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Posted on: #25
November 23, 2007 at 2:37 AM

and the winner is.......

Posted on: Wang Wei's Diary: The Importance of Brains
November 23, 2007 at 2:25 AM

user42277 In the opening sentence, he states that 我希望每天烤式 (wǒ xīwàng měitiān kǎoshì) I wish everyday was test taking day. Granted it is a bit odd of a statement (why would anyone in their right mind want to take tests everyday) , but it is grammatically correct. your sentence 每天有考试 (měitiān yǒu kǎoshì) would state that everyday there IS a test.

Posted on: Lesson
November 23, 2007 at 2:13 AM

dbuell, In the dialouge 谁告诉你的 （sheí gàosù nǐ de）the 的 (de) is used to emphasize "who", and in the following reponse, 的 (de) is used to answer it. If you were not disucussing a third party, you wouldnt need 的 (de). example: 告诉我! (gàosù wǒ!) Tell me! hope this helps.

Posted on: Lesson
November 23, 2007 at 1:49 AM

If anyone is still having issue, you can email them directly to me. clay.roup@praxislanguage.com

Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 22, 2007 at 4:32 AM

RonlnDC Showing the traditional characters along with the simplified on the pop ups is something new. If our users find it too confusing, then perhaps that may change, to the angst of the traditional users I'm sure. Yes, you are correct. Hainanese Chicken Rice as it may be known outside of China, and often called WenChang ji （文昌鸡） otherwise， at least in Hainan. The chickens there eat on the fallen coconuts that cover Wenchang，resulting in a chicken with noticeably sweeter meat. Oddly enough, the best Hainanese Chicken Rice I ever had was in Singapore. Go figure...

Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 22, 2007 at 2:54 AM

daliancripples2 Thats what I had in Hainan two years back! How funny. Chicken is the obvious substitute for turkey, and chicken noodle soup is as close to comfort food as one can make in China I suppose. 感恩节快乐！ Gǎn'ēnjié kuàilè！

Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 22, 2007 at 2:47 AM

changye, Ha, even though ChinesePod will be 12 deep at the dinner table tonight, the only Yanks present will be myself and John. The others are just tagging along for a feast. Dare I say this may be Jenny Zhu's first thanksgiving dinner... And owshawng, I despise you for being able to collapse on the couch and watch football.

Posted on: That's enough tea
November 22, 2007 at 2:38 AM

steveme, we are getting there....

Posted on: Where's the garbage?
November 22, 2007 at 2:35 AM

steveme, ha, finally a sense of humor. yeah, going through a revamp of the site. there will be a couple of glitches for a bit, we are on it though. bear with us.

Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 22, 2007 at 1:39 AM

Even though we are going through some daunting maintenance here at ChinesePod, we all have turkey to look forward to later this evening. Oh yes, we found a place here in shanghai that claims to have turkey...