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Posted on: I Changed My Mind
June 1, 2011 at 6:13 PM

A questions about shirts;

What is the difference between 衬衫 (chenshan) and 衬衣 (chenyi)?

thanks

Posted on: The Little Tadpoles in Search of Their Mother
June 1, 2011 at 5:06 PM

This is one of my favorite Intermediate level lessons.... I really enjoyed it..

Posted on: Discussing Basketball Teams
June 1, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Western Conference English and Chinese Basketball Teams

1     马刺     San Antonio Spurs
2     湖人     LA Lakers
3     小牛     Dallas Mavericks
4     雷霆     Oklahoma City
5     掘金     Denver Nuggets
6     开拓者     Portland Trail Blazers
7     黄蜂     New Orleans Hornets
8     灰熊     Memphis Grizzlies
9     火箭     Houston Rockets
10     太阳     Phoenix Suns
11     爵士     Utah Jazz
12     勇士     Golden State Warriors
13     快船     LA Clippers
14     国王     Sacramento Kings
15     森林狼     Minnesota Timberwolves

Posted on: Discussing Basketball Teams
June 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Eastern Conference English and Chinese Basketball Teams

1     公牛     Chicago Bulls
2     热火     Miami Heat
3     凯尔特人     Boston Celtics
4     魔术     Orlando Magic
5     老鹰     Atlanta Hawks
6     尼克斯     New York Knicks
7     76人     Philadelphia 76ers
8     步行者     Indiana Pacers
9     雄鹿     Milwaukee Bucks
10     山猫     Charlotte Bobcats
11     活塞     Detroit Pistons
12     篮网     New Jersey Nets
13     奇才     Washington Wizards
14     猛龙     Toronto Raptors
15     骑士     Cleveland Cavaliers

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
May 31, 2011 at 5:19 AM

It is because of this lesson that I developed an addiction for roasted Chinese chestnuts!

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
May 31, 2011 at 5:17 AM

you can find one such lesson here; http://chinesepod.com/lessons/pearl-tea/vocabulary

Posted on: The Little Tadpoles in Search of Their Mother
May 31, 2011 at 5:12 AM

Measure words covered in this lesson -

只 - eyes, nose, crabs, turtles, frogs and tadpoles. (some bodyparts and animals)

张 - tables, sheets of paper, and mouths (mostly flat things)

条 - gold fish, legs, worms, and snakes (long skinny things)

Hope this info helps.

Posted on: The Little Tadpoles in Search of Their Mother
May 31, 2011 at 5:04 AM

I see that John is quite fluent in frog speak! ha ha

Posted on: A Little Hint of Mystery, a Theme Week, and a Job Offer
May 28, 2011 at 8:18 PM

but is 'Talk like a pirate day' strictly a UK holiday? I think I have heard of this in the states....

Posted on: Fog or Smog?
May 26, 2011 at 9:07 AM

oh, okay. so then it is possible to use this as a verb. So would you say that it is more commonly used as a noun or as a verb?