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RJ
Posted on: Wake-up Call
June 28, 2008 at 12:59 PMMy dictionary lists the following:
知道 [zhi1 dao5] /know/be aware of/
直到 [zhi2 dao4] /until/
指导 [zhi3 dao3] /to guide/(give) directions/to direct/
(5 being the neutral tone.)
no mention of 知道 [zhi1 dao4]
Posted on: Characters in the Desert and Chinese Kitchens
June 27, 2008 at 10:23 AMmmm, characters in the desert, very mysterious. Do they have crop circles in China?
Posted on: Best Friends
June 27, 2008 at 10:03 AMGood point Sophie. We need a lesson on the finger guessing game. Complete with much beer of course. I can not remember how it works.
Posted on: China Fruit and Pre-Marital Sex
June 27, 2008 at 2:52 AMBaz you stayed at the wrong hotel.
Posted on: Best Friends
June 27, 2008 at 2:45 AMyea well beer is not so cheap in the hotel. Usually around $6 US.
Posted on: Best Friends
June 26, 2008 at 4:51 PMJoe, I think sarahjs makes a good point. No need to embarass yourself or alienate anyone, just say "the doctor says no alcohol". If pressed, claim you have a weak liver or you are allergic to alcohol. I have not seen unbearable pressure to drink in China ............ of course I usually give in. :-)
Posted on: I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái）
June 26, 2008 at 10:32 AMHi Sophie,
you can also say "my computer just went off line".
Posted on: Best Friends
June 26, 2008 at 9:56 AMyou are making me thirsty :-). Although this does not make drinking sound very glamorous. It always does seem to improve my Chinese however. Liquid confidence as it were.
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 1: A New Manager
June 26, 2008 at 9:35 AMclay, I think we would all love to
"meet" these sound techs. The lessons have gotten so professional now. It is very obvious when you listen to old lessons (not that they were bad) how much cpod has matured. The delivery, the acting, the sound effects, the organization. Just great. All very very professional now. Love to listen. Perhaps Amber could do a show where we can meet some of the players. Anyway, an excuse to say nice job guys. You are very good at what you do.
RJ
Posted on: Wake-up Call
June 28, 2008 at 1:58 PMI just used an on line dictionary that I have to admit is not a very good one. I was just surprised that zhi1dao4 was not even listed. I did a search on cpod and all but one of the sentences returned used the zhi1dao4 except for one instance where they did use zhi1dao. Just wondering what the differnce is if there is one.