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Posted on: Raising the Rent
On November 04 at 8:06 AM by connie

哈哈，我会找很多理由说服房东。 比如：我会把房子打扫得很干净，不会弄坏家具，电器。 不会在家里开party, 不会影响邻居休息。（一般老房子的话，邻居都是老人，怕吵。） 有时送点小礼物给房东，糖果啊，巧克力啊。 我还会跟房东说，我是女孩子，一个人在上海工作生活，没有很多钱。 Read more

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On November 04 at 7:56 AM by guolan

这课程的内容特别有用！谢谢！ Read more

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Posted on: Raising the Rent
On November 04 at 7:52 AM by kimiik

Thank you connie, Actually, only with the sentence "每个月增加两百块", I had the feeling that the increase adds up every month. Read more

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Posted on: Raising the Rent
On November 04 at 7:33 AM by connie

These two sentences have the same meaning. But when talking about price, 涨 is more common. '每个月涨两百块' doesn't mean the increase adds up every month... Read more

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Posted on: 节日的商业化
On November 04 at 6:26 AM by lujiaojie

00:55 我每一次提到月饼的时候就会想到以前的一则新闻。 08：57 都是这种团团圆圆的象征。对，所以中国人喜欢团圆啊。 10：45 我觉得很多男生可能会觉得：唉，又要破财了。 11：25 而且这个是好几十年才能遇见一次。对，三十八年 13:21 有点变味儿了。那，今天还有... Read more

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Posted on: Asking the Time
On November 04 at 6:22 AM by lujiaojie

Newbie - What Time is It Now? http://chinesepod.com/lessons/what-time-is-it-now/dialogue 8：15 八点十五/八点一刻 bādiǎn shíwǔ/bādiǎn yīkè 9：30... Read more

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On November 04 at 2:21 AM by Zhen_Ning

@Mark: Agreed. Words change over the course of history based upon a group's needs at the time. One only has to look at teenage slang for the twisted... Read more

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Posted on: Raising the Rent
On November 04 at 2:04 AM by GregE

Taken care of, thanks! Read more

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On November 04 at 1:14 AM by GregE

We recently came out with a BST that covers this very topic! http://chinesepod.com/lessons/evolving-chinese-terms-of-address Read more

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Posted on: Asking the Time
On November 03 at 11:57 PM by bababardwan

bibiibjorn, I guess I'd have to see it in action to know for sure but I'm sorry that I can't say I'm inclined to agree with you. Perhaps at Newbie... Read more