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Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM我很喜欢喝“青岛八度”啤酒。但是我不知道这个“八度”指的是什么。啤酒的酒精度不可能那么高，对不对？请问有人知道“八度”到底是什么意思吗？
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 21, 2009 at 10:57 AMHi user6278,
Thanks for the precious info. How did you find that? Unfortunately, I can't access the first URL you've shown, but I've managed to find a bit of info on the net. 朱葵之（字乐甫，号梅叔，浙江海盐人。嘉庆十八年(1813)拔贡. He is a high-ranked officer and a poet in the era of Qing dynasty. Am I right? Anyway, it seems that he is NOT as famous as 李白, haha.
Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM东北人喜欢（轮流）请客，相反，南方人喜欢AA制。我的东北朋友老说南方人小气。要我说，东北人有点太大方，所以菜量也很“大方”！东北人很爱喝白酒，可能是因为寒冷的气候。听说南方人不太爱喝酒，可我觉得很奇怪。中国南方地区那么热，不喝冰镇啤酒能行吗？如果我的话，活不了几天！北方人身材好，个子也比南方人高得多，好像就是北方美女多这个说法的一个来源。古人也说，“北方有佳人，绝世而独立”。倾城倾国的女士们快来吧，亡国也不可惜！
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 21, 2009 at 4:47 AMHi belindaergib
Sorry, I was wrong. In modern Mandarin, it seems that "润" and "心" can rhyme, both of which belong to the same rhyme entry "人辰". But "园" and "乡" still belong to different entries, i.e. "言前" and "江阳" respectively. In short, in the poem, the first two character "润" and "心" rhyme in putonghua, but others not. Anyway, I don't think that the four characters can rhyme according to classical rhyming rules.
P/S. Probably there are a lot of "exceptions" and "flexibility" in making poems, haha.
Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 21, 2009 at 3:53 AMThe third map, 四川人眼中的中国地图, in the linked page is much more hilarious (and innocent) than the two introduced in the lesson. My region, 东北地区, is "classified" as "菜量很足". Haha, I agree with this observation, although I don't know much about cuisines/dishes in other regions.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 21, 2009 at 3:35 AMHi belindaergib
The poem you've shown above is incredibly easy to understand. I just wish all the Chinese poems would also be as easy as that, haha. And, interestingly enough, none of the last characters in the four lines rhymes. The four characters, 润, 心, 园, and 乡, all belong to different rhyme entries both in 广韵 and even in 平水韵 (诗韵), which are representative classical Chinese rhyme books. Of course, they don't rhyme in modern Mandarin, either. Where did you find the poem?
P/S. Maybe barto will help us.
Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 21, 2009 at 2:19 AM中国有一条很脍炙人口的成语，五十步笑百步。
Posted on: Plants Need Watering
January 20, 2009 at 1:36 PMThank you for a timely expansion sentence "你给小狗洗澡了吗？" (Have you washed the dog?) This reminds me, 我好久没给小狗洗澡了！I will wash her tomorrow.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 20, 2009 at 1:14 PMHi barto,
詞 are lyrics, they're meant to be recited with music.
Now I understand why my beloved 邓丽君 sings a lot of songs featuring 宋词, such as 但愿人长久 and 楼上西楼. Their lyrics were originally recited with music! Thanks!
Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 21, 2009 at 11:47 AMHi alexyu_yxi,
作为一个日本男人，听你对日本女人的评价那么高我很高兴。可是，你们小心点吧！日本女生看起来比较可爱温柔，平时不大声说话，不过同时却很顽固，又很挑剔。无论是在中国还是在日本，也无论是“红旗”还是“彩旗”，当代女人确实很难对付啊！