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Posted on: 玉林狗肉节
On July 08 at 7:12 AM by jennyzhu

其实不同地区、不同年龄的中国人看待吃狗肉的问题区别很大。比如在上海,像我这样年龄或者更年轻的人大部分都反对吃狗肉。而且我觉得这次广西狗肉节最没有道德的就是一些卖狗肉的人为了多赚钱,就一手拿着刀,一边和爱狗人士说“如果你不花高价买这条狗,我就把它杀掉。”哎,现在社会上有些人实在太没有道德了。 Read more

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Posted on: 玉林狗肉节
On July 08 at 5:37 AM by mark

Another lesson with a video clip and no transcript, pah! I watched, and did learn that 70%+ Chinese people think dogs are ok to eat and 20%+ can't g... Read more

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Posted on: Farm Life Tourism
On July 08 at 4:41 AM by ronaldberg

Moganshan, probably the most beautiful, non-crowded, peaceful place I've ever been in China. http://wikitravel.org/en/Moganshan Read more

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On July 08 at 4:25 AM by cowenparkseattle

I heard Shanell say "pronounciation" on another podcast recently. Surprising coming from a native speaker of American English. Read more

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On July 08 at 3:40 AM by jennyzhu

Good old-fashioned 花露水(huālùshuǐ). This is the Hongkong version. I love how they call it Florida Water. Read more

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On July 08 at 3:37 AM by jennyzhu

spank: 打or打屁股。 Read more

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Posted on: Shanghai Home Stay
On July 08 at 12:28 AM by cowenparkseattle

All the audio files are missing for the first section of the Grammar. Read more

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On July 07 at 8:55 PM by mikeinewshot

David: So eating the 'erbs' is not sophisticated but throwing them on the street is part of the cure...? How can we take 中药 seriously? Read more

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On July 07 at 6:11 PM by cowenparkseattle

The lesson title is "Preparing Traditional Chinese Medicine", but the lesson PDF has just "Traditional Chinese Medicine". Read more

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On July 07 at 4:56 PM by mikeinewshot

It may be that some non native English speakers may not appreciate the somewhat subtle meaning of 'It's only a mosquito', which you describe as contai... Read more