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Posted on: Connecting with Email
July 25, 2008 at 1:36 AMhi penhuizc,
Yes, it is an Elementary lesson.
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 25, 2008 at 1:25 AMhi shenhe,
Yes, you could say:
你看这个危险吗？Nǐ kàn zhège wēixiǎn ma？
(Do you think this is dangerous?)
Posted on: Taxi Small Talk
July 24, 2008 at 4:17 AMhi johns and garry,
Yes, 拜访 (bàifǎng) is a lot more formal. When you are just seeing a friend, you use 看朋友 (kàn péngyou).
他来了. (Tā lái le.) can mean 'He's here', as in 'He has arrived.' But, depending on the context, it could also mean 'He came.'
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 24, 2008 at 2:20 AMhi davidfong,
Yes 营 (yíng) is used in reference to other camping as well:
夏令营 (xiàlìngyíng) summer camp
露营 (lùyíng) and 野营 (yěyíng) to camp
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 24, 2008 at 2:14 AMhi sfrrr,
A rough translation for "I just hit the wall" is:
我做不下去了 (Wǒ zuòbuxià qù le)
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 24, 2008 at 2:11 AMhi petuniaz,
你这个傻瓜！
Nǐ zhège shǎguā！
Does sound cute. However, depending on the tone of voice you use, it can be an insult as well.
Posted on: Using ChinesePod
July 23, 2008 at 3:20 AMhi acorrigan,
这几天我收集了很多有关他的资料。
(Zhè jǐ tiān wǒ shōují le hěn duō yǒu guān tā de zīliào.)
The 他 (tā) in 关他的资料 (guān tā de zīliào) refers to 'a lot of information about him'.
Posted on: Using ChinesePod
July 23, 2008 at 3:13 AMhi theblindseer,
Thanks, that has been fixed now.
Also, 课程 (kèchéng) can have both of those meanings, depending on the context.
Posted on: Beijing Olympics: Opening Ceremony
July 23, 2008 at 2:54 AMhi calkins,
1) 开幕式从甚麽时候开始？
kāimùshì cóng shénme shíhou kāishǐ？
The 从 (cóng) can be omitted here, with the same meaning.
你看过奥运会开幕式吗？
nǐ kàn guò àoyùnhuì kāimùshì ma？
You are correct, and we have changed the translation! Thanks and sorry about that.
Posted on: 十月怀胎
July 25, 2008 at 1:55 AMhi cosmic,
The closest translation we can make for that is:
使你的选择多样化.
(Shǐ nǐ de xuǎnzé duōyànghuà.)