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Posted on: Commuting Options
On August 24 at 1:52 PM by Dorayaki

In China, is that all the time the 公交车 always crowded? or only the peak hours in the morning where people are going to the office and in the afternoon... Read more

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Posted on: Commuting Options
On August 24 at 1:26 PM by Dorayaki

Yes, you can used 挤 for other crowded situation such as: theatre , cinema, concert, pub,swimming pool, etc. Read more

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On August 24 at 12:47 PM by bababardwan

I tell you what, this Intermediate would have to be one of my all time favourites in terms of vocab...some real purlers in there: 小混混。。 I've definit... Read more

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On August 24 at 12:40 PM by podster

Thanks, actually now that I think about it it was probably John Cale, not Lou Reed, and the song was Faces and Names. But it is an authentic Warhol q... Read more

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On August 24 at 12:23 PM by bababardwan

为什么呢? 有胡子吗? 你喜不喜欢这样的昵称? Read more

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On August 24 at 12:09 PM by bababardwan

"A toy boy would be made out of plastic" ..hehe, I guess I've never thought about that, but I'll have to give you that one. As unnatural as boy toy... Read more

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On August 24 at 11:46 AM by RJ

To me a "boy toy" is a boy (young man) that is used as a toy (usualy by an older woman). A toy boy would be made out of plastic. Something children pl... Read more

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On August 24 at 9:10 AM by chracol

In Australia the drovers say you need an old dog for a hard road which I like and which means roughly the same thing as the Chinese idiom Read more

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On August 24 at 9:10 AM by bababardwan

as an Aussie I'd say we fall on the UK side this time...at least I've only ever heard "toy boy" ...and while we're picking up on such differences,... Read more

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On August 24 at 8:58 AM by rich

Great to hear your testimony Amesburygeorge. :) Read more