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Chinese Idioms - 朝三暮四

February 10, 2009 at 01:18 AM

Three at Dawn and Four at Dusk (朝三暮四 zao san mu si) 2000 years ago, there was an old man who kept many monkeys in his yard. He trained them so that after a while, so... Read more

Chinese Idioms - 黄粱美梦

February 10, 2009 at 01:15 AM

Golden Millet Dream (黄粱美梦 huang liang mei meng) In the time of the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar called Lu Sheng. One year, Lu Sheng went to Xian to take an exam... Read more

Chinese Idioms - 自相矛盾

February 10, 2009 at 01:11 AM

His Spear Against His Shield 自相矛盾 zi xiang mao dun Tuesday, March 25, 2008 One day, in the days of the warring states, a man from the Chu State went to sell a spear... Read more

Chinese Idioms - 胸有成竹

February 10, 2009 at 01:05 AM

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When westerners teach chinese ...

February 09, 2009 at 02:52 PM

I give you my interpretation of the two sentences before the song : 那里是老外教国语 Here is what happens when westerners teach chinese 老外的腿上有很多毛呀 This Westerners have hairy... Read more

[Cultural difference] The car-door test

February 09, 2009 at 01:14 PM

Definition: When you take a woman in your car (without central locking system), you first open the car door for her. Then as you walk around to the driver’s si... Read more

EU friends also spying

February 09, 2009 at 12:23 PM

--> 2009年02月08日英媒：在英国搜集情报中俄最积极英国《星期日电讯报》引述政府秘密文件指出，至少有20个国家派间谍在英国企图窃取机密情报，其中以中国和俄国最为积极。机密文件警告说，过去传统的间谍活动集中于获得政治与军事机密，现在随着高科技进步，外国间谍窃取情报的范围也扩大到商业机构，包括英国的新通讯科技、资讯科... Read more

贵州德阳市民为保持传统元宵节庆祝方式而针对政府抗议新执行规定，市民成功了！

February 09, 2009 at 11:11 AM

贵州德江部分群众因舞龙纠纷围攻县政府 2009年02月09日12:36 新华网   新华网贵州德江2月9日电（记者李忠将）2月8日14时许，贵州省德江县发生一起部分群众因舞龙纠纷围攻县政府事件，引来2000多人围观，部分干警和群众受伤。在德江县政府采取紧急措施后，目前事态已经平息。据德江县公安局介绍，2月8日，德... Read more

technical problems

February 08, 2009 at 01:09 PM

Is there a best browser to use to view these online tutorials?  I am using a mac, OS 10.5, with a Safari browser.  I am encountering two problems:   I... Read more

冥想 míngxiǎng

February 08, 2009 at 09:23 AM

Click image for large view míngxiǎng   female   冥想     Example Sentence s T 一個和尚清早在馬來西亞森林，做著冥想。 S 一个和尚清早在马来西亚森林，做着冥想。 Yīgè h&ea... Read more