User Comments - henning
henning
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Math class
April 2, 2008 at 6:32 AMjohn, yes.
Posted on: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
April 1, 2008 at 6:59 AMThanks Connie!
Posted on: Scandal in the Pageant
March 31, 2008 at 1:43 PMBut maybe we are just turning this into some variant of a rorschach test? rorschach test = 墨迹测验 (mòjīcèyàn) Still waiting for our photoshop artists.
Posted on: Scandal in the Pageant
March 31, 2008 at 1:26 PMSorry, to take the fun out. But that is indeed the front side. The poor lady in the picture is bending perfectly natural. For somebody who feels a bit nauseated and cannot hold it very long...她只想吐而已. No wonder considering that she drinks 鸡尾酒 instead of some healthy 白酒 or 啤酒.
Posted on: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
March 31, 2008 at 12:50 PMOne small suggestion: I understand that the recordings are emotionally charged, but for a non-native speaker grasping the details under a cover of giggles can be challenging at times....
Posted on: You Must Listen to this Episode - 非...不可 (fēi...bù kě)
March 31, 2008 at 12:42 PMThank you! This pattern was definately new to me. 2 Questions: Is it used both in a colloquial and a formal setting? Both in spoken and in written Chinese? BTW: 准备 for future tense might be a nice QW with tons of examples from the domain of wedding preparations. :)))))
Posted on: 杀价高手
March 30, 2008 at 4:31 PM我预测中国贸易效率越告还价的空间越小.
Posted on: Knitting a Scarf
March 30, 2008 at 4:14 PMI am not a cyborg. Although I sometimes secretely wish I had all those online Chinese tools implanted into my brain. Positive about a lesson on cyborgs.
Posted on: Are You Tired?
March 30, 2008 at 4:11 PMPinyin: měisǐnǐ (Beautiful to death)
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Math class
April 2, 2008 at 7:44 AMThanks for your contribution, Changye. Took me a while to go through the Chinese. ;) Here is some crucial vocab from your post that I did not find in my utterly lame dictionaries: 星际旅行 Star Trek 曲速 Warp 企业号 Enterprise 邦宪法级 Federation class Regarding the calculation: They changed the calculation? Really? But the Voyager's trip home would fit with your initial calculation. 5 years --> 5,000 light years 50 years --> 50,000 light years If I remember correctly, te estimated time for the Voyager to travel home (half way through the galaxy) was 60 years - including some breaks (e.g. to fight some Borg etc.). That would fit perfectly. [One needs to leave out the movies, a few of those are pretty messed up continuous-wise] But that is not backed with sources and because I am not a Trekkie it might all be wrong ;)