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jennyzhu
Posted on: The Final Jizhou Pieces
January 5, 2008 at 6:14 PMA slightly cliche ending... But i love how we've explored and expanded the horizon and means of learning Chinese in this series. Pretty cool stuff.
Posted on: Getting Water Delivered
January 5, 2008 at 6:10 PMWith water service here, small, neighborhood based companies deliver within hours. With big comapnies,you have to give it a day or two. But water from small companies might not be the most reliable. I once saw advertisement for Evian water at 700 RMB a pop. Ouch.
Posted on: 八卦周刊：窃听门事件
January 3, 2008 at 6:47 AM现在的新闻整体八卦化。上中国最大的几个门户网站，你会对新闻的质量很吃惊。
Posted on: #31
January 2, 2008 at 5:02 PMMy way of dealing with testosterone.
Posted on: Before Noon, After Noon
January 2, 2008 at 7:17 AMGreg, PaulC's link to an earlier includes some of the most useful expressions in this situation.
Posted on: Ordering Chinese Take-out
January 2, 2008 at 6:50 AMnateknow, Allergy is 过敏 /guo4 min2. Food allergy: 食物过敏/shi2 wu4 guo4 min3. Allergic to is对......过敏。 Here are some common triggers: shellfish/贝壳类/bei4 ke2 lei4 shi2 wu4 peanuts/花生/hua1 sheng1 pollen/花粉/hua1 fen3 cat/猫/mao1 dust/灰尘/hui1 chen2 MSG/味精/wei4 jing1 alcohol/酒精/jiu3 jing1
Posted on: Handsome Boy
January 2, 2008 at 6:09 AManayelena, 在 creates a present continuous tense. Even though Chinese doesn't distinguish tenses as clearly and frequently as English does, 在 is commonly used to express that an action is taking place at the moment.
Posted on: New Year's Song
January 1, 2008 at 8:30 AMThe cpod gang celebrated new year in true Chinese fashion: in a karaoke bar. We sang and danced to one ABBA hit after another. Wish you a fantastic 2008! 祝你们新年快乐！
Posted on: Turn on the Light, Turn off the Light
December 29, 2007 at 7:21 AMHey Garry, Tones can often be slightly altered by different words and their respective pronunciations, so you might hear some variations.
Posted on: Singapore
January 8, 2008 at 3:04 AMAuntie 68, You embody every wonderful quality of SIngaopre and its people. I went to an international school called ISS (International School of Singapore). It was on the top of a small hill, so I always told people that I 'hiked' to school everyday.