User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: The Magic Word 把
April 18, 2009 at 2:43 AMExcellent! Still no pdf, but excellent lesson. Good idea to make "ba" a series. Looking forward to the rest. Its really not that tough to understand, just tough to get used to.
Posted on: The Bride Makes Soup - 新嫁娘
April 15, 2009 at 10:36 PMBill - you said
"wisdom comes from unlearning. Unlearning the customs, rituals, and beliefs that lead us to be harmful to one another, to our enviroment, to other living things".
I agree, and studying other cultures helps us to do this, by making us realize how arbitrary our prejudices and rituals really are.
You learn well grasshopper, but you better stop imagining a young new bride, or your wife is going to clobber you. :-)
Posted on: Guilin Mifen
April 14, 2009 at 10:27 AMI think it worked well. I also noticed expansion, pdf etc on a video lesson. Does this mean they will now be available on QW and PWP? Nice job Matt.
Posted on: The New Series is So Close, We Can Taste It!
April 13, 2009 at 11:18 PMCornelia,
yea, we dont use the phrase in the US. baba's reference to sam refers to this fact and the fact that we call the American govt "Uncle Sam". Army posters used to say "Uncle Sam wants you". I hope that answers your question.
Posted on: The New Series is So Close, We Can Taste It!
April 12, 2009 at 11:28 PMJust give it, they'll love it, and Bobs your uncle. I dont like to be baited, teased, and trailered.
Posted on: Salt and Pepper
April 12, 2009 at 1:34 PMChangye- you are right, single character words are very tough.
baba mate,
I did make the shaking gesture (which I thought was the international sign for salt) and it was over a hard boiled egg - still got an ash tray!
oh, btw, I just saw the Chinese Easter Bunny. Poor guy was dying in that costume and they were selling photo ops with him. Of course he was a bit thinner than Easter bunnies in the US. You got to love China.
Posted on: Salt and Pepper
April 12, 2009 at 12:48 PMChangye,
yea! actually I am better at asking for an ash tray. Sometimes I think they do this on purpose just to play with me.
Posted on: Salt and Pepper
April 12, 2009 at 9:19 AMThis morning I asked for salt and I got an ash tray. Come to China if you want to be humbled.
lesson being 盐 vs 烟 yan2 vs yan1
Posted on: Welfare Lottery
March 31, 2009 at 5:40 PMI dont buy lottery very often. The odds are terrible. I do like to play the crap tables however. The poor play the lottery, and the rich play the stock market.
Interesting lesson. I didnt even know they had a lottery in China.
Posted on: Luke is Back! And So Are the Zombies!
April 26, 2009 at 2:17 PMI believe Lights dish is 拔丝地瓜 ba2si1 di4gua1
its a shandong dish called "pull out silk sweet potato"