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On February 11 at 7:29 AM by lilac_counselor

老马的作业，经修改： 我的继母主张一些迷信的事，比如说她喜欢用《易经》和塔罗牌算命，认为这种东西是古籍，而且里面的内容很高深。她不懂汉字写的八卦，倒是常参照英文翻译，她以为自己参透了精华，可以解释那些已经发生的情况，在我看来，她就是个事后诸葛。不过我个人的看法是，把古籍和占卜混为一谈是歪曲事实。 Read more

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Posted on: 考试制度
On February 11 at 6:57 AM by wangpingliquan

As for the civil servants exams introduced in the late 19th century, like any other systems, had the upside and downside. The Japanese writer Shiba Ry... Read more

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On February 11 at 6:33 AM by lilac_counselor

‘你们 语文 老师 一定 有 讲 过 这些 知识 吧 。’ 有+动词+过  这句话是受南方语言习惯的影响吧，现在有点普及了，但是规范普通话里我们还是不说“有”。 Read more

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On February 11 at 6:26 AM by jennyzhu

Yup. Half of our colleagues are on the way to their 老家/ lǎojiā/hometown. Read more

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On February 11 at 4:38 AM by changye

The Chinese “科举” system was introduced in Korea and Vietnam, but didn't root in Japan, thankfully. China, Korea and Vietnam abolished “科举” around the... Read more

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On February 11 at 4:16 AM by changye

Here are etymologies of 榜眼 and 探花 shown in Wikipedia. 「探花」一名在唐代的科举经已出现。当时中进士者会园游庆祝，称「探花宴」。以进士中的年少貌美者为「探花使」，到各名园采摘鲜花，迎接状元。初时第一名称状元，第二、三名俱称为榜眼。至北宋末年，... Read more

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On February 11 at 4:03 AM by catherinem

春节愉快！It's already feeling lonely here in Shanghai... :( Read more

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On February 11 at 4:01 AM by catherinem

It's all about the lunar calendar!! Read more

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On February 11 at 3:37 AM by mankos

it's really surprising to me that the dates for Chinese New Year from year to year can be over 30 days apart. Read more

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On February 11 at 3:32 AM by mankos

Thanks John!! I just checked it out. It seems really complex! Maybe I'm just a dummy, haha Read more