Lesson Comments
Love the Office Space reference in the lesson title. I haven't listened to the lesson yet; here's hoping "The Bobs" make an appearance. Read more
I read an amazing news article the other day. Chinese authorities dig up more than 1,400 illegal clinics in the past four years. What surprised me mos... Read more
changye, You probably could say "I don't hope ...", but it doesn't really say anything. Just because you don't hope something happens, doesn't mean... Read more
Hi desluo919 Thanks for the nice tip. It's interesting to know that you often say "I don't think ～" but not "I don't hope ～" in English. Mayb... Read more
Hi Changye, What would be the difference if the interjection 啦 is used instead of 了 in the expression 老朋友了? Would the context/tone be the same whet... Read more
Hi user8220 Here are some differences between 希望 and 期望 shown in one of my dictionaries. (1) 期望 is more formal than 希望 and mainly used in writte... Read more
@changye Thanks again. I hadn't realised you were not a native English speaker until I saw your profile just now - there is very little indication... Read more
Hi desluo919 (a) 我不希望你去北京。 (b) 我希望你不去北京。 The two examples besically have the same meaning, but example (a) is more straightfoward than (b) and has... Read more
I second jckeith on that. When I saw the lesson title I just burst out laughing. :^) I wonder how the following conversation would g... Read more