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All but a memory.. isle...

July 10, 2008 at 06:02 PM

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China : graduates increasing difficulties getting jobs

July 10, 2008 at 03:56 PM

-->     2008年07月10日     中国大学毕业生就业难日趋严重。中国大学毕业生就业难日趋严重。劳动力市场无力消化众多高校毕业生。中国高校今年毕业生将达到近560万人的历史新高，比上年增加了60多万，就业难问题日趋严重。中国教育部讯息显示，今年中国高校毕业生数量多达到5... Read more

Do you ever share lessons with anyone?

July 10, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Since the changes to CPod some months ago, the whole thing has become much more sharable. You can, for example, just send the url of a lesson to anyone you like... Read more

Zheng Jie (郑洁) makes it to the Wimbledon finals

July 10, 2008 at 01:59 PM

I'm curious what kind of sensation (if any) there was over Zheng Jie's great run at Wimbledon. She beat the number one player in the world (Ivanovic) and gave Serena... Read more

Photos of China, 1917-1932

July 10, 2008 at 12:02 PM

At a Duke University archive you can see around 5,000 different photos of early 20th century China. They're from the Sidney Gamble collection. Also, you can search b... Read more

Help! off to the dentist . . .

July 10, 2008 at 06:35 AM

Can someone tell me how to say 'crown', as in dental crown, in Chinese (pin yin and hanyu)? I can't find it in any of my dictionaries. Thanks in advance! Eric Read more

第一回 : Headline

July 10, 2008 at 05:54 AM

The headline of the first chapter is already a major roadblock: 第一回甄士隐梦幻识通灵贾雨村风尘怀闺秀 First Chapter / Act (第一回): I identified 2 proper names: 甄士隐 Zhēnshìyǐn 贾... Read more

Astronomy Resources...

July 10, 2008 at 05:41 AM

Although probably everybody got that already: The Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Online http://www.astron.sh.cn/ Very valuable reading material. Esp. the Chinese... Read more

Chinese Food Made Easy

July 09, 2008 at 08:29 PM

[Review from Radio Times] Chinese Food Made Easy Monday 07 July 8:30pm - 9:00pm BBC2 1/6 - Takeaway Favourites There's a shock moment in this new cookery show when p... Read more

Sound Check Follow up: Musical Instruments

July 09, 2008 at 07:11 PM

The following is a list of common musical instruments. Some were given in the Elem Lesson Sound Check . But there are many more! How many can you decipher? &nbs... Read more