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In some cases 已经 can mean 'despite expectations', or indicate surprise, but I think in this sense, 已经 means 'already', not in the exact sense of time,... Read more
Thanks Jason, but I'm still not sure I get how 'already' applies here. In English, 'already' is a time-word which suggests "it was going to happen... Read more
hi go_manly, The 已经 here means, 'already', so a direct translation of the sentence would be "No, I'm already very satisfied". I think the original... Read more
Hey thanks for that! I'll have to give that a try as well. Read more
I've signed up for a 7 day trial and I am hooked already. Excellent learning tool - thanks Chinesepod team. Trouble is, i do not have xjis... Read more
我听说花木兰这不新电影的导演批评了Walt Disney以前派的木兰卡通，他说那个卡通基本上的解释是错的，因为把木兰来强调性别平等。对他来说，在这个故事里最重要的观念就是木兰是个爱国人。 提醒我在韩国几个月以前开始用新的纸币，在纸币的一面上是历史上有名巾帼英雄的图像。 政府说这样会表示和提高 妇女的... Read more
CPOD, shouldn't this be re-classified as a Newbie lesson? Read more
I knew the Chinese had to develop a quick way to express the passive voice. Read more
Hi peterleon74 对“花木兰”，站在不同的立场会有不同的解释和看法。比如，这位巾帼英雄对爱国主义者（或者是中国共产党）来说无疑是打败外敌的一位爱国者，同时，从儒家的角度来看，她就是一位代父出征的孝顺女儿。“花木兰”在唐代被追封为“孝烈将军”，这个封名代表的好像是“孝顺”和“爱国”这... Read more