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Preparing for Pain, round 2: cuts, bruises, black and blue, scrapes, head butt, broken jaw, broken nose, tomato can. Read more

I haven't listened yet, but I very much appreciate the topic.  Last time in China I had to visit a pharmacy to get some medicines. Read more

Eating dogs has recently been banned in China, hasn't it? Koreans still eat them. An Australian stereotype is that 中国人都是聪明。中国人都在数学和好。 And most... Read more

I agree that the translation sounds a little harsh, because the Chinese original is intended to voice concern, and your alternative translation (showi... Read more

词语 means "word or expression" 短语 means "phrase" There is some overlap, as an expression is often a phrase. Read more

Hi xottle, The Songs were posted on John's personal blog. It looks like you can still download them. Just follow this link . Read more

1) “表面上” 一般前面不加“在”。说“在表面上”很奇怪。 2）“副”可以用于面部表情：还可以说“一副得意的神情”，“一副笑脸”“一副严肃的面孔”。 “副”还可以用于成套的东西：一副手套，一副象棋，一副对联。 3）‘他已经进入第一个反叛期了’和 ‘他已经进入了第一个反叛期’这两个... Read more

i think i stereotype races from lack of knowledge...before i went to europe i used to think of europeans as being all similar but wqith travel i now k... Read more

I remember a taxi driver in Beijing who had lived in America for 3 years (but couldn't speak English) and he used 文明 several times to describe America... Read more

ah the old 美国人 are 开放...whatever you'd like to think. Tip of the cap to Greg for playing a German in Chinese...I could hear the seriousness and lack... Read more