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Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Preparing for an Exam
April 27, 2012 at 2:40 AMLet me also cheer for the return of SBTG. Hopefully we'll have Geometry and Physics for subjects, where we learn physics terms like "the sum of the forces is equal to zero" or "what's the cosine of a right triangle?"
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Preparing for an Exam
April 27, 2012 at 2:23 AMHmm.... just as I thought. 我帮您捶捶背. Chinese people do pummel other's backs. 捶捶 wasn't even translated as massage, or rub. "Here teacher, let me beat your back into black and blueness. Doesn't that feel good?" :-)
Posted on: Where Do You Work?
April 25, 2012 at 9:57 AMWow. So in theory, if someone kept their bank card and USB memory stick in their purse or wallet, and it gets stolen, they might have a problem.
Posted on: Where Do You Work?
April 25, 2012 at 4:49 AMso in theory, a card holder is safe, as long as they don't put their password on their card....
but can you purchase on Taobao just using the card number and name?
Posted on: Where Do You Work?
April 23, 2012 at 1:00 PMInteresting question. I don't have a Chinese bank account, so I don't know this. But in the US, you are not liable for fraudulent use of your bank cards. Is it the same thing in China?
Posted on: Where Do You Work?
April 23, 2012 at 2:13 AMSome thoughts.
1. Really good use of graphics around the sentence "what work do you do?" Nice use of graphics that illustrate words like "yín háng" or "gōngzuò"
2. I thought that a close up of Jenny's mouth to pronouce words didn't help much. But it might be really interesting to get a mouth close up around x, s, sh and c sounds to help facilitate subtle pronunciation differences, especially around s/x words. Pronunciation differences around words like Shānxī, Shǎnxī, xǐhuan, chūqù wànr, might be helped by focusing on someone's month.
Posted on: 我想做农民
April 19, 2012 at 2:16 AMI'm glad I reviewed this lesson. There are some good details here about the farming life. One thing I was surprised to learn visiting a village was that if it rains at the wrong time, like around harvest time, it destroys the wheat crop. Rain will apparently cause a sprout in the wheat that makes the wheat unprocessable. The villagers are really stoic about this when it happens.
Posted on: The 80/20 Rule
April 18, 2012 at 9:40 AMFunny, this lesson would have been a perfect vehicle to talk about CRM software solutions. I know SAP has been making a push in China, maybe cross-marketing activities could have been initiated between CPod and SAP to enhance both solutions.
Posted on: Organizing a Marketing Event
April 18, 2012 at 5:24 AMhuh. I thought kimchee flavored chocolate was a gag gift too. Maybe someone should try selling chocolate flavored kimchee.
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Preparing for an Exam
April 28, 2012 at 5:59 AMOh, I liked this too. Maybe Chinese people think of pummeling as kneading. But I think of pummeling as Ali v. Foreman, Ali v. Frasier, Tyson v. Spinks, Clay v. Liston