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Posted on: 日本核危机
On October 08 at 12:05 AM by floalvarez

我的问题在引号里面: @00.29 “这时候”卖点盐。   @08.03 “也是就说”。   @08.19 人们反应核电的这种“ 意 识”。 &... Read more

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On October 07 at 11:33 PM by chris

Yes, apologies, that was indeed a typo. Read more

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Posted on: A Trip to Shanxi
On October 07 at 11:18 PM by ejrunge

Actually, donkey meat tastes very good. It is just hard to get used to the thought of eating it. On a business trip, I was treated to it on successive... Read more

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On October 07 at 9:35 PM by haokan82479

Mark, I'm pretty sure that ”把握” was a typo which he probably meant to put "把我”。 Read more

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On October 07 at 4:30 PM by mark

把握 is a verb for "to grasp". I don't think this is a ba construction at all. Read more

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On October 07 at 4:24 PM by zhenlijiang

"The phonetically spelt マウス (mausu) is also the word for a computer mouse, right?"--Yes that's right. Read more

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On October 07 at 4:18 PM by zhenlijiang

Understood and duly noted George. I assure you I will not involve you in any drama or embarrass you publicly. Although, as Baba says, I can't see any... Read more

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On October 07 at 3:42 PM by zhenlijiang

For what it's worth Chris and while you wait to hear from teachers, I'm with toianw here. This is a "normal" 把 clause, the way you've previously exper... Read more

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On October 07 at 2:09 PM by chris

Oh no, just when I thought I had this sentence sussed ;-) OK, so to summarise where I'm at in my own mind following your and toianw's comments -... Read more

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On October 07 at 1:58 PM by podster

Chris, I have interpreted the "ba" to be abstract or figurative here. In other words, I am not going to physically pick up my products and drop th... Read more