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Posted on: Gifts Chinese People Like and 'Chinatomy' Premiere!
May 26, 2008 at 10:02 AMI hear JP can't do a good impression of me. I challenge him to try. Try, JP! Try!
Posted on: Taipei
May 22, 2008 at 7:52 AMTaipei 101 is truly a sight to behold, and I am normally not one to swoon over architecture...
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Xinjiang
May 20, 2008 at 3:29 AMacorrigan, The accent at the beginning is an imitation of the "classic" Xinjiang accent. Obviously, not everyone from Xinjiang sounds that way (and neither does the person in the other version of the dialogue), but you actually do hear that accent quite a bit, so we wanted to share it with you guys.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Xinjiang
May 20, 2008 at 3:13 AMI love this food! Just had some of it the other day...
Posted on: Chinese Universities
May 16, 2008 at 4:04 AMbaillies, Yes, that is indeed 北京大学. And this one even has the decency to read left to right! :) (A lot of signboards in this style, such as ones at temples, etc., use the traditional right to left order.) As Sophie's comment illustrates, BeiDa is quite prestigious...
Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 15, 2008 at 9:19 AMRegarding levels and difficulty, this is an Intermediate lesson, so of course it's easier than an Upper Intermediate lesson. I don't agree that it's easier than Elementary lessons, but if you'd like to make some specific comparisons, I'm very interested in taking a look. In answer to bryan's question, yes, the Elementary-Intermediate gap issue is always in our minds while creating lessons, so we make sure that some Intermediate lessons are more accessible to those trying to cross over.
Posted on: Knitting a Scarf
May 15, 2008 at 9:10 AMAuntySue, I haven't checked on this lesson in a while, but it's good to see that you have finally discovered it. So what do you think of the name 苏阿姨 (Sū Āyí)? Here's a picture for you.
Posted on: Pearl Tea
May 15, 2008 at 7:24 AMI drink way too much of this stuff. Could it be related to my weight gain?? :-0
Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 14, 2008 at 8:48 AMHmmm, that's high praise coming from Dave. :P Thanks.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Xinjiang
May 26, 2008 at 10:23 AMsushan: Do you just mean regular 包子 (bāozi)? vagabondpilgrim : I think you're referring to 新疆拌面 (Xīnjiāng bànmiàn). dagah: When you want "one order," you usual use the measure word 份 (fèn). When you're talking about dishes or courses of food, though, there's the measure word 道 (dào).