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Posted on: Are You Tired?
March 30, 2008 at 3:19 PM死了can also be used in positive context, like 高兴死了/gao1 xing4 si3 le/happy to death, 漂亮死了/piao4 liang si3 le/pretty to death.
Posted on: 杀价高手
March 30, 2008 at 3:17 PM我今天正巧杀了价。开价180块的东西50块买下。不过回来我妈妈说她30块就能搞定。
Posted on: Online Shopping
March 30, 2008 at 3:14 PMfudapeng， 不是钱的问题，而是原则问题。 可以说“赢了拍卖”，不过“拍到了”更自然。 国内的网站好像都把auctioner叫做卖家(seller)。
Posted on: Art Museum
March 27, 2008 at 3:31 PMThere is a catch to the free admission/admission-free policy: limited number of visitors. You can make reservations (doesn't sound quite right, but you get what I mean) to make sure you get in.
Posted on: Baseball
March 27, 2008 at 2:52 AMKaixi, Yes, 队means team. One of the meanings of 手 is a professional person, someone who is deft at his trade. For example, 水手、一垒手、投手 or 歌手/singer.
Posted on: Art Museum
March 27, 2008 at 2:47 AMStarting from this year, museums in China will be admission free. It will be rolled out gradually, starting with some of the biggest ones in each city.
Posted on: 葬礼安排
March 24, 2008 at 7:02 AMtsack and 娇杰： 朱琦， 王子旁奇怪的奇。
Posted on: The Pickup Artist
March 22, 2008 at 4:18 PMOur sound engineer Dave Xu does some really awesome work. I particularly like the blurry talking to oneself sound effect. In the podcast, I said 诚信/cheng2 xin4 is used more for companies and organisations. But on second thought, it is also used for individuals. For example, 讲诚信/ trustworthy, credible.
Posted on: Knitting a Scarf
March 20, 2008 at 2:21 AMSend us your lesson request. Gotta have an edge though. Let's see which poddie is the next.
Posted on: Scandal in the Pageant
March 31, 2008 at 4:52 AMLostinAsia, 它们 is used for animals and objects, e.g. trees, buildings, whereas 他们 is used for human beings. The 他们 in "一定是他们合成的" refers to the paparazzis. A natural expression in English might be 'they must have altered it'.