User Comments - arneneithel
arneneithel
Posted on: Singapore
January 8, 2008 at 9:15 PMoh, correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't the lesson end with an invitation to "make a request" about where we come from? if so, can i make a request for a a pod about britain! you could make it about london or another big city if you wanted to hone in. it would make my little day ^_^ thanks!
Posted on: Singapore
January 7, 2008 at 5:46 PMcool lesson! it really stretched me, but i liked it ^_^ and auntie68, your "trannie" definition is good, but transvestites and transexuals can be the other way around too, you know. =] as in, a biological woman who dresses or becomes a man.
Posted on: Cold Will Kill You
October 30, 2007 at 5:43 PM*celebration* thanks chinesepod! i loved this pod so much! it was the first intermediate where i really felt i understood it and it was incredibly helpful. at last, i am leaving elementary behind! ^_^ quite fitting with the topic too, because i am very prone to colds. my current one has been around for about 4 weeks. at least i don't have any scary grannies telling me i'll die though... ;)
Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 9: The Come-on
June 25, 2007 at 6:54 PMsorry kinda unrelated to the podcast, but i was intrigued by xusheng's "他 的 外 形 真 的 很 好." as an elementary, i don't understand some of the other parts of his post, but am i right in thinking "他 的 外 形 真 的 很 好." could be translated as "his crown jewels are really something"? or am i being too racy here? thanks ^_^
Posted on: Studying Japanese
June 23, 2007 at 1:17 PMsadly this pod was too tricky for a mere ellie like me, but i would agree that so far japanese seems insanely hard in comparison. its true that my japanese teacher kind of sucks, and i don't have nearly so much motivation and time-input as with my mandarin, but the grammar is just so so wierd. ^_^ yay for mandarin!!
Posted on: The Old Man Who Moved a Mountain
June 22, 2007 at 3:51 PMthis lesson really rocked. it definately seemed to me more difficult than most elementarys, and i really liked that. also i liked the story; glad there are more coming! ^_^ you talked about the grandsons, but with 儿子 is that only sons? would daughters be 女子?
Posted on: You Look Exhausted!
June 19, 2007 at 5:05 PMI feel exactly the opposite to Dave! ;) I love the level of this elementary, and would really like some more like this (I'm starting to try and go from elementary to inter) but I like the format of the current ones more. Just putting my little oar in.
Posted on: Chinese Money Denominations
June 17, 2007 at 8:26 PMgreat lesson today. very useful to know "i have a question" - it will make me teacher's life a good deal easier! ;] i love the way ken always mixes up the children's genders: if it was a girl, he almost always says he, and if a boy, (as today), she. maybe it's just me, but i i find that extra funny. please don't change ken!! ^_^
Posted on: Where Children Come From
June 2, 2007 at 8:24 AMI don't think these parents were overly cruel. they stepped in when the kiddy started getting really upset. i think it depends on the character of the child, too, whether it would be too cruel. what's more difficult is the way it would encourage the child to feel bad about sex, like it was a subject that must not be mentioned. again, this would depend on the child; if you were still giving them the garbage can version age 10, there would be more of a problem than age 7. certainly i think if parents beat about the bush too much it can make the kid feel more uncomfortable than if they just sit down and talk about it with them. what is the cultural view in china?
Posted on: Wang Wei's Diary: Food and Girls
February 12, 2008 at 10:04 AMoh, i was sure i had commented on this pod. anyway, this is belated, but i loved this lesson! i thought the vocbulary was really interesting and i just really like this story. and my 21 year old brother keeps a diary, so that "unmanly" thing is irrelevant. thanks for this one!