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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 26 at 6:38 AM by bweedin

culture clash . . . like my roommate from Germany, the other foreign teacher at my school, leaving an open umbrella in the house so that it would dry... Read more

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On January 26 at 6:34 AM by JasonSch

Hehe. Not sure where you're from, but to 'turn in homework' and to 'hand in homework' are used interchangeably in the U.S. (At least in the various pl... Read more

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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 26 at 6:30 AM by catherinem

That's a great suggestion. I've taken a note of it! Read more

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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 26 at 6:26 AM by tanglang

no mentioning of China in the Bible, but a chinese product has been mentioned by the apostle John some 2000 years ago: (Revelation 18:12) . . .a ful... Read more

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On January 26 at 6:20 AM by bababardwan

shenme? [what's that?] ...you could write 3 lines of characters at the same time by holding 3 pens!?...that I've gotta see. Read more

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On January 26 at 6:16 AM by zhenlijiang

Yes it does, thanks for clarifying, Jen and Connie! Read more

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On January 26 at 6:08 AM by bababardwan

这是我的作业 【this is MY homework] .."anyway, I'm telling you, this kid is suspicious"...lol, another great John moment, hehe. Read more

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On January 26 at 5:36 AM by xiao_ma1119

I used to hate doing homework. When I was little, I would pretend to fall asleep to get out of doing it, but after a while it didn't work b/c my fathe... Read more

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On January 26 at 4:58 AM by sagittarius_0990

I wonder if there r any differences between "yòu " and "zài"? can we say "ta zai lai le" instead of " ta you lai le"? xiexie! Read more

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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 26 at 4:32 AM by davidicus

Great stuff and a very interesting series of podcasts.  Could we have one on"the other way around"? That is the Chinese exploration of the West?... Read more