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Posted on: Buying a Plasma TV
November 10, 2008 at 12:23 PMThanks, changye. So, it's not actually necessary to use 着 when emphasising a state is unchanging?
bababardwan, let's hope pearltowerpete shares his experience via podcast soon! My friends and I are currently training for the Shanghai half marathon, so my thoughts are all on running at the moment (when they're not on improving my awful Chinese, of course...)!
Posted on: Buying a Plasma TV
November 10, 2008 at 5:08 AMThanks, Pete. That makes sense.
On another note, when do we get to hear about your latest marathon experience?!
Posted on: Buying a Plasma TV
November 9, 2008 at 3:37 PMThank you for your very clear explanation of the usage of 'zhe', guys. I was never sure quite how to use it before.
Could you use 'zhe' to emphasise that a plasma TV, for example, is standing in the corner? Would you use the verb to stand?
'wo xin de yejing dianshi zai nali zhanzhe'
- Something like that???
Thanks!
Posted on: Tool Delivery
November 8, 2008 at 4:28 AMThis is still one of my favourite CPod lessons!
When I first listened to it, I thought the word 'gong1 ju4' would be fairly redundant in my list of saved vocabulary (I don't spend much time using tools, as a general rule!).
However, I was just listening to the below lesson and, after reading the comments on the board, I changed my mind:
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/finding-a-supermarket/discussion
'jiao tong gong ju', was mentioned, meaning 'means of transport'. So 'tools' and 'means' is used as one word, as Jenny explained. Not dissimilar to the English, then.
Hen you yong de!
Posted on: This Week's Lessons and Introducing Sarah
November 7, 2008 at 4:14 AMI agree; we have a great community here.
xiexie nimen!
Posted on: This Week's Lessons and Introducing Sarah
November 3, 2008 at 6:01 AM你好 Jonsnow,
我 来自Guildford, Surrey.
Wo laizi Guildford, Surrey. Ta bi Shanghai wu liao!
I'm from Guildford, Surrey. It's boring compared with Shanghai!
Posted on: This Week's Lessons and Introducing Sarah
November 2, 2008 at 5:33 AMHey alkrasnov,
Anhui province is indeed one of the poorer provinces of China but Wuhu is developing quite quickly I think, partly because it's the home of the ubiquitous Chery car: http://www.cheryglobal.com/
When I was there, a huge mall was built within only a few months (using bamboo scaffolding, mainly!). I left before it had officially opened so I don't know its fate.
Wuhu locals are so friendly and their pace of life is relaxed (slightly too you1xian2 for me!). It's very different to life here in Shanghai.
Whereabouts did you choose to study in the end?
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 24, 2008 at 1:53 PMThis lesson really made me smile!
I'd echo what others have said: The Chinese are generally so much more active than westerners (not necessarily out of choice, to be fair).
For example, in the poorer areas of China, especially, I've noticed you seldom see mothers pushing their children around in pushchairs. They carry their babies until they are old enough to walk. No bundling everyone into the car, either.
Then there's obviously the ubiquitous rusty old bicycle...
Posted on: High Maintenance Girls and the Elderly
July 19, 2008 at 2:46 AMOn a number of occasions, I've seen Chinese couples out in Shanghai with 'His and Hers' clothes; matching t-shirts, matching crocs etc.
Is this down to the 'zuo' girls' demands or do the Shanghai guys actually like matching their girlfriends?!!
It seems image is sooo important in this city. The efforts girls go to in Shanghai put us slobby English girls to shame :-)
Posted on: Buying a Plasma TV
November 10, 2008 at 1:55 PMHi Changye
Thank you, that makes sense.
However, it seems to me quite strange how 放 can be used in this way at all! To 'put' or 'release' something suggests to me that the object will only ever be in that state temporarily but, never mind, I do think I understand the use of 着 a bit more now!