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Posted on: 康熙来了
On May 29 at 1:16 AM by mark

I'm afraid I have given the miss-impression that my difficulty is with understanding dialog that I don't have a transcript for. That is not it at all... Read more

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Posted on: Time to Go
On May 29 at 1:06 AM by rizone

Hi, how do you say 1 mins 20 secs? 二十秒?How do you use the 刻? Read more

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On May 28 at 11:44 PM by xiaophil

I think after celebrating Christmas and birthdays, many Americans couldn't afford another day for children. I like how Children's Day is for all chil... Read more

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On May 28 at 11:34 PM by timothygstout

Children's Day 子供の日(kodomo no hi) is May 5th in Japan. This is a cool holiday that we don't celebrate in the US. I'm interested in how the Chinese peo... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 11:14 PM by bababardwan

天啊!中国也有"喜鹊"!”喜“鹊”喜“鹊,什么”喜“鹊, 我真不喜欢喜鹊。【heavens! China also has magpies ! "like" magpies, "like" magpies, what's there to "like"[about] magpies, I reall... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 11:09 PM by sclim

calkins: Oh-Oh -- I did more research, and you're right; as you correctly point out, there are 2 apparently equally valid, but different pronunc... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 11:02 PM by bababardwan

“but the lady in the back has her hands definitely high on the oar handle on the inboard side of the gunwale, which would be inefficient if not imposs... Read more

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On May 28 at 10:51 PM by bababardwan

en, wo ye shi. The Japanese version was the only one on telly here. 那时 it was the only one I was aware of too. It would take a lot to best it and I'm... Read more

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On May 28 at 10:06 PM by epyon18

I also heard you can say this to mean "the earth revolves around the sun" 地球绕太阳转圈. Is that also correct? Read more

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Posted on: 为 and 为了
On May 28 at 10:06 PM by luo2mo4zi

I couldn't help but notice the sentence 为了每天多睡一个小时 他在公司旁边租了一个房子 used the measure word 个 shouldn't it be 一栋房子? Read more