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Posted on: Asking for a Raise
On March 12 at 1:36 PM by changye

Hi lydia1981 Sorry for nitpicking, but Chinese dogs' bark is “汪汪” (wang1wang1), but not “旺旺” (wang4wang4). The “旺旺” in the dialogue section should... Read more

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Posted on: Asking for a Raise
On March 12 at 1:24 PM by lydia1981

I'm glad to hear (旺旺旺！） that 小黑 is feeling better again after his visit to the Pet Clinic ;-) Read more

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On March 12 at 1:12 PM by xiao_liang

True. I suppose the english equivalent would be something like "well, I'm going to head off now" Read more

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On March 12 at 1:06 PM by changye

Hi bodawei I have a lot of tupperware containers at home, but I've never cared about its Chinese name before. “特百惠” is a NICE translation, hehe. Read more

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On March 12 at 12:49 PM by xiao_liang

Warning: depressing stuff ahead. Extract from "China Road - One Man's Journey into the Heart of Modern China" by Rob Gifford. "I'm heading for w... Read more

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On March 12 at 12:11 PM by go_manly

Thanks for that - I might pick up on the sentiment of people's comments more quickly in the future. I think I'll stick to English however. Read more

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On March 12 at 12:06 PM by xiao_liang

Wow, sorry mate. I figured smiley netiquette was pretty widely known now. I should never assume. The more common ones I've seen are: :) or :-) - fr... Read more

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On March 12 at 11:44 AM by go_manly

Thanks baba. I'm 45, and my friends are all in their 50's, so I guess I've never been exposed to this. Seems like a bit of a stretch though. Talkin... Read more

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On March 12 at 11:41 AM by xiao_liang

Hah, these are great. Thanks folks! Apparently The Simpsons is called "辛普森一家" in China! I wonder what the official translation of "don't have a cow, m... Read more

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Posted on: Happiness Candy
On March 12 at 11:35 AM by go_manly

Thanks baba. Keep bumping away! Read more