Lesson Comments

Bodawei I have mixed feelings about preserving culture and becoming a global society in which we all understand each other. By understanding others... Read more

@ivor88 It is always tempting to pull a word apart, and fun when you find some 'connection'.  However the word is 行李 - pulling it apart is a b... Read more

@orangina Ha ha, that's a good joke.  Hadn't heard that one before - zucchini is not so prolific in Australia.  Reminds me of a walk in C... Read more

RJ, Orangina RJ - thanks for your feedback about 'not being able to bring yourself to use Australian vernacular' (I assume by 'slang' you mean more... Read more

bodawei, Yes, with maturity and a larger knowledge of Jim Croce's repertoire comes scepticism. But perhaps the fear made the blackberrys all the sw... Read more

Can anyone tell me why 行李 comes to mean luggage?  My literal translation comes up with "walking plum tree", which is a useful mnemonic, but it wo... Read more

@orangina Aaah .. free fruit.  I don't know 小胡瓜 (or forgotten) - I can understand the 黑莓 scenario.  Actually it is kind of a sterotype -... Read more

Bodawei An "ice block" would sound to me like it was very large as in a 50 Lb "block" of ice. What we call what I think you are referring to is a "p... Read more

In American ice lolly is popcicle. Lolly is never used on it's own but is used in lollypop, a specific kind of candy. Carbonated soft drinks are indee... Read more

@pete Ok, I'll buy in - as a citizen of what used to be referred to as a member of the Commonwealth I have not heard the term 'ice lolly' before.&n... Read more