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On April 08 at 8:21 AM by jennyzhu

Congratulations on making the big transition! I personally think the everyday use of punctuations in Chinese is more laxed than in English. People see... Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 8:18 AM by baha17

Wow that's very interesting...Jenny you will not participate in the dialogues anymore?I kind of miss your voice:) Baha Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 8:12 AM by chris

Avoiding naming names, Jenny, but I can think of several hotels that deserve both adjectives ;-) Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 8:10 AM by jennyzhu

旧 means old in th sense of being worn out, eg. an old pair of jeans, an old computer. 老 refers to old in the sense of having a long history, e.g. Bei... Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 7:44 AM by chris

My particular favourite: Westin = 威斯汀 (wei1si1ting1). Literally, "powerful sandbank"! (sorry, edited "sandbag" to "sandbank") Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 6:42 AM by pauley

我平时住在五星星酒店旁边。他们找到很容易和便宜。 i usually stay next to 5 star hotel.Easy to find and cheap. 毕竟它只是睡觉的地方。我是小气鬼。 Read more

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Posted on: Which Hilton?
On April 08 at 4:37 AM by chineseenthusiast

I thought the way to say "old", for everything other than people is 旧 . I was surprised when I heard 老　used in the dialogue. I was hoping this would b... Read more

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On April 08 at 4:12 AM by vuminhthang

OH, Libya is very dangerous to visit in this time! Read more

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Posted on: Hide and Seek
On April 08 at 3:04 AM by cinnamonfern

Ok - we have finished a transcript of this lesson!  If you're interested, you can go here to read it or download the PDF. Read more

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On April 08 at 3:00 AM by lujiaojie

Thank you for pointing that out. Read more