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ellen_counselor
Posted on: A Thanksgiving Phone Call
November 26, 2009 at 6:01 AMGǎn ēn jié yào chī shénme? Huǒ jī ma?
What's the special food for Thanksgiving? Turkey?
Posted on: 年轻人的生育观
November 26, 2009 at 1:25 AMmifle
叫自己的父母和长辈也是可以用“您”的，这说明这个儿子对妈妈是比较尊重的，至少称呼上是这样。不过我平时叫我妈妈就叫“妈妈”。
“再说”是比较口语的说法(besides;what's more)，补充说明还没说完的话。 ^^
Posted on: 年轻人的生育观
November 24, 2009 at 7:55 AM1979年，中国开始实行独生子女政策。不过现在如果夫妻双方都是独生子女的话，允许生两个孩子。当然，这要根据双方的意愿。
即使政策放宽松了，好像也没有听说过我身边的哪个朋友愿意生两个的。现在很多家庭就是6个大人围着1个孩子转的模式：爷爷奶奶+外公外婆+爸爸妈妈+一个孩子。所以长辈们不希望子女“丁克”也是完全可以理解的。
Posted on: 年轻人的生育观
November 24, 2009 at 6:06 AM如果小夫妻就是不想生，父母亲戚再怎么施加压力也没用。丁克家庭有利有弊。如果仔细考虑过了，绝不后悔，那不生孩子确实也是夫妻俩的自由。
其实生育也是为社会做贡献，如果大家都不想生孩子，社会又如何发展？
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 20, 2009 at 2:46 AM"I like the seat in the middle back row? "
I would say:
我喜欢中间靠后排的座位。Wǒ xǐhuān zhōngjiān kào hòupái de zuòwèi.
靠 kào means "close to". Not the last row, just back rows.
:)
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 19, 2009 at 6:02 AMWhere do you like to sit in the cinema?
The seat in the front rows (qián pái de zuò wèi)
or the seat in the back (hòu pái de zuò wèi) ?
The seat in the middle (zhōng jiān de zuò wèi)
or the seat on the side (páng biān de zuò wèi）？
......
I like the seat in the middle back rows. ^^
Posted on: 郎咸平谈中美股市
November 18, 2009 at 2:02 AM股市有风险 入市须谨慎~~
Posted on: Love Tangle 5: The Mistress
November 18, 2009 at 1:54 AM@pdy2kn9
活生生 has two usages:
1. 活生生 can mean "real; living" -实际生活中的; 发生在眼前 的
e.g. 活生生的事实；活生生的例子; 活生生的大美女...
2. 活生生 can also mean "livingly" - similar to "活活地"
e.g. In this Dialogue, “你这个小坏蛋，活生生把最后一个好男人拉下水了！"
Posted on: Jet Lag
November 18, 2009 at 1:33 AM@martyzcp
@pretzellogic
Thank you for your good suggestions on combating jet lag. I think they are quite useful. Actually, my opposite-door neighbours are a couple from USA. They are Chinese Americans. Everytime they come back to China from America, they need at least three days to adapt themselves to the local time by sleeping a lot. I think it's quite a long time. Next time when they're back, I'll bring your advice to them. ~~~~ ^^
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 30, 2009 at 6:37 AMLast Saturday, I watched the movie "2012" in the cinema.
I still remember my seat: 单号8排19号.