thank you note

today i emailed a heartfelt thank you note to my shanghai roommate, sue, who sent the world expo uniform gift. SHE IS THE BEST. as i wrote, i realized one of the most rewarding things about my chinese progress: that i can better express my gratitude to her and others who have been so good to me along the way. just for kicks, i threw my email into the google translator after i sent it. i think you will (1) get the general idea (2) laugh a little! i enjoy mistranslated signs and t-shirts as much as the next girl, but i now empathize a bit more with their authors...

original text:

我亲爱的室友！

我怎么会谢谢你？！ 昨天下午收到了你真特别的礼物。现在，我也会当小白菜了！我没想到这么好的i事情。你对我太好了。我用 skype 给妈妈看看，她同意，真是最好的上海纪念品。她也谢谢你。

我的语伴帮了我翻译你的信。当然，你的意思几乎让我哭点儿。。。 我们俩太容易哭！我听着你的话，热情地学习汉语，交中国朋友，帮助我美国同学们。

我希望你还好，不太忙，不太累。担心你。。。又学习又教汉语。你的 alliance 学生怎么样？希望他们努力上课。啊！fish 怎么样？告诉她把，我也想念她。

发给我的爱！你的室友，
grace

ps: 通过你和我语伴的帮助，我决定了12月考汉语水平考试！我努力准备可是很害怕！

google translation:

My dear roommate!

How can I thank you? ! You're yesterday afternoon received a special gift. Now, I will when the cabbage it! I did not expect such a good i thing. You too good to me. I use skype to see my mother, she agreed that Shanghai is really the best souvenirs. She also thank you.

My language helped me with translation of your letter. Of course, you mean to almost make me cry a little. . . We were too easy to cry! I hear you, passion to learn Chinese, Chinese friends, to help my American classmates.

I hope you're all right, not too busy, not too tired. Worried about you. . . And learning and teaching Chinese. Your students how to alliance? Want them to class. Ah! how about fish? Tell her, I miss her.

Send me the love! Your roommate,
grace

ps: you and me through with the help of language, I decided to HSK 12 monthly exam! I try to prepare but very afraid!