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On May 28 at 2:25 PM by marlon0511

... hope to have great lessons with less depressing stuff.. also, with contents to prod us more into learning  the langu... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 2:09 PM by cinnamonfern

Hmm...this boat doesn't show up in google images though when I search for 画舫. I think the boat in the picture might have a different term because the... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 1:59 PM by cinnamonfern

Haha, if only I had a shell, I wouldn't have to stay in hotels either. These guys weren't singing (the ones in the Venetian in Macau do - I have pics... Read more

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On May 28 at 1:57 PM by bababardwan

we need 大名鼎鼎的 【famous] 李探长【detective Li] to help us out with these mysteries..a case of lost identity, the monkey magic mystery, 等等[etc] Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On May 28 at 1:17 PM by chris

Thanks Zhen. Good to know. You'd think I would have learned by now that being literal in Chinese doesn't always work. Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On May 28 at 1:17 PM by chris

Thanks toainw. I think I was just having a moment earlier, since as you mentioned above there are plenty of other examples like this where we just us... Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On May 28 at 1:05 PM by toianw

Hi Chris, Probably best just to think of 中毒 as meaning to BE poisoned (when used as a verb), just like 受伤 means to BE injured. In 受伤, obviously the... Read more

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On May 28 at 12:53 PM by bvbeckman

I'm thinking "他转身锅" Read more

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On May 28 at 11:43 AM by lonwii

“我刚发现了” =I just find it not long before. “我突然发现了”=I find it suddenly.  Read more

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On May 28 at 11:36 AM by chris

Zhen, glad someone else thought that as well. Having just got round to listening to this QW I was about to make the same comment, but you beat me to... Read more