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On April 17 at 1:52 PM by bababardwan

...or perhaps we could reach our goals much sooner if we had a few drinks.I'm pretty sure after a few I've come out with your above shi shi shi shi sh... Read more

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On April 17 at 1:46 PM by zhenlijiang

calkins, bababardwan, i say give us 20 years we should be passable, if not super. for calkins maybe sooner, your brain should be younger than ours (ma... Read more

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On April 17 at 1:41 PM by bababardwan

calkins, Come on mate,bit of optimism hey.I was hoping to do it by the time I'd reached the combined ages of the 3 learned gents in my avatar.You ca... Read more

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On April 17 at 1:38 PM by calkins

Baba, when it comes to learning Chinese as a non-native, I think the light at the end of the tunnel will be when we enter the pearly gates of heaven a... Read more

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On April 17 at 1:25 PM by bababardwan

Calkins,Changye,Matthiask, 谢谢你们。Actually,on reflection,there is a bright side to this passage.Even remembering the English,which should be easy,will... Read more

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On April 17 at 12:19 PM by changye

Hi bababardwan 《施氏食狮史》 is written in (grammatically) perfect Chinese, although I don't know if it's "natural", hehe. The most tricky parts are "适"... Read more

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Posted on: 谋杀案
On April 17 at 12:13 PM by bendidelaowai

I want say: 我要听下一集!!!发生了什么? 谁杀了谁? 我要知道!!!! 等你们写下一集:) Read more

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On April 17 at 11:55 AM by calkins

Listen to it here (slow loading): S hī Shì shí shī shǐ Shìt   Baba, perakun can be evil sometimes...I've fallen... Read more

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On April 17 at 11:51 AM by changye

I hear that 《施氏食狮史》  was made by a Chinese scholar who opposed eliminating Chinese characters in the first half of the 20th century. He demonst... Read more

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Posted on: Gone Fishing
On April 17 at 11:38 AM by matthiask

@chinesepod for me this was the best lesson so far! I love the dialog, the perfect amount of translation, the extra examples (new feature?), the gramm... Read more