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Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
July 17, 2009 at 3:31 AM@raygo
I seem to recall that show, but I never saw it. It's a shame it didn't work out.
Regardless, if that be the case, cpod, get back on that horse! Writing is important. I think there must be a way to make it interesting for poddies who are scared of the 汉字 boogeyman and those who mistakenly believe that reading and writing isn't important.
PS: I apologize if I'm too assertive with my opinions. It's only because I love this site. If I didn't, I wouldn't even be here to say anything.
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 13: Wang Meets the Big Boss
July 17, 2009 at 2:38 AM@changye
Sort of adding to whay you said, perhaps this is the original reason why Chinese people never say 谢 by itself. As it stands now, it seems to me Chinese people are really saying, "Thanks, thanks," but because it has been so established, we don't think about it. I do recall, however, when I first started studying Mandarin, I thought it was peculiar.
Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
July 17, 2009 at 2:29 AM@jennyzhu
I think this is useful. I have been studying Mandarin for awhile now. Even so, I found one pronunciation problem that I didn't realize I was making. It was minor, but I can remember one time that a Chinese person didn't understand the word I was saying, and now looking back I can see why. Thanks cpod so much.
And to cpod in general:
In all humility, I just want to mention again that the next series should be the Chinese radical series, and since Pete seems fond of radicals, it would be ideal if he was involved (although, no pressure). A video series showing stroke order would be cool too. It would just have to show the most common strokes. cpod is so forward thinking, I must confess that I am a little surprised how you guys have ignored the topic of characters. Please don't limit yourself to oral Chinese.
Posted on: 沙漠寻踪四
July 17, 2009 at 2:11 AM@euphonies
我有两个建议。你可以用jetAudio的免费Media Player，jetAudio一打开MP3，汉字就弹出来，没有英文翻译或者拼音。你也可以打印PDF，然后用纸掩盖英文和拼音。
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 13: Wang Meets the Big Boss
July 17, 2009 at 1:53 AM可怜的老王，好像他出卖灵魂。我恐怕他快到达自己的尽头了。
Posted on: Budget Meeting
July 15, 2009 at 3:14 AMGot a question.
这个课程你们提到“回报率”。我的问题是关于那个“率”的词。怎么说“memory retention rate”？我可不可以说“记忆保持率”？“vocabulary retention rate”呢？“生词保持率”吗？
Posted on: 沙漠寻踪四
July 14, 2009 at 4:12 AM@tvan
不要说对不起，我觉得根据个人的角度，我的评论有可能有两个意思。
对了，我刚才又看了我的评论，有点不清楚。哈哈
Posted on: Language Exchange
July 14, 2009 at 4:09 AMIf any of you beginners want to find a language partner, by all means do it. Be careful of one thing, though. Some partners try to make the language exchange slanted too much towards English, i.e. when it is time to practice Chinese, the other person will use any little excuse to use English.
Posted on: 沙漠寻踪四
July 14, 2009 at 3:50 AM@tvan
我的意思不是意味着环境保护论者从来不邪恶，就是说，我觉得环境保护麒麟人的观念太傻。不过不要紧，各人有个人的想法。
Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
July 17, 2009 at 6:38 AMRaygo,
I brought two videos with me to China: Zardoz and The Star Wars Christmas Special. You are my hero for mentioning that (and for mentioning King Crimson).