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On October 29 at 3:30 AM by wshoey

yeah, i could buy a book or seek other resources. the thought did pass through my brain. thanks for pointing me to these resources. i still argue... Read more

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On October 29 at 3:29 AM by bodawei

Aah, I pretty much assumed you are American. (I was being a bit cheeky.) I'm Stralian (or as some Americans say 'Ossie'). Never really understoo... Read more

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On October 29 at 3:22 AM by mark

A few years ago, in Nanjing, it seemed every taxi had a prominant sign ordering passengers to fasten their seatbelt, but no seatbelts in evidence.&nbs... Read more

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Posted on: Budget Meeting
On October 29 at 3:21 AM by pretzellogic

No matching budget expenditures to market opportunities here.   Thanks for flagging this lesson. Read more

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On October 29 at 3:16 AM by wshoey

haha. yeah, that was supposed to be "english-speaking friends"; I mean chinese people who speak english and know slang (especially profane slang). yea... Read more

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On October 29 at 3:03 AM by pretzellogic

Having only read the dialogue, does this requirement to wear a seat belt only apply to the driver?  If not, then what are the requirements when p... Read more

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Posted on: Help Calling a Cab
On October 29 at 2:58 AM by bodawei

Nice cultural lesson though - I was on the phone to Australia for 30 minutes cancelling cards (and still could not order new ones because of security... Read more

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On October 29 at 2:36 AM by bodawei

'It is probably just bad Mandarin' (hysterical laughter) Seriously RCK, ChinesePod provides good Standard Chinese. Tone 'rules' are freque... Read more

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On October 29 at 2:30 AM by bodawei

Yesterday I travelled in a cool new Chinese bus with individual seat belts – I wore my seat belt but I didn’t see anyone else wearing thei... Read more

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On October 29 at 2:27 AM by RCK

It is probably just bad Mandarin. I haven't listened to this lesson yet, but there are a lot of pronunciation errors by the voice actors. How come a... Read more