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kaixin_in_tampa
Posted on: Dialing a Nonlocal Phone Number
January 13, 2011 at 8:28 AMI meant 亲爱的 = honey
Posted on: Chinatown Diary
January 12, 2011 at 5:05 AMI think maybe the first Chinatown was very small and consisted of only one street.
Posted on: Dialing a Nonlocal Phone Number
January 11, 2011 at 9:26 PM亲爱的 is used to address one's significant other affectionately, i.e., "Dear...", "Honey..." , etc.
http://chinesepod.com/tools/glossary/entry/亲爱
情爱 = affection, love.
http://www.jukuu.com/search.php?q=情爱
Posted on: Dialing a Nonlocal Phone Number
January 11, 2011 at 3:03 PMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_China
大多人民有移动的手机。
Posted on: Is China Scary?
January 9, 2011 at 11:14 PM词性 - cíxìng - part of speech
Posted on: Is China Scary?
January 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM很有意思课程。 还没看到《2012》，但听说这片电影是正面的反应中国。“中国制造” 救世界！("Made in China" saves the world!) ^_^
有一些词John & Jenny使用当商量对话 （Some words John and Jenny used during the dialog discussion):
课堂 - kètáng - classroom
了解 - liǎojiě - to comprehend or understand
突出 - tūchū -to give prominence to something
搭配 - dāpèi - to arrange in pairs
常见 - chángjiàn - commonly seen
固定 - gùdìng - fixed, set, regular
发表讲话 - fābiǎo jiǎnghuà - to make a speech
接下来 - jiēxiàlái - Next...
谈到 - tándào - to refer to or speak about
比喻 - bǐyù - metaphor
正面 - zhèng miàn - positive
现象 - xiànxiàng - phenomenon
力量 - lìliàng - power, strength
军力 - jūnlì - military capabilities
财力 - cáilì - finacial resources
夸张 - kuàzhāng - exaggerated
接近 - jiējìn - close to (in meaning)
形容词 - xíngróngcí - adjective
错误的引导 - cuòwùdeyǐndǎo - misguided leadership
固定说法 - gùdìngshuōfǎ - regular, common way of speaking
俗语 - súyǔ - common saying, proverb
Posted on: Actually
January 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM
新年快乐！大吉大利！
Happy New Year! Great luck and great profits in 2011!
^__^
Posted on: Which is better: China or the USA?
January 1, 2011 at 12:37 AMThank you both gentlemen! I have bookmarked 百度百科 （Bǎidù bǎikē).
Jenny's explanation (using "" instead of 《》 ^_^):
“发达” 是已经发展好了，“发展” 是还不发达.
Posted on: Chinatown Diary
January 15, 2011 at 8:44 AMNYT article about how in New York's 唐人街, Mandarin is taking over.
China Daily article also highlights the same phenomenon.