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Someone bought a place on the floor below us in a 7 story apartment block and they sytematically stripped every fixture, fitting, wall covering and fl... Read more

Zippos are really expensive in China.  Read more

Hi noelle_t , Thanks for your warm words. As barto notes, Qu Yuan's works are a little difficult. He is a fascinating character, but I'm afraid... Read more

I'm pretty sure the audio associated with this page is wrong. It's a lesson about shopping from englishpod. Read more

this sort of conversation is very familiar to me, every saturday morning my fiancee calls her parents, and this is pretty much how it goes. pressur... Read more

baba the only quote I like better is "George bush was born with a silver foot in his mouth." for those who may not be familiar with the colloquial... Read more

Qu Yuan is a little difficult because it was written so early in the history of Chinese literature, right before the fall of Chu. As you can see above... Read more

RJ, you're easily convinced :D Mickeytoon, re tea scum, a google search revealed a Guardian article: "Up to the mid-1990s scientists believed th... Read more

RJ, The Chinese movie 向左走，向右走 (Turn Left, Turn Right) would give you a glimpse of landlord tenant relations there. It's a very funny, entertaining,... Read more

Changye, So good to see you back.Hope you had an enjoyable holiday. Another great lesson that had it all;vocab [eg 过来人]，grammar patterns [不是。。而是]；... Read more