<![CDATA[Comments on: The Panda's Secret Wish]]> 2008-08-12 11:32:45 <![CDATA[By: shiqiangdan]]> Another great lesson! This lesson actually inspired me to make a Dear Amber request; Chinese humor! To my knowlege, there are no Dear Amber episodes regarding Chinese humor, but if there are, sorry for wasting your time :P I have some Chinese pen-pals that I frequently keep in touch with and, regarding Chinese humor, I have noticed many differences of taste in humor. Things that I find funny might not be funny to them, and vice-versa.  Lot's of times if I make a joke or start to laugh at something, they are totally confused as to what I might be laughing about. When I tell them that I am laughing at whatever it is I'm laughing at, they are puzzled by the fact that I find this funny.  Alright, again, great lesson! Thanks, Mr. Carroll and Ms. Zhu for a great, culturally rich lesson.

Jordan

]]> Another great lesson! This lesson actually inspired me to make a Dear Amber request; Chinese humor! To my knowlege, there are no Dear Amber episodes regarding Chinese humor, but if there are, sorry for wasting your time :P I have some Chinese pen-pals that I frequently keep in touch with and, regarding Chinese humor, I have noticed many differences of taste in humor. Things that I find funny might not be funny to them, and vice-versa.  Lot's of times if I make a joke or start to laugh at something, they are totally confused as to what I might be laughing about. When I tell them that I am laughing at whatever it is I'm laughing at, they are puzzled by the fact that I find this funny.  Alright, again, great lesson! Thanks, Mr. Carroll and Ms. Zhu for a great, culturally rich lesson.

Jordan

]]> <![CDATA[By: amylovestea4]]> awww  cute, i loved this lesson

]]> awww  cute, i loved this lesson

]]> <![CDATA[By: eunica]]> shiqiandian, there's a Dear Amber about crosstalk, which is a humour-related subject. 

这么可爱和聪明的熊猫！

]]> shiqiandian, there's a Dear Amber about crosstalk, which is a humour-related subject. 

这么可爱和聪明的熊猫！

]]> <![CDATA[By: newbie888]]> 黑眼圈儿 means black circle arround his eyes, right?

我也爱熊猫！

]]> 黑眼圈儿 means black circle arround his eyes, right?

我也爱熊猫！

]]> <![CDATA[By: HeJiangNan]]> hilarious...thank you

]]> hilarious...thank you

]]> <![CDATA[By: shiqiangdan]]> eunica,

You are right. I just listened to it now for the first time. As good a lesson as it was, it was sort of specific to the subject of crosstalk. I was thinking something more broad; maybe a discussion of things people find humorous in everyday life, not necessarily in a performance of any kind. If you (or anybody) have anything to say on the subject, please tell me. I would appreciate feedback or if you wanted, you could even send it to Amber directly because I haven't sent the suggestion to her yet (she's probably still sleeping, it's 4:47 AM in Shanghai).

Jordan

]]> eunica,

You are right. I just listened to it now for the first time. As good a lesson as it was, it was sort of specific to the subject of crosstalk. I was thinking something more broad; maybe a discussion of things people find humorous in everyday life, not necessarily in a performance of any kind. If you (or anybody) have anything to say on the subject, please tell me. I would appreciate feedback or if you wanted, you could even send it to Amber directly because I haven't sent the suggestion to her yet (she's probably still sleeping, it's 4:47 AM in Shanghai).

Jordan

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除了这两个愿望以外熊猫还有一个，是被动物园开释就跑到荒野里的竹林去住。

Chúle zhè liǎngge yuànwàng yǐwài, xióngmāo háiyǒu yīge , shì bèi dòngwùyuán kāishì jiù pǎodào huāngyě lǐ de zhúlín qùzhù.

 

Besides these two desires, pandas also have another; to be set free and allowed to hightail it to their wild habitat.

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除了这两个愿望以外熊猫还有一个，是被动物园开释就跑到荒野里的竹林去住。

Chúle zhè liǎngge yuànwàng yǐwài, xióngmāo háiyǒu yīge , shì bèi dòngwùyuán kāishì jiù pǎodào huāngyě lǐ de zhúlín qùzhù.

 

Besides these two desires, pandas also have another; to be set free and allowed to hightail it to their wild habitat.

]]> <![CDATA[By: rclinton]]> I like these kinds of lessons where you learn more about Chinese culture (zhong1guo2 wen2hua4) and humor (you1mo4). They really help me to mingle and understand my chinese friends better (the 2 that i have :D) HEY PODIES!!! What are some lessons that you have found to be culturally rich?

Shiqiangdan, "Dear Amber" here I come!

]]> I like these kinds of lessons where you learn more about Chinese culture (zhong1guo2 wen2hua4) and humor (you1mo4). They really help me to mingle and understand my chinese friends better (the 2 that i have :D) HEY PODIES!!! What are some lessons that you have found to be culturally rich?

Shiqiangdan, "Dear Amber" here I come!

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]]> <![CDATA[By: darylk]]> Ke ai de!  The vocabulary regarding wishes/yearnings is great and I loved the gentle tone of this story.  Perhaps there is some pathos in the xiong mao's face--a touch of adult sadness in a body that somehow seems to belong to an overgrown kid. That's why this joke would not work if you substituted a zebra wanting to get rid of its stripes for the panda.

]]> Ke ai de!  The vocabulary regarding wishes/yearnings is great and I loved the gentle tone of this story.  Perhaps there is some pathos in the xiong mao's face--a touch of adult sadness in a body that somehow seems to belong to an overgrown kid. That's why this joke would not work if you substituted a zebra wanting to get rid of its stripes for the panda.

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