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mark
Posted on: The Preposition 于(yu)
June 2, 2012 at 4:45 AMIt is always this simple, swiss-army-knife words, like 于， that are so hard to learn. I hope someone can pontificate on what meaning the 于 in 在于 contributes to the word. Thanks.
Posted on: The Tea Scam
May 31, 2012 at 2:38 AMI ran into this in Beijing, very near the forbidden palace. The end result was that I paid less than was asked for the tea, but a bit more than was reasonable, walked, and two blocks down the street knew what the next young lady who wanted to have tea with me was up to.
Posted on: 上海法租界
May 28, 2012 at 5:15 PM我猜上海是以它的地位和羊腔羊调命名的。在上海的时候我遇到过了异国风情的地区，不过我不确定哪些位法租界，哪些位于某某租界，或者就是上海特殊的地方。总之，有地方堪比欧洲的城市，幽情和小资情调都很像。反而东方明珠看起来是异界风情的，有可能是外星人租界。
Posted on: 欣弗事件
May 28, 2012 at 3:43 AM多谢
Posted on: 欣弗事件
May 26, 2012 at 5:18 PMWhen to use 予以 versus 给？请解释一下吧。
Posted on: Please Speak Mandarin!
May 24, 2012 at 4:18 AMThe sentence in the dialog means, "Are you willing to speak Mandarin?", as you guessed. If you want to ask about someone's ability to speak Mandarin: 你会说普通话吗？
Posted on: Please Speak Mandarin!
May 24, 2012 at 2:07 AMFinding myself in a situation where people around me were speaking Chinese and not caring that I was left out, was my initial impetus to start learning Chinese. Before that, people had always accommodated me by speaking English, and I hadn't had any incentive to learn a foreign language.
Posted on: The Snail Maiden
May 17, 2012 at 2:41 AMSorry, spelling is not one of my strong suites.
Posted on: The Snail Maiden
May 17, 2012 at 2:05 AMDon't let the American right hear about this. I don't want to see a bunch of ballet initiatives forbidding the mariage of people to snails.
Posted on: Quieting the Baby
June 5, 2012 at 2:26 AMYes, congratulations!