<![CDATA[Comments on: Table for Three]]> 2008-12-04 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: changye]]> I don't know about shops and restaurants in Shanghai or Beijing, but here in northeast China, they are open seven days a week throughout the year, except for Chinese New Year. It's great for us customers, but I know it isn't for employees.

P/S. Some are open even during New Year.

]]> I don't know about shops and restaurants in Shanghai or Beijing, but here in northeast China, they are open seven days a week throughout the year, except for Chinese New Year. It's great for us customers, but I know it isn't for employees.

P/S. Some are open even during New Year.

]]> <![CDATA[By: houban]]> kai wanxiao! New Year's eve here in the states is one of the busiest of the year for the restaurant business.

]]> kai wanxiao! New Year's eve here in the states is one of the busiest of the year for the restaurant business.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> Changye,

In Shanghai, restaurants are very busy during Chinese New Year since many families now go out for new year's dinner. But many small restaurants are closed, because owners go home to celebrate new year themselves and their limited menu isn't exactly suited to a lavish new year banquet.

]]> Changye,

In Shanghai, restaurants are very busy during Chinese New Year since many families now go out for new year's dinner. But many small restaurants are closed, because owners go home to celebrate new year themselves and their limited menu isn't exactly suited to a lavish new year banquet.

]]> <![CDATA[By: wchan]]> 朱琦老师，凯恩老师您们好！

我们的新男声主角是谁？

在"三明治"那课已听过他的声音 好像有点儿新鲜感

与众不同呢！

Who is he? 他叫什么名字？可以给我们介绍一下吗？

陈博士

]]> 朱琦老师，凯恩老师您们好！

我们的新男声主角是谁？

在"三明治"那课已听过他的声音 好像有点儿新鲜感

与众不同呢！

Who is he? 他叫什么名字？可以给我们介绍一下吗？

陈博士

]]> <![CDATA[By: light487]]> It sounds like Pete to me.. I might be wrong but it really does sound like his voice.

It sounded very natural sounding but had a distinct accent/twang to it that I am used to hearing when Pete speaks.

]]> It sounds like Pete to me.. I might be wrong but it really does sound like his voice.

It sounded very natural sounding but had a distinct accent/twang to it that I am used to hearing when Pete speaks.

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

I promise you, it's not me ;-) They don't have me record things in Chinese!

骗你是王八蛋！

]]> Hi light487

I promise you, it's not me ;-) They don't have me record things in Chinese!

骗你是王八蛋！

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> 陈博士，

The new guy in the voice team is one of our programmers. He is name is Sun Jiabing. He is a man with many talents. I just found out that he practised martial arts in Shaolin Temple for a couple of years.

]]> 陈博士，

The new guy in the voice team is one of our programmers. He is name is Sun Jiabing. He is a man with many talents. I just found out that he practised martial arts in Shaolin Temple for a couple of years.

]]> <![CDATA[By: hughchina]]> Sun Jiabing did a great job of being very natural in the programme but it was all a bit fast for me to distinguish the individual words. At this elementary stage I think that is important.

The lesson brought back some nice memories for me. One was of laughingly declaring 'Kai wanxiao! Tai guile!' to staff at Shanghai Pudong airport when given a price for something that could be bought in any store in China for about one third the price, even in a no bargaining department store. The supervisor was definitely trying not to laugh with me.

The other memory is of waiting an hour one New Year for a table that had been booked in advance. My friends talked animatedly with the staff until our 'pre-booked' table was finally given to us. I have seen crowds of people waiting for a table at restaurants in Wuhan at Christmas, Western New Year and Chinese New Year. Not quite as bad as Railway station crowds on a public holiday but impressive to an Aussie like me.

]]> Sun Jiabing did a great job of being very natural in the programme but it was all a bit fast for me to distinguish the individual words. At this elementary stage I think that is important.

The lesson brought back some nice memories for me. One was of laughingly declaring 'Kai wanxiao! Tai guile!' to staff at Shanghai Pudong airport when given a price for something that could be bought in any store in China for about one third the price, even in a no bargaining department store. The supervisor was definitely trying not to laugh with me.

The other memory is of waiting an hour one New Year for a table that had been booked in advance. My friends talked animatedly with the staff until our 'pre-booked' table was finally given to us. I have seen crowds of people waiting for a table at restaurants in Wuhan at Christmas, Western New Year and Chinese New Year. Not quite as bad as Railway station crowds on a public holiday but impressive to an Aussie like me.

]]> <![CDATA[By: houban]]> I agree with hughchina in the fact that it might be just a tad fast for this level.  I appreciate the fact that we need to get into normal conversation pace, but I didn't really hear everything until the 2nd time of the second go round and that was because I knew what was coming.  This might be best though, I have mixed feelings...  Thanks CPod for keeping it interesting!

]]> I agree with hughchina in the fact that it might be just a tad fast for this level.  I appreciate the fact that we need to get into normal conversation pace, but I didn't really hear everything until the 2nd time of the second go round and that was because I knew what was coming.  This might be best though, I have mixed feelings...  Thanks CPod for keeping it interesting!

]]> <![CDATA[By: missworldtraveler]]> Guys,

My question is slightly off the topic.  I ask it because "zuoyou" is on my list of vocabulary words for this week. 

In my assignment I see two sentences that have approximate words in the front and back of "verb + object".  Is this some type of pattern?  For example, can I say:

nimen dagai deng yige xiaoshi zuoyou/yishang.    or
nimen zuishao deng yige xiaoshi zuoyou/yishang.

 

]]> Guys,

My question is slightly off the topic.  I ask it because "zuoyou" is on my list of vocabulary words for this week. 

In my assignment I see two sentences that have approximate words in the front and back of "verb + object".  Is this some type of pattern?  For example, can I say:

nimen dagai deng yige xiaoshi zuoyou/yishang.    or
nimen zuishao deng yige xiaoshi zuoyou/yishang.

 

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