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Posted on: Sent by the Company
On December 07 at 5:52 AM by cowenparkseattle

I noticed that, too. Is someone going to correct the English for the benefit of future students? Read more

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Posted on: Fight on a Plane
On December 07 at 5:50 AM by podster

re: 温柔 -- like "sweet" in English? Something a girl might call a guy or a guy might call a girl, but not something a guy would call another guy. Read more

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Posted on: Fight on a Plane
On December 07 at 5:11 AM by plasmaftw

哦,原来就是这样!我明白了 Read more

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Posted on: Elevator Issues
On December 07 at 4:53 AM by ejrunge

我发现很多办公楼没有四楼, 没有十三楼,没有十四楼,没有二十四楼, 没有三十四楼,等等。 Read more

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Posted on: The Tea Scam
On December 07 at 4:46 AM by tokyogreen

I had a Nanjing Lu experience on my first trip to Shanghai a couple of years ago. I was looking at my map, to see if I could take a shortcut back to m... Read more

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On December 07 at 3:41 AM by tgif

提道外国朋友一看到泡椒凤爪或普通鸡爪会傻眼了,让我估计,如果华人见到美国人热切地啃 Buffalo wings 就把他们吓得目瞪口呆。 Read more

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On December 07 at 2:58 AM by verazxl

首先,”抉择“是一个名词,不可以做动词。 这是我的抉择。做了一个抉择。 “选择”可以是动词,也可以是名词。 如果它们都是名词,“抉择”比“选择”严肃得多,重要得多。比如“国家的抉择” “我的抉择“:这个决定做了以后,我的命运会发生很大的改变。比如,我决定移民中国。 “我... Read more

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On December 07 at 2:43 AM by verazxl

Just for the Chinese sentence, there are two meanings. It could be both. But you are right, the sentence in the dialogue should be 'I can't place his... Read more

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Posted on: Fight on a Plane
On December 07 at 2:37 AM by verazxl

温柔 is usually used to describe a female... Read more

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Posted on: Fight on a Plane
On December 07 at 2:34 AM by verazxl

是的。是有“以……为”这个结构。不过呢,”以……为“ 是一个neutral 的结构。但是这里是一个sacrasm的句子。 “当”可以是neutral的,也可以是sacrasm。但是"以……为“很formal的,不可能sacrasm。 Read more