Language

I just wondering why some Chinese words can not be translated to English. 
I went to a Chinese restaurant for my lunch today. When I saw the word "dim sum," I was thinking whether it has a English vocabulary. Therefore, I searched the word "dim sum" on Google once I got back to home. The answer is NO. Then, I tried to find some more Chinese words that English cannot be explained and replaced. For example, the word snack does not equivalent the meaning in Chinese. In English, snack refers to potato chips, chocolates, candies…The Chinese food culture has many little dishes and "street food"(peddlers who offer fish balls, sausages, chinese dumplings) that is often translated in snack. Chinese people do not call them snack instead they are often be called as "xiǎochī".  It is interesting that culture in different countries have many vocabularies that are not able to describe in the other linguistics. 

First Blog

My first blog:

Halloween is coming soon. I spent my night on Winchester Mystery house with my friends. It is an awesome place to celebrate Halloween. When we were queuing, a staff talked to us. He asked us about  our day and the country we're from.  We could communicate without any problem and awkward. The use of language was suddenly come up in my mind. Language is not an obstacle between us at that moment as all of us can speak in English(common language). Thanks to the advent of languages, people in different countries can interact with each other and learn more characteristics from different cultures.  After spending a weekend on Animism and the Alphabet, I figured out that language is really like a magic. The evolution of language is mystery and sacred. Isn't it a great gift to humankind?
Time is up! Nitee!