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On March 29 at 3:19 AM by lujiaojie

可以说： 我的房卡坏了，请给我一张新的。 wǒ de fángkǎ huài le, qǐng gěi wǒ yīzhāng xīnde. 或者： 我的房卡坏了，请帮我换一张。 wǒ de fángkǎ huàile, qǐng bāng wǒ huàn yīzhāng... Read more

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Posted on: 日本核危机
On March 29 at 3:17 AM by lujiaojie

”主动“ 是 跟”被动“相对的，可以是个人，也可以是集体。比如可以说： 他工作很主动。（不可以说：他工作很自发。） 我们处于主动地位。（不可以用”自发“） ”自发“常用的搭配是”自发势力“，”自发组织“，主语不是个人，是好几个人，是集体。 Read more

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Posted on: 日本核危机
On March 29 at 3:07 AM by lujiaojie

这句话里的 “坐不住” 的 “不” 应该念轻声。但是拼音中可以写”不“本来的声调，第四声。 Read more

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Posted on: 日本核危机
On March 29 at 3:05 AM by lujiaojie

"政府和专家会考虑这些事情的"有点儿搞笑的感觉，呵呵。 1：02 因为那个日本的这次9级的大地震引起的 1：19 把它就是封闭起来了 1：20 给它流露出来 1：39 一个“雨”字下来一个道路的路 1：46 漏雨那个漏了 2：31 傍晚时分（就是“傍晚的时候”）... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:38 AM by bicycle-repairman

My swimming experience in Shanghai was pretty good.  Nice long lanes, lots of lanes, with signs explaining how to swim in a lane (keep to the rig... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:20 AM by John

You could say: 我太老了，已经不帅了。 Literally: "I'm too old; I'm not handsome anymore." (Warning: a sentence like this will likely cause your admirers... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:17 AM by John

RJ, It's not just a feature of northern Chinese; it's a feature of "standard Mandarin" (普通话). So its absence in the south can be said to be an abs... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:16 AM by pretzellogic

I didn't know Chinese used the term "kicked the bucket".  Cool story.  This is a myth i've never heard of (not that I have a large catalog o... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On March 29 at 2:14 AM by connie

You can say, 一般来说我在超市找不到除臭剂。所以有时候我去药店买。 Yībān lái shuō wǒ zài chāoshì zhǎobudào chúchòujì. Suǒyǐ yǒushíhou wǒ qù yàodiàn mǎi. Read more

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On March 29 at 2:12 AM by John

No, we don't really have a "default tone" in English. "Tone" in English varies with word stress and sentence intonation. I do feel like 4th tone is... Read more