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Posted on: Celebrating a Baby's First Month
March 30, 2011 at 1:23 PMNot all lessons have transcripts, just the ones ambitious poddies put together. If you're interested in a list of lessons with transcripts, toianw's put one together here.
Posted on: Handsome Foreign Student
March 30, 2011 at 7:03 AM厉害 can have either a good or a bad meaning depending on the context. 我们的老板真厉害 - could mean that your boss is kind of harsh or strict and a little scary. Or 厉害 can also mean really impressive (like in the dialogue). Let's say you watch a guy walk on a tightrope across a huge waterfall - you could say "哇，真厉害". Because that was pretty hardcore. English has this as well - in the 90s a lot of people would say something was "bad", which actually meant it was really good. Languages are funny. :D
Posted on: Checking out at a Hotel
March 30, 2011 at 12:02 AMI think that would work, except 个 is the wrong measure word. It should be 一张新卡. I *think* having a 的 between the 新 and the 卡 is optional (could be wrong) because you don't need it other places (新车）.
Posted on: Houyi and The Ten Suns
March 29, 2011 at 10:13 AMWell, I'm not sure English has an idiom that would be a better replacement. Although I was looking and I personally like "bit the dust". It's a little earthier than "kick the bucket". 哈哈。
Posted on: Checking out at a Hotel
March 29, 2011 at 3:46 AM谢谢!
Posted on: Checking out at a Hotel
March 28, 2011 at 3:28 PMYep, I saw his response - and it's useful!...but ”请帮我换一张卡“ only says that I want to exchange my card. I also want to explain why I want to change my card (it stopped working), but I'm not sure that 坏 is the best word.
Posted on: Checking out at a Hotel
March 28, 2011 at 8:03 AM谢谢！ Is there a better word than 坏了? Broken seems so extreme. I think if all you did was wipe the info from the magnetic tape, all they have to do is reset the card to get it to work again.
Posted on: Cold Cucumbers in Sauce
March 28, 2011 at 6:22 AMSometimes "low end" is just better. In Hong Kong abalone is expensive and classy...but I think it tastes like rubber. I'd rather eat at a busy hole-in-the-wall place than a fancy restaurant any day.
Posted on: Checking out at a Hotel
March 28, 2011 at 3:09 AMHow would you say - "My room card has stopped working. Can I get a new one?"
kěyǐ shuō ma? "wǒ de fángkǎ huàile, qǐng gěi wǒ xīn de."
可以说吗？“我的房卡坏了，请给我新的。”
Posted on: Houyi and The Ten Suns
March 30, 2011 at 3:28 PMI also agree! Good acting, fun new story. I think this may be my new favorite lesson. I'm glad I moved up to UI. :D