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Posted on: 军训
On August 21 at 2:13 AM by xiaophil

最近我的雇主,华东理工大学,举办军训。 这是我昨天从我的房间拍的一张照片: 哎呀!刚才突然下雨了,这么可怜的军校学员! Read more

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Posted on: Washing Dishes
On August 21 at 2:12 AM by connie

Hi raymondc xiaophil is right. 干吗 has a criticizing and complaining tone. Read more

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On August 21 at 1:54 AM by changye

The wisdom "生不带来死不带去" doesn't apply to some "born with a silver spoon in the mouth" guys. A good example should be 秦始皇 (Qin Shihuang), the first Emper... Read more

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On August 21 at 1:42 AM by petercook1

I love being a piece of FURNITURE!!!!!!!!! Read more

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On August 21 at 1:09 AM by Tal

@jennyzhu, Thank you for acknowledging my complaint about the audio review file. If all CPod employees were as diligent and coolly professional a... Read more

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Posted on: Washing Dishes
On August 21 at 12:41 AM by xiaophil

raymondc 干吗 and 为什么 feel different.  为什么 is used when the person who is asking is unclear about something and truly wants an answer.  干吗 h... Read more

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Posted on: It's My Birthday!
On August 20 at 11:09 PM by egret

I had a few Chinese friends in University in the UK who were called up by their parents to wish them happy Chinese birthday, and had no idea it was.... Read more

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Posted on: Washing Dishes
On August 20 at 10:16 PM by raymondc

In the sentence 你干吗用那么, 干吗 has the meaning of why . So 你为什么用那么 has exactly the same meaning ? As for washing clothes, machine do better than humans... Read more

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Posted on: Washing Dishes
On August 20 at 8:26 PM by dagah

多谢, gjyy :) 洗衣粉和洗衣液不是一样的, 对不对? 第二个对我来说就好象liquid detergent, 是吗? 我从来没用这种 :P 但我有时侯用洗洁精在衣服上为了去油污~ 我也想知道是否有一个特定的说法说 "白色的衣服洗衣粉" 或者 "颜色的衣服洗衣粉".. Read more

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Posted on: It's My Birthday!
On August 20 at 8:01 PM by culturedragon

@ richnirish I am not sure, but 他睡觉一个钟头 seems somehow incomplete and there is no connection between the two parts. It's more like: He sleeps.... Read more