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robertoelrojo

Posted on: Thoughts on Returning Home 回乡偶书

February 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM

Bill,

Both interpretations are good!

May the power be with you!

Posted on: Sign Here, Please

February 4, 2009 at 9:38 AM

ChangYe,

Right! I love gazing at the stars and the moon.

And thanks for all your really helpful explanations and stuff.

Really appreciate it.

May bright stars always shine on you!

Posted on: Sign Here, Please

February 4, 2009 at 9:35 AM

Calkins, I agree with a lot of things that you say, but admitting that your brain is too slow doesn't make you sound more alive.

I like Ken's voice, but I hate having to rewind my poor brain every 30 seconds and erase irrelevant NOISE.

I don't allow my Chinese students to do this.Professional people can also sound alive.

Posted on: February Update

February 4, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Pete,

I think Baker Street is just fine. Kind of helps bring us back to the present. For those of us who wish to linger longer in the heady climes of poetry, there is always the pause button.

And there is no need to speak slower - your explanations are just perfect.

Vive la poesie!

When the Moon is new, it rises and sets with the Sun, and the position of Moonrise/set varies just like that of Sunrise/set. When the Moon is full however the pattern is inverted. To be more explicit, for the Northern hemisphere:

Season	Postion of Moonrise/set
	NEW	1st	FULL	3rd
Winter	Southeast/Southwest	East/West	Northeast/Northwest	East/West
Spring	East/West	Northeast/Northwest	East/West	Southeast/Southwest
Summer	Northeast/Northwest	East/West	Southeast/Southwest	East/West
Autumn	East/West	Southeast/Southwest	East/West	Northeast/Northwest

Posted on: Sign Here, Please

February 4, 2009 at 6:41 AM

Hi Guys,

ChinesePod is the best!

I have a small request: could Ken think before he speaks?

His voice is very clear, but the continuous interjection of "AH", "UM", is really distracting.

Evey sound should convey information, but the only information "AH" and "UM" convey is that Ken's mouth is working faster than his brain.

I know part of the attraction of ChinesePod is that it feels alive and actual....

I have an old ChinesePod lesson about ordering food where Ken says "In China we order food at the beginning". Basil Fawlty would denote this as the "bleeding obvious".

Ken, relax, and think a bit more, please.

ChinesePod is the way to learn Chinese.

Posted on: Thoughts on Returning Home 回乡偶书

February 4, 2009 at 5:33 AM

Hi Bill,

Did you mean "peek into the window of existence"?

Or did you really mean "peak" as in "climax"?