Month: July 2026
4 Countries, 5 Days, 1 Amazing Chinese Debut
Last week, 7 kids from 4 countries made their Chinese debut summer camp experience at Mandarin Inn – five days ago, they spoke different languages – and their Chinese levels varied too, from absolute beginners to those with some prior knowledge. Five days later, they could name the twelve zodiac animals in Chinese, identify colors while building with […]
From Finance to a Chinese Teacher with Heart: One Woman’s Real Story
从十六年外企财务，到百年老洋房里的中文老师。Celeste 相信，学语言没有捷径，“以学生的心为心”就是最好的方法。在上海，我们用中文连接世界。
From Engineer to Empath: Why an EVP Decided to Learn Chinese at 50
引言 Introduction 在人工智能能瞬间翻译十几种语言的今天，我们为什么还要亲自去学一门语言？ In an age when AI can instantly translate a dozen languages, why bother learning one yourself? 或许，答案藏在人与人之间那些微妙的瞬间里：一次会议上心领神会的眼神，一句让同事开怀大笑的俚语，或是在异国他乡街头，用对方的母语道出的那声问候。技术可以精准传递信息，却无法复制那份笨拙的、带着口音的真诚所带来的信任与温度。 Perhaps the answer lies in the subtle moments between people: a knowing glance in a meeting, a slang that makes colleagues burst into laughter, or a greeting in their mother tongue on a foreign street. Technology […]