User Comments - calkins

Posted on: Aren't you.... （不是.... 吗）

C'mon now.

Posted on: Taipei

Hi Alice, thanks for asking...the earliest I can move is end of July, once I fulfill all of my work obligations...but I also need to sell my place.  Anyone looking to buy a loft in Chicago?!

Thanks for opening the door to my little plug:)  I'm ready for the big move to the wonderful capital of Taiwan...

Posted on: KTV

Ah, that makes perfect sense...thanks Auntie!

Posted on: KTV

I'm curious about the following expansion sentence:

我怎么什么都听不见了？
wǒ zěnme shénme dōu tīngbùjiàn le?
(How come I can't hear anything?)

What's the function of 什么 shénme?  I assumed that 怎么 zěnme would take care of the question "how come?".

Posted on: Aren't you.... （不是.... 吗）

Clay现在有一个女朋友吗？ Amber,你是伤心吗？

Clay xiànzài yǒu yī gè péngyou mǎ ？ Amber，nǐ shì shāngxīn mǎ ？

Posted on: KTV

The lesson mp3 is still 0 kb.  This was a problem before the upgrade.  Please upload the mp3's.  Thanks.

Posted on: Taipei

...and video of the damper, around the one minute mark.

Posted on: Taipei

Taipei 101 really is an amazing architectural feat. If you get a chance, go up to the observation deck and check out the wind damper (风阻尼器 fēng zǔní qì)....I think it's the heaviest in the world (about 900 tons!). Even the damper has a nice aesthetic to it. Here's a nice little fact sheet on 101.

Posted on: I don't want it!

Hi everyone. In the following two expansion sentences... 这个手表很便宜，只要20块。 (This watch is really cheap--only 20 RMB.) 我只有十块钱。 (I only have 10 RMB.) Why doesn't the first sentence have 钱 following 20块, like the second sentence does? Is it optional to say 钱 if the context of money is obvious? Thanks!

Posted on: Taipei

Interesting, I have that very photo set as my laptop's wallpaper. Here's the full image...pretty amazing. Thanks for this lesson!