User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: Military Training
October 21, 2008 at 7:42 AMjohn
lujiaojie has solved the problem. Hope your "insufficiently flexible backend" is better soon.
Posted on: Rome
October 20, 2008 at 9:36 PMThanks Punter,
Dont feel so bad, chalk it up to experience and try again. Maybe I will too.
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Chemistry
October 20, 2008 at 8:33 AM放射性 fang4 she4 xing4 is radioactive or radioactivity.
Posted on: Last and Next
October 19, 2008 at 10:40 PMHi Lydia,
Amber says "seat of my pants" - It is from the expression "I fly just by the seat of my pants" which basically means you dont plan anything, you just take life as it comes.
see for origin: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/139400.html
Posted on: Rome
October 19, 2008 at 1:23 PMPunter,
at least now you know what you are up against and what to expect. To me the test is a mystery. If you dont mind sharing I would like to hear more about what was on the test and how it was structured. Where did you take it at? Send me a PM if you like. Elementary level A means you can enter a Chinese univ, does that mean you should be able to handle classes taught in Chinese?
RJ
Posted on: Military Training
October 19, 2008 at 9:23 AMJohn,
Echoing the numerous comments to this effect, are there any plans to add transcripts to these stories? This would make for a much more powerful learning tool, and I think it should be an easy thing to do. Crutches are not bad things when you truly need them. In this case pinyin and Hanzi would be a great help.
thank you in advance for your response
RJ
Posted on: Last and Next
October 19, 2008 at 6:02 AMThank you Cassie and Changye. Oh, and Changye, the cure for that headache is as we say, "a little hair of the dog that bit you" - this means have another drink (and the headache will disappear.)
Posted on: Last and Next
October 19, 2008 at 1:32 AMso how would you say the next day or "I shipped it next day air"? Must you always use ming tian?
Posted on: No Walking on the Grass
October 21, 2008 at 8:41 AMgarfaldo, changye,
I cant hear the s either. I have western ears. Do the others really "hear" the s or is it that they expect it to be there so strongly that the mind fills it in? Its disheartening to think there are times when we cant hear the sounds we will need to make in order to speak this language, but it may very well be true.