User Comments - IronRiceBowl

Posted on: That NBA Game! 望梅止渴

May 31, 2016, 02:35 AM

My take on it is this:

状元身份 here means "the first pick in the draft" because 状元 always means "the first/best in something", and 身份  shows that Yao Ming has a certain status. 以 is a preposition which here means "by" or "with". It was all in the context of him joining the rockets which is why 状元身份 can translate to "first pick" without explicitly saying it.

状元 is used in the other contexts to mean the "top scorer on an exam" or "the best in a particular field of study". 

 

Posted on: That NBA Game! 望梅止渴

May 31, 2016, 02:20 AM

The translation for 季后赛 should be "post-season" or "playoffs", not "season".

Posted on: Buying Makeup

June 03, 2015, 05:38 PM

http://mandarinmadeez.com/tag/makeup/

Here is a link to Fiona's other makeup video. At 2:33 there is an explanation on 液。