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On May 11 at 10:20 PM by bodawei

Hi Changye Interesting isn't it? Not just 'clouds', but beautifully coloured clouds. :) A Yunnan native told me how clouds have such a special p... Read more

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On May 11 at 9:50 PM by turtleberry

That was really cool. I thought it was Star Wars based on the music and the deep voiced actor. Read more

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On May 11 at 9:49 PM by molloyka

Thanks for the Shanghaiese lessons, Shanghai is one of the worlds largest cities, and a lot of us foreign nationals live and work here. There are very... Read more

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On May 11 at 9:19 PM by masterkrang

上星期我的中国朋友告诉我在有些情况你不可以说“要”。比如说,“我要饭”。应该说“需要”。如果你说“我要饭”的话,意思是你要别人给你钱或你肚子饿,对吗? Read more

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On May 11 at 9:11 PM by masterkrang

tvan... haha, you're right. i guess i just figured it was obvious that the native english speaker should also be proficient in chinese. like John is a... Read more

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On May 11 at 8:59 PM by masterkrang

xiao_liang, i agree with you that making it enjoyable and engaging is really important. not that i'd judge Liliana's presentation style from one lesso... Read more

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On May 11 at 7:48 PM by tvan

Most native English speakers I know would make lousy Chinese-to-English translators... Read more

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On May 11 at 7:19 PM by frognotinawell

It's the fonts. On the left, the character looks like SimSun, on the right like Arial Unicode. It would be really helpful if CPod defined SimSun a... Read more

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On May 11 at 7:12 PM by xiao_liang

I've never noticed Liliana's translation to be anything other than 100% perfect, and to boot, I really like her presenting style. It's been commented... Read more

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On May 11 at 6:37 PM by stellacadente

I'm just glad I read this thread *after* lunch. Read more