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On April 17 at 11:37 AM by matthiask

@baba as far as I know, the poem should not be demoralizing - it's hard to find it back in the wild just like not many people quote the whole "Faus... Read more

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On April 17 at 11:33 AM by matthiask

@calkins   i like what google translate makes out of the poem: Shishi poetry schrenckii disabilities, Anopheles lion, lion 10 fresh o... Read more

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On April 17 at 11:27 AM by bababardwan

Calkins, Ah,of course.Thanks mate.Just shows how easily Chinese perakin can lead me astray,partic when in a hurry to dash off.I thought it looked fa... Read more

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Posted on: Guilin Mifen
On April 17 at 11:16 AM by demee

SUPERB!!!!! I've been a chinesepod user for a short while and this is an excellent innovation! I really want to get a package to learn chinese here... Read more

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On April 17 at 10:56 AM by calkins

Baba my friend, "she sells sea shells" is a good example I think.  It's probably just like a tongue twister to Chinese people. Per MDBG, 石 has... Read more

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On April 17 at 10:49 AM by jimijames

@ ledzppln99 Simply 不合法 bù hé fǎ can be used to mean Illegal CPOD, Great lesson!   Read more

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On April 17 at 10:06 AM by bababardwan

Calkins, When I saw your pinyin I thought you were joking until I saw the Hanzi.Now that really is demoralising.Can the Chinese really make head or... Read more

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Posted on: 谋杀案
On April 17 at 9:54 AM by chentianci

另外,我听说在中国的刑事法律项下(程序法?)控辩双方有权请人来出庭作证,但是实际上没有法官允许那样的证据,仅仅让当事人提供书面的证据,而且律师只能讨论书面证据的字面意思。不知道这是真的还是假的。也不知我所写的怎样。 Read more

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On April 17 at 9:43 AM by calkins

Amen Baba and Mike!  I also sometimes wonder how I will ever understand this language. How about this one: « Shī Shì sh&ia... Read more

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On April 17 at 8:56 AM by chistudent

陳博士您好! 又有機會跟您學廣東話了 老王似是《剛陸》,滿懷敵意 一惹他便怒火沖天 又像失控制的走炮,任意轟炸,‘爆爆’ 其實,你既意思已經被斷章取義了 佢點解會亂炸呢? 真係冇佢符 對了,聽說‘牛屎’帽... Read more