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Posted on: Lantern Festival Riddles
February 25, 2015 at 11:03 AMFun! As a person new to lantern festival riddles I looked these up on the internet, yet have no solution, only a riddle to add.What goes into the water black and comes out red? I am from Maine. This should be easier than the riddles presented here.
Posted on: Does It Suit Me?
January 15, 2015 at 12:00 PMPuzzled by七分裤 so I looked them up on Google images and get a 7/8's length and a 3/4 length in the images. My literal mind goes with the 7/8's as七分裤 but the lecture describes them as 3/4's length. Just a guy puzzled by women's fashions!
A good lesson with challenging women's fashions.
Posted on: Don't You Know How To Drive!
January 8, 2015 at 10:16 AMGreat!
I apparently missed the introduction of Chinesepod TV. Is this a regular feature, and if so how do I access it from Chinesepod? Fiona's background is very interesting and a bit similar to my wife's who is also from Taiwan.
Posted on: Don't You Know How To Drive!
January 7, 2015 at 11:53 AMOne of the important aspects of learning chinese from Chinesepod is the sense of personal connection with the on-air staff. Please give us a sense of who the hosts are for this lesson. Thank you - a faithful learner and follower of this blog.
Posted on: Tumble Dry or Air Dry
December 18, 2014 at 12:17 PMThe two lessons before this had enough problems with sound volume that it was very hard to study the exercises. I realize that in "real life" we encounter background noise, low volume, variable sound levels, but there should be a consistency in a lesson.
Posted on: Fall is here!
November 18, 2014 at 10:21 AMI appreciate this lesson. It's both a change from usual lessons and beautiful in itself.
Posted on: It's Stuck!
October 6, 2014 at 12:00 PMHaving taken a number of first aid courses the American Red Cross has specific recomendations for victims of choking that are available on the internet. Two such sources are:
https://www.redcross.org/flash/brr/English-html/conscious-choking.asp. For someone who cannot speak: http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240176_ConsciousChokingPoster_EN.pdf
In the U.S. taking a life save course, usually presented in a local community is recommended and in particular for any parent of a young child.
Posted on: It's Stuck!
October 6, 2014 at 11:30 AMI have stuck rose thorns into my body and have an after effect that might linger for a day or so. The throat lining is more sensitive than the skin, so I am wondering if perhaps, in Jenny's example, the fish bone might have been gone with an effect that lasted for a few days. Any physicians out there to ponder this?
Posted on: The usage of 来 (lái)
August 18, 2014 at 10:01 AMThe use of lai in grammar is from the website http://cn.hujiang.com/new/p527413/. "The word 来 (lái) can be used to connect two verb phrases, relating the actions to each other in Chinese grammar. It can be translated as "in order to" or "so that" and it can help in explaining reasoning." They give various examples.
Posted on: Lantern Festival Riddles
February 25, 2015 at 12:04 PMGot the first two, the third is a mystery.