Lesson Comments

It seems the vocab is getting more and more basic in the more recent advanced lessons. Words like 养老院，不肯，可怜，属，签字，提，解除，群，安慰，谈起，团员. I think these words... Read more

I am from the US, but never heard of a 'bed sitter' or a 'granny flat'. Read more

I don't know about other poddies, but I found the second part of the following sentence particularly difficult to get my head around:- 在 茫茫 的 人... Read more

Thanks for the explanation. I think I would say "Buy a unit". You could also say "I live in a block of units" (or a block of flats). An 'apartment' so... Read more

Let me try my hand at American usage:  In an apartment building all of the occupants are tenants and all of them are renting from the same landlo... Read more

Does anyone use this phrasing very much? I have never used it. Is 我想叫早 (or similar) more common? Read more

哈哈，Glad I could finally make a useful contribution. Read more

Maybe I misunderstood your remark at the end, which seemed to suggest that "cinders" shouldn't be translated into "ashes" (wouldn't be surprised if yo... Read more

He is the most sensible character in the sitcom, I think, and very funny too! Read more

Apparently that wise man was Confucius himself. Read more