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Posted on: Asking for a Raise
On April 08 at 9:03 AM by mandarinkoala

Yes, this was a better lesson: both topic and structure. Thing is, I find here in China that the schools / comapny want to find cheaper people rathe... Read more

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Posted on: Asking for a Raise
On April 08 at 8:56 AM by mandarinkoala

I agree. Well, CPod? Read more

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Posted on: Asking for a Raise
On April 08 at 8:54 AM by mandarinkoala

Lost on everybody, I'd say. Yet Chinese humour is so different. Read more

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On April 08 at 8:51 AM by mandarinkoala

I never had any problems when meeting my chinese in-laws for the first time. Mind you my chinese wasn't as good then, but they enjoyed my attempts to... Read more

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Posted on: Ping Pong
On April 08 at 8:29 AM by connie

1. 哇。对方居然接到了。 (Wā. Duìfāng jūrán jiēdào le.) Whoa. Surprisingly, his opponent handled it. 接 means “to receieve”, 到 is a complement of re... Read more

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On April 08 at 8:06 AM by go_manly

In the following dialog sentence: 有多热？ (Yŏu duō rè?) How hot is it? 1. Can the 有 be omitted? [perhaps 今天多热 (jīntiān duō rè) ? ] 2. Can we say... Read more

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Posted on: 恶搞年夜饭
On April 08 at 7:32 AM by lilac_counselor

大家反映这段视频的口音太重，语速又快。不过，类似的视频并不少。今年元宵节时出现了小品《超幸福鞋垫》，由名人演出，普通话更清晰，表演更精彩，大受欢迎，欢迎大家收看： http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU1MzI3NzYw.html Read more

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Posted on: Pregnancy
On April 08 at 7:25 AM by go_manly

Regarding the first line of the dialog: A: 告诉你一个好消息，我怀孕了。 (Gàosu nĭ yīge hăo xiāoxi, wŏ huáiyùn le.) I have some good news to tell you. I'm pregnan... Read more

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Posted on: Las Vegas
On April 08 at 7:18 AM by kimiik

Also, according to Google, about Black-Jack : 4,900,000 results for "21 点" 135,000 results for "二十一 点" Read more

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Posted on: Las Vegas
On April 08 at 7:09 AM by kimiik

Speaking of the Baccarat game (百家乐) in the supplementary vocab, it's interesting to notice that the Baccarat company and the city of Baccarat use an... Read more