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Posted on: Old China Hand
On February 28 at 4:57 AM by bababardwan

大山: http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-05/13/xin_202050613193085928431.jpg http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-05/13/content_113683... Read more

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Posted on: Old China Hand
On February 28 at 4:43 AM by eliku

Is that blond guy in the lesson's picture the famous canadian 中国通 who alongside a bunch of foreigners performed in the springfestival TV gala? it sure... Read more

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On February 28 at 4:40 AM by tgif

This reminds me of a time I was bargaining in Beijing's Silk Market.  We were negotiating for a long time and the sales woman at the end was upse... Read more

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Posted on: Duty-free Products
On February 28 at 4:36 AM by JasonSch

Hey, Yeah, that 超重 means that the baby's weight 超s the 标准的体重, so it should be '1 kg overweight'. Thanks for noticing! Read more

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Posted on: Duty-free Products
On February 28 at 4:30 AM by toianw

Thanks Connie. Got it! You may want to ask Jason to take another look at the translation for the baby sentence. Read more

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Posted on: Duty-free Products
On February 28 at 4:13 AM by connie

1. It should be "抢到qiǎngdào". Fixed now. 2. 我的宝宝刚满月,体重超重了一公斤。 In this sentence, 超重了一公斤 means "比标准体重多了一公斤", not "比宝宝刚出生时多了一公斤"。 Read more

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Posted on: Old China Hand
On February 28 at 3:58 AM by bababardwan

haha, the funniest/most interesting thing in this lesson was John's "whatever", haha, love it. Read more

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Posted on: Homesick
On February 28 at 3:54 AM by connie

"俩" means "两个人 two people". The translation is fixed now. Thanks. Read more

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On February 28 at 3:38 AM by svik

Perhaps this is obvious, but it seems that the confusion arises only because the subject can (and will be) be omitted sometimes.  In that case on... Read more

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Posted on: Changing Class Time
On February 28 at 3:36 AM by connie

You can omit the 就 in this sentense. 就 is used to emphasize. Read more