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On January 16 at 9:53 AM by joey.mac1981

Totally agree! Keep these topics coming and I'll be a member for a long time!! :-) Some of the best conversations I have with my tutor are these so... Read more

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On January 16 at 9:48 AM by simongrant

Fascinating content - but sentence structures (and some vocabulary) difficult for this level. Great discussion at the end of the lesson. Read more

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On January 16 at 8:59 AM by bodawei

'the streets were first built with walkers and horses and cyclists in mind, yes? Then retrofitted for cars.' Very true, nicely observed. Not sure... Read more

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Posted on: Onomatopoeias
On January 16 at 8:47 AM by bohan2007

thanks ! Read more

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Posted on: The Drug Dealer
On January 16 at 8:45 AM by bohan2007

okay thanks. Can we only use 过量with 吸? 还有"drug overdose" 是不是只有“吸毒过量”，这一个对应词？ Read more

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Posted on: The Drug Dealer
On January 16 at 8:29 AM by lujiaojie

可以说：吃了太多的药，注射了太多的海洛因。 "Whitney Houstan 因吸毒过量而死亡。"is formal. 口语可以说：XX因为吃了太多的药/注射了太多的海洛因，去世了。 Read more

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On January 16 at 8:26 AM by TomMangione

It's been fixed! Read more

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Posted on: Onomatopoeias
On January 16 at 8:25 AM by lujiaojie

这两个句子都可以。 Read more

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On January 16 at 7:53 AM by rich

So yes, we need to know where we can "pirate" John's materials...haha. Read more

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Posted on: Washing the Sheets
On January 16 at 7:42 AM by John

Tal's answer at the top is pretty good. The point here is that in Chinese there's no subject, and in English the easy way to avoid a subject is to... Read more