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On May 02 at 12:43 AM by Tal

Here's a rough transcript of the podcast I've been compiling as I study. Anyone who might find such a thing useful is welcome to use it. Don't ex... Read more

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Posted on: Man or Woman?
On May 01 at 11:32 PM by changye

Hi christian 但是 and 不过 (or 可是) are basically interchangeable, but precisely speaking, 不过/可是 are a little more conversational (and less emphatic) tha... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
On May 01 at 10:10 PM by tgif

Words from the discussants banter 难以 [nányǐ]        1. 1. adverb hard       &n... Read more

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On May 01 at 10:01 PM by bhima

哦! 现在知道了 下次去中国 我要注意这件事。 这是一个很好用的对话。 谢你们啊! 安东尼 Read more

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On May 01 at 9:39 PM by sfrrr

The zombie lessons are as practical as just about any CPod lesson. True, you may not need to know the word for zombie, although it does help one to re... Read more

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On May 01 at 9:15 PM by mpocm

Thank you for asking about why we use yao instead of yi for phone numbers.  The explanation was very helpful. Read more

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Posted on: Man or Woman?
On May 01 at 8:38 PM by christian

但是 and 不过 both mean "but", so how can I distinguish when to use one or the other? Are they perfectly interchangeable?   Read more

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On May 01 at 8:32 PM by mickeytoon

Aah Lydia, you do businessman Peter a disservice. How can a man who dies at the hands of ninjas be described as boring? It's my life ambition... Read more

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Posted on: Welfare Lottery
On May 01 at 7:27 PM by tvan

triplelatte and given the way that normal distributions and standard deviations work, the odds of an individual winning (while still highly unfavorabl... Read more

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Posted on: Welfare Lottery
On May 01 at 5:45 PM by triplelatte

The adage "The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math", while often true, is not always the case: It depends on the odds to win, the cost of a... Read more