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Posted on: I don't smoke
June 18, 2011 at 3:44 AM

how many occasions?..[and when, where and why?] and when you say you didn't inhale, do you just mean you didn't draw the smoke into the depths of your precious lungs, or did it not even get drawn into your mouth, in which case how did you get the tip of the cigarette to light up and make it look like you're smoking, or did they not pay that much attention?

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 2:09 AM

this came up under 母老虎:

as did this:

http://photo.sohu.com/20041213/Img223475818.jpg

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:49 AM

this came up under 女强人:

and so did this:

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:40 AM

this came up under 小女人:

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:39 AM

this came up under 大男人:

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:35 AM

this came up under 娘娘腔:

as did this one:

deng yixia...heck no, that can't be right..I'm sure it's some error and it was meant to come up under 男子汉

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:32 AM

Some google images research to get a clearer picture of these terms:

this came up under 男子汉:

as did this one:

and this one:

Posted on: Manly Men and Womanly Women
June 18, 2011 at 1:14 AM

“帅哥”。。可以代替说?: 好看好汉

。。后者: “好看好汉好男【好man】“

Posted on: I don't smoke
June 17, 2011 at 11:39 PM

"it just seems so rude and unappreciative to say no"

..really? I just don't go for that kanfa at all. I'll have to remain unpopular then...perhaps they'll buy I'm a poor poorly bred convict, and take some pity? Anyhow, I'm not touchin' no fags. Reminds me of an old anti-smoking campaign from about 25 years ago. I can't find the ad now, but it was an adaptation of Jacko's song here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Q5JFHrGNk

sung by him as well. I know the words go very much against the Chinese social outlook...it's all about the common good, harmony, and not about the individual [a more western thing], but still, some things I'll draw the line on. Anyhow, the adaptation for the ad was something like:

I'm an individual, you can't fool me

an inda-bloody-vidual I don't need a fag

Posted on: What's Your Name?
June 17, 2011 at 12:30 PM

“don’t do all those characters, just that ones in Vocabulary”

...Ana, I think that would be a fine plan. The supplementary vocab tends to be a little more advanced, a little less common in general I think, and besides it will all appear in later lessons..the very nature of language means this stuff all pops up again in other places so you won't be missing out on anything by skipping that.

"Sorry, my English is bad but I hope you caught the essence"

No need to apologise, your English is fine, and I understood perfectly [not just the essence].