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On September 02 at 9:49 AM by jennyzhu

It's really awesome to see comments from Poddies who havn't commented for a while. Excuter, Rich, Yase, thank you for your encouragement and hope to s... Read more

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Posted on: Grammar Lesson
On September 02 at 9:35 AM by jennyzhu

I don't really recall studying grammar in Chinese at school. Maybe we don't approach mother tongue in such an analytical way. How about... Read more

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On September 02 at 9:33 AM by alwingate

Of course, I would love to see a monthly grammar lesson.  I have been looking for a way to hang some of these words onto a structure.   &... Read more

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Posted on: The Monkey King
On September 02 at 9:31 AM by zhenlijiang

Shenyajin 又要谢谢你给我认真地解释！ But now I have another question: ‘非常’+形容词的中间未必用‘地’，对不对？我们经常说‘非常好’‘非常认真’这样的。那... Read more

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Posted on: The Monkey King
On September 02 at 9:22 AM by helenshen_counselor

@zhenlijiang, 在这里应该用“地", "非常地", adv+地，经常出现的语气词 ‘ei’，‘ai’ ，Connie老师confirm "哎” and "唉" 最常用，只是"唉"常用于叹气。 06:1... Read more

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On September 02 at 9:07 AM by lujiaojie

xunzi： “勉强”可以做动词和形容词。 “逼”是动词，不能做形容词。 做动词的时候，“勉强”和“逼”一样，都是“强迫别人做不愿意做的事”。可以说：... Read more

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On September 02 at 8:43 AM by connie

Hi calicartel 印花税 yìnhuāshuì​ stamp duty [04:33] 措施 cuòshī step (to be taken) [05:17] And we've fixed the dialogue an... Read more

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On September 02 at 7:49 AM by jamesmontgomery

Thanks for the fix to the traditional transcript PDF. Read more

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Posted on: Grammar Lesson
On September 02 at 7:23 AM by xuchen

@Rich Does that come out sounding like " burger "?, as in the thing that McDonalds sells one billion of every year?... Read more

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Posted on: Grammar Lesson
On September 02 at 6:30 AM by iena

Hey John, Hi Rich, Thanks a lot!!多謝！ Read more