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vocabulary manager

January 30, 2008 at 09:53 PM

John it is great to learn voc with this tool I beleive it will help me to aquire the lqanguage fasetr and to recognize the characters great thing is that I can pract... Read more

Proper names translator needed with the Cpod dictionary

January 30, 2008 at 04:17 PM

This useful name translator is based on wikipedia pages. http://dominique.dormet.free.fr/ Could the Tech-Team make the same sort of page here with easy access to onl... Read more

Why no names in dialogues?

January 30, 2008 at 01:38 PM

I'd like to have some names in the dialogues instead of A, B, C etc. They could be generic like baba, mama, erzi or boss, cleaner etc. Names like Xiaolong, Dasha... Read more

Guangzhou : new rollercoster to open for Chinese New Year

January 30, 2008 at 11:59 AM

--> “全球过山车之王”落户广州有32层楼高新华网广州１月２２日电（记者郭莹玉）广州最大的游乐场－－长隆欢乐世界将在春节期间开放全球最顶尖过山车之王－－垂直过山车，这是我国引进的第一部垂直过山车，春节期间来到广州的游客可以体验“上天、钻地、过水”的旅程。广州引进的垂直过山车最高落差达８０米，相当于３０多层楼高，轨道全长超... Read more

How many are we on Chinese Pod?

January 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM

According to wikipedia, Chinese Pod has 250.000 downloads each day of the podcasts. I understand that this is a popular place, but that number is so HUGE - is it rea... Read more

RSS in Chinese blogs?

January 30, 2008 at 10:23 AM

I found and interesting blog post here: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_58daf66701008b42.... As my literacy improves, I'm getting more and more interested in Chin... Read more

Just getting started

January 30, 2008 at 01:29 AM

I've been talking to some friends I've made in China via Skype and it's been a lot of fun.  However, I think in order to really improve my Chinese I... Read more

Being British Born Chinese

January 29, 2008 at 11:09 PM

Spoken Chinese only on Chinesepod?

January 29, 2008 at 08:06 PM

I repeatedly read user comments stating that CPod focuses on spoken Chinese only. But has this ever been confirmed by CPod staff members? And would it be advisable f... Read more

Bifidus snake from Argentina

January 29, 2008 at 12:48 PM

--> 阿根廷惊现“双头蛇” 阿根廷北部圣地亚哥－德尔埃斯特罗省惊现一条长有两个头的洞蛇（摄于1月24日）。据阿根廷媒体报道，这条洞蛇是在圣地亚哥－德尔埃斯特罗省一蛇类动物研究所诞生的。这条小蛇长17厘米，只有一个头上的蛇嘴能够吐信，另一个头的前颚则不能活动。该所负责人称其从事蛇类研究20多年，还是第一次遇到这样奇怪的现象。... Read more