Lesson Comments
I guess 冰球 refers more specifically to ice hockey and cannot be used to refer to Hockey in general....such as field hockey,roller hockey,deng deng ,du... Read more
So they don't have BYO (bring your own) in the US? They arequite common in Australia so restuarants avoid having to have the complex and troublesome... Read more
This 射门 caught my attention for a couple of reasons. Firstly I have read here and hear on cctv 5 [in a brief listen] 打门 ...which is more common? Th... Read more
The etymology of 传 is quite interesting. 人 on the left is the radical...fair enough. On the right we have 专 which in one definition can mean "monopoli... Read more
I guess I've heard this occasionally in Australia, but it gives the impression that the person is young and/or uneducated. Read more
Hi RJ, That's interesting that you wouldn't say you "forgot something (in/at/on) somewhere". I've always used this pattern. Out of curiosity, I've... Read more
They did the "Thread of the month" offer a couple of times. But I think that's stopped now? Read more
Is azerdocmom still around? I wonder how Josh's Chinese is getting on as he approaches the terrible teens :-) Read more
I second that. Tang dynasty's Wu Zetian's resting place is well worth a visit: beautiful scenery and unusual history (she was China's only "female emp... Read more
Yes, an Australian friend told me he hasn't heard it and wouldn't say it. I did find it in the Corpus of Contemporary American English, however, so it... Read more