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Posted on: My Foreign teacher
November 1, 2008 at 1:30 PM

I owe you a beer.

Posted on: My Foreign teacher
November 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM

Thank you John.

RJ

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Beijing
October 31, 2008 at 10:43 AM

nice work shunhao. thanks.

Posted on: How YOU doin?
October 28, 2008 at 11:39 PM

"de" MAY be omitted when the possessor is a pronoun and the possessed is a person.  The closer the relation such as, my mother, the more likely it will be omitted.

"de" can also be omitted when a noun is modified by another noun which describes  attributive characteristics

zhongguo ditu - a map of China

or when a noun is modified by a single syllable adjective. 

xin ditu - a new map

 If there are a string of single syllable adjectives, all but the last one will have a "de"

xin de bai dayi - a new white overcoat

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Beijing
October 28, 2008 at 9:02 AM

Love Beijing. Love the duck. Reminds me of making little burritos or soft tacos the way the skin is eaten.

Posted on: Triumph of the Rat
October 27, 2008 at 8:52 AM

Calkins, thanks for posting the pinyin. I agree with your assesment as well.

Emma did do a nice job didnt she. I think this is the best one so far. Although they all have been very good.

Posted on: Triumph of the Rat
October 27, 2008 at 8:38 AM

Thanks weijin for the english as well as the hanzi you sent me. (which I posted) I actually did have some of the words correct in places but it just seemed wrong to me because of the difference in syntax and grammar. I wasnt sure if I was hearing it right. This is another reason transcripts are valuable.

Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 4: Communication in the Office
October 26, 2008 at 3:32 PM

How about 急躁  or 暴躁 for grumpy?

 

Posted on: Interview with Cassie
October 26, 2008 at 1:40 PM

Cassie, nice of you to share. Any plans for graduate school or travel?

Posted on: Triumph of the Rat
October 26, 2008 at 1:08 PM

John, I heard the sales pitch. Have you ever sold cars for a living? In the interim would it be so hard to have someone post the transcript in the comments? For a native speaker this would be a 5 min job. Sorry if I dont understand, but it seems like a small thing to me. At any rate its not worth arguing about. I will make the best of it. Still a fan either way.  给你添麻烦了。

RJ