User Comments - jennyzhu
jennyzhu
Posted on: Considering a Credit Card
September 12, 2008 at 2:47 AMfansteelydan,
A new user name again! Also, first to comment a few days in a row. Upper intermediate is indeed challenging as most of it is in Chinese, including John's explantaions. But as you pointed out, it reflects the real level. Don't worry, you will get there. I also think that there's always some take away in each level. With the combination of podcast, PDF and exercises, we hope to help you choose for your needs.
Posted on: Trip to the Vegetable Market
September 12, 2008 at 2:32 AMBe assured that guerilla style wouldn't be the only style for Cpod videos. I know the horror first hand when Marco and I were kicked out of a convenience store for filming a pack of duck necks.
Posted on: Keys, Wallet, Phone
September 11, 2008 at 2:16 AMfansteelydan,
We all survived the LHC.
bababardwan,
'Abstract busyness', LOL. But I bet women will disagree. Our busyness is very substantial.
Yes, 西 (xi1) in 东西 (dong1 xi1) is the word for 'west'. And 东 means 'east'. How intriguing! But I have to admit that I overlooked this fascinating word. Anyways, thanks to google, here's the origin of 东西：in ancient Chinese cosmology, west and east represent objects, or 'stuff' (north and south represent abstract things including fire and water). Over time, people adopted 东西 to describe 'things', or 'stuff' in general.
Re roaming, China mobile has agreements with many international mobile phone operators like Vodaphone. My friends from abroad, both US and Europe had no problem using roaming. But I think buying a local SIM card is a good option since it's cheap, secure and super convenient.
Posted on: 农产品补贴
September 10, 2008 at 6:09 AMhenning,
我最近看到Slate有一篇文章，说中国人开始喝葡萄酒，世界就开始紧张。原因跟你说的一样。有句老话，叫“人多力量大”，看来真是这样。
Posted on: 农产品补贴
September 10, 2008 at 1:49 AM介绍时，我还用了一个说法“中国处在这个问题的风口浪尖”，意思就是在最前面、最明显的位置。
Posted on: 农产品补贴
September 10, 2008 at 1:47 AM对话里的人都是愤青。
节目开始时，我用了一个说法“把矛头指向......”，意思就是职责某人。“矛”是古代的一种兵器，就是“矛盾”的那个“矛”。
Posted on: Street Argument
September 9, 2008 at 5:05 PMbababardwan,
My take is that in the early stage, try your best to get the sounds of the four tones. It doesn't have to be specific words, you can practise with 'a1, a2 a3 a4'. A bit like singing practice.But it's really importatnt to get the basic right and lay a solid foundation for further learning. Repetition and emulation are a brilliant way to getting tones right.
But as you said, learning has to be suitable for the individual. You are ultimately the best judge of what works for you.
Posted on: Los Angeles
September 9, 2008 at 10:08 AMI overdosed on Peets during an 6-hour stop over in San Francisco Airport.
Posted on: Considering a Credit Card
September 12, 2008 at 2:50 AMWe had an interesting discussion about credit card in the office. The academic team, Connie and Jiaojie both use it properly (the credit limit) whereas I'm the fiscal conservative who puts money on my credit card and never use the credit. They are perplexed why I need one.