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Posted on: NGO Guy
On October 28 at 5:07 PM by cwillfor

Awesome lesson!  Here are a few questions. Is there a difference between 社会公益 and 社会福利 (fu2li4: welfare).  I am guessing that the former r... Read more

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Posted on: Ordering Flowers
On October 28 at 5:06 PM by JimWeir

你好Lily, （黄） 雪绒花是瑞士和奥地利的国花。英文说，edel weiss, 但是 这个词 从德语来的。edel-noble（高贵）weiss-white (白色的） cheers, marchon Read more

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On October 28 at 5:06 PM by bodawei

your English friends say "kiss my ass"??? are you kidding us? the only time an English person would say this is in quoting an American. :) I'm... Read more

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Posted on: Colors
On October 28 at 4:39 PM by ideotek

I had the best luck with a fountain pen, hard paper and the nciku.com dictionary. http://www.nciku.com/ Find the single character and there's a... Read more

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On October 28 at 4:30 PM by JasonSch

You never know! Maybe someday you'll fly to another planet and...OK, maybe not very practical in the real world, but you just may hear it a sci-fi mov... Read more

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On October 28 at 4:28 PM by JasonSch

Good question. When they say 我们现在帮您调度，五分钟内给您回复。the 调度 doesn't mean they can absolutely find a taxi for you. So, within 5 minutes they call you back wi... Read more

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Posted on: 闪婚
On October 28 at 3:41 PM by mark

Yolanda, 谢谢你的解释。美国的闪婚也有规则，不已经有配偶等等，但是一些州的规则不多又被管得随便，在那些州有生意人看机会用别的人的冲动来赚钱。不过租新娘的话，大概是假的婚礼或者很快离婚。基本上我开个玩笑。 Read more

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On October 28 at 3:32 PM by alexlexilu

By the way, what's up with this: 欢迎你进入外星球！expansion sentence??? How is that useful? Understanding Chinese Star Treck? Read more

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On October 28 at 3:31 PM by alexlexilu

I have a question about the last sentence the company lady says. She mentions that they will reply within 5 minutes. Does she mean that they will call... Read more

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On October 28 at 2:15 PM by bababardwan

ah, found it for you. Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Chinese-Everyday-Slang-Whats/dp/1569757275/ref=pd_sim_b_5 Read more