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Posted on: Believing in Santa
January 1, 2014 at 3:33 AM

我看到了…… :(

Posted on: Believing in Santa
December 28, 2013 at 4:25 PM

说“ho ho ho”的人就是我啊!

Elf没看过。 :P

Posted on: Superhero Movies
December 28, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Glad we helped get you through it and that your persistence paid off!

Posted on: Superhero Movies
December 28, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Indeed. Not one of the easiest Upper Intermediate lessons in the world. (And not also one of the more mandatory study topics, either.)

Posted on: Believing in Santa
December 28, 2013 at 2:07 AM

I'm destined to play Santa some day. I've got a bit of beard growing (and whitening) to do in the meantime.

Posted on: Encounter with a QQ Hacker
December 13, 2013 at 3:07 AM

Glad you like it! We've been working on a few more easier Upper Intermediate lessons recently to help ease the transition for those of you trying to make the jump.

Posted on: On a Wok-About
December 9, 2013 at 1:32 AM

Ha ha, the "re-up fiasco"! Yes, indeed, I was atoning for my sins of American cultural imperialism. (Well, except that Tom chose the title. Atonement by proxy?)

Anyway, if I may speak for other Americans, the term "walkabout" is widely known in the States as an Australian expression... indeed, well known enough to be fair play for puns!

Posted on: On a Wok-About
December 6, 2013 at 6:32 AM

If you're wondering who came up with this brilliant lesson title, wonder no more. It was Tom.

Posted on: Living on Welfare
December 5, 2013 at 5:11 AM

Study more Intermediate lessons (you should have listened to around 100 to be truly ready for Upper Intermediate), but listening to the dialog-only file instead of the whole podcast. Refer to the transcript only when you've already listened to the dialog-only file several times, but are still stuck. Listen to the full Intermediate podcast only as a final (optional) step.

At the same time, seek out easier Upper Intermediate lessons on "daily life" topics. (This is not one of those!)

Good luck!

Posted on: Chinese Graded Readers and ACTFL
November 22, 2013 at 1:44 AM

The hard copies are planned for next year, but there's no release date set yet.