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Right-Wingnut

Posted on: Traveling on the Cheap
March 9, 2013 at 7:30 AM

No, I don't think so.

Posted on: Braised Pork in Soy Sauce
March 8, 2013 at 2:12 PM

"Cpod won't make a formal announcement about video lessons if cpod decides to discontinue video lessons."

Bullseye.

Posted on: Papa Snake and Baby Snake
March 8, 2013 at 8:34 AM

Thanks for that Mala. Wow, I haven't seen you on here for a very long time. Its good to see you back.

Posted on: Papa Snake and Baby Snake
March 8, 2013 at 8:21 AM

Instead of saying 它一边哭，一边说, could you instead say 它哭着说 ?

Or does that convey a different meaning?

Posted on: Papa Snake and Baby Snake
March 8, 2013 at 8:13 AM

So did Leonardo DiCaprio say 我是世界之王 ?

Posted on: Papa Snake and Baby Snake
March 8, 2013 at 7:03 AM

Well if we weren't learning Chinese, then the story itself would be for children, so I guess you could say it was childish. I don't think that the lesson itself can be called childish. There is as much valuable vocabulary and grammar in there as in any other Intermediate lesson, so I don't think the fact that it is based on a children's story should make any difference to the lesson's value.

Posted on: Papa Snake and Baby Snake
March 8, 2013 at 4:43 AM

Lesson Transcript here.

Posted on: Snake on a Plane
March 8, 2013 at 2:37 AM

"But at least the United States is one of the few countries that hasn't disarmed it's citizens"

In the majority of the Western world, the government hasn't disarmed its citizens - we were never armed in the first place. And other than a few minority groups (for 'minority' read 'insignificantly small') we have never had a desire to be armed. I have never met a person in Australia (other than farmers) who expressed a desire to be armed. You guys live your lives by a paradigm that is completely foreign to most citizens of most civilised countries.

Anyway, today is hot and sticky, so I will exercise my right to bare arms.

Posted on: Snake on a Plane
March 6, 2013 at 9:19 AM

I find John's comment about toy guns in the States unbelievable. Instead of banning real guns, you ban the toys because they might look like real guns. But I guess I should have grown used to this distorted sense of logic coming from the US.

Posted on: Snake on a Plane
March 6, 2013 at 5:07 AM

Lesson Transcript here.