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On November 29 at 4:45 AM by miskat

Anna Nicole Smith? Read more

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On November 29 at 4:38 AM by dropped_chopstick

This is my ALL TIME favourtie lesson for John's insistence on 要搞清楚! “sexually! having sex!" Read more

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On November 29 at 4:11 AM by mark

Conversely, I have many times had the experience of looking up a word in MDGB only to get a blank stare when I try to use it in conversation with a na... Read more

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Posted on: Thanksgiving Turkey
On November 29 at 3:49 AM by DaveCragin

In contrast to European languages, English differentiates the prepared meat from the animal (Beef/cow, pork/pig, venison/deer) primarily because of th... Read more

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Posted on: Taxable Salary
On November 29 at 3:41 AM by connie

在这个对话里,房客需要承担发票税。因为一般来说,租房是不用开发票的的,所以房东也不用交发票税。但是在对话里,房客要求房东给他发票,那么房客就需要自己承担发票税。对于房东来说,他肯定不愿意多花钱。 Read more

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On November 29 at 2:45 AM by lujiaojie

“这个号码不是上海本地的”这里省略了“号码”,不省略的话要说“这个号码不是上海本地的号码”。 Read more

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On November 29 at 2:38 AM by lujiaojie

听到你失去亲人的消息,我很难过。 Read more

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Posted on: Explaining Your Job
On November 29 at 2:03 AM by joschka

Speaking of bad translations: 這個 工作 很 有意思 。 很 is translated as 'really' while 'very' seems more accurate. If you mean 'reall... Read more

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On November 29 at 1:42 AM by joschka

My wife speaks very little English. One evening we went to visit friends. I was driving and when I arrived at the entrance from the garage, my wife sa... Read more

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On November 28 at 7:07 PM by wenshaTim

I goofed in my cutting and pasting - got an extra 等于 in the translation. O.K. I got more help from a 中国 数学教授 。 Apparently the word order is wron... Read more