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On August 05 at 5:05 AM by flibberty2

The song in the background sounds like 'This Old Man'. Could anyone provide a link to the Chinese words, and maybe a sound file? Thanks. Read more

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On August 05 at 4:51 AM by alexbr

Jenny, hi! Thanks a lot for the podcasts you've been cranking out lately. Doing a great job. However as a listener I got something to say. First, I... Read more

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On August 05 at 3:24 AM by timlb

xiaoxue101, 恭喜恭喜! Read more

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On August 05 at 3:21 AM by bodawei

I don't know how common this is around China but a lot of 农民工 where I live are in the city M - F and go home (to the country) for the weekend. So the... Read more

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Posted on: Going on a Picnic
On August 05 at 2:56 AM by bodawei

In Australia Christmas lunch (the main meal) can be a picnic.  My family has done the picnic at the beach on Christmas Day a few times.  Sol... Read more

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On August 05 at 2:47 AM by lujiaojie

我的字典也没有“to be embarrassed”的意思,但在口语中真的是“尴尬 gāngà,窘迫 jiǒngpò”的意思。 可能有时候字典的解释不全吧! Read more

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On August 05 at 2:01 AM by danchao

Well, multi-national expats are definitely not 农民工. Perhaps they can be called 老外工, haha (I have no clue, don't take that seriously). Read more

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Posted on: Going on a Picnic
On August 05 at 1:46 AM by John

Fixed. Sorry about that. Read more

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Posted on: Going on a Picnic
On August 05 at 1:30 AM by bill

In this lesson 什么三明治啦,生菜和番茄啦,水果色拉啦,等等 .. It' seems like a very American 野餐. In this lesson shénme sānmíng la, shēngcàila hé fánqié la, shuǐguǒsèlā... Read more

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Posted on: Going on a Picnic
On August 05 at 1:25 AM by Tal

I'd be willing to bet it's not coincidence mate! Anyway another good one is: 田野 tiányě = open country, farmland and fields. e.g. 春天来了,田野里充满了生机。... Read more