<![CDATA[Comments on: Looking for Someone Else]]> 2009-09-09 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Yao Ming Look-alike and Yi Jianlian Look-alike in the same pic.

Some East/West lookalikes here [including an Elvis one Pete]

hehe,yeah,I like the comment that if you're one in a million then there's 14 of you in Shanghai and over a thousand of you in China.[Imagine the disappointment when you think you've bumped into Jenny and her response makes you realise it's a Lina Lamont version of Jenny knee how knee how.kwx...I'm sure there could only ever be one Jenny]

Chelvis.

]]> Yao Ming Look-alike and Yi Jianlian Look-alike in the same pic.

Some East/West lookalikes here [including an Elvis one Pete]

hehe,yeah,I like the comment that if you're one in a million then there's 14 of you in Shanghai and over a thousand of you in China.[Imagine the disappointment when you think you've bumped into Jenny and her response makes you realise it's a Lina Lamont version of Jenny knee how knee how.kwx...I'm sure there could only ever be one Jenny]

Chelvis.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi bababardwan,

Needless to say, I heartily approve of your second photo.

Hi all:

Please note that I have translated the expansion sentence 你找王老师吗？
(Are you looking for Mr. [or Ms.】 Wang?)

with Mr. or Ms. instead of "Teacher," which sounds Chinglishy.

]]> Hi bababardwan,

Needless to say, I heartily approve of your second photo.

Hi all:

Please note that I have translated the expansion sentence 你找王老师吗？
(Are you looking for Mr. [or Ms.】 Wang?)

with Mr. or Ms. instead of "Teacher," which sounds Chinglishy.

]]> <![CDATA[By: sixi]]> I think , Mr. or Ms. instead of 'Teacher' is a good idea.

:)

]]> I think , Mr. or Ms. instead of 'Teacher' is a good idea.

:)

]]> <![CDATA[By: three]]> I agree, it is a good idea. That picture of Yao Ming's look-alike is a hilarious. And so is that phrase - never heard that one.

it sounded like the young guy mistook the older fellow as an acquaintance (until K & J broke down the dialog).

But,  i can still count all the chinese words i know. 

If for example, the younger guy was a delivering a package for Mr. Li, what would the older man's (who is not Mr. Li) reply be in this situation?

younger guy: Are you Mr. Li?

older man: ???

 

]]> I agree, it is a good idea. That picture of Yao Ming's look-alike is a hilarious. And so is that phrase - never heard that one.

it sounded like the young guy mistook the older fellow as an acquaintance (until K & J broke down the dialog).

But,  i can still count all the chinese words i know. 

If for example, the younger guy was a delivering a package for Mr. Li, what would the older man's (who is not Mr. Li) reply be in this situation?

younger guy: Are you Mr. Li?

older man: ???

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: orangina]]> three,

younger guy: 你是李先生吗？ni3 shi4 li3 xian1sheng ma? Are you Mr. Li?

older man: 不是，我不是李先生。bu2shi4, wo3 bu2shi4 li3 xian1sheng. No, I am not Mr. Li.

or the older man could just say 不 bu4 if he is not feeling so talkative!

happy studies!

]]> three,

younger guy: 你是李先生吗？ni3 shi4 li3 xian1sheng ma? Are you Mr. Li?

older man: 不是，我不是李先生。bu2shi4, wo3 bu2shi4 li3 xian1sheng. No, I am not Mr. Li.

or the older man could just say 不 bu4 if he is not feeling so talkative!

happy studies!

]]> <![CDATA[By: three]]> Really?!? That sounds like the equivalent of a flat out "No" with implication "Now scram, kid."

Thanks!

 

By the way, does anyone know what "Lee" Bruce Lee was?

]]> Really?!? That sounds like the equivalent of a flat out "No" with implication "Now scram, kid."

Thanks!

 

By the way, does anyone know what "Lee" Bruce Lee was?

]]> <![CDATA[By: orangina]]> According to Wikipedia Bruce Lee is 李... (I did not know that when I chose it for the dialogue above...) tal_ elucidates below ;-)

I think it depends how you say 不. I also think brevity is not seen as terse in Chinese. 嗯 ng is a perfectly polite way to say "yes". Perhaps not in formal situations, but Connie says it all the time in the podcasts. It sounds quite friendly.

]]> According to Wikipedia Bruce Lee is 李... (I did not know that when I chose it for the dialogue above...) tal_ elucidates below ;-)

I think it depends how you say 不. I also think brevity is not seen as terse in Chinese. 嗯 ng is a perfectly polite way to say "yes". Perhaps not in formal situations, but Connie says it all the time in the podcasts. It sounds quite friendly.

]]> <![CDATA[By: Tal]]> Hi again three!

I think Bruce Lee's real name was 李小龙 Lǐ Xiǎolóng. As you'll know in China the surname always comes first. The 龙 means 'dragon'.

PS. Oops, orangina already answered you!

]]> Hi again three!

I think Bruce Lee's real name was 李小龙 Lǐ Xiǎolóng. As you'll know in China the surname always comes first. The 龙 means 'dragon'.

PS. Oops, orangina already answered you!

]]> <![CDATA[By: walidshaari]]> Need to understand this!, in the podcast

 你找我吗？ is translated literaly as "you looking/searching me?"  what if that was in the airport for frisk search! would you say the same " you search me?  你找我吗? i just want to know would that depend on the setting context? 

]]> Need to understand this!, in the podcast

 你找我吗？ is translated literaly as "you looking/searching me?"  what if that was in the airport for frisk search! would you say the same " you search me?  你找我吗? i just want to know would that depend on the setting context? 

]]> <![CDATA[By: monix]]> 有很多单词意思是seek, look for or search。比如说找，寻，求还有觅。这些单词有什么差别？都是动词吗？

谢谢你们的回答。

中文thanks in advance怎么说?

]]> 有很多单词意思是seek, look for or search。比如说找，寻，求还有觅。这些单词有什么差别？都是动词吗？

谢谢你们的回答。

中文thanks in advance怎么说?

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