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kaixin_in_tampa

Posted on: Taking the Plunge into Intermediate

December 31, 2011, 11:10 AM

Thank you for the suggestions. I wanted to suggest for the Intermediate and higher level lessons maybe put all the dialogue characters uninterrupted, then follow it with the pinyin and English further down the page.

A: 你好，阿姨，这里是人民公园吗？

B: 对啊！

A: 哦！人真多！今天有什么活动吗？

B: 我们都是帮子女来相亲的。他们工作忙，没时间交朋友。你看，这是我女儿。

。。。。

A: nǐhǎo, āyí, zhèlǐ shì Rénmín gōngyuán ma?

B: duì a!

A: ò! rén zhēn duō! jīntiān yǒu shénme huódòng ma?

B: wǒmen dōu shì bāng zǐnǚ lái xiāngqīn de. tāmen gōngzuò máng, méi shíjiān jiāo péngyou. nǐ kàn, zhè shì wǒ nǚ'ér.

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Posted on: Essential Math Terms

November 27, 2011, 02:11 PM

In this same page where it says Lesson Review Downloads you can download MP3 of this lesson and pdf/text of the vocabulary

Posted on: Festivals in China

September 17, 2011, 12:15 PM

Thank you, great job. I didn't know May 1st was called 劳动节, but after you listed it I looked it up in the dictionary and there it was. Before I had heard people call it 五一.

Posted on: Business Interview: e-Commerce Guru

September 10, 2011, 05:31 PM

最近福布斯杂志发表一篇关于马云文章，“China Inc. 的脸面”。这文章讲述马云和阿里巴巴最大的挫折，有一个大型骗子丑事。还有述说马云的升起。

Recently Forbes magazine ran an article about Jack Ma, "the face of China Inc.". The article talks about how he and Ali Baba dealt with his biggest setback, a large-scale scam, and his rise to the top.

Maybe someday ChinesePod can interview the real Jack Ma. :)

改天也许中国播客能给我们真的马云采访（我希望）。^_^

Posted on: Where in Shanghai

August 26, 2011, 10:51 AM

I liked it too and agree that in that busy intersection one doesn't expect to find a peaceful Buddhist temple. :)

Posted on: Where in Shanghai

August 26, 2011, 10:38 AM

Maybe it's common knowledge but I didn't know that Chinese used to be written in columns, from top to bottom, and then from right to left. The sign in front of the 静安寺 (Jing'An temple) sticks with tradition.

"Historically, vertical writing was the standard system, and horizontal writing was only used where a sign had to fit in a constrained space, such as over the gate of a temple or the signboard of a shop."

Posted on: Where in Shanghai

August 26, 2011, 10:13 AM

Yes, a lot of people say it's not very authentic. The one day I went the monks led the faithful in a ceremony, there was chanting, etc. For someone who has never been to a Buddhist temple -like me- it's a very nice experience, and very convenient since it's so close to the subway station.