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On November 11 at 7:08 PM by hyperborean

Hi, in the expansion there is a sentence "在处理器等很多方面都..." translated as "the processor and many other aspects..." I am a little puzzled by the use of 等... Read more

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On November 11 at 2:09 PM by he2xu4

Forgot about BB. That is an excellent show. Also forgot to mention Justified and Fringe. A cottage industry that sprouted out of hundreds of tv sho... Read more

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On November 11 at 1:45 PM by podster

Finally some motivation to learn Chinese! Yeah, I haven't found taichi or calligraphy to be great ice breakers either. By the way, what is 无间道? Read more

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On November 11 at 1:24 PM by RJ

Mark, you should at least check out the news, a lot has happened :-). he2xu4 is right, except he forgot Breaking Bad. There is also the History channe... Read more

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On November 11 at 10:54 AM by Right-Wingnut

Generally you don't use shì to describe something by adding an adjective. You generally use shì only when you equate the subject (a noun) with the... Read more

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On November 11 at 10:26 AM by jonasmueller

Can someone explain to me when "shì" is used and when not? It seems to me that there are a lot of sentences where it would be necessary in Engl... Read more

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On November 11 at 8:09 AM by byronmeinerth

那因为老套是个名词,所以我估计你不可以说一个人太老套了。形式、方法,应该可以。我也不太清楚。请修改我的错误。 Read more

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On November 11 at 8:07 AM by byronmeinerth

我听说别人说“你太过时了”,而我觉得过时这个动词也会跟衣服、准备、等等搭配。请修改我的错误。 Read more

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On November 11 at 12:22 AM by he2xu4

TV went through a sort of a renaissance in the past ten years, mostly thanks to HBO. Shows like The Wire, Deadwood, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under - the... Read more

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On November 10 at 11:59 PM by he2xu4

I like this topic too. This is everyday language, what everyday people talk about. Read more