Lesson Comments
"Spare the rod, spoil the child" comes from the Bible. Most of the people who take this view are religious people who take the Bible literally. Read more
I had a nice experience of teaching English where a very small effort gave a large reward. I was very new in China, still staring wide-eyed at everyth... Read more
I was also surprised by that. I figure it's just because it's a transliteration, not an original Chinese word. Most important is probably to put toget... Read more
sorry，I misplaced my reply to you in the wrong place. It is under my own comment. 很抱歉 请看一看。祝你好运 Read more
In reference to the first line of the expansion: I am the only one for whom the word 吉他 seems, somehow, wrong? Both characters looks to... Read more
Very cool vetern poddies came to visit. Even beat me by a year on listening, as well as visiting. Read more
Maybe a BST on euphemisms! I wonder if that 菊花 reference is new in Chinese. If so, it may have been picked up from Japan. If it‘s old, maybe we got it... Read more
Thank you David for all this interesting details. I also understand your case about 口 Vs 门 for the sake of word building. But, for me, 门 looks like a... Read more
I was going to say too, I hope the extremely multi-talented David hasn't decided to go completely behind the scenes. I guess he just had so much to do... Read more
'Once' is one of those words with several meanings. If you mean that one day when you were young you ate four apples, but you did not get into the hab... Read more