ShaoLan: The Chinese zodiac, explained
ShaoLan Hsueh: Zodiacul chinezesc explicat
ShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
by your Chinese friend,
prietenul tău chinez:
doar de dragul conversației.
of asking your age.
politicoasă de a afla vârsta cuiva.
you are also being evaluated.
semnul zodiacal, ești evaluat.
about your fortune or misfortune,
sau ghinionul tău,
partner's animal signs,
ești tu și prietenii tăi,
about your private life.
despre viața ta privată.
in the Chinese zodiac.
is influenced by it,
lumii sunt influențați de el,
of Greco-Roman zodiac,
la zodiacul greco-roman,
și încheind cu Porcul,
with constellations.
in 1975, you are a Rabbit.
în 1975, ești Iepure.
a very complicated theoretical framework
un cadru teoretic foarte complicat
and the 12 zodiac animals.
și cele 12 animale din zodiac.
people's major decisions,
deciziile importante ale oamenilor,
and attitude towards each other.
nașterea și atitudinea față de ceilalți.
are quite amazing.
sunt surprinzătoare.
get on better than the others.
o duc mai bine ca altele.
to give birth to babies,
pentru a da naștere bebelușilor,
by the right combination of animals
prin combinația potrivită de animale
when entering into romantic relations.
și când intrăm într-o relație romantică.
with Tigers, Goats and Rabbits.
perfectă cu Tigrii, Caprele și Iepurii.
are natural enemies.
sunt dușmani naturali.
to be careful with a Snake.
să fiu atentă la Șerpi.
are luckier than the others,
sunt mai norocoase decât altele,
for power, strength and wealth.
al puterii, rezistenței și bogăției.
to have a Dragon baby.
un bebeluș Dragon.
must have been very proud.
au fost foarte mândri.
Hong Kong and Taiwan
Hong Kong și Taiwan
one million more babies.
un million de bebeluși în plus.
preference to baby boys,
pentru bebelușii băieți,
was 120 to 100.
a fost de 120 la 100.
competition in love and job markets.
în dragoste și pe piața muncii.
government's press release,
a BBC-ului și a guvernului chinez,
of Cesarean sections.
al numărului de cezariene.
for the Year of the Horse.
din Anul Calului.
having unlucky Goat babies.
să nască un bebeluș Capră ghinionist.
te rog să nu te simți jignit.
saw a sharp decline of birthrate
a scăzut mult rata natalității
zodiac in reverse,
și la alt aspect al acestor zodii,
will face much less competition.
vor avea mai puțină concurență.
top 300 richest people in the world,
cei mai bogați oameni din lume
the Goat and Tiger,
Capra și Tigrul,
to have less competition.
mai puțină concurență.
their investment decisions
referitoare la investiții
of the zodiac sign
în semnele zodiacale
in making major decisions
în luarea deciziilor importante
until the past few decades.
doar în ultimii zeci de ani.
surviving poverty, drought,
să supraviețuiască sărăciei, secetei,
have the time, wealth and technology
bogăția și tehnologia
they've always wanted.
pe care și-au dorit-o.
made by 1.3 billion people
1,3 miliarde de oameni
and demand on everything,
și cererea din toate domeniile,
to property and consumer goods.
la proprietate și bunuri de consum.
in the global economy and geopolitics,
în economia globală și geopolitică,
and other Chinese traditions
și alte tradiții chineze
around the world.
asupra tuturor oamenilor din lume.
creative and mischievous.
creative și răutăcioase.
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