User Comments - changye
changye
Posted on: Working at the United Nations
May 10, 2010 at 3:26 AM在我看来潘基文很受世界欢迎，因为他很少得罪各国领导，换句话说，他是既无害又无益的一位很难得的联合国秘书长。其实我也很喜欢潘基文，理由很简单，他的英语发音很“独特”，很难听懂，所以（从某种意义上说）潘基文说的英语总让我拾回对英语的信心。我猜测联合国职员的英语听力水平肯定很高。说实话，我简直不敢相信他还会说法语！这里有没有人听过潘基文说法语？他说的法语到底怎么样？
Posted on: Mother's Day
May 9, 2010 at 8:23 AMHi iwatachiel
I had no doubt that you meant "Normandy campaign", hehe. There is a similar word "X-day" (X デー) in Japanese, but it's usually used for possible serious incidents/events, but not for something like Mother's day. Even "Xmas day" is not called "X day" in Japan, hehe.
Posted on: Mother's Day
May 9, 2010 at 6:54 AMThe battle of Normandy （诺曼底登陆） D-day (D日) It was June 6, but not June 9.
Posted on: Mother's Day
May 8, 2010 at 1:15 PMHi bodawei
Why don't you ask your Chinese friends about this issue? Seeing is believing, but sometimes asking is more important than just seeing, especially when there aren't enough samples.
Posted on: Mother's Day
May 8, 2010 at 3:52 AMLooks like western children are overprotected, hehe. Joking aside, actually there is also dispute over this kind of "harassing" words by parents in Japan (and perhaps in China). However, it's not a matter of child abuse in Japan, but merely a matter of child rearing techniques.
Posted on: Must-Have Modals
May 8, 2010 at 3:27 AMHi weibwo
I don't think the tactic always work. There is no panacea in this case.
Posted on: A Tour of the Office
May 8, 2010 at 3:08 AMHI wshoey
I'm surprised to learn that the sentence below is not correct English. As far as I know, it's definitely correct, at least, in Japanglish, hehe. Please kindly tell us how to correctly say “你打算在中国待多长时间？” in English. Thanks.
> "how long are you going to stay in China?"
Posted on: That's Not Your Food
May 8, 2010 at 2:21 AMHi shanghai_rocks
FYI, “丝” (si1) originally means "silken threads", and so "silk cloth" is called “丝绸” (si1chou2) in Chinese. "Silk Road" is “丝绸之路” (si1chou2zhi1lu4).
Posted on: Working at the United Nations
May 10, 2010 at 7:37 AM据说，按照惯例，担任联合国秘书长的人必须会说英语和法语这两门语言，所以潘基文一定有点法语水平。我很相信，他除了会说“洗手间在哪儿？”以外，肯定还会说“初次见面，请多多关照。顺便问您一下，我可不可以会见昂山素姬(Aung San Suu Kyi)女士？”