User Comments - adam_p_lax
adam_p_lax
Posted on: The Pickup Artist
June 3, 2013 at 3:41 AMI understand the notion of "face" in Chinese but sometimes it makes sense to try and translate in a way that's culturally relevant and understandable to me. Its helps me understand how and when to use such phrases.
I think @podster's "they won't spare his feelings" or "they won't spare him the embarrassment" makes sense as a good translation.
Posted on: The Pickup Artist
June 3, 2013 at 1:52 AMJenny says in this lesson about girls that are the man is trying to pick up "很不给他面子“ I've heard this before and know it literally means "won't give him face" but that doesn't really make sense to me. Could it also be translated as "won't respect what he says"?
Posted on: Realization, Reality and Authenticity
June 1, 2013 at 8:12 AMso would it be accurate to say that 意识到 is a more profound, deeper realization about something and that 发现 is for something you notice more superficially, like about other people's appearances, preference and attitude?
Posted on: Actually Contrary with 倒
May 31, 2013 at 5:46 AMcould someone answer this question?
Posted on: The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner
May 30, 2013 at 5:24 AMwow, I really liked this dialogue, lots of great, useful vocabulary in this one for talking abt cultural difference. I would love more like these discussing cultural difference in the future.
Posted on: Actually Contrary with 倒
May 29, 2013 at 1:18 AMI was just studying the qingwen episode about 反而 and it too expresses ideas "contrary to expectations" 所以反而和倒有什么区别？
Posted on: Donation Dilemma
May 27, 2013 at 9:34 AMI saw this distrust of charitable organizations first hand at my school in Guangxi province. For two years we had a fun run organized by foreign teachers to raise funds for a local charity. Getting donations for the charity we supported (for kids with developmental disorders) was difficult because of the distrust among local Chinese of those organizations as a result of past corruption.
Posted on: English Grammar Difficulties
May 22, 2013 at 7:37 AMI'm definitely interested and could definitely use. This one seems to be a long time coming. thanks!
Posted on: Manly Beards or Pretty Boys?
May 20, 2013 at 2:00 AMi guess the the guy in the dialogue with a beard is a foreigner? seems to be implied by the end of the dialogue when the girl says "hi"
Posted on: Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit
June 5, 2013 at 8:12 AMwhat does 跑去 mean in the context of the dialogue? the translation just says "go to" but doesn't 跑 mean "run"?