User Comments - ejrunge
ejrunge
Posted on: Syllables and Verbs
February 9, 2014 at 10:27 PMJust recently had this in a lesson. My Hunan 老师 pronounced it as gěiyǔ,
while my Beijing published textbook suggested jǐyǔ as did my dictionary.
Posted on: Hairwash
February 6, 2014 at 3:48 AMSafer to go to the hole in the wall place that just cuts hair. Next thing you know, they will be up-selling you on some 其他的服务，and you will be leaving with a gold VIP card!! How do you think they pay for that fancy store and all the staff. ...and yes, it takes someone a long time to use up 500 RMB credit when haircuts are only 15 RMB.
Posted on: Driving in the Snow
January 21, 2014 at 3:49 AMUsefull new vocab for brakes and accelerator. Now I can help my wife complain about my driver. He has a habit of pulsing the 油门 on and off which makes people prone to motion sickness miserable. I have noticed this with other drivers, and was told they were taught this was a way to save gas.
Posted on: Full for Real
January 13, 2014 at 3:37 AMYes, 你们慢慢吃。 Experienced eaters are stealthy, saving room for delicious dishes that may arrive later in the meal.
Posted on: Ovens and Microwaves
January 7, 2014 at 3:41 AMMy current residence has a western kitchen and a chinese kitchen. The chinese kitchen has a sink, a food prep area, two big gas burners, and an oversized exhaust system. The western 烤箱 is so small that many normal sized pans and cookie sheets will not fit. We also have the UV sanitizer, which has never been used.
Posted on: 2013 Chinese Internet Buzzwords
December 15, 2013 at 10:38 PMI have not noticed anyone saying 土豪 yet, but we often hear 富二代， and of course it is always used in a negative way.
Posted on: In Praise of Praise!
December 8, 2013 at 10:37 PMI see a general reluctance to praise or accept praise. One needs only look at history. There is a popular oriental saying "The nail that sticks out gets hammered".
Posted on: In Praise of Praise!
December 8, 2013 at 10:37 PMI see a general reluctance to praise or accept praise. One needs only look at history. There is a popular oriental saying "The nail that sticks out gets hammered".
Posted on: In Praise of Praise!
December 8, 2013 at 10:37 PMI see a general reluctance to praise or accept praise. One needs only look at history. There is a popular oriental saying "The nail that sticks out gets hammered".
Posted on: Calling in Sick for School
February 14, 2014 at 3:33 AMThe only time in eight years that my driver called in sick, he sent a text saying he had "loose bowels". Must have used the old Google translator. 拉肚子 sounds better, and no one is going to question that excuse.