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Posted on: The Old Man Who Moved a Mountain
June 18, 2011 at 5:03 PM

I did not know that. I only knew the story is a famous folk story passed on for hundreds of years in China.

Posted on: A Wasteful Husband
June 18, 2011 at 4:57 PM

来 is defintely a second tone. The voice actor was trying to convey a cheerful spirit as the wife came home to her husband. Of course, the mood soon changed. People tend to raise their pitch when expressing excitenment. In Chinese, it could make the tones sound more elevated.

Posted on: Weekend Activities
June 18, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Yes, it is neutral tone in dictionary. But it's also a borderline muted forth tone, which is known as "ruo4du2", or a muted sound. It's not exactly a neutral tone, but very similar, The forth tone is more pronounced as "ruo4du2" than a neutral tone. You hear both in real life. But don't worry too much about it. The neutral tone and "ruo4du2" sound pretty similar.

Posted on: Weekend Activities
June 18, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Yes, indeed.

Posted on: A Wasteful Husband
June 17, 2011 at 7:13 AM

Don't they say "you don't own Vodka. You borrow it. "

Posted on: Haggling Like a Local
June 16, 2011 at 8:48 AM

The dialect lessons are an experiment we did. We have a series of 12 Shanghainese lessons. We don't have immediate plans to add to the collection or expand to other dialects. However, enjoy the ones we have.

Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第三集）
June 16, 2011 at 8:22 AM

看过西游记的人一定最同情孙悟空，永远被唐僧错怪。

Posted on: Office Policy: Internet
June 15, 2011 at 6:45 AM

Some of the early lessons do not conform to the level standards we have defined and use now. This is certainly a hard elementary lesson. Start with lessons produced from 2007 and you should have less of this problem.

Posted on: Baijiu or Beer
June 15, 2011 at 6:22 AM

I will say don't try it at home kids.

Posted on: iPhone vs Android
June 14, 2011 at 12:17 PM

I just switched from Google Nexus One to iPhone. Have to say I prefer my Android device since I heavily rely on Gmail services and the freedom to download apps without having to set up an account.