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On October 31 at 7:55 AM by kimiik

For this podcast, the title should be "Chinese and American Perceptions of Animals" not "Chinese and Western Perceptions of Animals". Even in Europe,... Read more

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On October 31 at 6:24 AM by jennyzhu

We've lowered the background music volume for Qing Wen coming out in the last week of October. I apologize for the problem. Read more

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On October 31 at 6:19 AM by GregE

I think this is one of those cases where you need to see further context to really be sure of the exact meaning of the Chinese. Your translation is ac... Read more

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On October 31 at 6:12 AM by GregE

You can use the measure words 股(gǔ), 条(tiáo), and 根(gēn) to modify 线(xiàn). However, 股 isn't just a single strand like the other two but rather a numb... Read more

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On October 31 at 4:48 AM by bababardwan

"用手指盖住手机话筒的方法" 噢，当然！。。。。很聪明的方法，现在好像很明显 “室”和“是”听起来一样的 Read more

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On October 31 at 4:10 AM by guolan

Thanks! A friend of mine suggested translating it as "Love me with all my warts" instead of "Love me, love my cat". Do you guys think that's right... Read more

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On October 31 at 3:23 AM by mark

比如说贾伯斯肯定是一位黑羊，不过当黑羊让它变成一个很厉害的发明家。 Read more

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On October 31 at 2:59 AM by jennyzhu

Yes, these 2 sentences are correct. We don't say "for". Read more

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On October 31 at 2:54 AM by GregE

Glad you enjoyed the podcast! The phrase is: 爱屋及乌 (àiwūjíwū): "love the house in addition to the crow." Read more

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On October 31 at 2:51 AM by GregE

Yes! Some of my American office-mates disagreed with me on this point, glad to see I'm not the only American with this understanding :) Read more