User Comments - helzcurrah
helzcurrah
Posted on: Powerpoint Presentation Problems
May 7, 2012 at 3:29 AMYey, this is one I asked for! Nice alliteration!
On an unrelated topic, is alliteration as effective in Chinese if you choose characters starting with the same pinyin letter?
Posted on: Where Do You Work?
May 3, 2012 at 6:07 AMWow, I really loved having the words in Chinese characters and Pinyin up on the screen during the dialogue. It' smuch easier than what I usually do, which is to hover the mouse over the dialogue tab during the podcast. This would make studying from my iphone much easier. I agree with previous comments that the closeups of Jenny's mouth are not that useful. Hope you can do this for all the levels.
Posted on: Controversial Wartime Martyrs
April 30, 2012 at 10:38 AMFascinating topic, really enjoyed this show. It's good to learn about topics where local Chinese people are also uncertain about the facts, and a have a little debate. :-)
Posted on: Where Did You Learn Chinese?
April 26, 2012 at 5:08 AMCharacters are "五角" (5 jiao), as in one half of a RMB. As I understand it, the term refers to people who are paid to make posts on internet forums to promote a particular agenda, and their payment is 五角 per post.
Posted on: Where Did You Learn Chinese?
April 26, 2012 at 1:52 AMHaha, thanks! Actually I haven't run into many Chinese internet trolls. My Chinese internet acquaintances seem to be very polite. :-) I have come across a few "wu jiao" though!
Posted on: Where Did You Learn Chinese?
April 25, 2012 at 3:38 AMI agree, this is a very helpful lesson. I often get blank/disappointed looks from my Chinese aquaintances when I say I am learning Chinese on the internet, and I would like to be able to convey just how comprehensive and instructive it is. The truth is, I used to have a face to face teacher once per week, and I feel like I spent a lot of money without remembering much. ChinesePod suits my needs much better, and I am learning faster with it.
Posted on: Where Did You Learn Chinese?
April 25, 2012 at 3:35 AMWhat's the Chinese word for "Internet Troll"? :-P
Posted on: Chinese Chess
March 11, 2012 at 4:03 AMI didn't know the name of the actor, but I have seen American History X. Amazing film!
Posted on: Chinese Chess
March 11, 2012 at 3:08 AMIn the UK, we use the term "wife beater" to refer to a certain brand of beer! I've never heard it used for clothing before. Thanks for the picture.
Posted on: Powerpoint Presentation Problems
May 7, 2012 at 3:53 AMI normally agree with not too many words on a PPT slide, but now I work in China where a lot of my colleagues have very poor English skills, and I am not good enough to give a presentation in Chinese yet! I am also frequently presenting on the phone which makes the language barrier even harder. So now I am including more words on my slide, just to make sure my presentation can be followed. I at least put the key message of each slide in a box at the bottom, below my graphs etc.