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Posted on: The ChinesePod Royal Sampler
February 19, 2012 at 7:51 AMThis must be a new meaning of the word 'fluency' that I haven't heard of before.
Posted on: Chinese Names
September 6, 2011 at 3:46 PMHi folks.
I am fed up with people calling me mai4 ke4 for Mike. Can you come up with a great Chinese name for me - I am Michael (Mike) Miller.
In grateful anticipation - thanks
Posted on: 埃及剧变
March 13, 2011 at 9:59 AMThe Arabic Spring is the sum total of the revolutions happening in the North African Arab nations, from Tunisia through Barain, Egypt, Yeman and Lybia (although Lybia should probably classed on it own)
Posted on: 埃及剧变
March 11, 2011 at 1:46 PMWhat is the general attitude in China to the Arabic 'Spring'?
Posted on: English Teaching Jobs in China
February 14, 2011 at 4:01 PMYes we are too old, you and me!
Depressing isn't it.
Most Chinese women are on the scrap heap before 55 I believe ...
Men get the boot at 60.
It would be ok, I hear, if you have an inside track on it, and pass the medicals of course.
Good luck.
Let me know if it works out.
Posted on: Concern over a Love Letter
January 11, 2011 at 11:27 AMSome may find useful some words I picked out from the discussion - I hope they are correct. Dictionary entries courtesy of http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php
害羞 hàixiū blush / shy
诗意 shīyì poetry / poetic quality or flavor
装满 zhuāngmǎn to fill up
牙齿 yáchǐ dental / tooth / CL: 顆｜颗
当权 dāngquán to hold power (??)
不经意 bùjīngyì carelessly / by accident
文章 wénzhāng article / essay / literary works / writings / CL: 篇, 段, 頁｜页
描写 miáoxiě to describe / to depict / to portray / description
仔细 zǐxì careful / attentive / cautious
真诚 zhēnchéng true / sincere / genuine
自豪 zìháo (feel a sense of) pride / to be proud of sth (in a good way)
生动 shēngdòng vivid / lively
打架 dǎjià to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL: 場｜场
偷 tōu to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealtily
初中 chūzhōng junior high school
家长 jiāzhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
疑问句 yíwènjù a question (gramm.) / an interrogative sentence
健身 jiànshēn physical exercise / gymnastics for fitness
超出 chāochū to exceed / to overstep / to go too far / to encroach
正常 zhèngcháng regular / normal / ordinary
范围 fànwéi range / scope / limit / extent / CL: 個｜个
作弊 zuòbì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices
Posted on: Actually
January 1, 2011 at 11:26 AM新年好
Happy new year to all.
I liked the lesson a lot.
How about 究竟，反正，现实 and others?!
Posted on: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Verbs as States
December 27, 2010 at 8:23 PMThanks Connie
Posted on: The 着 (zhe) Chronicles: Verbs as States
December 26, 2010 at 10:06 AMI have a few questions which have confused me for some time.
How do youmake the negative of these sentences. For example: "There isn't a flower in her hair". Do we use 着？ Indeed do we use不 or 没?
How do you say "It is raining"? Do we say 下雨or 下着雨? What about "It is not raining"?
Posted on: 禅的故事
March 19, 2012 at 11:42 AM僧璨大师
至道无难，惟嫌拣择。
但莫憎爱，洞然明白。
毫厘有差，天地悬隔。
欲得现前，莫存顺逆。
违顺相争，是为心病。
不识玄旨，徒劳念静。
圆同太虚，无欠无余。
良由取舍，所以不如。
莫逐有缘，勿往空忍。
一种平怀，泯然自尽。
止动归止，止更弥动。
惟滞两边，宁知一种。
一种不通，两处失功。
遣有没有，从空背空。
多言多虑，转不相应。
绝言绝虑，无处不通。
归根得旨，随照失宗。
须臾反照，胜却前空。
前空转变，皆由妄见。
不用求真，惟须息见。
二见不住，慎莫追寻。
才有是非，纷然失心。
二由一有，一亦莫守。
一心不生，万法无咎。
无咎无法，不生不心。
能由境灭，境逐能沉。
境由能境，能由境能。
欲知两段，原是一空。
一空同两，齐含万象。
不见精粗，宁有偏党。
大道体宽，无易无难。
小见狐疑，转急转迟。
执之失度，必入邪路。
放之自然，体无去住。
任性合道，逍遥绝恼。
系念乖真，昏沉不好。
不好劳神，何用疏亲。
欲取一承，勿恶六尘。
六尘不恶，还同正觉。
智者无为，愚人自缚。
法无异法，妄自爱著。
将心用心，岂非大错。
迷生寂乱，悟无好恶。
一切二边，良由斟酌。
梦幻空花，何劳把捉。
得失是非，一时放却。
眼若不寐，诸梦自除。
心若不异，万法一如。
一如体玄，兀尔忘缘。
万法齐观，归复自然。
泯其所以，不可方比。
止动无动，动止无止。
两既不成，一何有尔。
究竟穷极，不存轨则。
契心平等，所作俱息。
狐疑尽净，正信调直。
一切不留，无可记忆。
虚明自照，不劳心力。
非思量处，识情难测。
真如法界，无他无自。
要急相应，惟言不二。
不二皆同，无不包容。
十方智者，皆入此宗。
宗非延促，一念万年。
无在不在，十方目前。
极小同大，忘绝境界。
极大同小，不见边表。
有即是无，无即是有。
若不如是，必不须守。
一即一切，一切即一。
但能如是，何虑不毕。
信心不二，不二信心。
言语道断，非去来今。