for patty there are so many teas on the menu
how can you choose just one you keep coming back until you try them all
and there are other things on the menu besides tea
really do they have coffee no
not at this tea house but they do have some food food at a tea house cool let's
order some food hi roger
who is this do you have a new girlfriend she's
pretty thank you
but i'm not roger's girlfriend i'm his grandmother
i know mrs jones hi derek
this is my cousin patty she's staying with us this summer
hello patty it's nice to meet you it's nice to meet you too
you don't look like roger well
our dads are brothers but my mom is chinese she's from hualien
derek we're ready to order oh okay
hi i'm derek
i am your waiter today what can i get for you
i would like some oolong tea i would like some green tea and patty
will have fruit tea we'd also like some chicken feet and
blood rice cake okay
i'll be right back chicken feet
yes you'll love them wow
taiwan really is different from america here is your tea and food