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John
Posted on: A Complicated Cab Ride
April 17, 2012 at 7:47 AMNo problem! I remember struggling with that issue myself at one point.
Posted on: Looking for a Tour Guide
April 11, 2012 at 5:24 AMWhat you're saying is true, but there was no innuendo in this podcast (no "do my tour guide" implication), sorry! :)
Posted on: Looking for a Tour Guide
April 11, 2012 at 5:23 AMYou're talking about the part at 08:08, right?
She was saying that "you might get a slap in the face" simply because ordering someone to be your tour guide (rather than asking nicely) is not very polite. There's no second meaning.
Posted on: Looking for a Tour Guide
April 11, 2012 at 1:21 AMYeah, that's one case where learning to write them and practicing writing them helps you out a lot in keeping them straight.
Posted on: Copy and Paste
March 28, 2012 at 5:38 AMWell, also remember that computers (and even TVs and color photography) became widespread in China a bit later than in the West.
Posted on: Copy and Paste
March 28, 2012 at 5:22 AMI couldn't resist... :)
Posted on: Copy and Paste
March 28, 2012 at 2:13 AMCtrl-alt-del: Control加alt加delete
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Posted on: Can I Sit Here?
March 28, 2012 at 2:11 AMWe usually focus on specific situations for our lessons rather than grammatical concepts. Qing Wen, however, does quite a bit of that.
Here are two:
Posted on: A Complicated Cab Ride
April 18, 2012 at 3:11 AMThe bigger question, I think, is if it's even possible to find another cab. At certain times of the day (or in certain weather) it can be very difficult.