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connie
Posted on: Wrapping a Gift
March 22, 2010 at 3:49 AMGreat! But it should be 哄睡觉 (hǒng shuìjiào).
Posted on: Passive Verbs and 被
March 22, 2010 at 3:25 AMUsing 了 in passive voice is same as in active voice.
In the podcast, most of the examples used have happened in the past, so they end in 了 to show that the action has been completed.
小偷被捕了。xiǎotōu bèi bǔ le.
This sentence means "A thief has been arrested".
快来救我，我要被打了。
Kuài lái jiù wǒ，wǒ yào bèi dǎ le.
Save me quickly, I'm going to be beaten.
(In this sentence , 了 is used to express something that will happen soon.)
Posted on: Meeting the Girlfriend's Parents
March 22, 2010 at 3:22 AM"受苦"是一个动词，不可以说"有受苦"。
"受苦"一般是因为生活条件差。所以，我们不说，"学中文很受苦。"
比如：
我不想让孩子受苦，所以我要努力工作。
Wǒ bù xiǎng ràng háizi shòukǔ，suǒyǐ wǒ yào nǔlì gōngzuò.
跟我住在这个老房子里，你受苦了！
Gēn wǒ zhù zài zhège lǎo fángzi lǐ，nǐ shòukǔ le！
Posted on: Passive Verbs and 被
March 22, 2010 at 2:23 AMYes, the passive marker "被bèi" can be used in positive. But most uses of 被 are negative.
You can say,
我被亲了。Wǒ bèi qīn le.
我被看见了吗？Wǒ bèi kànjiàn le ma?
我被老师表扬了。Wǒ bèi lǎoshī biǎoyáng le.
Posted on: Passive Verbs and 被
March 22, 2010 at 2:07 AMI've never heard of 他被车了。
Posted on: Choosing a New Pair of Glasses
March 22, 2010 at 1:44 AMYou can use 可是 in place of 但是 in this pattern.
贵是贵，可是质量好。
Posted on: Choosing a New Pair of Glasses
March 22, 2010 at 1:44 AMYou can use 可是 in place of 但是 in this pattern.
贵是贵，可是质量好。
Posted on: You Sing Terribly!
March 19, 2010 at 6:57 AM一样的！
Both "走音zǒuyīn" and "跑调pǎodiào" mean "to be off-key".
Posted on: No Need to Take off Your Shoes
March 19, 2010 at 1:31 AMchangye is right.
Put on your shoes.
你穿鞋吧！
Nǐ chuānxié ba！
Posted on: No Need to Take off Your Shoes
March 22, 2010 at 3:59 AMRight!
穿衣服 chuān yīfu
穿裤子 chuān kùzi
穿鞋子 chuān xiézi
穿袜子 chuān wàzi
戴项链（耳环、戒指）dài xiàngliàn (ěrhuán, jièzhi)
戴帽子 dài màozi
戴手套 dài shǒutào