Lesson Comments

in the expansion exercises could you give us the the hanzi for Mike, I don't think any newbie would die if they saw the hanzi for it， well, just in ca... Read more

Yes, strange it is not commonly spoken about... My prime example of cpod contribution to my speaking skills is that whenever I am stuck trying to f... Read more

babyeggplant, hope all goes well in your relationship. I assume you are the Western half? Results from Uni of Queensland's Chinese-Western couple r... Read more

I am actually amazed to see how most of these Chinese onomatopeias sound like their Portuguese counterparts. For example: 汪汪汪 = Au au au. 嘀嘀 = Bi... Read more

"会" can mean "maybe." It often expresses the future possibility of something, but also can express a past or current situation. For example:... Read more

上升： ”上升“不能加名词，只能"名词+上升“，比如：可以说”气温上升“，不能说”上升气温“ 提高 可以说：”提高成绩，提高水平“，也可以说”成绩提高，水平提高“ 另外，搭配不同，比如这个对话中说的"curve “，只能说上升和下降。 而”成绩“和”水平“，只能用”提高“。 Read more

讨论：大家都说出想法，看看哪种想法好，最后得出结果。 比如经理说：大家讨论一下这件事该怎么办？ 商量：你已经有了想法，想看看别人同意不同意。 比如跟老公商量：我想买一辆新车，你觉得可以吗？ Read more

7-Eleven may come from the U.S., but it is no longer a U.S. company, strictly speaking. It, and Lawson, have both been bought out by Japanese companie... Read more

挤破头：意思是可以通过的“通道”很小，很窄，竞争很激烈，所以想过去会“挤破头”。比如：毕业生挤破头想进500强公司 ”碰破头“和”撞破头“：经常是说真的碰破了头，比如摔了一跤，比如碰到了桌子上。 绞尽脑汁：是说思考得非常辛苦，好像把脑汁都挤出来了。比如：绞尽脑汁想策划方案，绞尽脑汁想办法 Read more

十亿万？I didn't think this was how one says billionaire. Read more