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adam_p_lax
Posted on: Ways to Say "Stubborn"
July 12, 2014 at 7:14 AMi hate to say this but was the intro page written by a non-native English speaker? some parts are pretty awkward. Like these:
"let's have a look at many Chinese words which all can be translated into "stubborn" in English" (this could easily be shortened to "we will look at the many chinese words that can be translated as 'stubborn' in English" and there needs to be a "the" before "many Chinese words" )
"we will help you to distinguish the differences" - "distinguish the differences" is kind of an awkward phrase
Also, I had asked a question a few weeks ago which David acknowledged and it hasn't been made into a qingwen yet.
Posted on: Physical Examination
July 2, 2014 at 3:04 AMI would say "pro-nun-ciation" but I think Shanell has an American midwestern accent so it wouldn't surprise me that she said "pro-NOUN-ciation."
Just like in Chinese, there are a number of variants in English pronunciation based on country/region within a country.
Posted on: "Warm" and "Speechless"
June 29, 2014 at 5:57 AMcan you all do a qingwen on the use of 中 as a preposition like "in the middle, among" like 在生活中，从几个人中选出来一个， 谢谢！
Posted on: "Warm" and "Speechless"
June 29, 2014 at 4:55 AM那其中这些意思是speechless的词语在口语当中哪个是最常用的呢
Posted on: Help at the ATM
June 26, 2014 at 3:58 AM这些请问的课都能帮你对“着”的用法更清楚 http://chinesepod.com/lessons/the-%E7%9D%80-zhe-chronicles-actions-in-progress
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/the-%E7%9D%80-zhe-chronicles-how-we-verb
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/the-%E7%9D%80-zhe-chronicles-verbs-as-states
Posted on: Goal!
June 21, 2014 at 11:14 AMhttp://chinesepod.com/lessons/the-chinese-experience 你先听这个请问吧
Posted on: A Foreign Intern
June 11, 2014 at 12:56 AMyea, I think the 是。。。的 pattern here is for describing/emphasizing that these kinds of students can't intern in China.
Posted on: A Foreign Intern
June 9, 2014 at 5:47 AMI think this often happens in the US too.
Posted on: U.S. Healthcare Reforms
June 6, 2014 at 6:38 AMI really like this kind of lesson too. love to learn more chinese to talk about social issues and current events!
Posted on: Ways to Say "Stubborn"
July 12, 2014 at 12:49 PM"the" emphasizes that these words mean "stubborn" in English. it does not imply that they are covering all the Chinese words that mean "stubborn." You
i guess they are somewhat personal editorial preferences but something like "many Chinese words which all can be translated into "stubborn" in English" is unnecessarily wordy and sloppy.