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Sandstorm in Shanxi, Gansu, Ningxia

March 02, 2008 at 07:00 AM

--> 遭遇沙尘天气行人“全副武装”躲避 3月1日，太原街头的行人正准备过马路。当日，太原市出现大风扬沙浮尘天气。健康专家提醒，沙尘天气要及时关闭门窗，外出尽量避免骑自行车，注意穿戴防尘的衣服、手套、面罩、眼镜等。新华社记者彭洋摄 2月29日，兰州市区一条街道上，一位妇女“全副武装”以躲避浮尘袭击。当日，受甘肃河西走廊... Read more

Please help me download individual lessons into i-tunes.

March 02, 2008 at 04:24 AM

Before Newbie lessons 0007-0026 disappear next week, I want to make sure they are download them into my i-Tunes for posterity, but I forget how to download individua... Read more

Who would explain grammar best?

March 02, 2008 at 03:13 AM

A hypothetical question: If you were getting help or instruction specifically for Mandarin grammar , would you prefer a native Mandarin speaker, or a native speaker... Read more

Practice -your-chinese chat room

March 02, 2008 at 01:16 AM

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows of any good chat rooms out there for practicing chinese. I know its not ideal like vocal conversation practice, but it might... Read more

help with 的！

March 01, 2008 at 08:00 PM

I'm relatively new to Chinese, listening mostly to Elementary lessons, but I still don't understand exactly how the particle  的 works.  I think it... Read more

help with 的！

March 01, 2008 at 08:00 PM

I'm relatively new to Chinese, listening mostly to Elementary lessons, but I still don't understand exactly how the particle  的 works.  I think it... Read more

Middle East : Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies

March 01, 2008 at 07:39 PM

--> 巴以冲突升温周六有33名巴勒斯坦人丧生周六，又有三十三名巴勒斯坦人在加沙丧生，这使自以色列军队对加沙地带实施了新一轮地面和空中军事打击以来，巴勒斯坦丧生人数上升至68人，其中大部分是伊斯兰激进分子，但是也有平民和儿童。据目击者称：周六的袭击非常激烈，以色列的一个巡逻队，依靠直升机，对发现的持枪分子进行了追剿。据哈马斯... Read more

How to Survive (Teaching Mandarin) in South Central

March 01, 2008 at 07:01 PM

The LA Times ran this article today...   http://articles.latimes.com/2008/03/01/news/me-t... Read more

US : Europe EADS wins Pentagon contract over Boeing

March 01, 2008 at 06:12 PM

--> 欧洲航空防务及航天公司打败波音公司获得美空军军用补给飞机合同。欧洲航空防务及航天公司打败了他的老对手美国波音公司，赢得了美国空军军用补给飞机合同的竞标。昨天美国国防部宣布：选定欧洲航空防务及航天公司和他的美国合作者--诺斯洛普-格鲁曼公司向美国空军提供179架补给飞机。这场竞标是近年来，美国最大的国防合同之一，国防分析... Read more

First time 第一次

March 01, 2008 at 02:08 PM

今天，我第一次决定用全中文在cpod发帖。回学校一周了，每天都在忙忙碌碌中度过，感觉时间飞快。离考试只有一星期了，没有什么信心，总觉得通过的希望很渺茫，虽然是这样，我还是每天再努力着。不过真的有些累了。很怀念寒假的时候无忧无虑每天泡在cpod的感觉。 Read more