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RJ
Posted on: May I take your photo?
September 16, 2009 at 10:07 AMThank you Connie. Great answer.
Posted on: Bean: Volunteering and Making a Difference in Shanghai
September 16, 2009 at 9:07 AM@orangina
Exactly. To do the show in Mandarin would limit comprehension to a very small percentage of the listeners and would not be possible within the group targeted to be interviewees.
Posted on: May I take your photo?
September 16, 2009 at 8:47 AMgo_manly
It makes one appreciate how powerful a language english is. If I understand Connie correctly, this could be used in both situations and it would depend on context.
Connie,
is there a way to differentiate the two situations in Chinese? For example, go_manly takes a picture of you. He owns it so it is his picture. You are the person in the picture however. That is case #1. In case number 2 you take a picture of go_manly. In this case the picture belongs to you but He is in the picture. The picture is of him. Is there a way to differentiate those two situations in Chinese? Would you use 这是他的照片 in both situations?
Posted on: Tone Change Rule: Yi '一'
September 15, 2009 at 6:13 PMMclarty
John teaches:
http://www.sinosplice.com/lang/pronunciation/03/
and the pinyin program does as well:
Posted on: City Series: Bali
September 15, 2009 at 4:31 PMpunter
Did you find it too sweet, or just bad? Are you a coffee drinker?
Posted on: Bean: Volunteering and Making a Difference in Shanghai
September 15, 2009 at 9:54 AMmanlymanson
I found the show informative and I dont think it came across too much like a pitch at all. I think Jenny is right when she says the common thread of this series should be "making it happen in China". We will all find some episodes more interesting than others, but that experience will vary from person to person. I dont think this show needs to be a Chinese lesson either, some appropriate Chinese is more than fine when it comes up, but cpod does enough to teach Chinese already.
Posted on: Antiperspirant in China
September 14, 2009 at 9:57 AMwell bodawei it seems you are correct. There is such a product now. Mineral salts are used and they do call them crystal stones. I guess I am behind on all the new age deodorant products.
Posted on: Antiperspirant in China
September 14, 2009 at 9:00 AMbodawei
A rock? Yea, that'll work. Ive got to visit Australia. :-)
sorry, couldnt resist. You mean a solid stick deodorant I presume? Dont you? A rock would last a long time I suppose.
Posted on: Farewell, Sweet Pete
September 14, 2009 at 8:42 AMPete
You are definitely a crane among chickens. I love it. This is how I will always remember you.
RJ
Posted on: Farewell, Sweet Pete
September 16, 2009 at 10:46 AMPete
You definitely changed the landscape here in your short tenure. I will miss the spirited discussions. When a conversation with a man leads you to question or adjust your own beliefs, then that was a conversation worth having. I have had many of those with you. Thanks for making me think. Even if you are wrong most of the time :-). I can say that because you also have a great sense of humor. A priceless thing in my opinion. Thanks for being a good sport and good luck. Im sure we will see each other again.
RJ