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On June 19 at 5:29 PM by weifeng

我们今年一月份生了一个儿子。 给他去一个 Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions *... Read more

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On June 19 at 5:16 PM by petercook1

hey Pearltopete- Am I mistaken or is "outlaws of the marsh" also translated as "the water margin"?  When I was in Japan it seemed that this wa... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
On June 19 at 4:12 PM by zhenlijiang

pete , thanks for your response. I see your point about 执着的学者 being one of those things that you say in Chinese, with the 执着 not meaning tha... Read more

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On June 19 at 3:25 PM by tiaopidepi

A coworker recently explained why a friend of hers is named "叫弟" (jiào dì). Literally, it means "call for a younger brother". Her parent... Read more

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On June 19 at 3:17 PM by paulinurus

Pete, I feel I must reply to your perception that I think you are not a professional or that you are incompetent. I don't know how you get such a&n... Read more

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On June 19 at 2:15 PM by changye

Hi bodawei You are right. 长白山 and its caldera lake "天池" are just beautiful. I've been there twice. That is one of the few "selling points" in Donbe... Read more

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On June 19 at 2:08 PM by bodawei

@changye My reason for going 'sightseeing' in Dongbei is precisely because it might not be the first choice for Westerners!  Anyway, although... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
On June 19 at 2:03 PM by changye

Just for the record, the definition of 执着 and its examples in 现代汉语词典 are as follows, 原为佛教语。指对某一事物坚持不放,不能超脱。后来指固执或拘泥,亦指对某种事物追求不舍。 (1) 性情古板执着。 (2)... Read more

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On June 19 at 1:57 PM by pearltowerpete

Hi paulinurus , Erasing questions or comments about problems with translations or technical glitches is not something that CPod "allows" me to do.... Read more

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On June 19 at 1:28 PM by paulinurus

Pete, I don't see why comments about your translations on a particular lesson should be conducted on a different board. It is relevant and&nbsp... Read more