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Posted on: Organic Food

Very clever baba. Maybe as a reward, tonight your wife can play Elaine, while you play Otto Pilot.

Posted on: Buying Sandals

One important word is missing from the vocabulary list - the word for sandal.

By the way, in Australia, the item showing in the lesson photograph isn't typically called a sandal. Sandals in Australia refers to thongs - I think you have a different word for them in the US. What is the Chinese word for thongs?

Posted on: How was your flight?

Here is baba's transcript (with thanks to zhenlijiang) for download. It includes Pinyin and a vocabulary list.

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Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company

Here we go again.

Here is a transcript of the Podcast. It is based on Richy's transcript from his bunch of 32.

A Phone Call to the Moving Company

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Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company

What is wrong with my HTML above??

Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company

Here is a transcript of the Podcast. It is based on Richy's transcript from his bunch of 32.

A Phone Call to the Moving Company

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Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company

Her is some of Jenny's vocabulary from the Podcast:

bān (搬) to move / to shift / to transport

bāngzhù (帮助) to help / tio assist / to support

bàojià (报价) to quote / quotation / quoted price

bĭrú (比如) for example

cuòwù (错误) error / mistake / wrong / erroneous / incorrect / false

dàmén (大门) entrance / gate

dàyuē (大约) approximately / about / roughly

dĕngyú (等于) to be equal to / to amount to / to be equivalent to / to be tantamount to

gănxiè (感谢) thanks / gratitude / grateful / to appreciate

gèng (更) even more

gōngjīn (公斤) kilogram

jiàqián (价钱) price

jiēxiàlái (接下来) next / following

jiùshì shuō (就是说) in other words / that is

mĕiyàng (每样) every type of

mĭn'găn (敏感) sensitive / susceptible / touchy

qíshí (其实) actually

rénjiā (人家) someone

shēng (声) tone

shènzhì (甚至) even / so much so that / even to the extent that / to go so far as to / so much so that

shíyòng (实用) practical / functional

shōutīng (收听) to listen (to, in)

tĭjī (体积) volume / bulk / mass

tīngdào (听到) to hear

wăngzhàn (网站) website

xiăngyào (想要) to want to / to feel like

xiāoxi (消息) news / information / tidings

xuānzé (选择) to chose / choice / option

yìbān (一般) same / common / usual / usually

yìqiān (一千) a thousand

yŏuxiē (有些) some

zhèbiān (这边) this side / over here

zhēnzhèng (真正) genuine / real / true / genuinely

zhĭ (指) to indicate / to point / to refer to / finger

zhĭxiāng (纸箱) carton / cardboard box

zhuàng (幢) measure word for buildings

zŏuchū (走出) to move away from / to walk away from / to move out of

zuŏyòu (左右) approximately / about

Posted on: How was your flight?

I'm wondering - 'previous lessons'? What are they? CPod states that the lessons can be attempted in any order. So this could very well be someone's first.

Anyway, the reason I'm doing this is that another of John's claims is that you should be able to learn from CPod without using any external resources. I believe that this is impossible.

Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 7: A Guy's Advice on Women

See my comment under the most recent Intermediate lesson, How was your Flight, for an analysis of its vocabulary.

Posted on: How was your flight?

Here is some of Jenny's vocabulary from the podcast. I have also included words from the dialog that were not in the Key Vocabulary list.

bàmā* (爸妈) parents

bàoyuàn (抱怨) to complain / to grumble / complaint / grievance

bĭrú* (比如) for example

bĭrú shuō (比如说) for example

chāikāi (拆开) to dismantle / to disassemble / to take apart

chángyòng (常用) in common usage

chīyào** (吃药) to take medicine

cí (词) word

dāngzhōng (当中) amongst / in the middle (of)

dehuà* (的话) (used to express a condition) if

děngdào (等到) to wait until / by the time of

dòngcí (动词) verb

Dōngjīng (东京) Tokyo

duìhuà (对话) dialog

fàngzài (放在) to put (something) (somewhere)

fēi guòqu (飞过去) to fly past / to fly over

fēng* (风) wind / breeze

fùmŭ* (父母) parents

gāngcái** (刚才) just a moment ago / just now

gèng** (更) even more

gōngjù (工具) tool / instrument / utensil / means

guānxì** (关系) relationship / to have to do with

hángkōng gōngsī* (航空公司) airline / air carrier

huàshuō (话说) to talk / to discuss

huídào (回到) to return to / to revert

huĭr (会儿) a while (short for  yìhuĭr)

huòzhě* (或者) or

jiāotōng gōngjù (交通工具) means of transportation / transportation (generally)

jiàozuò (叫做) to be called / to be known as

jĭcì (几次) how many times

jiégòu (结构) structure / construction / composition / makeup / architecture

jiēxiàlái (接下来) next / following

jiézhàng (结帐) to pay the bill / to settle accounts

jiēzhe (接着) to catch (and hold on) / to continue / to carry on / subsequently / to ensue / in its turn

jìn (近) near / close (to) / intimate

jìshù (技术) technology / technique / skill

kŏuqì (口气) tone of voice / manner of expression

lĭmian* (里面) inside / within

lìng** (另) another / separate / in addition / different

míng (名) name

nánnǚ (男女) men and women / male and female

nánshòu (难受) to be difficult to bear / to feel unwell / to suffer pain

nǚde** (女的) female

qíngkuàng (情况) circumstances / situation / state of affairs

qíshí (其实) actually

shēng* (声) tone

sĭjì (死记) to rote learn

suàn jìnqù (算进去) to figure in (a cost, time, etc.)

tán (谈) to talk / to chat / to discuss

tánlùn (谈论) to discuss / to talk about

tīngdào (听到) to hear

tōngcháng** (通常) regular / usual / ordinary / normal / typical

tūchū (突出) to give prominence to / to stress / to highlight / protruding

tù chūlái (吐出来) to throw up (something)

wăncān^ (晚餐) dinner / evening meal

xiàmian (下面) underneath / below / next (in order) / following / ensuing

xiăngtù (想吐) to feel nauseous / to want to throw up

xiàyítiào (吓一跳) to be startled or frightened

xíngróng (形容) to describe / appearance / look

xīnli* (心里) in the heart / in the mind

xìnxī jìshù^ (信息技术) Information Technology / IT

yàome ... yàome (要么... 要么) either ... or ...

yìbān (一般) ordinary / common / general / average

yídìng huì (一定会) definitely will

yĭnliào* (饮料) drink / beverage

yònghù (用户) user / consumer / subscriber / customer

yuányīn (原因) reason / cause / origin

yūnchē^ (晕车) carsickness / to be carsick

yūnchuán^ (晕船) to be seasick

yūnjī (晕机) to get airsick

zháojí^ (着急) to worry / to feel anxious

zhèbiān* (这边) this side / over here

zhěnggè (整个) whole / entire

zhījiān (之间) between / amongst

zhíjiē^ (直接) direct / directly / immediate / directly opposite

zhīlèi (之类) and so on / and such things

zhòngdiăn (重点) emphasis / focus / key point

zuìhòu** (最后) last / final / ultimate

xiao_liang

OK, now I have analysed the most recent Intermediate lesson.  The word count is 52. Still way too high, don't you think??