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does anyone know how to say郁闷in English?

February 13, 2008 at 07:40 AM

Well, i can not get into the Cpod this morning and i felt very郁闷。 I don't know how to say 郁闷yu men in English, hope you guys can help me. By the way, 郁闷is a popu... Read more

Chinese Quality Manual

February 12, 2008 at 11:23 PM

I discovered today one of our customer at work has a Chinese version of their supplier quality manual and as it's freely available on their website, so I figure... Read more

Character Practice Template

February 12, 2008 at 08:12 PM

I'm sure this is nothing new, but I created the following character practice template and thought I'd share it with everyone. Click on the image to download... Read more

Ironing Clothes - Intermediate

February 12, 2008 at 07:46 PM

Hi Although I'm not Intermediate standard, I like to follow the intermediate lessons... because I can handle a fair chunk of some lessons and little bits of othe... Read more

Grammar and other internet resources

February 12, 2008 at 05:42 PM

The topic of adjectives vs stative verbs came up in the discussion of today's lesson on 最低工资, so I did a search for 'parts of speech' and came across Lea... Read more

How do you say "welcome home" in Chinese?

February 12, 2008 at 03:25 PM

I want to make a banner that says "welcome home" or something to that effect in Chinese, but I'm not sure how to say it. So, 歡迎光臨 "huan1 ying2 gua... Read more

China : multimedia use of mobile phones exceeds U.S./U.K.

February 12, 2008 at 01:33 PM

--> 调查：中国人手机听歌比率远超英美自称世界移动电话媒体市场调查权威的美国M:Metrics公司最新报告称，中国手机用户中使用手机音乐播放功能的比率远高于英美。 M:Metrics公司数据显示，中国34.8%的手机用户会用手机播放音乐，远远高于英国（18.9%）和美国（5.7%）。 M:Metrics公司最新公布的数据是2... Read more

An involuntary break from CPod

February 12, 2008 at 11:08 AM

Between starting a new job and my computer breaking down I was unable to study any Chinese for all of last week. Now, not only do I discover that I'm missing out... Read more

Thailand : frog trained to ride motorbike

February 12, 2008 at 08:27 AM

--> 泰国妇女训练青蛙“骑摩托” 2月10日，52岁的泰国妇女彤差在帕塔亚与她的青蛙一起为游客表演。经过了一段时间的训练，彤差的这只青蛙现在已经能为游客表演“骑摩托”了。新华社/法新 2月10日，一只青蛙在泰国帕塔亚为游客表演。这只青蛙的主人是52岁的泰国妇女彤差。经过一段时间的训练，彤差的这只青蛙现在已经能为游客表演“骑摩... Read more

Switzerland : largest painting theft in recent years

February 12, 2008 at 08:21 AM

--> 瑞士收藏展览馆遭劫 3分钟被盗1.13亿欧元 4幅名画总价值1.13亿欧元，可能是欧洲最大的艺术品抢劫案。瑞士警方11日证实，3名蒙面持枪劫匪10日下午在苏黎世布尔勒收藏展览馆抢走了出自著名画家保罗. 塞尚、埃德加. 德加、文森特. 梵高和克劳德. 莫奈之手的传世之作。四幅被抢走的名画包括塞尚的《穿红背心的男孩》、德加... Read more