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kang_jie
Posted on: Cabbie Culture and Driving in China
March 27, 2011 at 6:17 PMI would like to hear the interview entirely in Chinese with a PDF transcript available as well. Although I think you do a great job with both the interview and the translating, I find the English bits to be distracting, as they take away from my attempt to switch my brain completely over to Chinese when listening to such a clip. But keep up the good work guys! I think BST is a great addition to Cpod!
Posted on: The Many Sounds of Chinese
February 27, 2011 at 3:30 PMI totally do that! Sometimes I feel like a bobble-head doll so I try to stop myself from nodding so much. But then I just catch myself doing it again a minute later. Very interesting Keth!
Posted on: 中国通
February 25, 2011 at 4:00 AM我也被叫做“中国通”，在一家麻辣烫店一个老头儿跟我讨论了中国的一些社会事情，他说，“。。。连这个你都知道，你真是个中国通！”当时我感到非常荣幸，好像因为我那么惊讶所以过了一分钟都没回答！我明白这句话只是一种恭维，但是，我还觉得被叫做“中国通”或者听到“你的汉语说得很标准”是最高的赞誉！
Posted on: Tea Refill
February 9, 2011 at 1:38 PMI think I met those same university students! A guy approached me with the same line about practicing English. He told me he was from Heilongjiang Province and had taken line 1 into the city that morning. I think he realized his prospects for pulling off the tea scam weren't very good when I started whipping out some local words I picked up during a summer in Harbin. I said I didn't want to go anywhere, but did agree to walk and talk for a couple minutes. He never mentioned tea, but led me straight to the second floor of a tea house. I didn't even sit down, just turned on my heel and left! I've heard the tea scam story too many times to be comfortable in a situation like that!
Posted on: Skincare: Moisturizing Cream
December 6, 2010 at 5:49 AMMaybe you're looking for the word 普通 (pǔtōng), which is often translated as "common." If you use that word in your question about the bike, it would be like saying you want a common/standard/typical bike, nothing special.
Hope that helps!
Posted on: An Introduction to Chengyu
October 16, 2010 at 4:58 PMor...
If you're looking for a chengyu, this one is pretty easy to remember because most people know all of the component characters:
开门见山 （kāiménjiànshān）
Literally: Open the door and look at the mountain.
It means to get right to the point.
Posted on: Lovey-Dovey Terminology
April 24, 2010 at 8:50 AMWell said misterjess!
For further research: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_mama
Posted on: Lovey-Dovey Terminology
April 24, 2010 at 2:46 AMThese names aren't so different from "Baby Mama" and "Baby Daddy." Though these American versions aren't necessarily terms of endearment...
Posted on: 花木兰上集
March 18, 2010 at 12:16 PMI think the reason why these words sound so familiar in different languages is linked to language acquisition. These syllables are typically the first baby babble sounds that sound like words. Parents associate their baby's first word-like sounds with themselves. Thus, the connection is not between the different languages, rather it is a deeper similarity among humans -- of all cultures -- and the way we learn our native tongues and interact with our parents while doing so.
Posted on: 주말 여가생활
September 26, 2011 at 4:13 AMThis is confusing... The new lesson is on page 5 if you want to listen to it.