User Comments - goulnik
goulnik
Posted on: Number Two
October 19, 2007 at 4:20 PM俏皮 (qiàopi) ?
Posted on: Number Two
October 19, 2007 at 2:06 PMtangmoo, I didn't have to pay... but this reminds me of what happened to a friend's father many years ago, was fined by the police in Paris for a 'number one' against some wall in somewhere -the 公测 （gōngcè） were few and far between in those days. Anyway, he asked to whether the fine was any different for a number two, which it wasn't, so he proceeded with it there and then (says he, I wasn't there so can't confirm)
Posted on: Pricey Beer
October 19, 2007 at 9:31 AMwhat surprised me in China is how you can bring your own drinks into a restaurant, not so in Europe where restaurants make a bundle on them (alcoholic or otherwise)
Posted on: Where are you from?
October 19, 2007 at 5:27 AMBTW, I'd really be interested to look at the user database and distribution of purchased services for different levels / contributions / loyalty etc. but CPod wouldn't open this up to us now would they ;-)
Posted on: Where are you from?
October 19, 2007 at 5:20 AMIt makes sense that continued financial support be higher at the intermediate level and above. But I would imagine that the distribution level is a bell shape with a very broad base, i.e. beginners far exceeding elementary etc., with probably the highest turnover in those levels. If that is the case, the sheer economics make Brad / bstoros's suggestion unsustainable from a business standpoint - my guess.
Posted on: Phone Call for the Boss
October 18, 2007 at 5:11 PMI try to add pinyin along with Hanzi, sorry if I miss the occasional transcrition, 对不起 :-)
Posted on: Opinions on Poetry
October 18, 2007 at 5:08 PMThe book I was refering to is indeed from Joseph Needham but is a different one, it's actually a series called Science and Civilisation in China , published by Cambridge University Press, 1954 (I read only parts though.) I think the whole point is not whether or not the Chinese made major discoveries / inventions before or after others, but whether these developed into a system - which they didn't. Basically it was not science in terms of a systematic approach. Obviously TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) is a system, but maybe more practical than philosophical / scientific. Even their mathematics were extremely pragmatic, not an ultimate quest for truth, e.g. the well-known Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art 九章算术; (jiǔzhāng suànshù) going back 2nd century BC.
Posted on: Phone Call for the Boss
October 18, 2007 at 10:21 AMchairman of the board is 董事长 (dǒngshìzhǎng) and so board of directors would 董事会 (dǒngshìhuì). I guess you can also have 理事长 (lǐshìzhǎng) board chair and 理事会 (lǐshìhuì) board of directors. Not sure where 班 (bān) or 板 (bǎn) fit, if at all.
Posted on: Opinions on Poetry
October 18, 2007 at 9:38 AMbroader than poetry but might be of interest, upcoming Symposium from the Ricci Institute on the subject of Symposiums > The Individual and Society in Modern Chinese Literature in case you happen to be in Macau later in the year
Posted on: Godzilla in Shanghai
October 19, 2007 at 8:13 PMaccording to 现代汉语词典(汉英双语) : 穿(chuān) ③通过 (tōngguò) find one's way through; pass through (a hole, a crack, or open land): e.g. thread a needle, pass through a forest, go through the alley. 经过 (jīngguò) ① 通过 pass; go through (place, time, movement, etc.) : A trip from Beijing to Guangzhou by train goes through Wuhan, The room was much cleaner after being swept, The matter was carefully considered by the leadership. ② process; experience Wenlin has : 穿过 pierce; pass through 经过 j①pass; go through; undergo ②stop at So I guess 经过 is more general, 穿过 is more literal.