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    I am learning Spanish and have come to know two language websites, namely, Italki and LiveMocha. I know a lot of friends through those sites. I help my friends in learning English and Chinese. I will use this blog as a forum for my friends and I to tell our experience in learning a new language and ways and means to improve the related language skills. Let's help each other. It is a win-win situation.

    Soy Brandon Zin de Hong Kong que es un territorio autonom¡o de China, pero antes era una colonia de Gran Bretaña. Estoy seim-retirado. Trabajando para una compañía en los Estados Unidos como consultor experto en asuntos con China. La razón por la que estoy estudiando Español es porque me gusta escuchar las canciones latinas, y no comprendo las letras. Si aprendo el idioma Español me entenderé las letras.

    我是洗百敦（假名），来自香港．自从回归后一国两制，社会稳定繁荣，生活不错．

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The old frontier man lost his horse 塞翁失马

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Brandon Zin

This proverb  is an example of a borrowed metaphoer, i.e, it borrows an object, a horse, to convey a message. It is used most often for giving comfort to someone who met with un unfortunate incident.
It is is another example of 歇后语 (literally means words after a pause) being one proverb of four words phase followed by  another set of [...]

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