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On February 05 at 8:44 AM by wei_en

Yao Ming fractured his foot in the 2009 playoffs, sat out all of last season, and then when the Rockets tried to ease him in this season he fractured... Read more

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On February 05 at 7:21 AM by tage

当兵 很 辛苦。 Can this really mean "to become a soldier is very hard"? Maybe it is sometimes more ideomatic in English to translate  当 as "beco... Read more

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On February 05 at 6:58 AM by kaixin_in_tampa

In the website toianw provided, towards the middle of the page and right before the plane pictures, are the rankings for the Chinese army, navy, and a... Read more

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On February 05 at 6:24 AM by pretzellogic

that was good, thanks. The only thing that would be better would have been the major commands and the chains of command. Read more

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On February 05 at 6:05 AM by toianw

If you're really interested, you'll find the rankings of army, navy and airforce (in English and Chinese) from this page on the China Today website... Read more

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On February 05 at 5:54 AM by bababardwan

While I very much agree with everything you've said I can really empathise with selfcontrols feelings on this subject. His love for [?his culture?...s... Read more

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On February 05 at 5:48 AM by selfcontrol2011

I would be surprised if Chinese people even have those terms. The army/navy/marines are almost part of Amrican culture. It's natural for Americans to... Read more

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On February 05 at 5:30 AM by selfcontrol2011

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with people adopting aspects of other cultures , or choosing foreign religions, or anything else of that nature... Read more

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On February 05 at 3:43 AM by tingyun

On the Lu Xun quote, If you think he was commenting on traveling in East Asia, you might try reading it again. Here's a quick translation: "Among th... Read more

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On February 05 at 3:05 AM by pretzellogic

So for example, how would you say, "She's a lieutenant colonel in the Army"? or "He's a captain in the Air Force"? Read more