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jkdfj

Posted on: Serving Tea

March 19, 2012 at 5:51 AM

is the great you had in tea-bag form? If so I may know what it's called. Is it strawberry flavor ?

I have a question for all of those who have spent an extended period of time in China. What do you think about most of the tea that's served to you? I think it's almost always bad, watered down tea, and sometimes isn't even warm. I've had good tea in Chinese tea houses that tour groups are taken to, and I had good tea at a massage parlor in Hangzhou, but no where else.

This being said, I don't care that the tea I've had in China is mostly bad. I didn't come here for tea, and I can make my own. I'm just interested to hear other people's opinions. What interests me is the idea that non-Chinese people may be more picky/sensitive about "good tea" than Chinese people are.

Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners

March 17, 2012 at 4:40 AM

One thing that I can think of for QingWen, is articulating abstract things such as:
"I woke up in the middle of the night because I had to pee, and as I was walking to the bathroom I accidently bumped my foot against the coffee table. Now my pinki toe is really swollen".

So, in other words, I think it would be nice to have Qingwen lessons that help learners go deeper into dictating a story, and expressing themselves.

Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners

March 17, 2012 at 4:35 AM

yeah, lessons that could help people understand the news(新闻）， would be great !!

Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners

March 17, 2012 at 4:34 AM

I totally agree !!!!!!

I used to think that 成语 aren't necessary to know for day to day communication, but I was wrong !

It actually might not be a bad idea to have a short 成语 lesson once a week. The hosts could introduce the 成语, tell both its literal and practical meaning, then explain how it is used. The hosts could also provide a brief history of each 成语 , such as when it first appeared and who first coined it.

I don't think lessons would have to be longer than about 5 minutes