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Another way to say "lunch" is 午饭 wǔfàn.  This literally means "midday meal."　Morning is 上午 shàngwǔ and afternoon is 下午 xi&agrave... Read more

我在杭州教书的时候，我们大学有个行政助理，名字叫 陈瑶 。人蛮可爱的，可有点凶。真没想到…… Read more

Hi minymouse , 酷 means "cool, stylish," just like the English word. Of course, you cannot say 今天天气很酷 "the weather is cool today." Chinese uses 凉... Read more

carlosgg : turn left: xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn Yes, zuǒ should become 2nd tone here. continuously raining should be 一直下雨(yīzhí xiàyǔ)... Read more

Hi triplelatte The official translation of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is 吸血鬼猎人巴菲-- literally, "Vampire Hunter Buffy." I translated 道长 as "Vamp... Read more

Hi ezweig Thank you very much for sharing the link. Mr. Thompson seems like a fascinating person. Another (much more mysterious and difficult)... Read more

Hi sushan , Thanks for sharing your blog. I am very interested in this American Chop Suey-- a "Chinese" dish that was Americanized and has now bee... Read more

Hi bill and rjberki Very interesting takes on the poem. I'm working on an episode about one of my favorite poems. It deals with the idea of an... Read more

The end really made me laugh (reminded me of my chicken feet encounter in 香港 a few weeks ago)! Next episode is dedicated to "all those people who acci... Read more

kimiik, hehe,a very unkind interpretation I'd say.Surely 钝 is referring to "blunt" in this case. thinkbuddha, lol.Touche.Did you make that up... Read more