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Posted on: 郑和七下西洋
On October 14 at 9:37 AM by changye

郑和 这个历史人物已经成为了中国海洋霸权扩张的一个象征。现在“郑和七下西洋”的故事好像在中国(爱国)历史教育中占据比以往更重要的地位。据说有不少中国人希望中国第一艘航母取名为“ 三宝太监 郑和 ”。但是,解放军 郑和 航母舰队会像六百年前的 郑和 船... Read more

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Posted on: Drunk Driving
On October 14 at 8:05 AM by changye

Hi lujiaojie I have a question. Does "这下" work in a similar way to "这回"? Is the "下" a measure word, just like the 回? Read more

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On October 14 at 7:17 AM by wenjong

The first tone ng! or ng..... is when you catch a body part in your pants zipper, someone is stepping on your toe with a stilletto heel while you are... Read more

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On October 14 at 6:14 AM by cognito

I find it easiest to remember 深 as the first character of 深圳 (the city of Shenzhen), but then I always enjoy reading traffic signs (or trying to). Read more

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Posted on: The Guanxi Myth
On October 14 at 6:05 AM by quasifrog

Dear Jenny, John is interesting and all, but the real talents of Jenny Zhu are being neglected in this new show.  One of your skills (charms) i... Read more

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Posted on: 郑和七下西洋
On October 14 at 5:55 AM by hugorestall

Gavin Menzies 写得一塌糊涂. 关于"了事", 好久以前老师教我这句话: "天下事了犹未了,何妨不了了之". 我一直觉得很深奥! 可是不知道它的来源. Read more

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Posted on: Karaoke
On October 14 at 5:00 AM by mharcuz28

hi jennyzhu ... can u pls post the pinyin lyrics of the song in the video.. xie xie ni Read more

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Posted on: 郑和七下西洋
On October 14 at 4:22 AM by miantiao

hi bettina, 我也看过那本书,依我看,因为他没有提供具体的证明,就是趣闻根据的,所以他理论被历史学家视为传说。 有趣的是,假如郑和那时候确实循环地球比葡萄牙和西班牙的冒险家早,那么奇怪的是为什么中国每进行多了解新发现的土地?为什么明朝皇帝没派人去创建贸易,反而据说明朝那时的领袖却把... Read more

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Posted on: 武松打虎
On October 14 at 4:09 AM by sumkf83

我在上大学时候,上了一门关于中国古代故事的课。那时候读过水浒传的两集 - 就是那些关于武松与老虎的”决战.“ 很高兴在chinesepod上看到了。 能不能加关于“红楼梦” 的几短对话? Read more

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Posted on: 郑和七下西洋
On October 14 at 3:59 AM by pretzellogic

Being a mere ele, most of the text went over my head.  But my wife read Gavin Menzies "1421" book.  I thought that it was interesting that 1... Read more