Lesson Comments
"5,000 words or so" ...under 3500 on the subthread at that point but who's counting? Read more
"Respect those who respect pistachios, as my old mother used to say to me." haha, love it. I respect 'em as I eat 'em. Read more
oh yeah, on 那, it is used like that all the time. Listening [and transcribing] the upper level lessons, you'll hear the CPod teachers say it several t... Read more
Personally, I think both of the examples you cited are reasonable translations. Chinese often omits things that are obvious from context. Trying to... Read more
haha, you're on a roll. Jiayou :) Read more
"so frequently impossible to get the 'correct' translation" ...I wouldn't be too worried about getting the exact same translation. What's important... Read more
I have often felt (but have not previously commented) that there is frequently a rather poor connection between the sample sentences and the English t... Read more
Hi RJ This whole thread brings a smile to my face, thanks for your insight on the equation. No, I don't follow. I have managed a whole career in ec... Read more
Great show, thanks guys. Couplets are indeed everywhere - toilets, restaurants, schools, public notice boards etc. I guess most foreigners who have... Read more
at 5:00 mintues into the lesson, the hosts say how the "duilian" are read, but one of them says left to right and the other says right to left. ... Read more