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jen_not_jenny

Posted on: First Snow of the Winter
January 18, 2011 at 7:49 AM

上海在下雪啊！...and it's sticking!!

Posted on: The Perfect Sandwich
January 10, 2011 at 4:09 AM

"some ((clearly non-Hawaiian)) brainwashing American..."

Posted on: First Snow of the Winter
January 6, 2011 at 6:29 AM

I found an online version here.

Posted on: First Snow of the Winter
January 6, 2011 at 3:55 AM

Hiking in AnHui in this weather? Man, you're hard core!! Hope you had good warm boots.

Posted on: Merry Christmas!
January 6, 2011 at 3:35 AM

I believe it's called 澳式咖啡 because the term "flat white" originates in Australia. I'd never heard of them before coming to Shanghai!

Posted on: First Snow of the Winter
January 5, 2011 at 9:37 AM

I don't know if it's just the end of the day and I'm tired or what, but this really made me giggle...pretzellogic, have you ever had an airplane-free CPod avatar?

Posted on: First Snow of the Winter
January 5, 2011 at 6:03 AM

I want to read that book based on the title alone!

Posted on: Really Good Food
January 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM

Hi Hennie,

Have you had a look at the PinYin pronunciation guide here on the site? This page might be especially helpful: http://chinesepod.com/tools/pronunciation/section/3

The main difference between the "c" sound and the "z" sound in cai and zai is that "z" is voiced (you vibrate your vocal cords when you say it) and "c' is not.

Don't be discouraged if it's difficult to distinguish at the beginning, you just need lots of practice listening, so keep at the podcasts and dialogues!

Posted on: Shut down by Pimples
December 31, 2010 at 5:20 AM

I'm surprised you didn't! ;)

Posted on: Sign Language in China
December 29, 2010 at 2:40 AM

It's so true...every sign language speaker's "voice" is individual, just as the spoken voice is. I recently met a deaf Chinese woman who had THE single most expressive face I have ever seen on an Asian. An expressive face is a huge aid in sign language, because in many cases, adjectives and adverbs are basically expressed in the face, not the actual sign. She was absolutely a joy to watch when she spoke.