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On May 28 at 10:53 AM by WillBuckingham

Don't say it too loud, but I like the Japanese version. Hey, I was an 80's kid in Britain: who didn't like the Japanese version? Damon Albarn's tak... Read more

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Posted on: Facing Bankruptcy
On May 28 at 9:45 AM by dwfndley

oooooh jenny is in this one.... Read more

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On May 28 at 9:26 AM by jackfrombelgium

Who can translate this from Dutch in Chinese? "hij draait rond de pot" Read more

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Posted on: 为 and 为了
On May 28 at 9:17 AM by Tal

I can't find a version of this song by Teresa Carpio. I thought the classic was 王菲. http://video.baidu.com/p?word=%CE%D2%D4%B8%D2%E2&pos=1&s=3 Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 7:59 AM by calkins

It can actually be pronounced both ways, yīhuǐr or yīhuìr (yìhuǐr or yíhuìr with the tone change on yi). I may be wrong, but I think it's actually mo... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 7:55 AM by sclim

I think 在 alone would be grammatical and terse without needing 坐. 在 meaning "at", in this context would also act as a verb "to be at". So 我在左边 would... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 7:37 AM by sclim

Subtle error in Writing Practice: In the Dialogue and Instruction, the Audio gives a consistent correct pronuciation huǐ of  会 in the sense of... Read more

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Posted on: Food Poisoning
On May 28 at 7:30 AM by zhenlijiang

Hi Chris, besides literally "on" the road, 路上 can mean "on the way". Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 6:43 AM by sclim

Question for Instructors: While we're on the subject of the generality of  划, can  划 be used to mean rowing from the stern, Chinese style... Read more

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Posted on: Rowing a Boat
On May 28 at 6:12 AM by chris

I agree. I definitely heard the 在 as well. And because I think it is actually ok grammatically (although maybe a 坐 would be needed immediately before... Read more