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johnb
Posted on: 简体字与繁体字
February 18, 2008 at 2:09 AM虽然在唯美上简体字真的比不上繁体字，但是对住在大陆上的我来说，学习简体字才是唯一合理的选择。不过，台湾和香港的媒体挺有意思，所以学习繁体字还有用。 多姿多彩才是生活的真正味道！
Posted on: The Super Bowl
January 31, 2008 at 2:35 AM我恨死爱国者队了。Growing up in Florida as a Dolphins fan, my dad always said it didn't matter if I married a white girl or a black girl, a thin girl or a fat girl, a tall girl or a short girl, just as long as she wasn't a Bills fan. :) He later extended it to the entire AFC East. Unfortunately, most Chinese don't know anything about football. The NFL is trying, though -- they've been running informational ads on the subway in Shanghai all season. Hopefully it will rub off and become a popular sport so I'll be able to see it on TV regularly again :)
Posted on: The DVD Ploy
January 30, 2008 at 8:54 AMChangye, Cool, thanks for the further detail. I was under the impression that 洒 was used with liquid and 撒 was used with granular solids, but then Jenny used that 洒盐 example and my understanding was thrown into disarray! :)
Posted on: The DVD Ploy
January 30, 2008 at 7:42 AMWhat's the difference between 洒 and 撒? Jenny uses 洒盐 in the podcast, but in reading the news recently (with all the snow) they've been talking about 撒盐车, so it seems that they are interchangeable, at least in this usage. 老师们，请教! :)
Posted on: The DVD Ploy
January 30, 2008 at 7:20 AMshusan, I think you can say 失败者 for "loser." My wife uses it, but I don't know if it's a adaptation from the English, or really something that most Chinese use...
Posted on: The Non-Chinese Speaking Tourist and Toilets
January 17, 2008 at 3:56 AMuser15606, liquor laws can even vary by county (and probably city). My cousins lived in a dry county in Georgia, but they were near the county line so it wasn't much of a hassle to go to the next county over. Pretty pointless law, really, but what can you do?
Posted on: The Non-Chinese Speaking Tourist and Toilets
January 11, 2008 at 10:03 AMAuntySue, guys (and presumably ladies as well) have the problem too, with upset stomachs and #2 -- we've only got one directional nozzle. Amber's right, if you're in the right position everything will take of itself. Of course this makes being able to quickly get into the right position every time -- even under intestinal duress -- of the utmost importance! Practice, people!
Posted on: Winter Fun
November 29, 2007 at 4:06 AMMark, 在中国，冬天的定义是平均气温连续5天低于10ºC，所以有的地方已经入冬了。
Posted on: 城市的乞丐
November 27, 2007 at 7:17 AM不以善小而不为，不以恶小而为之。 在发展中的中国，穷困潦倒的人却是不少。虽然骗取同情的骗子当然也有，但是我还愿意给乞丐我口袋里的零钱。毕竟，慈善心不仅帮接受者，也升华慈善家。
Posted on: 简体字与繁体字
February 18, 2008 at 6:34 AMHenning, yes it is: 㐱.