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Posted on: Please Keep Up!
October 15, 2013 at 1:07 PM

By the way, I haven't used Chinesepod for some time, but now, when I add a comment, it immediately reports that it was input one hour ago, and gives me no chance to edit my comment thereafter...

Posted on: Please Keep Up!
October 15, 2013 at 1:03 PM

thanks. I am using Firefox, and have just tried them again and they are all ok!! I do love the unrepeatability/un-reproduceability of web 'technology'

Posted on: Please Keep Up!
October 11, 2013 at 8:17 AM

There are a number of audios in the grammar section that are faulty.  In general many of them have the beginning cut off

Posted on: Please Keep Up!
October 11, 2013 at 8:09 AM

Amazing sentence in expansion section "First give me 100,000 kuai. If you don't love me, then I won't give it back to you."

First give me 100,000 kuai. If you don't love me, then I won't give it back to you.) - See more at: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/please-keep-up#expansion-tab
First give me 100,000 kuai. If you don't love me, then I won't give it back to you.) - See more at: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/please-keep-up#expansion-tab
First give me 100,000 kuai. If you don't love me, then I won't give it back to you.) - See more at: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/please-keep-up#expansion-tab

Posted on: Please Keep Up!
October 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM

I heard tell that an English acquaintance of mine, of rather modest means, went on a tour with a Chinese tour group, but he was continually pestered to spend money, presumably on the basis that all laowai are rich.

Posted on: 火星之旅
June 14, 2013 at 7:46 AM

I haven't listened to the lesson yet, but here is a definition of grassroots - hope it is relevant:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grass+roots

Posted on: English Letters Make Chinese Words
May 14, 2013 at 4:14 PM

WC is used in France but they pronounce it in their own way, sounds like 'vaysay'

Posted on: English Letters Make Chinese Words
May 12, 2013 at 5:31 PM

We don't SAY WC in England either.  It is used on signs to show you where they are.

We probably most usually say Toilet(s).  We don't use 'bathroom' which is American.  There are many other slang words though in common use.

Posted on: Getting an Appliance Fixed
April 24, 2013 at 8:13 AM

thanks - so after 8 years trying to hear tones, I still have a long way to go!

My mistake

Posted on: Getting an Appliance Fixed
April 22, 2013 at 5:17 PM

In the expansion sentences the 好 in the sentence:

你的病刚好，一个月内不能吃冰的东西。

is pronounced with a fourth tone (or do my ears deceive me?). Is there a reason/rule or is it just one of those things we learners have to accept!?