User Comments - RJ
RJ
Posted on: The Paper Chase
February 13, 2014 at 2:12 AMactually he is right. Notice that the dialogue makes a distinction between "tissues" and paper "handkerchiefs". A pocket sized pack of 3 ply tissues are tissues, and yes we have those. Handkerchiefs in the US used to be 12" x 12 " cloth items and sometimes they even had your initials monogrammed on them. We dont to my knowledge commonly see paper versions of handkerchiefs in the US. Handkerchiefs have gone out of style. Perhaps you are too young to remember. My father used to carry a cloth handkerchief in his pocket for nose blowing and sometimes hand wiping. Perhaps this is what Greg is thinking of. What is missing in China is the napkin. They use these tiny tissue packs at the dinner table as well. I have never seen a paper towel in China either but the lesson claims they are used in the kitchen.
Posted on: Labor Dispute
February 7, 2014 at 4:50 PMwhat are you seeing? I have to agree with wingnut. I still see John, connie, jiaojie, peter ning, and John B plus others that are all gone. John B left when bigfoot bought cpod back in 2012. Peter has been replaced several times already. I dont think it has been updated in over 2 years. And yes, I cleared the proverbial cash :-)
Posted on: Train Ticket Scalpers
January 30, 2014 at 11:11 AMIt is an abbreviation of 警察局 and that is how people really talk. That is important too.
Posted on: Driving in the Snow
January 22, 2014 at 11:54 AMpick up the shots and administer yourself. This is China, Im sure you can work something out. I gave my cat daily insulin injections for 2 years. Just a thought.
Posted on: Driving in the Snow
January 21, 2014 at 3:21 PMurban legends will be their downfall. This actually uses more gas. Stepping on the brakes less often saves gas, but we better not tell them that. )-:
Posted on: Driving in the Snow
January 21, 2014 at 3:15 PMyea Im sure there was a blizzard of activity in the basement at cpod to get you up and running. God bless em. It might just happen again though:
http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/13860#comment-265381
oh and my dialogue will stop the first time through once, every time but once restarted it works all the way through but always starts over at the beginning. This is Chrome Im talking about.
Posted on: Driving in the Snow
January 20, 2014 at 11:00 PMI have the same problem with Chrome, but it comes and goes. If you reboot, it will likely come back.
Posted on: Shaven Dog
January 16, 2014 at 11:24 AMBarbara played agent "99" in the old "Get Smart" TV show.
Posted on: Designated Driver for Hire
December 18, 2013 at 11:30 PMits all explained in the lesson "hangover" The word exits as Tal points out but is rarely used
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/hangover#sthash.LTOCASDk.dpbs
Posted on: A Robotic Solution?
February 13, 2014 at 10:36 AMoh they are real. Its called a Roomba. You can buy at Amazon. They have been around for a few years now. If you watched Breaking Bad, Jesse had one in his house. It came to all his parties. You can let this thing run 24/7. Oh, and they do make square versions but I suppose once in a while you would have to do the corners yourself with the popular round model.