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Posted on: Shaolin Temple
April 16, 2007 at 7:18 AM

autumn, Sorry about that. The kung fu may now resume...

Posted on: Dog Personalities
April 16, 2007 at 7:00 AM

Juriaan, If they were wrong before, they're not now. Thanks for reporting the problem.

Posted on: Recognizing an Employee
April 16, 2007 at 6:25 AM

autumn, Thanks for spotting that. We have re-generated and re-uploaded the MP3 so that everything is hunky-dory again. Enjoy!

Posted on: The Clogged Toilet
April 16, 2007 at 6:22 AM

The MP3 link was hiding for an hour or so. Sorry about that! It should be there now.

Posted on: Flags and National Anthems
April 16, 2007 at 5:46 AM

jnoveck, You spotted a bug! Thanks for reporting it. The exercises are now there.

Posted on: Lesson
April 16, 2007 at 5:37 AM

f1b1, The syllable "ma" is pronounced similarly to the English word "mop." The syllable "me" is pronounced similarly to the English word "mother."

Posted on: The Clogged Toilet
April 16, 2007 at 3:40 AM

LaoLong, I agree about the exercises. We will be updating them soon. I think the "phrase flashcards" is a cool idea. It should be technically feasible. We will look into it. Thanks for the good ideas!

Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 9: The Come-on
April 16, 2007 at 3:00 AM

Henning, Did you say "complete series"?? Don't be too sure... :)

Posted on: The Clogged Toilet
April 16, 2007 at 2:34 AM

雷高锐, To supplement Jenny's answer... "western toilet" is usually called a 马桶 (mǎtǒng) in Chinese. So to ask if there is one nearby, you would say: 附近有马桶吗？ (Fùjìn yǒu mǎtǒng ma?) There's a problem with this sentence, though. No one ever says it. It's weird. Chinese people just ask for the 厕所 (cèsuǒ) and use whichever kind is there. So you could try to use the above sentence, but it might get some laughs, or your "马桶" (mǎtǒng) might be interpreted as just any old 厕所 (cèsuǒ). A Chinese-style squat toilet can be called a 蹲坑 (dūnkēng), but the Chinese don't frequently make this distinction. Good luck with these! :)

Posted on: The Monkey King
April 15, 2007 at 4:01 AM

Henning, You found one of the secret updates. The dialogue is mostly intact, but the podcast and materials were completely redone.