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Posted on: Night Cat
December 20, 2007 at 1:54 AMhi again hollymorrow, 1) You can say: 他们劝我喝酒。 (Tāmen quàn wǒ hē jiǔ.) 2) You are right about that translation, I've had it amended now.
Posted on: Night Cat
December 20, 2007 at 1:31 AMhi hollymorrow, Yes they also say 'early bird' in Chinese: 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 (Zǎoqǐ de niǎor yǒu chóng chī) The early bird catches the worm.
Posted on: Key Card
December 19, 2007 at 5:42 AMhi ardillita, You can download our pinyin pronunciation chart.
Posted on: Most Frequently Asked Question in China
December 19, 2007 at 2:36 AMhi ardillita, Yes, spryte is right: 我是墨西哥人 (Wǒ shì Mòxīgē rén)
Posted on: Night Cat
December 19, 2007 at 2:21 AMI'm definitely a 夜猫子 (yèmāozi), but not the partying one. More like the bookworm one. Staying up late was a habit I picked up in Taiwan. Sleeping is boring!
Posted on: Presentation on Trends
December 19, 2007 at 2:14 AMhi changye, henning et al, Yes, 报告 (bàogào) is the word for 'presentation'.
Posted on: Turbulence
December 19, 2007 at 2:11 AMhi dantheman2, There are a couple ways you can say a woman is the 'wear the pants' type: 她是个母老虎。(Tā shì ge mǔlǎohǔ.) 他是个妻管严。(Tā shì ge qīguǎnyán.)
Posted on: Ten Four
December 19, 2007 at 2:04 AMhi digchinese, I think you don't run into the problem of having to say 10, 4 very often, because usually there will be a measure word attached in between, i.e.: 十个, 四个 (shí ge, sì ge)
Posted on: Night Cat
December 19, 2007 at 1:55 AMhi adorsk, Actually, 夜猫子 (yèmāozi) isn't necessarily a person who stays out late partying. It can be anyone that likes to stay up late. Here is the word for 'bookworm': 书呆子 (shūdāizi).
Posted on: A Taxi for Tired Feet
December 20, 2007 at 2:05 AMmabuse, "Thank you for your message. Unfortunately, I am out of the office until 01/02/07." 谢谢你的来信。但是很抱歉，我现在不在办公室，2月1号才能回来。 (Xièxie nǐ de láixìn. Dànshì hěn bàoqiàn, wǒ xiànzài bùzài bàngōngshì, 2 yuè 1 hào cáinéng huílai.)