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On February 13 at 7:21 AM by 忠Jaron

如果你想看看在中国一中国少数民族怎么“吃软饭” 你可以看一下关于这个少数民族... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosuo 摩梭人吃很多软饭。 有没有人知道“stealth groping” 在中文怎么说？ Read more

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On February 13 at 7:10 AM by zhenlijiang

Sorry for the trouble John. And apologies to everyone, it was bad judgment on my part, to start this discussion here. Read more

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On February 13 at 7:00 AM by etherway

If you are dealing directly with the school in any way before signing a contract, ask them for the contact information of the foreign English teachers... Read more

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On February 13 at 6:42 AM by toianw

the 的 here goes with the 会. [会.... 的] expresses certainty (equating to the WILL in English). In it's simplest form, you can say 我会的 (I will) or 不会的 (n... Read more

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On February 13 at 6:41 AM by toianw

Chris, I'm no grammarian, but I think this structure is a different use to the V +起来 construction. As I understand it, you can think of 从....起 as m... Read more

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On February 13 at 6:24 AM by geiwotangba

哪 和 那 ...na, nei : are these pronunciations interchangeable or does the variation occur according to a certain rule? Same with 这？ as in Zhe & zhei... Read more

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On February 13 at 6:24 AM by chris

别怕，我会保护你的 (bié pà, wǒ huì bǎohù nǐ de) Don't be afraid, I will protect you. Is the "de" necessary in this sentence?&nb... Read more

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On February 13 at 5:24 AM by chris

Thanks toianw Read more

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On February 13 at 5:16 AM by chris

Coincidentally, I just last night studied the QW episode that dealt with the use of "起来" as indicating the start of something.  So, I h... Read more

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On February 13 at 5:15 AM by fangaili

Thanks for the great episode. Teaching English in China is definitely, as you say, an adventure. In the recent past my husband and I went to China. (W... Read more