User Comments - matt_c
matt_c
Posted on: Playing Wii
November 23, 2009 at 3:54 AM我比较喜欢赛车游戏，和 adventure games.
wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān sàichē yóuxì hé adventure yóuxì
I like (car) racing games and adventure games
How do we say Adventure games in Chinese?
Posted on: Using a Character Dictionary
November 20, 2009 at 7:47 AM我就是个急性子，哈哈。用词典查字对学习汉字有很大的帮助。
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 19, 2009 at 4:23 PM@Bendidelaowai I've been to a very modern cinema in Suzhou (苏州 Sūzhōu) that had a choice of original English or Chinese dub for English movies。
There are also smaller local cinemas that only offer Chinese versions of all movies.
I'd love to go to one of those open air screenings with a sheet and projector in a large public court yard like in the movie 小裁缝 / Xiǎo Cáifeng / Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (youku link)
Posted on: Dinner with Friends
November 17, 2009 at 2:49 PM家常菜 jiāchángcài is my favourite food to eat no matter which 'national' or regional cuisine I'm eating.
我最爱吃家常菜 / wǒ zuì ài chī jiāchángcài / I love home style cooking the most!
Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company
November 17, 2009 at 2:07 PMThey great thing about moving house in China is that it doesnt cost much to hire help - but unless you go with a professional mover, you really do have to watch everything carefully as things may get broken etc. In fact even with prefessional movers I guess one must watch them.
I for one prefer not to move house if possible, thus when we chose a new location, we choose one that we see ourselves living in for a while.
Posted on: Executive Plan, Newbie Changes, and More
November 15, 2009 at 2:19 PM@ancalagon So being a shy person, do you find yourself avoiding conversations with people on the street? I would have thought that if you use Chinese for every day things like even eating in a small hole in the wall noodle shack, you'll have plenty of people actually coming up and talking to you, eg the boss of said noodle shack.
Anyway, I hope that as you learn new vocab etc you'll be inspired to use it more. Practice makes perfect :)
By the way your enthusiasm for the Executive program really made me happy and I'm sure Helen will glow when she reads your positive words.
Posted on: Executive Plan, Newbie Changes, and More
November 15, 2009 at 2:05 PM@chris I think John would be best qualified to help you out with this issue. BTW Have you tried listening to the Qingwens as well? They help with a lot of fiddly words that are so common yet harder to grasp.
Posted on: Executive Plan, Newbie Changes, and More
November 15, 2009 at 1:20 PM@xio2009 The avatar pic character is Biangbiang Mian its a noodle in Xian - dont think you'll find it in any character sets.
Posted on: Executive Plan, Newbie Changes, and More
November 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM@mystic You seem to have done quite a few Newbies so I would intersperse Ele lessons with Newbie now as improving requires challenging yourself, which makes you try even harder.
Posted on: Introducing Catherine
November 24, 2009 at 1:23 AM@yingxiong Catherine is an awesome person, an excellent manager and a talented host - you are absolutely justified in wanting to hear her more often. :)