<![CDATA[Comments on: Describing Fear]]> 2010-04-09 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: tommy2tone]]> 我恐怕我还不懂！中文太可怕了！！

]]> 我恐怕我还不懂！中文太可怕了！！

]]> <![CDATA[By: quasifrog]]>

A great lesson and a record number of "egg samples"! Maybe we can have a QingWen where we get spicy recipes to go along with these egg samples. Liliana, I am teasing and I think you are a doll, but can you get John to teach you the "z" sound in certain English words?

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A great lesson and a record number of "egg samples"! Maybe we can have a QingWen where we get spicy recipes to go along with these egg samples. Liliana, I am teasing and I think you are a doll, but can you get John to teach you the "z" sound in certain English words?

]]> <![CDATA[By: shi3ke4li4]]> Thank you for the review.

]]> Thank you for the review.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> I made the following post a couple of weeks back in 'I Heard it on the Street'; it has just become topical!

When driving along a busy road at night, suddenly someone riding a scooter veers across right in front of you, as though without a care in the world, .. the driver of the car yells 啊呀，太恐怖了！tài kǒngbù le (Wow, scary...!)  No blowing of horns, no abuse, no social comment, just ... wow, scary!! 

]]> I made the following post a couple of weeks back in 'I Heard it on the Street'; it has just become topical!

When driving along a busy road at night, suddenly someone riding a scooter veers across right in front of you, as though without a care in the world, .. the driver of the car yells 啊呀，太恐怖了！tài kǒngbù le (Wow, scary...!)  No blowing of horns, no abuse, no social comment, just ... wow, scary!! 

]]> <![CDATA[By: light487]]> In the dialog you used 出去 but I have been using 出发 and 去发 (maybe this last one is not actually correct).. Can you please explain the differences in the usage of these "out" words?

]]> In the dialog you used 出去 but I have been using 出发 and 去发 (maybe this last one is not actually correct).. Can you please explain the differences in the usage of these "out" words?

]]> <![CDATA[By: JasonSch]]> Hey light,

出发 is more like 'to set out'. It can mean set out for a battle/an adventure, but also just to set out for the day. For example, 你每天几点出发？ 'What time to do you leave the house every day?'

出去 is a more general word meaning 'to go out'. 你今天晚上要出去吗？

]]> Hey light,

出发 is more like 'to set out'. It can mean set out for a battle/an adventure, but also just to set out for the day. For example, 你每天几点出发？ 'What time to do you leave the house every day?'

出去 is a more general word meaning 'to go out'. 你今天晚上要出去吗？

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 唯一害怕的就是害怕本身

]]> 唯一害怕的就是害怕本身

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 什么都不怕的人最可怕。

]]> 什么都不怕的人最可怕。

]]> <![CDATA[By: suansuanru]]> i agree with Jason.

And i think you may distinguish the two words better by knowing the antonym words of them.

出发 到达(which means you kind of have a destination)

出去 进来or回来

ps:no 去发 in chinese.

]]> i agree with Jason.

And i think you may distinguish the two words better by knowing the antonym words of them.

出发 到达(which means you kind of have a destination)

出去 进来or回来

ps:no 去发 in chinese.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 呵呵，我们是澳大利亚人；我们都骑鲨鱼：

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]]> 呵呵，我们是澳大利亚人；我们都骑鲨鱼：

http://www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d51329/d5132969l.jpg

http://funny.funnyoldplanet.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/54ec7_1241067_80a3_625x1000.jpg

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Is that guy "Crocodile Dundee"?

]]> Is that guy "Crocodile Dundee"?

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 我从小很怕蛇，而不怕蜥蜴。总之，只要有腿我就不怕了！

]]> 我从小很怕蛇，而不怕蜥蜴。总之，只要有腿我就不怕了！

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> 你应该去成都的人民公园，看弄蛇人。 哈哈 。。

]]> 你应该去成都的人民公园，看弄蛇人。 哈哈 。。

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 当然是我

]]> 当然是我

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 长夜，你吃过蛇吗？

]]> 长夜，你吃过蛇吗？

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 我没吃过蛇肉，当然不敢吃，我肯定会怕死！

]]> 我没吃过蛇肉，当然不敢吃，我肯定会怕死！

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Hi bodawei

四川弄蛇人像印度人那样吹笛子吗？

]]> Hi bodawei

四川弄蛇人像印度人那样吹笛子吗？

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 我们一起去台北华西街吧。在那里我们可以喝蛇血

]]> 我们一起去台北华西街吧。在那里我们可以喝蛇血

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> 没有， 哈哈。 我觉得中国的蛇喜欢很响的摇滚乐。

]]> 没有， 哈哈。 我觉得中国的蛇喜欢很响的摇滚乐。

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Hi bodawei

很可能中国蛇们害怕听二胡音乐，因为做二胡要用蛇皮。

]]> Hi bodawei

很可能中国蛇们害怕听二胡音乐，因为做二胡要用蛇皮。

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> 哦，我看过二胡的动物皮，还不知道什么种类的动物的。

]]> 哦，我看过二胡的动物皮，还不知道什么种类的动物的。

]]> <![CDATA[By: darkstar94]]> How do you say afraid of heights?  Is this right?

"我怕高度"

]]> How do you say afraid of heights?  Is this right?

"我怕高度"

]]> <![CDATA[By: light487]]> The fear of heights (or acrophobia) is: 恐高症

恐 kǒng afraid/frightened/to fear/

高 gāo high/tall

症 zhèng disease/illness/

]]> The fear of heights (or acrophobia) is: 恐高症

恐 kǒng afraid/frightened/to fear/

高 gāo high/tall

症 zhèng disease/illness/

]]> <![CDATA[By: light487]]> 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

/once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

/once bitten, twice shy

]]> 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

/once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

/once bitten, twice shy

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> You can say “我害怕高处” or “我怕高”.

]]> You can say “我害怕高处” or “我怕高”.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Hi light487

I must say the saying IS for me. Exactly speaking, I've been in fear of a well rope for more than forty years, hehe.

]]> Hi light487

I must say the saying IS for me. Exactly speaking, I've been in fear of a well rope for more than forty years, hehe.

]]> <![CDATA[By: suansuanru]]> or “我有恐高症。”

wo3you3kong3gao1zheng4.

]]> or “我有恐高症。”

wo3you3kong3gao1zheng4.

]]> <![CDATA[By: weallers]]> 恐怕我还是不懂！中文太可怕了！

呵呵

我也觉得英文太可怕了！

]]> 恐怕我还是不懂！中文太可怕了！

呵呵

我也觉得英文太可怕了！

]]> <![CDATA[By: weallers]]> “我恐高”就OK了！

]]> “我恐高”就OK了！

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