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For those looking for 'Boxing Day' in Chinese, Chinese Wikipedia has an entry which includes the following: In Hong Kong where Boxing Day is... Read more
In Hong Kong where it is a public holiday it is called 圣诞节后第一个周日 ('the second day of Christmas' - my translation) - this is consistent with the name g... Read more
香港是不是中国？ 12月26日是香港公众假期， 称为 “圣诞节后第一个周日”。这天在香港又称为 “拆礼物日”，有说法认为 圣诞礼物 要待到 这天才 可拆开。当天也会 举行赛马活动。（http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%82%E7%A4%BC%E6%97%A... Read more
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If asking for a lighter which one of these would be used most often? 你有打火机吗？ 你有火吗？ Thanks! Read more
'Boxing Day is observed in Canada' My 2012 diary does not list Boxing Day as a public holiday in Canada - is it known as Boxing Day without being a... Read more
'perfectly enunciated robotic voices.' ChinesePod is not robotic but it is almost perfectly enunciated. It is way short of real life Chinese. It pr... Read more
What perfect timing! I'm in my last week of Elementary and wondering if it's worth it sign up for Intermediate given that I don't live in China.... Read more
I think my motivation is sufficient. I would rather have had a real lesson then a pep-talk. The holidays are usually a drought with regard... Read more
I think it's important to have these pep talks. Usually we go from lesson to lesson not knowing where we are. It's good to have that outside view. I o... Read more