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Posted on: The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning

There's one more "green" expression that comes to mine. In the US, if someone is "green around the gills," 就他作呕 ...

Posted on: The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning

In the US we've an interesting "green" expression that has a German equivalent: Someone is a "greenhorn" if they are inexperienced at doing something.

In German Grünschnabel [green beak] is a "greenhorn."

Then there is "Green behind the ears." This is a variation of "Wet behind the ears." Both mean immature and inexperienced. And, yes, "Dry behind the ears," means experienced, and mature.

Posted on: Flying a Kite

长夜，

(B) 你拉我一下吧。Drag me up

I've never heard "drag me UP." Drag has the sense of pulling on a surface. "Pull me up" is better here.

Bill

Posted on: Flying a Kite

芭迪可以打开 http://www.wellbredpets.com/dog-breeders-in-china.html 吗？

Bill

Posted on: 世界末日？

我也天天要遛狗 ...

Posted on: Buying a Shirt

我同意你的说明. This is important when you are looking for high quality clothing.

Bill

Posted on: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

As weibwo and xiasi point out, English is a very "loosely coupled" language. Words tend to be more general, i. e., less restrictive. One can change jobs, homes, girlfriends, opinions, clothes, appearance, personalities, etc. etc.

Posted on: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

请问请从来不变 ...

Posted on: Talking about others: 别的，其他的，另外的

Since some of you use CPod to learn English, I have a minor translation change for one the the lesson's examples:

我有两个房子，一个在市区，另外一个在海边。

I have two houses. One is in the city and the other one is on the beach.

Either at the seaside or at the beach is better. "On the beach" means on the sand itself, i. e., 在海滩上.

While some people do have homes on the beach, it's rare because of the obvious dangers.

Bill

Posted on: New Year's Wishes

(-: 对了. 头追逐尾巴，尾巴挑逗头. 生活总挑逗性.