Lesson Comments
There is an error in the lesson introduction. It should be "Let's hope you're (you are) the former..." not "Let's hope your the former..." This is a c... Read more
JasonSch, Hmm ... What is heard and what is correct often are not the same (-: I often hear lots of statements, and well, languages do devolve. Too... Read more
@bill I've used and heard, quite a few times in my life: "They're pretty much dating" "She's pretty much his wife" Or other things along... Read more
Thanks Guys: @ John--Yes, I suppose Ken is due for a break. Maybe you can spend a couple minutes reminiscing about your early days in China... tran... Read more
@joeborn Your guess is indeed the correct translation of this sentence. I slipped up when translating it and read 大概 as its 'approximately' me... Read more
joeborn, My guess is the person who did the translation does not know what "pretty much" means: Nearly, or almost. "She's almost his girlfriend" is... Read more
I had guessed that the expansion sentence 那个 女孩儿 大概 是 他的 女朋友 meant "That gal is probably his girl friend," whereas the translation was "pretty... Read more
Maybe I'm talking rubbish - I've just searched on Google and can't find 楼 lou2 in any of the restaurant names! But it certainly appears i... Read more
ellen_counselor asks about actual techniques for jet lag. Combatting jet-lag (from someone who travels from the US to UK and China 4 times a year).... Read more