User Comments - mikeinewshot

Posted on: Farewell, Sweet Pete

Pete

Well I too miss your energy and intellectual uniqueness. 

For me. Poems with Pete did fulfill all your aims of bringing something that I would otherwise have not had time or the means to appreciate.  Thanks again.

However, do I detect an undercurrent of regret and maybe disagreement about remuneration, which we are all to polite to mention!

Actually, my subscription discontinued a month or more ago, and it is only (good) fortune that I popped back to catch this episode of News and Features.

Having been with Chinesepod myself as a learner for 4 years or so (is that right? - I forget), I am looking for new stimulus in my learning - Poems with Pete provided that while it lasted, but at the moment I am looking outside Chinesepod ....

Enough about me.  I hope your new ventures truly take you onwards and upwards, and you find outlets for your unique talents.

Posted on: 人口老龄化

Here is my attempt at identifying some of the words in the discussion between the girls:

比例 bǐlì proportion / scale
产生 chǎnshēng to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate / to appear / appearance / emergence / generation / production / yield
负担 fùdān burden / to bear a burden
后果 hòuguǒ consequences / aftermath
负面 fùmiàn negative / the negative side
好处 hǎochu benefit / advantage / gain / profit / also pronounced hao3 chu4 / CL: 個｜个
积极 jījí active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
看待 kàndài look upon / regard
依据 yījù according to / basis / foundation
总结 zǒngjié to sum up / to conclude / summary / resume / CL: 個｜个
独生子女 dúshēngzǐnǚ an only child
证词 zhèngcí testimony
调整 tiáozhěng adjustment / revision / CL: 個｜个
计数 jìshù to count / reckoning
有效 yǒuxiào effective / in effect / valid
控制 kòngzhì control / to exercise control over / to contain
制定 zhìdìng to draw up / to formulate
政策 zhèngcè policy / CL: 個｜个
轻视 qīngshì contempt / contemptuous / to despise / to scorn / scornful
平等 píngděng equal / equality
灾难 zāinàn disaster / catastrophe
失去 shīqù to lose
平衡 pínghéng balance / equilibrium
超过 chāoguò to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
倾向 qīngxiàng trend / tendency / orientation
壮年 qīngzhuàngnián the prime of one's life
生产力 shēngchǎnlì production capability / productive force / productivity
供养 gōngyǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents
财政 cáizhèng finances (public) / financial
危机 wēijī crisis / CL: 個｜个
毕竟 bìjìng after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis
理性 lǐxìng reason / rationality / rational
感情 gǎnqíng feeling / emotion / sensation / likes and dislikes / deep affection for sb or sth / relationship (i.e. love affair) / CL: 個｜个, 種｜种
指导 zhǐdǎo to guide / to give directions / to direct / to coach / guidance / tuition / CL: 個｜个
意识 yìshí consciousness / awareness / consciously (i.e. deliberately) / to be aware
应对 yìngduì response / to answer / to reply
理想 lǐxiǎng a dream / an ideal / perfection / ideal / perfect / desirable / CL: 個｜个
终极 zhōngjí ultimate
孤零零 gūlínglíng lone / isolated and without help / all alone
节奏 jiézòu rhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
浓缩 nóngsuō to concentrate (a liquid) / concentration / espresso coffee / abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡｜意式浓缩咖啡
容许 róngxǔ permit / allow
疏忽 shūhu to neglect / to overlook / negligence / carelessness
点评 diǎnpíng to comment / a point by point commentary
点明 diǎnmíng to point out

Accuracy not guaranteed.  Among other places, I wasn't sure about 'yihou cai chi de yingdui de banfa' around 9:46.

This may be my last posting for a while, as my subscription is just about to run out and I haven't quite made up my mind as to what I want to do next.  I have been using Chinespod for several years but if I don't appear again (or for a while) - best of luck to all ....

Posted on: Pair, Set, Match 双, 副, 对 , 套

In England we call those Russian dolls - babushka dolls - but apparently incorrectly according to Wikipedia!

Posted on: Phobias

lujiaojie

Thank you.  I can see how I misheard most of these, but I am depressed that I thought that 'fanwenju' sounded like 'bawenzhi' - on listening again it still sounds like it!

Posted on: Is China Scary?

Connie

Thank you.  My ears are nothing like good enough yet to pick up 反正看起来像戏剧一样 from this.

Posted on: Movie Genres

lujiaojie

Thank you.

涉及 is definitely new vocabulary for me!

Posted on: Is China Scary?

My attempt at words from the discussion:

大熊猫 dàxióngmāo giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
章子怡 Zhāng Zǐyí Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
课堂 kètáng classroom / CL: 間｜间
功夫 gōngfu skill / art / kung fu / labour / effort
概念 gàiniàn concept / idea / CL: 個｜个
突出 tūchū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project
讲话 jiǎnghuà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL: 個｜个
奥巴马 Àobāmǎ Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, Senator for Illinois from 2005, president from 2009
小说 xiǎoshuō novel / fiction / CL: 本, 部
比喻 bǐyù metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively
主题 zhǔtí theme / subject
材料 cáiliào material / data / makings / stuff / CL: 個｜个, 種｜种
正面 zhèngmiàn front / positive / direct / open
料到 liàodào to foresee / to anticipate
企业 qǐyè company / firm / enterprise / CL: 家 / Taiwan pr. qi4 ye4
行为 xíngwéi action / conduct / behaviour / activity
现象 xiànxiàng appearance / phenomenon / CL: 個｜个
军事 jūnshì military affairs / military matters / military
力量 lìliang power / force / strength
财力 cáilì financial resources / financial ability
发展 fāzhǎn development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expand
成长 chéngzhǎng to mature / to grow / growth
夸张 kuāzhāng to exaggerate / vaunted / overstated / exaggerated
接近 jiējìn near / close to
词性 cíxìng part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
错误 cuòwù error / mistake / mistaken / CL: 個｜个
引导 yǐndǎo to guide / to lead / to conduct / introduction
莎士比亚 Shāshìbǐyà Shakespeare (name) / William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
现实 xiànshí reality / actuality / real / actual / CL: 個｜个
相同 xiāngtóng identical / same
不同 bùtóng different / distinct / not the same / not alike
宏大 hóngdà great / grand / massive
论战 lùnzhàn to debate / to contend / polemics
容纳 róngnà to hold / to contain / to accommodate / to tolerate (different opinions) – have the capacity for
容量 róngliàng capacity / volume / quantitative (science)
放不下 fàngbuxià not enough room to put sth
打架 dǎjià to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL: 場｜场
共同 gòngtóng common / joint / jointly / together / collaborative
生存 shēngcún to exist / to survive
合作 hézuò to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together / cooperation / CL: 個｜个
国际关系 guójìguānxì international relations
政治 zhèngzhì politics / political
时代 shídài age / era / epoch / period / CL: 個｜个

I was baffled by what sounded like 'ferekankan' at 7:32, and by 'zizuichangde' at 8:56

Posted on: Is China Scary?

Something irritating seems to have happened to the text version of the PDF in a browser window.  It now doesn't wrap well when the width is narrowed.

Difficult to explain but definitely something has changed!

Posted on: Phobias

Words from the chat:

挑战 tiǎozhàn challenge
创造 chuàngzào to create / to bring about / to produce / CL: 個｜个
加上 jiāshàng plus / to put in / to add / to add on / to add into / in addition / on top of that
狂犬病 kuángquǎnbìng rabies
介词 jiècí preposition
摹画 móhuà describe
记住 jìzhu to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart
规律 guīlǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline
成 zǔchéng component / part / element / constitute / make up
密闭 mìbì sealed / airtight
堵住 dǔzhù to block up
恶心 ěxīn nausea / to feel sick / disgust / nauseating
幼儿园 yòu'éryuán kindergarten / nursery school
吐 tù to vomit / to throw up
长大 zhǎngdà to grow up
洗澡 xǐzǎo to bathe / to take a shower
浴缸 yùgāng bathtub
免除 miǎnchú to prevent
上下文 shàngxiàwén (textual) context
相信 xiāngxìn be convinced (that something is true) / believe / to accept sth as true
嘲笑 cháoxiào jeer / mockery / scoff / sneer / make fun of / laugh at (derogatory)
开脱 kāituō to exculpate / to absolve / to exonerate
借口 jièkǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext
实话 shíhuà truth
其实 qíshí actually, in fact, really
不可置信 bùkězhìxìn unbelievable / incredible
竟然 jìngrán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to
将近 jiāngjìn almost / nearly / close to
结束 jiéshù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close
大量 dàliàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous
反问 fǎnwèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
戏剧性 xìjùxìng dramatic
回顾 huígù to look back / to review
常规 chángguī conventional (weapons) / conventional / common / routine
用法 yòngfǎ usage
自由 zìyóu freedom / free / liberty / CL: 個｜个
蛀牙 zhùyá tooth decay / dental cavities / CL: 顆｜颗, 個｜个

I couldn't pick thing out reliably in a number of places:

Qingli diao keshi  ….. ganpeng 6:44 – 6:48
Ba/bai wenzhi 9:14
Zuowenci daliang de fanwen 9:31
cicai yidian …9:47

Posted on: Movie Genres

A long lesson with lots of interesting stuff.  Here is my attempt to capture words from the discussion:

种类 zhǒnglèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class
往往 wǎngwǎng often / frequently
进入 jìnrù to enter / to join / to go into
读音 dúyīn pronunciation / reading of word
影片 yǐngpiàn film / movie / CL: 部
片子 piānzi film / movie / film reel / gramophone record
照片 zhàopiàn photo / photograph / picture / CL: 張｜张, 套, 幅
确定 quèdìng definite / certain / fixed / to fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm / OK (on computer dialog box)
分享 fēnxiǎng to share (joys, benefits, privileges etc) with others / to get one's share / to divide out / to partake
类别 lèibié classification / category
武打 wǔdǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
飞来飞去 fēiláifēiqù to fly about / to fly hither and thither / to flit / to swarm / to spiral
成分 chéngfèn composition / make-up / ingredient / element / component / one's social status / CL: 個｜个
先锋 xiānfēng herald / pioneer - vanguard
创作 chuàngzuò to create / to produce / to write / creative work / creation / CL: 個｜个
流派 liúpài school (of thought)
故意 gùyì deliberately / on purpose
周星驰 Zhōu Xīngchí Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong film director
擅长 shàncháng to be good at / to be expert in
严肃 yánsù solemn / solemnity
诗歌 shīgē poem / CL: 本, 首, 段
迷上 míshàng to become excited with / to be enchanted by
文艺作品 wényìzuòpǐn literary work / art work
真格 zhēngé true / real
结构 jiégòu structure / composition / makeup / architecture / CL: 座, 個｜个
思维 sīwéi (line of) thought / thinking
并列 bìngliè stand side by side / be juxtaposed
顿号 dùnhào Chinese back-sloping comma 、 (punct. used to separate items in a list)
分开 fēnkāi to separate / to part
朦胧 ménglóng blur – dim, obscure – ambiguous
全民 quánmín entire population (of a country)
主流 zhǔliú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter
颠倒过来 diāndǎoguòlái invert
抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
立场 lìchǎng position / standpoint / CL: 個｜个
混乱 hùnluàn confusion / chaos
俗语 súyǔ common saying / proverb
等于 děngyú to equal / to be tantamount to
王菲 Wáng Fēi Faye Wong, a famous singer
跟风 gēnfēng me-tooism
氛围 fēnwéi ambience / atmosphere
念 niàn to read aloud
打字 dǎzì to type
守法 shǒufǎ to abide by the law
遵守 zūnshǒu to comply with / to abide by / to respect (an agreement)
法律 fǎlǜ law / CL: 條｜条, 個｜个
手掌 shǒuzhǎng palm
改观 gǎiguān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
改过 gǎiguò to correct / to fix
贬义 biǎnyì derogatory sense / negative connotation
改成 gǎichéng to convert / to turn into (sth else) / to adapt (a story to another medium)
语境 yǔjìng context
更加 gèngjiā more (than sth else) / even more
了解 liǎojiě to understand / to realize / to find out
深度 shēndù depth
详细 xiángxì detailed / in detail / minute
表 biǎo list

As often I was stumped in several places:

Duiyu niao jieshi de 10:24
Chizuo … 12:04
Zunqi shoufa 13:35
Baokuo shiji dao 17:53