User Comments - jen_not_jenny
jen_not_jenny
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 3:53 AMNot sure about ooh aah Africa (and baba, 南非 is South Africa, 非洲 is the African continent) , but below is a translation of Shakira's Waka Waka song in Chinese....tragically, no onomatopaeic translations, but...it's kinda fun!
优秀的士兵
快振作起来
掸掉你身上的灰尘
跨着战马
投入战斗
你就在前线
大家都注视着你
你知道这不是开玩笑
战斗越来越激烈
离结束还早着呢
虽然压力很大
但相信我
你会胜利的
如果你跌倒就再站起来
加油！加油！
因为这里是非洲
加油！加油！
这一刻属于非洲！！
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 2:23 AMWe call them pig piles or dog piles or just piles and I don't know about other countries, but they are a true hallmark of victory in sports in the USA. Witness below the greatest sporting memory of my childhood:
http://nbcsportsmedia.msnbc.com/j/ap/acf1e370-0e9d-4bda-a9db-991d1239ae71.hmedium.jpg
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 23, 2010 at 7:04 AM
卡卡 and 梅西are perhaps more useful names, but my far my favorite Chinese transliteration of a player's name in this world cup is: 查巴拉拉 Tshabalala. The play-by-play guys on CCTV5 sounded positively joyous every time they said his name.
南非都出局了世界杯，这么可怜！
Nánfēi dōu chūjúle shìjièbēi, zhème kělián!
South Africa is out of the World Cup already, such a pity!
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 15, 2010 at 5:24 AMYeah, ping pong's a huge deal and all but I personally refuse to recognize it as a sport. If octegenarians can regularly hold their own with twenty-somethings playing the game, I don't believe it qualifies as a sport. Nothing against ping-pong playing elderly folk, I think they're great and I love watching them play. I just don't understand classifying that activity along with football...that is, two consecutive 45-minute sessions of nearly uninterrupted running, kicking, ball-dribbling, jumping, slide-tackling activity separated only by a 15-minute break. I'm sorry, ping pong fans. They're in two completely different categories.
I sincerely hope my 85 year old tennis-pro grandfather doesn't read these comment boards.
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 14, 2010 at 9:20 AMYeah I noticed that. I'll mention it on Thursday. Can't promise how high up the To-Fix list it'll be though. ;)
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 14, 2010 at 9:19 AMEh. Haven't seen anyone lynched here yet.
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 14, 2010 at 9:15 AM别怕，别怕， zhenlijiang...I'll be up using my formidable mental powers against the Dutch. Like that'll work. Haha! Happy Freaking!
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 14, 2010 at 9:12 AMhaha! yes! I've been in China too long! Mis-quoting with abandon!
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 14, 2010 at 8:31 AMSeveral Expo pavilions are screening the games, too....wow, if we could watch the games in real-time on Brazil's 4D wraparound screens.....must check that out!!
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 7:25 AMI worked in Hospitality in the US for several years and while people do occasionally bring their own bottle of wine (maybe for a special occasion) to a restaurant, it's not super common. I've never heard of someone bringing their own beer to a restaurant, and certainly not their own peanuts, as our friend in the dialogue did!!
We often say BYOB in the US, but that's limited to parties/picnics/camping, etc.