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On September 16 at 9:48 AM by jennyzhu

I did this series because I want to tell authentic and personal stories of expats in China to a wide audience on ChinesePod. And doing it in... Read more

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On September 16 at 9:32 AM by dunderklumpen

I second chiongzibide's thoughts.   Read more

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On September 16 at 9:07 AM by RJ

@orangina Exactly. To do the show in Mandarin would limit comprehension to a very small percentage of the listeners and would not be possible within... Read more

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On September 16 at 8:47 AM by RJ

go_manly It makes one appreciate how powerful a language english is. If I understand Connie correctly, this could be used in both situations and it... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫五
On September 16 at 8:36 AM by jennyzhu

@christine30550, You are correct. Some of the annotations are indeed incorrect. We will fix them ASAP. "To scheme" is 策划阴谋/ce4 hua4 yin1 mou2.... Read more

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On September 16 at 8:33 AM by sydcarten

yes, there is an error in the PDF file the pinyin in the first line includes the English word 'really', which seems to be out of place Read more

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On September 16 at 8:29 AM by orangina

I agree with chiongzibide... There are Advanced and Media lessons with no English and you can watch the news in Chinese online. So there are resources... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫五
On September 16 at 8:15 AM by ashka824

不是宫五，是小太监进宫，五，也就是第五集 汉语学习讲究断句的 Read more

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On September 16 at 8:11 AM by zhong_bide

I think this show is a welcome addition and provides cultural insights, similar to the Dear Amber show.  DA wasn't usually in Chinese, and so I a... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫五
On September 16 at 8:10 AM by christine30550

Whoa, 小顺子自从故事开头 —— 那时他还真是天真烂漫的小孩 —— 到目前为止，“发展”得非常厉害！I think I missed one or two of the lessons in between, but I r... Read more