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xiaophil
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 13, 2010 at 12:15 AMBarrack? as in Barrack Obama? Haha, just kidding, but I had to look it up because this is the first time I've heard of it. I don't even think it sounds like an English word, as if it is an Arabic loan word or something. Well, I guess that makes bodawei and I even :-)
Posted on: World Cup Football
June 11, 2010 at 6:04 PMI just read an article today that said that the Brazilian team is uncharacteristically un-flashy in their style this year. They are emphasizing defense and teamwork. Some say the effort will result in wins, but it will not be as fun to watch as before.
I think the American team will do what they often do--better than what people expect but still not go all the way.
Oh yeah, Chinese...
Posted on: World Cup Football
June 11, 2010 at 5:03 PMSo you are rooting for the US because it is your country and Brazil because they are likely to win?
Posted on: Negotiating Price
June 11, 2010 at 8:17 AMI'm not sure, but I think it is because the noun and the adjective both have two characters. Basically, they allow this because it keeps a rhythm that sounds nice to Chinese ears (or so I think I remember).
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 11, 2010 at 8:14 AMOh, by the way, for some reason I thought this was an intermediate lesson. Sorry about the overload of characters.
To summarize what I said:
A bunch of soccer hooligans are being turned away from South Africa, which makes me wonder why these ruffians are this way. Is it because they have mental problems, or possibly just bored?
Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 11, 2010 at 4:17 AM根据这个报道，10个阿根廷足球流氓降落在到南非周日之后不久被拦截并拒绝进入。
根据警方的国家联合行动和情报结构 （NATJOINTS），那些流氓，也被称为'Barrabravas'，被警察拘留，然后预期星期一把他们放逐到阿根廷...
我觉得奇怪，为什么这么多足球迷很极端，那么暴力？他们是不是有脑子毛病或者太无聊？
Posted on: Talking Numbers
June 8, 2010 at 3:36 AM我还是希望中国人能来这里表示自己的住在一个“跟你不说一样的方言的地方“的经历（I'm still dreaming that some Chinese staff or what not can come here and talk about their experiences living in an area that they don't speak the local dialect）， 英文，中文都可以。你们碰到了什么麻烦？
Perhaps there just isn't someone here that fits the bill, but it can't hurt to try one more time. By the way, are there any non-Shanghainese natives around here?
Posted on: Progress Tracking and Grammar Guide
June 8, 2010 at 2:08 AMInteresting, I just noticed this article about Americans increasingly liking soccer:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37491843/ns/sports-world_cup/
Posted on: Progress Tracking and Grammar Guide
June 8, 2010 at 12:37 AMHaha, that's really funny xiao... Brian!
Posted on: World Cup Football
June 13, 2010 at 12:24 AMI'm rooting for America by default. We tied with the Brits, which is almost like winning in my book, as I expected less.