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Posted on: Romance in the Beauty Pageant
November 12, 2007 at 9:51 AM

henning, If you're talking about a lesson on 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) or 不可能 (bù kěnéng), I think we already have that... :P

Posted on: Romance in the Beauty Pageant
November 12, 2007 at 9:02 AM

Interesting that the Simpsons should come up. I've been watching it all weekend with my wife, with Chinese subtitles. Unfortunately the subtitles are pretty bad, so I have to explain a lot. The Simpsons is so chock-full of American culture, though, that often translation just can't do it justice.

Posted on: Do you have a girlfriend?
November 12, 2007 at 1:19 AM

When I arrived in China as a young single guy, I was shocked at how often girls would ask me this question. Even when I taught English and introduced myself on the first day of class, when I gave them Q&A time, someone would always ask (sometimes a girl, sometimes a guy). No, it's not just me... the kids in Hangzhou seemed intensely interested in the love life of a foreigner.

Posted on: Jenny and Learning 2007 conference
November 9, 2007 at 9:28 AM

Crazy having Aric as a guest on ChinesePod. Good to have him back, though.

Posted on: Aric and more Aric!
November 9, 2007 at 9:28 AM

Crazy having Aric as a guest on ChinesePod. Good to have him back, though.

Posted on: Athlete Injuries
November 8, 2007 at 7:41 AM

Thank you, ChinesePod, for helping us to remember our own mortality. :)

Posted on: #23
November 8, 2007 at 5:43 AM

I thought it was kind of funny how Dave started talking about the prohibition of eating as a "classic Western motif" but was immediately cut off by Amber and Jenny who wanted to talk about something else. Dave, what did you mean by "要 doesn't mean 'to want,' it means 'to will'"??

Posted on: Are you OK?
November 6, 2007 at 1:18 AM

nicolas, No, actually, they are admin...

Posted on: How is business?
November 5, 2007 at 6:45 AM

Art, No problem, we understand. How about the real newbies out there, though? Do any of you dare leave a comment? :)

Posted on: How is business?
November 5, 2007 at 3:19 AM

Art, Don't scare away the true Newbies with so many characters and no pinyin or explanation!