User Comments - lidilu
lidilu
Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 19, 2011 at 4:22 PMAgree, and maybe 高大的男人as well.
Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 19, 2011 at 4:20 PMHaha, when it comes to work, Jenny's a 女强人. But she's definitely a 小女人most of the time. 她很温柔。
Posted on: Ballet
June 17, 2011 at 4:52 PM谢谢你的支持podster :D This is why I enjoy working and learning with Chinesepod. Culture difference can make things sound so differently. I'm learning a lot through comments as well. It shocked me before when i found out people get upset by what i said. But then things make more sense after i get to know the culture reasons behind.
Posted on: A Wasteful Husband
June 17, 2011 at 3:52 PM"you just absorb some language without always knowing why it is so"
I really agree with that, baba! To be honest, i didn't realize there are so many different usages of one simple character till I started teaching Chinese. It's easy to remember the set phrases and eventually you'd figure something out.
Posted on: Ballet
June 9, 2011 at 4:37 AMHope I didn't offend any of our poddies by saying it's crazy to dance when you don't know the moves.
In China, some kids are sent to dancing classes when they are really young so they can have it as their speciality. It can get them into good schools if they dance well enough. For those kids who never learned how to dance, there are rare situations they can actually dance with people. There's no such things like Prom or ball in most local schools. Sometimes schools organize students to watch singing and dancing performance when there is a holiday(Children's Day, New Year's Day...). So most of us are either a good dancer or a good audience. I'd say many Chinese don't know how to react when they are in a party with music and peolpe dancing around. It is usually quite impressive when they see people who are 'dancing like nobody's watching'.
Posted on: Dad behind the Video Camera
June 6, 2011 at 2:57 AMYou can simply say "盖上盖子“ and "取下盖子“. Or you can use 把 structure: “把盖子盖上“ ”把盖子取下".
Posted on: Dad behind the Video Camera
June 6, 2011 at 2:53 AMHi darkstar94, most sentences you made are good, just need a little change.
1. 麻烦你帮我拍一下我的表演。/麻烦你帮我把我的表演拍下来。
2. 你能帮我拍一下照吗？
3. 你能把你刚才说的话打出来吗？（it is okay to say 把你刚才的话写下来, it makes sense in this context）
Posted on: The Little Tadpoles in Search of Their Mother
May 31, 2011 at 12:59 PMThe first time I saw the picture of Shrek, I did think it is a frog monster!
Posted on: Detective Li 1: The Bath House Murder
May 25, 2011 at 1:36 AM哈哈，baba可以为我们写下一个故事，想象力太棒了！
Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 19, 2011 at 4:22 PMAbsolutely!