User Comments - John
John
Posted on: Winter Fun
November 30, 2007 at 12:30 AMWhat msc417 makes total sense, but I've always taken a cultural view of the seasons: the Chinese celebrate the same seasons as us, but they traditionally shift the seasons about 50 days earlier than westerners. I think trying to make it all scientific is a mistake, since designations of the seasons date way back to before science.
Posted on: Give Me a Kiss
November 24, 2007 at 1:40 PMHa ha... I have to admit, kids' voices are not our strong suit here at ChinesePod. As vigilant opponents of child labor, we can't in good conscience hire any to work for us. :P
Posted on: Adventures in Chinese Learning
November 23, 2007 at 9:58 AMRob actually recited a few ChinesePod dialogues for us. He is unstoppable!
Posted on: Common Measure Words
November 22, 2007 at 7:08 AMorbix, 几 (jǐ) can have two meanings: 1. In a question, it means "how many?" 2. In a statement, it can mean "several."
Posted on: I miss you!
November 20, 2007 at 8:39 AMAlexej, If you want to be totally unambiguous, you can use: 想念 (xiǎngniàn) to miss 想要 (xiǎngyào) to want
Posted on: Sydney, Australia
November 20, 2007 at 8:24 AMSo what do you think about the comments, maxiewawa? Is life in Sydney "simple" and "good for retirement"?
Posted on: Sydney, Australia
November 20, 2007 at 2:54 AMChangye, Sorry to nitpick, but isn't 熬粥 pronounced "áozhōu"? (Apparently 熬 can also be pronounced "āo".) So... how 'bout that Sydney???
Posted on: Sydney, Australia
November 20, 2007 at 1:31 AMWe had scheduled maintenance last night. As the new changes take effect, there may be a few glitches, and we apologize for that. This lesson will be fully up before 10am (Shanghai time).
Posted on: 白酒和黄酒
November 18, 2007 at 3:31 AM老毛病又出现了！真不好意思。听众朋友们，每次有这个chipmunk问题，你们还是可以下载MP3文件在电脑上播放，不会有问题的。问题来源于在线Flash播放器。我们周一会改好的。 If you download the lesson and listen to it on your computer, you won't hear the chipmunks. We'll fix it right away on Monday.
Posted on: Chinese Breakfast
December 3, 2007 at 4:28 AMI could never really get into youtiao as a breakfast, but I like them as a part of other dishes.