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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 1:05 PM by wangaimei

when I was a kid we used to make snow cones using freshly fallen snow topped with a little bit of real maple syrup! We always looked forward to new sn... Read more

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On December 21 at 10:57 AM by kimiik

囤货的反义词是什么?  用货 ? Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 10:49 AM by pretzellogic

Actually, who hasn't eaten snow at least once in their lives? When its new fallen snow, it's as ok as it will ever be. Or maybe the Boston and Chicag... Read more

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Posted on: Taxable Salary
On December 21 at 9:58 AM by sancraw

You're right, he does go to the 税务局. This is how it works - as I understand it. (Correct me if I'm wrong, Connie.) In China (or at least the b... Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 9:45 AM by cinnamonfern

Oh - yes! The most memorable day was when the school bus got stuck in the huge drifts on the way to school...only to find out it was canceled...and t... Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 9:11 AM by pretzellogic

I grew up with snow, so i'm used to the pleasure of hearing that school is closed because of snow :-) Read more

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On December 21 at 8:37 AM by zhenlijiang

It's the 的. 在中国买的烘干机 zài Zhōngguó mǎi de hōnggānjī (the 在 can't be dropped in any case)--as soon as you put the 的 there you have a noun phrase (a spec... Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 8:28 AM by everett

Thanks! Very useful stuff. Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 8:19 AM by jennyzhu

Yes, it is correct to refer to where you are from as "wǒmen nàr" when you are somewhere else. Read more

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Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
On December 21 at 8:04 AM by henning

Watch the movie "Snow Cake" ( 雪花糕疗情 - xuěhuāgāoliáoqíng ). Eat snow. Enjoy. Read more