User Comments - xiaophil
xiaophil
Posted on: Dinosaurs
August 24, 2009 at 1:19 AMAh, the anticipated 恐龙 lesson. I'm super 激动!
Posted on: 把 Humbug
August 24, 2009 at 1:17 AMI got a question
I recently wanted to say, "I want to work Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays." I translated it as 关于我上班的时候，我想把星期二变成星期三. I think the grammar here is okay, but it seems completely unnatural. Can somebody 'naturalize' this sentence for me? Thanks in advance.
PS: Love the changes CPod. Keep up the good work!
Posted on: Excited About Traveling
August 23, 2009 at 9:57 AMbodawei
I was watching a movie on Chinese TV last night. It had something to do with the legendary Cao Cao. Somebody said to somebody, "保重." That doesn't mean it is authentic old Chinese of course. But it would lead me to believe that it wasn't too new sounding, otherwise they wouldn't have included it.
Posted on: Grab Some Veggies From the Store
August 21, 2009 at 6:32 AMchangye
我认为杜老板的行为不是为了钱，反而是为了邪恶！
Posted on: Grab Some Veggies From the Store
August 21, 2009 at 2:57 AM我特别喜欢去菜场，因为他们不会说英文，所以每次经历纯汉语环境。
I got a question
我想表现"weigh"，比如说，“你能不能weigh这些蔬菜？”哪一个词最合适，‘约’还是‘称’还是两都可以？
Posted on: Grab Some Veggies From the Store
August 21, 2009 at 2:43 AM你们不知道为什么他老婆很忙吗？很明显，不是别人，正是杜老板，她得准备防御麒麟人们的入侵。
Posted on: Excited About Traveling
August 21, 2009 at 2:23 AMHi shenyajin
Yes, I absolutely would say, "Did you have a good day?"
Is there any sort of colloquial way to express good feelings and wishes to a Chinese person when we say good bye? For me, just saying good bye is not friendly enough, but that quite possibly is a cultural matter.
Posted on: 军训
August 21, 2009 at 2:13 AM最近我的雇主，华东理工大学，举办军训。
这是我昨天从我的房间拍的一张照片：
哎呀！刚才突然下雨了，这么可怜的军校学员！
Posted on: Washing Dishes
August 21, 2009 at 12:41 AMraymondc
干吗 and 为什么 feel different. 为什么 is used when the person who is asking is unclear about something and truly wants an answer. 干吗 has a criticizing tone, sort of a 'why on earth are you...' kind of statement, and thus often is a rhetorical question.
Posted on: Dinosaurs
August 24, 2009 at 1:42 AMOkay CPod, please don't hate me. But can you please fix the pdf? The the order of the vocabulary list doesn't match the dialog again. I like to listen to the dialog while looking at the vocab list. This way I can practice my listening. (If I read the dialog while listening at the same time, my listening ability doesn't improve much.) But if the order is mixed up, like it is now, this technique won't work. This isn't asking for much, right?