We will have another free online class tomorrow. The topic would be: "Body parts" The session lasts 50 minutes, and it would be delivered in easy Chinese. We try to create a immersed environment online. All levels are welcome. Any one interested in this, you can send a personal message to @MagicShipBot and he will send you the zoom link. Before you join, remember to convert the time to where you are.

Why Laozi (Lao Tzu) is so on trend? How does he know people avoid stepping out during Covid-19 pandemic and know everything through internet? Does he have CCTV to know what happened outside of his house?

Let’s read what Laozi said 2500 years ago.

不出戶，知天下；不窺牖，見天道。
不出户，知天下；不窥牖，见天道。
Without taking a step outdoors you know the whole world; without taking a peep out the window you know the colour of the sky.

We will have another free online class tomorrow. The topic would be: "Workplace Survival Skills" The session lasts 50 minutes, and it would be delivered in easy Chinese. We try to create a immersed environment online. All levels are welcome. Any one interested in this, you can send a personal message to @MagicShipBot and he will send you the zoom link. Before you join, remember to convert the time to where you are.

Wei Yingluo (魏璎珞) in Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略) will guide us how to survive in 18th century Beijing and modern life.

是就是，不是就不是，反正我說的每一個字都對得起天地良心。
是就是，不是就不是，反正我说的每一个字都对得起天地良心。
Yes means yes, no means no. Every word I say is in good conscience.

She said. Sounds like Matthew 5:37:
Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one.

Do you say every word in good conscience not from comes from the evil one?

An analect of Master Kuang-ch'in helps you to beat the Monday Blues.
做事要心甘情願，發歡喜心去做，才會增長智慧。
做事要心甘情愿，发欢喜心去做，才会增长智慧。
Whatever you do, do it willingly and joyfully; otherwise, your wisdom can not grow.
Do you work willingly and joyfully?

Why do you get so tired when doing homework?
Rick can tell you why.

“Homework is stupid, the whole point is to get less of it.”
作業讓你變笨，正解就是要少做作業。
作业让你变笨，正解就是要少做作业。

Let’s quit assigning and doing homework.

What do you work for? Surviving?
To Clarke,
“life should be about more than just surviving.”
人生不只是求生存。
Don't we deserve better than that?
To you, do you deserve better than that?

On Battle of Red Cliffs (also known as the Battle of Chibi), Cao Cao's superior forces were frustrated by Liu Bei and Sun Quan. And this is a statement to one of his advisors when he realised that Cao Cao made a mistake.

知錯改錯，不認錯。
知错改错，不认错。
Recognise and acknowledge your mistake, but never admit your mistake.

This is how Chinese warlord leads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSaFDpIj8UM

What do you think about crying in the workplace? It can be embarrassing, but it’s also a sign that you care.
Yanxi (from Story of Yanxi Palace) didn’t take it in this way.

哭泣有用的話，紫禁城早就被淚水淹沒了。
哭泣有用的话，紫禁城早就被泪水淹没了。
“If crying works, the Palace will be flooded with tears long ago.”
She suggested.

Let’s see how did she say:
https://3g.163.com/v/video/VV577HLQ8.html

習氣 (xí qì ) means habitual tendencies, subtle inclinations that are imprinted in the mind, like a stain. We often don't pay much attention to it. What is worst, we may even think of all these as "just the way we are". These tendencies live in a more or less unconscious corner of our mind.
Self-reflection can help you change your bad habitual tendencies.

只會看別人的過失，卻不知審查自己的缺點，是我們最大的無明習氣。
只会看别人的过失，却不知审查自己的缺点，是我们最大的无明习气。
The greatest of our habitual tendencies caused by delusion is that we only see the mistakes of others, but seldom reflect on the shortcomings of our own.
See the original post:
https://www.magicship.xyz/?p=426

What is 'love'? Let's not complicate matters and put it in simple terms.

What people call “love” is just a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed.
所謂的「愛」只是一種強迫動物去繁殖的化學反應。
所谓的「爱」只是一种强迫动物去繁殖的化学反应。

— Rick

https://www.magicship.xyz/what-is-love/

信言不美，美言不信。
“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”

Sounds familiar? "Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all / Ye know on Earth, and all ye need to know."
What on earth did Keats mean? and What on earth did Lao Tzu mean?
Did they mention the same thing?

I do not know whether you tried to be the good guy? Who does?
Clarke Griffin from the 100.

Her mother’s response to her was that, “Maybe there are no good guys.”
If you asked me, I would say I'm not a good guy. I'm a kind guy, and I try to be a nice guy, but I have no interest in being good.

What is PP&E on balance sheet? And how to say those terms in Chinese?
You'll find PP&E on a company's balance sheet as non-current assets, and they are Property, plant, and equipment,which are long-term assets vital to business operations and not easily converted into cash.
Accounting and Auditing Requirements in Taiwan follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); and Chinese Accounting Standards in mainland China have few differences from IFRS. Even so, same terms are used to denote same concepts in English.

The Five precepts or five rules of training is the most important system of morality for Buddhist lay people. How many of them you can follow?
See the original post:
https://www.magicship.xyz/what-are-the-five-precepts/

Investors who buy corporate bonds are lending money to the company issuing the bond. In return, the company makes a legal commitment to pay interest on the principal and, in most cases, to return the principal when the bond comes due, or matures.

Because of the time value of money, money received today is worth more than the same amount of money in the future because it can be invested in the meantime.And the present value of an annuity (年金現值) is the current value of future payments from an annuity, given a specified rate of return, or discount rate. The higher the discount rate, the lower the present value of the annuity.
https://www.magicship.xyz/what-should-you-know-before-buying-corporate-bonds/

Do you know this actor? Andrew Chau, in the role of lead male character Pi Chi-lin (必麒麟). Is he of mixed ethnicity?
See more roles and ethnic groups from "#Seqalu": https://www.magicship.xyz/ethnic-groups-in-liangkiao-from-seqalu-formosa-1867/

To determine whether a company is capable of meeting its debt obligations when it becomes due, two liquidity ratios can be adapted as indexes. Two ratios are current ratio and quick ratio/acid-test ratio.
See how do they be calculated:
https://www.magicship.xyz/current-ratio-and-quick-ratio/

Ratios can be invaluable tools for making decisions about companies you might want to invest in. They are used by individual investors and professional analysts, and there are a variety of ratios to use. Financial ratios are typically cast into five categories:

Leverage Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Activity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Market Ratios

The original post:
https://www.magicship.xyz/5-basic-financial-ratios-and-their-chinese-terms/

As a Buddhist, is it necessary to practice vegetarianism? Let's learn from the founding master Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Master Wei Chueh,who showed us the relationship between practice vegetarianism and practice Buddhism. And the three stages are as followed.
If we wish to attain a mind of compassion and equality, first, we must not kill; second, we must save and protect lives; third, we must practice vegetarianism.
The original post can be seen:
http://buddhagate.org/buddhism-and-vegetarianism/

An income statement, which shows your revenue after expenses and losses, tells a story about the performance of your business over a certain time period, such as monthly, quarterly or annually. Once referred to as a profit-and-loss statement, an income statement typically includes revenue or sales, cost of goods sold, expenses, gross profits, taxes, net earnings and earnings before taxes.
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https://www.magicship.xyz/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-income-statement/