User Comments - jimoya
jimoya
Posted on: Pinyin Sections 13-14
August 27, 2009 at 1:34 AMI still find it hard to distinguish between the "ch" and "zh" sounds. To me 转 zhuan4 and 传 chuan2 sound almost the same (except for the tones, of course).
Posted on: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就
August 17, 2009 at 1:07 AMThanks again, Changye!
你怎么知道，这就是我对老公想说的话？！(Can I use 正好 here? 这正好是我对老公向说的话）
Posted on: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就
August 15, 2009 at 4:29 AMThanks Changye! I didn't know that 相对 could be used in a metaphorical way. I always thought it was just a way of saying "in front of" or "opposite to". That helped!
Is this sentence correct?
你别闹了。现在才七点了！你以为我一起床就要做你的早饭？
Posted on: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就
August 15, 2009 at 2:33 AM1:51 Pete said "Everything is relative here".
I've always wanted to know how to say this in Chinese. Can anybody help me?
Great lesson! Thank you.
Posted on: Podcast Language 3
June 6, 2009 at 9:58 AMHi infusiastic, There was a Qing Wen on 差一点 some time ago: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/using-almost. Maybe it can help you.
Posted on: Luke is Back! And So Are the Zombies!
June 2, 2009 at 8:45 PM啊～，好奇怪呀!我已发了几次，可是还是看不到。
Connie, 有没有别的方法呢？比如直接发给你什么的。。。
对了，提到 发给你 这一句子，which is more correct, 发给你 或者 给你发 ? （给你打电话or打电话给你）每次想说这样的句子就容易犹豫不绝，结果经常错过说话的机会 :(
Posted on: Saying Good-bye at a Tavern in Nanjing -- 金陵酒肆留别
June 2, 2009 at 6:46 PMPete
Thank you so much for demystifying chinese poetry and making it reachable (and thus enjoyable).
Now it's time for a well deserved break, but please don't leave us waiting for too long!! I don't want to put too much pressure on you (as we're still on PWP's farewell day) but, what about Bill's idea of starting a new "Chinese Literature with Pete" series in the near (or not-so-far) future?
Posted on: Tea Tasting
June 1, 2009 at 11:02 PMHi Rjberki,
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. The reason why I wanted to buy some white tea was because I had heard about its antioxidant effects and its lack(?) of caffeine, but I didn't know much about its taste and flavor. Well, at least now I feel relief to hear it's not as enjoyable as drinking green tea!
The link says that white tea is also produced in Japan (where I'm living right now) but I haven't found it in any of the tea-shops around here either. My Japanese family (my in-laws) haven't even heard about it, so I might as well stick to "my beloved" green tea.
Posted on: Luke is Back! And So Are the Zombies!
June 1, 2009 at 6:11 PMHow nice to listen to other poddies voices!! I wish I had been brave enough to be on air when I visited Cpod last year. Actually, I was given the chance to listen to the recording of QingWen, with Connie, Amber and Jp, but felt too embarrassed to say anything at that time. I wasn’t very good at choosing the right time to drop by, as I didn’t get to meet Jenny (even though I dropped by twice!) But everyone else was so nice that I can assure that next time I will do like Luke: I will go to Praxis offices straight from the airport! The second time I visited them back in July, I was introduced to John, but he looked so busy that I couldn’t really talk to him more than a couple of words. I have to say that visiting Cpod was one of the best memories I brought back from my days in Shanghai. It was great to see the way things work at Praxis. I got the impression that they have managed to create a really nice work environment (no need to say, as we can feel it everyday on their podcast (^ ^) 办公室气氛这么好！Ken, Amber, Clay, JP, Connie, John ...they were all really nice and helpful. I really hope I get the chance to meet you guys once again!
Here is a picture I took with Connie at the recording studio. I hope you remember me, Connie!
Posted on: Farewell, Sweet Pete
September 14, 2009 at 1:25 AMThere`s not much left to say...We`ll surely miss you, Pete.
Best of luck!