User Comments - jennyzhu
jennyzhu
Posted on: Interpreting Gig at the Exhibition
August 4, 2011 at 5:04 AMI took interpretation courses at university and became an accredited interpreter in Australia and China. I worked as a translator/interpreter for a while before realizing I didn't want to sit in a booth for the rest of my life.
Posted on: Workout Frequency at the Gym
August 4, 2011 at 3:39 AMThanks for the interesting idea! We do have a ton of data and we are building a smart lesson recommendation engine to use it to reduce search cost for users. Speaking of the current glossary, please go to the search box on top right of the lesson page, choose "glossary" in the small drop down menu. Type English or Chinese and you will be able to find expansion sentences which contain these words and be bale to go to the individual lesson. It's not the most user friendly, but a decent resource to check out word usage.
Posted on: Can I Have your Phone Number? Please?
August 3, 2011 at 5:42 AMI don't think 我要回家了 is rude. It can mean "I am about to go home (which I planned to do anyway)". The real sentiment comes through more with tone of voice rather than the actual phrase.
Posted on: Surfing the Internet
August 2, 2011 at 3:08 PM上网 is a verb which means to go online or surf the web, e.g. 我喜欢上网。/I like to surf the internet.
网上 is an adjective which means online, e.g. 我喜欢在网上买东西。I like to shop online.
Posted on: I like beef
August 2, 2011 at 4:04 AMFixed. Thank you for alerting us to the problem!
Posted on: Where Are You Going In China?
August 2, 2011 at 2:32 AMIt's 丽江/Lìjiāng in Yunnan. I've always wanted to go there.
Posted on: Where Are You Going In China?
August 1, 2011 at 8:51 AMI always like the sound of more exotic destinations, e.g. 香格里拉/Xiānggélǐlā, 西双版纳/Xīshuāngbǎnnà.
Posted on: Workout Frequency at the Gym
August 1, 2011 at 5:42 AM几乎 means "almost". 几乎从来不 means "almost never" or "rarely". Jukuu.com is pretty interesting. Apparently, they make money through their 作文批改 service which allows users to turn in essays for correction.
Posted on: Words with Heart (Part 2)
August 1, 2011 at 3:59 AM善良 shànliáng also means "kind-hearted". But it means kind in the sense of not evil. 爱心 means kind in the sense of caring.
Posted on: Changing Class Time
August 4, 2011 at 6:43 AMI checked. It's correct now, qiántiān is the day before yesterday. Can you try clear cache or sign out and sign in again?