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Dear Crystal,

It was nice to meet you also.  Thank you for helping me with a plan.  I also appreciate when you correct my speaking Chinese because I think I have grown used to some bad habits in my grammar etc. 

Sincerely,

Cassandra Hafen

Dear Crystal,

I hope you had a wonderful trip to Bali.  Currently I am in Idaho and I will be missing our July 5th time.  I will be back home for July 12th lesson.  Perhaps that week I will be able to makeup the July 5th lesson?

Thanks,

Cassandra

Yes, that's our new baby:) I have the same problem with tones although I can tell I have improved a little bit .  That has taken a lot of practice.  I will really keep working on that.   Also is zhi1 like yi4 zhi1 gou3. prononced jr or ji?  I thought it was more like jr but a tape I have sounds more like ji.

By the way where are you petting the dolphin?  It looks like you are at Seaworld in California:)

Dear Crystal,  Do you have any idea where I can get a large print Chinese Dictionary.  I have the Far East Dictionary but the problem I have with all my dictionaries is that the characters are SO small!  Also I have the Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary which I like and am wondering if you know of one that is has even more English words.

Dear Crystal,

Is nali nali used in Mainland China.  What is appropriate way to respond to compliments.

Thanks

Cassandra

Hi, we don't use it now.people just say" xiexie".

Dear Crystal,I am wondering what I am doing wrong on the dictation part of the exercises.  No matter what I do I always get those wrong.  I also do not understand how to convert the tone numbers to tone marks.  Thank so much for helping me with Chinese.  You are wonderful and I really do appreciate you.

Sincerely,

Cassandra

Hi, as you know, I don't work on weekends, so I hope this message is not too late for you.

jail time---fu2xing2 qi1jian1 服刑期间

plea bargain----ren4zui4 xie2shang1认罪协商

sentencing-----pan4jue2  判决

witnesses-----zheng4ren2 证人

domestic battery---jia1ting2bao4li4 家庭暴力

mail-order bride----sorry, I don't understand 

abuse----nue4dai4 虐待

verbal abuse--kou3tou2 man4ma4 口头谩骂

physical abuse---shen1ti3 shang4 de nue4dai4  身体上的虐待

lawyer---lv4 shi1 律师

defend----bian4hu4 辩护

I hope this website http://www.iciba.com/ can help you.

I understood the word "mail-order bride" ，it is “ 邮购新娘you2gou4 xin1 niang2"

today is Woman's Day, hope this poor woman is fine.

Thanks so much!  The website iciba is very helpful too!

Does the website iciba have pinyin prounounciation?

Thanks,

Cassandra

yes, it has.

Dear Crystal,

I hope you had a wonderful trip to Bali.  Currently I am in Idaho and I will be missing our July 5th time.  I will be back home for July 12th lesson.  Perhaps that week I will be able to makeup the July 5th lesson?

Thanks,

Cassandra

Crystal, I need some help!  My friend, an attorney, has asked me to come and help interpret for a Chinese client who has been accused of domestic battery against her husband.  Can you help me with the vocabulary?  Some possible words are:

jail time

plea bargain

sentencing

witnesses

domestic battery

mail-order bride

abuse

verbal abuse

physical abuse

lawyer

defend

Also, can you please tell me a good online english-chinese dictionary and a chinese-english dictionary.

Thanks so much!

Cassandra