User Comments - John
John
Posted on: 一见钟情
June 22, 2007 at 3:27 AM长野先生的幽默感真独特！ :P
Posted on: Introducing the Fix
June 20, 2007 at 8:38 AMRonInDC, Huh? I'm no metalhead. You must be confusing me with another Flickr user...
Posted on: Global Warming
June 20, 2007 at 2:21 AMI have really enjoyed this thread! Thanks, everyone, for the support, earnestness, and always the great senses of humor... :)
Posted on: When the Taxi Takes the Long Way
June 20, 2007 at 1:36 AMkwam, No problem; that's what we're here for. In this case there's an unspoken "if... then." Taken, literally, the sentence means, "Don't take this road take which road?" After adding in the unspoken "if... then," we get "[If] don't take this road, [then] take which road?" So the natural English translation would be something like, "If I don't take this road, what road am I supposed to take?"
Posted on: Introducing the Fix
June 19, 2007 at 2:54 AMMy, what an intro jingle...
Posted on: When the Taxi Takes the Long Way
June 19, 2007 at 2:27 AMkwam, In this case 不会胡说的 means "I wouldn't just make stuff up." He's defending what he said. I hope that clears it up!
Posted on: Sweet Watermelon
June 19, 2007 at 2:26 AMHere are the links Changye mentions: 北瓜, 东瓜 I had never heard of 北瓜 (běiguā), and I suspect that 东瓜 (dōngguā) is just a typo for 冬瓜 (dōngguā). I eat 冬瓜 (dōngguā), AKA "winter melon" all the time. It makes great soup!
Posted on: Global Warming
June 19, 2007 at 1:20 AMSorry, I had the day off yesterday. Interesting comments about my voice here! It's something I hadn't really noticed. I had thought that I was low key in both English and Chinese, but could it be more pronounced in Chinese? I am honestly not sure about this... Maybe Jenny can give her opinion, since I talk to her a lot in both English and Chinese, on and off the show. As for quality, I agree with everything everyone said here. We must improve the consistency and the quality of all aspects of the service (not just the lessons). I have just returned from vacation, and I'll be working hard to do just that!
Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 16: It's Over
June 13, 2007 at 5:41 AMtriplelatte, "Wuss" doesn't have an exact translation in Mandarin. You could use one of the following expressions: 胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) - coward or scaredy-cat 没用 (méiyòng) - to be useless (meaning someone won't do what needs to be done) 窝囊 (wōnang) - to be good for nothing (similar to above)
Posted on: Introducing the Fix
June 22, 2007 at 8:17 AMFu Dawei and AuntySue, Aric's original intro will always have a special place in ChinesePod audio history, but if you have to listen to an audio intro that long over and over again (as many of our mobile listeners do, every day), it gets really annoying. The golden rule for these things is: "keep it short." You'll notice this trend in TV shows as well. TV Shows in the 80's had much longer intros than they do today. It's just not necessary.