User Comments - mark
mark
Posted on: The Complement 不了
May 18, 2011 at 5:32 AMA conversation like:
怎么了？
我说不了。
说说吧。
comes to mind.
Posted on: 三方就业协议
May 8, 2011 at 10:37 PMI liked this lesson, because it taught me something about life in China that I didn't know before.
Posted on: Labor is the Most Glorious
May 2, 2011 at 3:39 AMbah, humbug! I don't like to sing.
Posted on: Satellites, DVDs and ABCs
April 19, 2011 at 2:36 AMThe recent media lessons have all had a transcript ( a blog post, or on-line editorial), which makes the media lessons useful as study material. If this is the format going forward, the new schedule works for me.
Conversely, it is really hard for me to use the media lessons that are just a youku video clip and a discussion of the content, because there is no practical way for me to delve into the points I missed, or didn't understand. So, I hope this kind of media lesson remains rare.
Posted on: Satellites, DVDs and ABCs
April 17, 2011 at 3:57 PMWhat's up with the seemingly increased freiquency of media lessons? 说说吧。
Posted on: Taking the HSK
April 10, 2011 at 4:44 AMFor what it is worth, I have taken both the old an new HSK. The main differences are that: with the new HSK you have to pick the exact level (1,2,3,4,5,6) that you want to try for, versus picking a range and letting the test decide what level you are at; the vocabulary list for the new test contains fewer words and is broken down by level; the new test uses fewer obscure words, and for the written section, expects you to compose your own sentences, rather than pick the correct character to fill in a blank.
Posted on: Product Localization
April 5, 2011 at 3:04 AMI liked this lesson a lot. BTW, I found Kay pretty easy to understand. She has a nice steady rythm, wasn't under any compuction to ham it up, and didn't need to throw in the special vocabulary of the week.
Oh, and welcome back Jenny! I heard you on yesterday's lesson too.
Posted on: Cabbie Culture and Driving in China
March 27, 2011 at 8:36 PMPersonally, I would be ok with all Chinese, but I don't know that I am representative of the majority of your audience. An introduction to key vocabulary in English and an all Chinese dialog, would put it on a par with a UI lesson.
Posted on: Cabbie Culture and Driving in China
March 27, 2011 at 4:47 PMJason, I think I might work better, if you focused on either interviewing, or translating. Trying to do both, probably does neither justice.
That said, I enjoyed listening to the interview. The topic was interesting, and opportunities to listen to spontaneous native speech are precious for those of us who only occasionally are in China.
Posted on: 英国皇室婚礼
May 19, 2011 at 5:27 AMI feel this is a week without an advanced level lesson. Without a transcript, I can't really discuss this lesson with my 家教. There is nothing for me to read to figure out the parts I don't get, and its not exactly like video clips in Chinese are hard to come by. I'm sorry, but my attitude about this kind of lesson is becoming more hardened. I think Chinesepod just took the day off. I guess everyone deserves a day off now and again, but I do structure my study routine around Cpod's weekly material, and I try to study Chinese every week. Every time there is this kind of discuss-a-video-clip kind of lesson, I'm left scrambling for alternatives.