User Comments - RobXDecker
RobXDecker
Posted on: Cracking QR Codes
March 31, 2014 at 9:16 AM1 to lose
2 to transport
3 to donate
4 to enter (a password)
Posted on: New Sofa
March 28, 2014 at 3:44 PMIn the vocabulary, 城 is being pronounced "chen" rather than the standard "cheng".
Posted on: Family Ties
March 28, 2014 at 3:37 PMThe person giving the standard Chinese glosses in the vocabulary does not have a standard accent when it comes to the "-eng" ending. I've noticed this in other podcasts recently. I think for the vocabulary glosses, the pronunciation should be standard. Thanks.
Posted on: Ordering Furniture Online
March 11, 2014 at 12:23 PMI think a more correct gloss for 实木 would be "solid wood" rather than hardwood. Hardwood refers to some types of wood such as maple and oak, contrasting softwood such as pine. Solid wood contrasts composite or presses wood as referred to in the dialogue.
Posted on: Fun with Shapes
October 1, 2013 at 7:57 AMIn one of the expansion sentences, 糟糕 is translated as "damn." In English, many people would avoid this word as it is considered somewhat of a curse word. Is 糟糕 the same in Chinese. For example, is it a word one would not use in front of children, or that children should not say?
Posted on: Calling the Locksmith
October 1, 2013 at 2:48 AMIn the expansion sentences "这次出差时间比较长，你多带几套衣服备用吧," could one also say, "... 你多带几套备用衣服吧"?
Posted on: Charge My Samsung, Yo!
August 18, 2013 at 3:08 PMOne of the grammar sentences is 他应该不会骂你的。Why the 的 at the end?
Posted on: Getting Warm
December 15, 2012 at 5:02 PMIn the expansion sentence, "你别老是坐着，出去跑跑步就会暖和起来的," what the sense/purpose of the final “的”？
Posted on: Getting Warm
December 15, 2012 at 4:43 PMHow does one ask if the heat can be "turned-up"? Also, how does one as for the AC to be "turned-up," here meaning stronger/colder, not turned to a higher temperature?
Posted on: Sending a Large File
May 21, 2014 at 8:22 AMIn English, when discussing documents, we talk about a "hard copy" (ie printed on paper) and a "digital copy" (ie editable on the computer). It doesn't seem like the definitions I find in my dictionary for these terms are up to date. What do Chinese people say, especially IT people?