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RJ
Posted on: Tech Upgrades and Farming!
March 15, 2009 at 12:55 PMAll good. The only reservation I have is that it is "coming soon". :-)
Again - Thanks for listening.
Posted on: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
March 15, 2009 at 11:59 AMa384370452
Thank you for your response.
Mike - I tend to agree with you but remember face has to do with a lot more than just money. Face can be a good thing too, when it deals with things like honesty, fairness, integrity, fidelity, fillial piety, loyalty, responsibility, work ethic, and dare I say chastity. Its basically involves your reputation and all parts of it. My father never had money to flash but he sure did worry about what the neighbors thought. I think face is everywhere. As for drinking in China, most of the drinking face related comments are pretty much "tongue in cheek" these days. You can handle it one of two ways, be clever, or drink it. Both are respected.
Posted on: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
March 15, 2009 at 11:03 AMSame great people, better QW. I have to agree with Reigau on all points. Im sure we have no idea how much goes into one of these, but know this, your efforts are appreciated.
Posted on: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
March 15, 2009 at 2:45 AMIn the US we have face as well. We call it respect. We may not talk about it as much but it is certainly there. A quick way to loose respect (face) however is to be percieved as showing off your wealth, or pretending to be wealthier than you really are. Is being thought of as 爱面子 or 要面子 actually a loss of face?
Posted on: Reporting a Loss
March 13, 2009 at 9:13 AMPete
Understood. There are many difficulties associated with translating these kinds of expressions. Youre right - "mamma mia" is perfect, but it too has its own issues, as you pointed out. Good luck.
Posted on: Reporting a Loss
March 12, 2009 at 9:26 PMHi Bill,
"Holy moley"? Youre right. Nobody talks this way. Nobody. (except Pete obviously). We are misleading the english learners here. More like "Oh My God" or my preference - "Holy shit."
Urtco- Thanks so much for helping others. Great lesson.
Posted on: Reporting a Loss
March 11, 2009 at 1:17 PMAll,
I created a printable file for this lesson ("Reporting a loss") that allows one to practice writing the characters associated with the vocab list using proper stroke order. If anyone is interested, send me a pm with your email and I will send you a printable sample file.
RJ
Posted on: 日本动漫
March 10, 2009 at 5:17 PMmaybe
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a Frog
March 10, 2009 at 9:48 AMdunderklumpen,
Vivid means to evoke life like images, clear and bright.
The most common use of "vivid" that I can think of is in a sentence such as this: "He has a vivid imagination." It is also used to describe colors as in "She uses such vivid colors in her paintings." Hope that helps.
Posted on: About Face! A Multi-faceted Look at 面子
March 15, 2009 at 1:00 PMcalkins,
are you saying getting old is hard on your drinking, or drinking is hard on your getting old?