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Posted on: 5000 Years of History
October 22, 2011, 11:27 PM

Haha, I lived in Dalian for one month and heard that too about Xinghai guangchang, where they hold an annual beer festival among other things. Being a journalist, I am immediately suspicious of any superlative. :)

Posted on: 辛亥革命
October 20, 2011, 08:36 AM

是的, 但是只在华裔聚居区中上映了。 根据boxofficemojo的计算,在十天之内已经拿到了近10万美元的票房。

Posted on: 辛亥革命
October 15, 2011, 09:20 PM

「辛亥革命」这部电影我看过了。 说实话,不太好看。囧

Posted on: Addressing People Revisited
September 11, 2011, 07:51 AM

veronique21, I know exactly how you feel, but I've always found that people insist I call them by those familial names, despite the biological incongruity :)

Posted on: Hospitality Series 1: Welcome to the Hilton!
September 09, 2011, 06:52 AM

I think you would be very likely to hear this conversation at the 希尔顿 (Hilton) in 美国加州圣盖博市 (San Gabriel, California, USA)! Many Chinese travelers go there, and it's right across from a big shopping center that some people call the Great Mall of China.:)

Also Starwood is offering a similar program: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/16/business/la-fi-chinese-hotels-20110716

Posted on: Sportswear Brands
September 07, 2011, 07:07 AM

And then he said, "hey, anything is possible!" :)

Posted on: Sportswear Brands
September 07, 2011, 06:30 AM

我是在美国洛杉矶出生,长大的,所以小的时候,我去了看看1984年在洛杉矶举行的奥运会。当时不知到李宁是谁,可能是因为我对体操一点儿兴趣都没有。过了二十年才发现李宁不仅是个很厉害的运动员,而且是个企业家。真有趣!

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, so when I was little, I went to see the Olympic Games that were held in L.A. in 1984. At that time I didn't know who Li3Ning2 was, possibly because I had zero interest in gymnastics. It wasn't until 20 years later I realized Li3Ning2 was not only a great athlete but also an entrepreneur. Very interesting!

Posted on: Chinese Names
September 05, 2011, 07:47 PM

我的中文名很 aspirational 哈哈

Posted on: Chinese Names
September 04, 2011, 08:05 PM

我的中文名字是沙文强。好几年前, 我看了《上海滩》那部电视剧, 电视剧中的主角叫许文强,我觉得这个名字很有意义, 而且好像每个中国人都知道他的名字。:)文明的文,强大的强。我姓沙,因为英文的姓就是用Sand这四个字开始的。

My Chinese name is ShāWénqiáng. Some years ago, I watched the TV series "Shanghai Beach" and the main character in the series is XuWenqiang. I think this name has a lot of meaning, plus it seems like every Chinese person knows this name :) "Civilized" and "strong." My last name is Sha because the first four letters of my English surname are Sand.

Posted on: Western Brands in Chinese
September 04, 2011, 07:10 PM

这个话题,我觉得挺有意思的。 比如说,Nestle这个品牌的名字翻译成 《雀巢》,因为品牌的商标就是一只在鸟巢休息的雀。

I think this topic is very interesting. For example, the brand name "Nestle" is translated as "qiǎocháo" or "sparrow nest" because the brand's logo is a sparrow in a nest.

过夏天的时候,我特别喜欢吃雀巢的冰淇淋 :)

In summer, I especially like to eat those Nestle ice cream cones. :)