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Posted on: A Jizhou Child's Warning
November 3, 2007 at 12:51 PMDave, It did sound a little like "Qizhou," but it was "Jizhou." Yes, the innkeeper's accent is part of her character. Listen to the earlier episodes again and you'll hear it there too.
Posted on: Cold Will Kill You
November 2, 2007 at 5:43 AMGlad to hear the level of difficulty was so comfortable for so many of you. We actually revised this lesson several times to make it more accessible. And FRANK -- the "Newbie blogger" -- is starting to tune in to Intermediate lessons as well! Awesome. Onward and upward, Frank. Great to hear I have you as a listener now.
Posted on: Are you OK?
November 2, 2007 at 1:51 AMThat's right, Clay. Because we're real men. Also, because I would also definitely 没事 (méi shì).
Posted on: Are you OK?
November 2, 2007 at 1:28 AMThat has got to be one of the best graphics ever.
Posted on: A Ghost Outside
October 31, 2007 at 5:43 AMIn Shanghai Halloween is just another excuse for a party... but a costume party, of course!
Posted on: Don't Underestimate the Power of 呢 (ne)
October 30, 2007 at 7:36 AMYeah, dictionaries/input methods that aren't up-to-date enough to include "shéi" are a little lame. :P
Posted on: Cold Will Kill You
October 30, 2007 at 7:29 AMGoulniky, "it's pretty obvious that hot drinks have a far more thirst-quenching, long-lasting effect than cold drinks" Huh??? If there's one thing I can't stand, it's being really thirsty and only having hot things to drink. They may hydrate me, but they don't have that immediate thirst-quenching effect that cool water does. As far as I know, professional sports trainers recommend cool (not cold) water to rehydrate in the summer. Maybe Clay has some experience with this...
Posted on: Cold Will Kill You
October 30, 2007 at 7:26 AMAh, Dave is referring to the "meat locker" guest room of my old apartment... My clever trap has been sprung on two current ChinesePod employees (the other is John B), but it never worked! I guess Dave's Canadian blood saved him. I'm not sure how John B escaped his icy doom.
Posted on: Buying a Custom-Built Computer
October 29, 2007 at 2:14 AMGlad you all liked the lesson so much. If we did another one on computers, what would you like to see covered? Between the two computer lessons we've done, I think we have most of the key vocabulary covered...
Posted on: A Jizhou Child's Warning
November 4, 2007 at 3:07 AMpulosm, We may do the third person thing a little bit in English, but I don't think we do it nearly as much as the Chinese (and the Japanese do it even more!).