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bababardwan
Posted on: News of Improvements and Last Week of May Promo
May 24, 2009 at 7:04 AM哈哈；现在我们有N&F reinforcing recently learnt vocab with “闭嘴”，虽然 这里 it sounded like it can be used in a more polite way;对不对？
Having 50 lessons on one page sounds like a good idea as it should make things a bit more efficient.
Ok;just checked it out and I love it.I'm particularly happy that you have left it as an option ,so you can still get the more full blurb if you want to,or can flick that button and navigate the lessons faster.While less important than what you've already done,I'd like to see this same list option available under the Me section,and also under the Latest Lessons tab.Options like this are great.
Posted on: Blow out Your Candles
May 23, 2009 at 2:31 PMjshang,
Yes!! Absolutely agree.Good comment.It's hilarious to play.Had it a few years now and cracked it out again last school holidays in fact.Hey,wouldn't it be great to have a Chinese version? It could be called 吹牛。Could be fun to play in a group thread using obscure Chinese words if it weren't for online dictionaries etc.I suppose it could be done in an honour system way.That is take it on faith that no-one would resort to a dictionary.
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 11: Wang in the Doghouse
May 23, 2009 at 2:02 PMRaygo,
"You're studying how to quarrel with me?"
..very funny mate.Thanks for the laughs.I bet you were feeling pleased with yourself eh? Empowering stuff this language learning,lol.
Reminds me of a chap I met,also a westerner who was married to a Chinese woman,and he was quietly learing some Chinese over the years without letting on to the inlaws that he knew what they were saying about him now,hehe.
Also reminds me of the the Koreans making fun of Elaine and George's dad in Seinfeld;classic scene.
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 11: Wang in the Doghouse
May 22, 2009 at 12:32 PMpaulinurus,
I just tried it for the first time and it's working here mate.I don't know about earlier.It did seem to hesitate for a second or two longer than usual though,so perhaps it's just been fixed.Dunno.Maybe give it another go.
Posted on: Blow out Your Candles
May 22, 2009 at 12:29 PMMiantiao,
Thanks heaps for that mate.
btw,我相信他们 [I believe them]；they're not saying that the sun and moon have always been that way..the le at the end is just showing the change of state:
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 11: Wang in the Doghouse
May 22, 2009 at 10:50 AMPoor old 老王.When he said:
谁的老婆像你这样？
..perhaps he had the 老婆 in the "Dealing with Depression" lesson at the back of his mind who had encouraged her 老公 with:
老婆老是开导我说，没关系，工作:了
,and that guy had been outta work for 6 months [as opposed to lao wangs 2 months].This brings a question to mind.When Chinese couples get married,do they take an oath akin to one commonly taken in the west .."in sickness and in health,for richer or poorer" ? [I'm sure they don't take the Kylie Mole vow of "I'll love him till someone better comes along" as this 老婆 seems to be doing.]
Henning,听说老王 got scared off the chicken wing business by bird flu,and has been secretly been brokering a big deal in the pig trotter business.
I wonder if 老王 will represent himself in court for his divorce as well.I wonder if he can get a 2 for 1 deal and roll both cases into one.
I must say I admired 老王's spirit when he said:
我王根宝不是没用的男人
加油老王 ！！！
Posted on: Explosion
May 21, 2009 at 12:23 PMbodawei,
Is this the one mate here? Sorry,youku seems to be pretty slow to download.
Actually,this youtube[sorry]one seems closer to your description.
Posted on: News of Improvements and Last Week of May Promo
May 24, 2009 at 9:28 AMMatt,
Sure.Sorry 'bout that.I think [hope] I've been remembering now for Newbie and Ellie.I know this has been discussed before and perhaps it did come up for N&F as well.Do you think it's worth specifying in the Comments Policy the channels other than Newbie and Ellie lessons where English translations are expected just to clear up any possible confusion/serve as a reminder for new users and older users like myself who are slow to catch on? I'll remember for N&F now,but I'm a bit unclear if it's expected on any other channels than the 3 mentioned above.
What I was trying to say in my post above with:
"哈哈；现在我们有N&F reinforcing recently learnt vocab with “闭嘴”，虽然 这里 it sounded like it can be used in a more polite way;对不对？"
...was:
haha,now we have N&F reinforcing recently learnt vocab with "shut up" ,although here it sounded like it can be used in a more polite way,correct?