Like any worker, there’s a big range of quality of work when it comes to interns. The unexpected challenge as an employer comes when the intern is so hard-working that you have trouble keeping them busy!

There’s quitting time, and then there’s quitting time. So many reasons to work overtime, and so few to actually go home…

Chinese people don’t drink coffee? Chinese people don’t like iced drinks? STEREOTYPES SHATTERED.

近义词辨析，一般都会从词性、语义、用法上来帮助学生区分并掌握。方法好用，但不能停留在理论层面。怎么样让学生把知识转化成技能？怎样才能让学生既“明辨是非”，又能学以致用呢？

Once again… interns don’t get no respect! (Hey folks, we don’t make the rules of society here, we’re just keen observers…)

Interns don’t get no respect! More of a universal law than the whole coffee thing from episode 01, if we do say so ourselves.

Coffee consumption in China is on the rise, so this stereotype is rearing its ugly head in China too. (Potential China interns, you have been warned!)

"because Li hua Laoshi has other things to do"在英文语境中是非常不礼貌的说法，给人的感觉是“你不重要，别的事情重要”，所以一定要避免这样的说法。

Season 03 is coming… In the meantime, have you read all of Season 01 and Season 02? Links here!

The commute to and from the office is a big issue for everyone. Many Chinese have staggeringly long daily commutes (in excess of 1 hour each way), but not everyone has that kind of stamina for commuting.

It’s hard to believe that so very recently, we were all wearing face masks almost all the time in Shanghai. For July 2020, we’re mostly at “half mask.”

Moods, mistakes, and misunderstandings… All the kind of vague, emotional stuff that can trip up intermediate learners. Make sure you learn this stuff well, because these are all key elements when reading the mood in the office.

最近一个中级水平的学生，说出了“他是聪明”这样的句子。这句话肯定是不对的，但是大家觉得这句话的问题出现在哪里？

Intellectual property theft is a serious offense in any company. Learn a few useful related words in today’s comic!

Occasional internet problems are a problem for any network. Add in “Chinese characteristics,” and website connections can sometime get confusing.

Work from home is the norm during a pandemic, but all the working from home has also made more and more employers in China open to the idea of working on the weekend from home. What could go wrong??

Jenna interned with AllSet Learning in 2016, but her Chinese learning didn’t stop there. Find out how she furthered her studies in Taiwan.

This exchange may not be the most logical one, and yet to our staff, it does have that ring of authenticity.

星期天他往往去酒吧。星期天他常常去酒吧。

问题是：这两句话都成立吗？意思一样吗？“往往”和“常常”有 什么不同？

Let’s just say that rain and productivity must have some kind of correlation, even if it’s not usually this one!