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On January 24 at 9:36 AM by jackfrombelgium

Hi, I tried to say "The last dish you served was the best". Translation? Read more

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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 24 at 9:31 AM by johnb

The Chinese definitely knew about tones before the Jesuits. The original incarnation of 反切 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanqie) from the Three Kingdo... Read more

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Posted on: What's Your Job?
On January 24 at 8:45 AM by davebulow

I thought Teacher was lǎoshī not lāoshī (see PDF), or can it be said either way? Many thanks. Read more

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On January 24 at 8:39 AM by henning

I am currently doing this lesson...The Audio-Review is pretty broken for the first 8 minutes. Read more

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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 24 at 8:37 AM by WillBuckingham

I've had a bit of a look into this, and there was an interesting conference on this stuff back in 2008. Here's the link: http://www.chinaheritagequart... Read more

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On January 24 at 8:01 AM by watyamacallit

I've tried with no success to determine who this message was directed at. It looks to me like you are the only " 'em " referred to in your first sen... Read more

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Posted on: I Changed My Mind
On January 24 at 7:59 AM by zhenlijiang

没有没有，只是还记得你以前在某个地方引用过这个啊。 译得很厉害哦 Read more

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Posted on: Just a Flesh Wound
On January 24 at 7:49 AM by connie

It should be 包扎bāozā. Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed now. Read more

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On January 24 at 7:46 AM by connie

在说"排名"的时候，我们会用到"倒数第X"。"倒数第一、倒数第二、倒数第三......" 。用"最"不能完全表达清楚。 "最后","最矮" 比 "倒数第一"口语。 Read more

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On January 24 at 7:21 AM by taiwanshaun

(sigh) Anything even distantly related to religion really brings'em out of the woodwork... Allow me to quickly refute a couple of points: 1. If... Read more