User Comments - rherschbach
rherschbach
Posted on: Airplane Arrival
June 9, 2008 at 1:16 PMLoved it, and appreciate the plane/train/automobile lessons in general ... How about one on the pre-flight safety/evacuation demo?
Posted on: Pedestrian Peril
January 29, 2008 at 6:48 PMIs it true that headlights used to be prohibited in China? Wonder what road safety was like then....?
Posted on: Automated Phone Recordings
December 20, 2007 at 2:42 PMA telemarketing lesson might be fun and useful...here in the US, as a part-Chinese household we get besieged nightly with calls from the "weixing dianshi". it's free conversation practice! :)
Posted on: The DVD Vendor
August 24, 2007 at 2:30 AMCool! appreciate the help.
Posted on: The DVD Vendor
August 23, 2007 at 1:51 PMHi! Really enjoy these "on the street" lessons. I also thought it must be some kind of shakedown, especially since the DVD guy changes his mind so fast. I have a question about the use of 的. The customer/extortionist says "别以为我不知道你卖的是盗版碟?" Why is the "的是" needed here? What does it convey. Is it incorrect just to say "你卖盗版碟"? Is it like saying "the being-sold-by-you are all pirated discs" instead of "you are selling pirated discs"? Thanks!
Posted on: Snacks
August 16, 2007 at 6:28 PMSorry, make that 人们把辣豆腐当零食吗?
Posted on: Snacks
August 16, 2007 at 6:09 PM请问， 人把辣豆腐当零食马？非常"yummy"...
Posted on: Buddhism and Taoism
August 14, 2007 at 3:51 PM佛教认为现实世界是苦海，追求生死轮回，把希望寄托在来生 Is this correct? I thought Buddhists, far from "putting hope in the next life", seek to avoid having a next life, since rebirth means you're still stuck in Samsara. My understanding was that Buddhists strive for enlightenment in this life. "Putting hope" in the future seems like a kind of attachment or craving, so wouldn't this be contrary to the spirit of Buddhism? Just curious...
Posted on: 宗教知识竞赛
January 27, 2012 at 7:47 PMJust a quick note on a question that came up in the lesson -- 南传佛教 refers to Theravada Buddhism, which is the kind practiced in Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. It differs in some significant respects from what is practiced in China and Tibet, and it's generally considered close to the original teachings of Siddartha Gautama.