Lesson Comments

I'll have a listen later if I get the chance, but my guess would be 很慢 Read more

Ask a driver in China if they look behind them when they change a lane. You'll find most (all?) do not.   The real danger in China is to ride a... Read more

the glove must be hard to get on the T-rex style arms hehehe Read more

I believe it's the former. They're just trying to make an approach to the interlocutor in order to show the other person they know something about his... Read more

did John say ’很man‘ what does that mean? very macho? Also, I don't think saying ’很man‘ is ’很man‘, if you know... Read more

At the risk of further developing my 'hater' image, do any poddies know of any other country where there is such a casual use of the word 'foreigner'... Read more

Zhong_Bide, you can see written on the front door of some small cantings in Shenzhen, Guangdong province: 狗肉. Brazilians have a bad reputation o... Read more

ah， ok， I know 保守, I always thought the opposite of baoshou was qianwei. 前卫 - I guess kaifang makes sense though. Read more

And let's not forget we need a sour-looking rustic type with a greased moustache, beret and paunch, riding a bicycle while wearing a blue and white st... Read more

That's one perspective, and no doubt has some truth. But there are other, arguably deeper, factors at play too. For example, you can't ignore the deep... Read more