User Comments - John
John
Posted on: I'm pregnant!
September 30, 2008 at 2:53 AMbababardwan,
You guessed right. It is, in fact, part of a new series. Future episodes will probably have to be at Upper Intermediate, though.
Posted on: I'm pregnant!
September 29, 2008 at 1:08 PMpinkjeans,
Well, yeah, I've had much more experience with drinking than morning sickness.
And yes, those do look like 话梅. Not much to look at, are they?
Posted on: I'm pregnant!
September 29, 2008 at 1:07 PMmikeinewshot,
Another way to say "zone out" is "space out." Not sure how else to say that in English...
Posted on: I'm pregnant!
September 29, 2008 at 1:03 PMchiongzibide,
Technically, it's not a reduplication of 好消息, but rather a use of 好好 (hǎohāo), which acts as an adverb meaning to do something thoroughly, and a reduplication of 休息 (xiūxi), which has the same effect as reduplicting any verb: indicating brevity in duration or casualness of the suggestion.
It's kind of an odd pairing, considering the respective meanings, but people do say it. Rest thoroughly (because I care about you), but do it briefly (because we both have to go to work soon, maybe?).
Posted on: I'm pregnant!
September 29, 2008 at 12:58 PMmikenotinjubei and calkins,
Connie and Jiaojie write most of the expansion sentences. The funny ones are usually Connie's doing. :)
Posted on: The New News and Features Jingle Contest Winner!
September 28, 2008 at 5:51 AMMichael,
Great job! So are you a pro?
Posted on: Riding the Subway
September 26, 2008 at 9:27 AMbababardwan,
We filmed it at about 4:30 to 5:00pm. We were actually quite worried that we would run into the beginning of rush hour, and it would be unfilmable. The most crowded shots came at the end of the filming, and they're the ones you see at the very beginning of the video.
Posted on: Buying on Taobao
September 23, 2008 at 1:14 AMTaobao is definitely not part of eBay. It waged war with eBay in China and won.
Not sure about underwear, but yes, you can buy clothing on Taobao.
Posted on: Post-Holiday Preview
October 6, 2008 at 2:08 AMSorry if that was slightly confusing... Our week-long holiday has just ended, but we recorded this News & Features before the holiday started. Make sense?
Anyway, back to business as usual... whoo-hoo!