ShaoLan: The Chinese zodiac, explained
ШаоЛань Сюэ: Китайский зодиак, толкование
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by your Chinese friend,
от знакомого китайца вопрос:
что перекинетесь лишь парой фраз.
of asking your age.
это вежливый способ узнать ваш возраст.
you are also being evaluated.
свой зодиакальный знак,
about your fortune or misfortune,
карьерные перспективы
partner's animal signs,
как и у вашего партнёра,
about your private life.
целую картину вашей личной жизни.
in the Chinese zodiac.
вы не верите в Китайский зодиак.
is influenced by it,
находится под его влиянием,
Китайский зодиак?
of Greco-Roman zodiac,
о греко-римском гороскопе,
отмеченный разными животными,
with constellations.
in 1975, you are a Rabbit.
вы — Кролик.
a very complicated theoretical framework
очень сложную теорию,
and the 12 zodiac animals.
пяти элементах
people's major decisions,
на важные решения людей,
and attitude towards each other.
рождение детей и отношение друг к другу.
are quite amazing.
удивительные последствия.
get on better than the others.
что определённые животные
to give birth to babies,
определённые года для рождения детей,
что совместные усилия всей семьи,
by the right combination of animals
правильного сочетания животных,
when entering into romantic relations.
когда вступаем в романтические отношения.
with Tigers, Goats and Rabbits.
значит, идеальные отношения
с Тиграми, Козами и Кроликами.
are natural enemies.
что некоторые животные
других животных.
to be careful with a Snake.
нужно быть осторожной со Змеями.
are luckier than the others,
более везучие,
for power, strength and wealth.
могущества, силы и богатства.
to have a Dragon baby.
родить ребёнка в год Дракона.
must have been very proud.
очень этим гордятся.
Hong Kong and Taiwan
Гонконге и Тайване
one million more babies.
preference to baby boys,
was 120 to 100.
в том году было 120 к 100.
более серьёзной конкуренцией
competition in love and job markets.
и на рынке труда.
government's press release,
и китайского правительства,
of Cesarean sections.
операций кесарева сечения.
for the Year of the Horse.
что люди так сильно любят лошадей,
having unlucky Goat babies.
в год невезучей Козы.
не расстраивайтесь.
saw a sharp decline of birthrate
резкое снижение рождаемости
zodiac in reverse,
на это под другим углом,
will face much less competition.
рождённые в год Тигра или Козы,
top 300 richest people in the world,
людей в мире по версии журнала Forbes,
the Goat and Tiger,
Коза и Тигр —
обратить внимание на то,
to have less competition.
иметь меньше конкурентов.
their investment decisions
of the zodiac sign
и связанные с ним традиции
in making major decisions
в принятии важных решений
until the past few decades.
нескольких десятилетий.
surviving poverty, drought,
борьбой с нищетой, засухой,
и гражданской войной.
have the time, wealth and technology
есть время, богатство и технологии
к которой они всегда стремились.
they've always wanted.
made by 1.3 billion people
принятое 1,3 миллиардом человек,
and demand on everything,
и поднятие спроса на всё:
to property and consumer goods.
и товаров широкого потребления.
in the global economy and geopolitics,
в мировой экономике и геополитике,
and other Chinese traditions
и других китайских традиций,
around the world.
во всём мире.
creative and mischievous.
творческие и озорные.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
ShaoLan Hsueh - Technologist, entrepreneurShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West.
Why you should listen
ShaoLan is an entrepreneur, angel investor, geek, writer, traveller and dreamer. She is the founder and creator of Chineasy, which she launched after her TED Talk in Long Beach, California in 2013.
In just over three years, she has built Chineasy into one of the most popular methods of learning Chinese across the Internet with several hundred thousand fellow learners. Her first book, Chineasy, The New Way to Read Chinese, was launched in March 2014 and has been translated into 18 languages. Her next book, Chineasy Everyday, was launched in March 2016.
ShaoLan is a tech entrepreneur with extensive business experience. At the age of 22, while studying for her MBA, she wrote four best-selling books on software in Taiwan, and her books were bundled by Microsoft. She co-founded pAsia, one of the major players on Internet in Asia in 1990’s. After a second masters degree at the University of Cambridge, she began Caravel Capital in 2005 to advise young tech companies.
Chineasy represents a return for ShaoLan to her artistic upbringing and in many ways a design project. This project is the culmination of her life’s journey through the East and West. Her aim is to help people to understand China, Chinese culture, its language and to bridge the gap between East and West. Her next step is to help Chinese children to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of their own language.
ShaoLan Hsueh | Speaker | TED.com