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Practise writing Chinese with EnglishPod

November 22, 2008 at 02:30 AM

A great way to practise writing Chinese is to translate the EnglishPod dialogues. As an example, this is my attempt to translate the Virus! lesson: A: 哎，又死机了，已经三次了！喂... Read more

Atlanta, GA, Poddies Group.

November 21, 2008 at 02:06 PM

After three and a half years as an expat in Hong Kong, I will be moving back to Atlanta, GA in December.  If there is anyone in Atlanta who would like to join a... Read more

How do I type in Chinese ?

November 21, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Here is a commonly asked question.This was recently discussed here Read more

my greasemonkey script

November 20, 2008 at 09:26 PM

Hi. found some people complaining about the vocabulary page. I wrote this simple greasemonkey ( / opera user style) to change it for myself, but of course, if somebo... Read more

China's priority : stabilize employment

November 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM

  -->     2008年11月20日     中国：“稳定就业是当前首要任务” 福建省厦门劳动力市场中国政府官员星期四（20日）表示，在出口需求减弱和部分劳动密集型中小企业破产或停产的情况下，稳定就业是中国目前的首要任务。中国人力资源和社会保障部... Read more

Somali pirates seize new ships

November 20, 2008 at 05:41 AM

-->     发表日期 19/11/2008     海盗在亚丁湾附近海域又劫持了另外三艘过往的船只盘踞在索马里的海盗依然是国际社会的关注焦点。根据本台法语组周三晚间的报道，在沙特阿拉伯国营石油公司的“天狼星号”巨型油轮在上周末被劫持后至今不到一周的时间里，海... Read more

Passersby in the night

November 19, 2008 at 04:55 PM

I guess Sissi means ships that pass in the night. I think I've used that metaphor with her before. Jeopardy category, "Things that go bump in the night." "Interview... Read more

Breaking into Intermediate Lessons - Elementary/Intermediate bridge

November 19, 2008 at 11:59 AM

Hey All, Could anyone tell me of any intermediate lessons that I could use to really break into the intermediate lesson arena?  (The more lessons... Read more

weird country names

November 19, 2008 at 09:11 AM

Hi everybody As many of you surely know many of the countries when translated into Chinese are based on how it sounds when pronounced in English or the country's lan... Read more

Ni zhi mao?

November 19, 2008 at 05:58 AM

Ni zhi mao? wo yi zhi mao. Ta jiao Honey. Ta shi hoakan. Wo ai Honey. Read more