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On March 29 at 11:56 AM by xiao_liang

I was thinking more along the lines of this (dialogue stolen shamelessly from chinesepod :p) : Read more

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On March 29 at 11:41 AM by pretzellogic

Actually, the only police show I tended to watch in the States was "Cops", which isn't really much of a drama. Even then, I didn't watch it all that m... Read more

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On March 29 at 11:27 AM by JasonSch

翘辫子 is a fun one. The '' around the 'kick the bucket' are meant to imply that it's an equivalent idiom rather than a direct translation. 翘辫子 has i... Read more

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On March 29 at 11:19 AM by xiao_liang

Someone's been watching too many crime dramas :-) Read more

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On March 29 at 10:50 AM by pretzellogic

I was thinking that ultimately, it depends on how many interviews Cpod plans on giving us as to how many at a lower or higher level. if you're planni... Read more

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On March 29 at 10:44 AM by pretzellogic

yeah, a grizzled big city Shanghai cop who walked the beat, then became a detective. That would be great. Especially if he could tell funny stories in... Read more

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On March 29 at 10:31 AM by pretzellogic

bought the farm, bit the dust, kicked the bucket, taking a dirt nap, sleeping with the fishes, walk the plank, expired..... I forget who's language... Read more

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On March 29 at 10:27 AM by hamshank

A quick check on NCIKU told me that "Check IN" is 登記 dēngjì Can anyone confirm it? Sometimes online dictionarys return words that no one ev... Read more

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On March 29 at 10:26 AM by hamshank

A quick check on NCIKU told me that "Check IN" is 登記 dēngjì Can anyone confirm it? Sometimes online dictionarys return words that no one ev... Read more

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On March 29 at 10:22 AM by 忠Jaron

yeah a cop interview would be really interesting to listen to; probably more interesting than a security guard interview. Read more