User Comments - tvan
tvan
Posted on: Sensitive Topics
July 12, 2012, 11:03 AM@hanpihhwa, 有的KTV就提供一个房间，可以跟朋友去那里一起唱歌。但有的提供房间和小姐。那些小姐叫三陪小姐：陪你唱歌，陪你喝酒，也陪你睡觉。所以这个题目是一点铭感的。
Posted on: 高考让我们缺失了什么？
July 07, 2012, 09:02 AM大陆的高考真的过分了。但我觉得南京的警察处理的也不是很好。我办公室的旁边有个高中学校。高考前一星期，警察提醒我们这个时候不能开车。考试的之间警察把铁护栏放在马路中间，只给电动车，行人，和单车过去，而且还提醒骑电动车的人不许摁喇叭，所以没有那个人墙的必要。
关于高考不是就是高考，也有中考。中学毕业以后学生们要进去一个好的高中，也需要考到很好的成绩。考不上好的高中也是很难考上大学。所以孩子们从小开始有压力。而且中国教育系统完全不灵活的。很多小孩子可年纪小的时候比较喜欢玩的。在美国他们还可以恢复了。在中国他们已经失败了。
Posted on: Random and Reckless
July 07, 2012, 03:53 AMWild East? Why not Wild West? Isn't China "west" of California?
Posted on: Preparing for the Ironman Race
July 01, 2012, 07:24 AM@JanetPro, one trick that has worked for me re: bike theft (knock on wood) is to bring your bicycle lock from the States. Local thugs seem to have the local Giant locks all figured out but, so far, my Kryptonite lock has gone two years without a problem. That said, I wouldn't leave my bike outside overnight.
Posted on: Carpooling
July 01, 2012, 07:16 AMHello RJ, understanding the rules? What rules? I took and passed the driver's exam here (in Chinese!), and I think it must be the hardest written test drivers' license test in the world. 100 questions, including a bunch of ones on procedural issues surrounding moving and reregistering your car in a new city. Other than city-specific registration, the rules here are pretty much the same as everywhere: don't run red lights, don't speed, etc. For example, a question might read:
When a red light turns into a green light the driver should:
a) Begin moving forward.
b) Begin moving backwards.
c) Stay where you are.
d) Pick your nose and call your mother on your cell phone.
The obvious answer is A; yet they are all wrong. The Chinese government needs to add a fifth choice for each question.
e) All of the Above.
Answer "e" is always right. Hence, one of the great thing about China. It's a country of infinite laws... that nobody pays any attention to!
Posted on: Where Are the Seat Belts?
June 30, 2012, 12:45 PMHello Zaphekiah, I think that "just in case" would be 万一. Is that what you meant?
Posted on: Using Excel
June 30, 2012, 01:48 AMHello Vivace, actually Google copied Sogou's dictionary. In fact, they stole it and, at first, refused to admit doing so. However, some canny Hong Kong users noted that Google's IME included Sogou's dictionary word-for-word, including mistakes. Eventually Google recanted and agreed to license Sogou's dictionary.
A couple of links back to the original brouhaha.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/130459/google_evades_question_about_software_similarities.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/130502/google_admits_using_outside_source_for_chinese_app.html
I guess Google's new corporate motto reads something like, "Don't be Caught!"
Posted on: Driving in China
February 16, 2012, 12:31 AM哈！你们两个胆小。古代的中国人说，“不到长城非好汉.” 但在新代的的中国 我认为，“不开车非好汉," 比较有关了。
Posted on: International Currency
February 06, 2012, 09:43 PMHello Podster, I heard from a good source in San Francisco's Chinatown that originally Chinese called San Francisco "金山" during the gold rush... hills of gold and all that. When the gold rush petered out, it acquired its current moniker, "旧金山."
Posted on: Addressing Women
July 17, 2012, 10:40 PMHah! So 女生 and 小姑娘 are for girls under 25, 女性 is for women 25-30, and 女士 is for women over 30. OK, got it! One problem solved!
Next problem is how to tell a Chinese woman's age.