General Discussion

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芝麻街

November 07, 2009 at 01:34 AM
Hey,it's the 40th anniversary of 芝麻街 : and I was wondering if there was a similar show in Chinese? Could be a great way to supplement learning,hehe. Read more

tck tck tck: Jet Li on climate justice!

November 06, 2009 at 09:49 PM
Just a reminder as time is running out for the climate change conference in Copenhagen ...   Read more

Hearing test * 听力测试

November 06, 2009 at 07:47 PM
In the following Newbie lesson, am I the only one to hear a 'buzz' sound when John and Jenny are speaking ? (There's no 'buzz' sound in the chinese dialogue itself.)... Read more
yes, I know cpod is all about giving us realistic dialogue, and I have no reason to doubt that.  But in this case, I'd like to know straight from the experts. I... Read more
how do you update your status like that?  i've looked almost everywhere. Read more

“臭美”

November 06, 2009 at 01:31 PM
“爱美之心人皆有之”,这是古往今来不变的真理。现在,“爱美”也不仅仅只是女生的专利,男生爱起美来更是有过之而无不及。不过,凡事讲究适度,所以太过爱美,甚至导致“反效果”的人往往被称之为“臭美”。 不过还是因为“爱美之心人皆... Read more

Some help on 了, please

November 06, 2009 at 08:27 AM
This is from the "Is China Scary?" UI lesson: " 怕 中国 公司 收购 美国 公司 、 怕 中国制造 抢 了 美国人 的 饭碗" "Pà zhōngguó gōngsī shōugòu měiguó gōngsī, p&agra... Read more

Saying Hello -- New Translator

November 06, 2009 at 07:50 AM
大家好! I'd like to send out a hello to everyone and introduce myself. I'm Jason, 'JasonSch' and I'm the new translator here at Chinesepod. I started a little over a mo... Read more

wiggle room

November 06, 2009 at 03:06 AM
anyone have a translation for this? Read more