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pretzellogic
Posted on: Sina's Microblogs
June 3, 2010 at 1:30 AMyouku doesn't seem to have the same content on it that youtube does, so even though its a video hosting site, youku doesn't really have the same look, feel and especially content that youtube does. If you were a jazz guitarist, for example, you'd notice the difference right away.
Posted on: Insecticide
June 2, 2010 at 1:24 AMcool, bugs! but how can you forget ants? or fleas? or bees/wasps, ticks and termites (termites are admittedly not the biggest problem in cement/concrete dominated big city China, but a big pest problem in the US). Gary Larson cartoon, anyone?
Posted on: Traditional Chinese Paintings
June 1, 2010 at 3:35 PMspsuperlamp, there are plenty of lessons at multiple levels around paying the bill.
Probably the "Fighting over the Bill" is closest in the fight that you want, but not clear on your level.
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
May 31, 2010 at 10:54 AMThis is really cool. Among other things, it would be really interesting to know if you'll be meeting with your Chinese Naval counterparts at any point during port call. Are you US Coast Guard?
Also, you can teach us how to say "port", "starboard", "permission to come aboard", and other Chinese naval equivalents.
Posted on: Morning Hygiene
May 31, 2010 at 10:44 AMoutstanding!
Posted on: Bank Transactions
May 30, 2010 at 2:17 PMMy wife told me that once this guy showed up at the bank with 350,000 RMB in cash. And they apparently knew it was that much because it all had to be counted with one of those money counting machines. Even the tellers were amazed, and they started staring at this transaction going down.
Posted on: Morning Hygiene
May 30, 2010 at 8:03 AMthe dialogue tab still doesn't have "wash face" in it, and that should be added in the first sentence.
Posted on: Big Darn Crabs
May 28, 2010 at 11:47 AMwhat's after Cantonese?
Posted on: Straightening Teeth
May 27, 2010 at 1:59 AMWow, this is the longest dialogue i've seen in a lesson. It also has plenty of useful dialogue. One day, i'll be able to understand it just by listening.
Posted on: 中国的戏剧
June 3, 2010 at 1:47 AMBeijing opera can be annoying, but i'm finding that it's growing on me. I'll probably never go to a live performance, but watching it on TV with a beer in hand seems to bring a wry smile to my face.
It's unfortunate that this Beijing opera lesson is at the advanced level. I would have gotten more out of it with an upper intermediate discussion. But advanced level lessons do seem to have much meatier discussions. Kind of a catch-22.