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Mexico : world heaviest man loses 230kg!

February 15, 2008 at 09:37 AM

--> 世界第一胖快速瘦身230公斤减肥效率惊人世界最肥胖的墨西哥男子乌里韦。世界最肥胖的墨西哥男子乌里韦日前宣称减肥230公斤，而减肥所需的时间比医生们估计的时间少了将近一半。据新加坡《联合早报》报道，这位被列入《吉尼斯世界记录大全》的42岁大胖子，通过电话向媒体透露说：“我要举办大型联欢会，我要出门散步。” 他住在墨... Read more

Chinesepod on Twitter?

February 15, 2008 at 08:26 AM

Does Chinesepod have a Twitter account for us to follow?  :) http://www.twitter.com  Read more

Mobile news site?

February 15, 2008 at 07:01 AM

I already tried to pose this question yesterday evening from the mobile CPod site, but the post did not materialize: Does anyone know a Chinese news site or a versio... Read more

学习外语的口号 Slogan of learning a foreign language

February 15, 2008 at 03:17 AM

Hi guys, I am going to share my slogan of learning a foreign language today. First, let me explain some chinese words and sentences. 口号kou3 hao4=slogan  &n... Read more

A farewell to Aggie

February 14, 2008 at 11:58 PM

This is Aggie. Many of you have heard the name, but her face has been largely absent from this place. I was lucky enough to be a guinea pig for the Practice Plan whe... Read more

Chinese train experiences

February 14, 2008 at 07:08 PM

Hey guys, I don't know if this has been talked about before, but I couldn't find anything when I googled it: Does anyone have much experience with getting lo... Read more

India : millions die yearly because of smoking

February 14, 2008 at 02:50 PM

--> 印度每年将有百万人死于吸烟印度有1亿多烟民最新研究预言，2010年至2020年期间，印度每年将有100万人死于吸烟引发的疾病。有关研究报告发表在《新英格兰医学期刊》上，报告指出目前印度每年死于吸烟的人数已经告到90万人。报告警告说，如果不采取行动，印度吸烟死亡人数将持续上升。这份由多伦多大学科研人员撰写的研究报... Read more

European Union to conduct lab tests on Chinese rice imports

February 14, 2008 at 01:39 PM

--> 欧盟决定从4月15日起对从中国进口的大米制品进行检查。欧盟决定从4月5日起对从中国进口的大米制品进行检查和控制。检查的目的是为了保证从中国进口的大米制品使用的是非转基因大米。欧盟委员会昨天周二表示，从4月5日起，包括米粉在内的.所有从中国进口的大米制品都将受到欧盟认可化验室的检查，目的是为了避免欧盟禁止的Bt63转基... Read more

玫瑰花语

February 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM

I was bombarded with Valentine's Day flower culture on the way home tonight. That's what I get for living next to a flower market here in Shanghai. When buyi... Read more

New U.S. Children's Show Teaching Chinese

February 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM

A new children's cartoon debuted on Nickelodeon in the U.S. last week.  It's called Ni Hao Kai-lan and it looks like it's trying to do for Chinese w... Read more