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Posted on: Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 1)
April 4, 2013 at 4:46 AM

Most recent Qing Wen lessons have been at the Intermediate level and above. But that's not always the case. The difficulty picks up a bit with Part 2, so hang in there!

Posted on: The Legend of the White Snake (Part 2)
March 29, 2013 at 2:29 AM

We were going to put that song into the podcast as background music, but 徐洲 couldn't find an MP3 of the song. Oh well.

Posted on: Hot Spring Vacation
March 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Sometimes I play dumb. :)

I blogged about cordyceps in 2008 on my blog.

Posted on: Tone Controversies
March 27, 2013 at 1:56 AM

I learn something new in most lessons, Intermediate and above, even if only something tiny. Oftentimes we go into a topic or a grammar point really in depth as preparation for a podcast, and I learn a fair amount in that, but then the tricky stuff gets simplified out in order to deliver a level-appropriate podcast. Also, having lived in China so long, I have a pretty good vague "sense" for the language (语感), so a lot of times it's just making a vague feeling more concrete.

Whatever the case, I'm committed to continually learning throughout my life... Even if I were to memorize the thickest chengyu dictionary (and I certainly wouldn't!), there would still be new internet slang every year (and, indeed, every week, if you really look).

This is all part of the job that I love!

Posted on: The Legend of the White Snake (Part 2)
March 27, 2013 at 1:46 AM

Click here for more of the legend of the Whitesnake:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujnH4yNqL8E

Posted on: Calling a Moving Company
March 20, 2013 at 9:39 AM

Similar indeed. The two complement each other pretty nicely. The other one is a bit easier.

Posted on: Long Time No See!
March 6, 2013 at 6:27 AM

Check out what I've done! Download

Posted on: Snake on a Plane
March 6, 2013 at 6:24 AM

Glad you liked it! It's Snake Week here at ChinesePod...

Posted on: The Life of a Programmer 1: Staying Up Late?
February 27, 2013 at 5:14 AM

没关系……

Posted on: What Toy Do You Want?
February 7, 2013 at 9:43 AM

Ha ha... classic!