User Comments - chris
chris
Posted on: Market Prices for Seafood
December 11, 2011 at 9:01 AMThis actually threw me when I was transcribing this lesson, particularly as I misheard Duly's zhongliang as zhongliao. I might clarify the transcription link in case others get confused.
Posted on: Market Prices for Seafood
December 10, 2011 at 11:02 AMLesson transcript being collaborated on here for those that might find it helpful or of interest: http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12457. Feel free to drop by and help out!
Posted on: Market Research 1: Consumer Survey
December 10, 2011 at 5:34 AMI was thinking exactly the same thing 黄飞猴! Thanks for the answer jiaojie.
Posted on: Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Chinese
December 10, 2011 at 4:19 AMYour understanding of the 250 vs 205 difference is the same as mine guolan. Similar principles apply to larger numbers with zeroes in various positions, I believe.
Posted on: Market Research 1: Consumer Survey
December 10, 2011 at 3:57 AMFor those that are interested or might find it helpful, my attempt at a full transcript of this lesson can be found here:
http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12425#comment-227036
As usual, feel free to suggest any improvements or edits!
Posted on: Essential Math Terms
December 3, 2011 at 8:21 AMHaving not touched maths equations for quite some time, I don't think I could say the equation posted by Grambers out loud in English, let alone Chinese!
Having said that, the subsequent discussion is making me nostalgic for my A-Level maths and further maths days!
Posted on: Essential Math Terms
December 2, 2011 at 3:15 AMbodawei, did the dictionary say when the UK switched from "million million" to "thousand million". I'm also British and for the whole of my life (mid 30s) I've only ever referred to a billion as a thousand million. Perhaps I was just ignorant when I was younger....
Posted on: Character Amnesia
November 29, 2011 at 3:38 PMI do exactly the same. Particularly noticeable during rapid fire flashcard workouts...
Posted on: Shopping for the Husband
November 27, 2011 at 2:22 PMIs it just me, or did anyone else find this dialogue quite a challenge to understand? The speed of delivery was much faster than other intermediate lessons and I really struggled to differentiate the words. Even when I opened the PDF and read along with the dialogue I still found it difficult.
Posted on: The Better Man
December 12, 2011 at 12:33 AMWorryingly, despite being a Pearl Jam fan, I think it was the karaoke'tastic Robbie Williams song of the same name that first came into my head. Clearly, far too much time spent in Partyworld Shanghai (above-board karaoke joint) with their somewhat limited selection of english pop songs...