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Posted on: Learning English in China
May 5, 2010 at 11:06 AM

”天下没有免费的午餐。“

I'm guessing this is a direct borrowing from the English proverb.  Do people actually use this?

also, further explanation of the function of 靠 in 要靠喊的 would be appreciated.

Posted on: Fog or Smog?
April 28, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Regarding the sentence 打开窗闻闻

I've been told that it's rare to say 窗 and not 窗户.  Is this a Shanghai thing?  Is either OK?