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kdogg36
Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
April 29, 2012 at 1:53 PM"原来我爸爸是个执着的学者！in the context of this story, sounds to me something like "So my father was a driven man--a scholar driven by the (his) need for knowledge!""
Yes, I'm going to open up this three-year-old can of worms! I think the translation given in this lesson is appropriate. Even though "headstrong" has a negative connotation in most cases, describing your father in retrospect as a "headstrong scholar" sounds like an expression of admiration to me. And "headstrong scholar" sounds more colorful and interesting than a dull, lifeless "driven scholar."
Posted on: 西瓜爆炸
November 29, 2011 at 3:00 PM"就是你搬家，自己种菜，养动物，回到好像农业时代的生活一样"
其实我不同意。住在农区人的寿命比住在城市的人的寿命更长吗? 我也不知道，不过我敢打赌不是这样。
况且，随着工业化城市化，人民的健康和寿命越来越好。我一点儿都不相信回到以往的生活能解决任何健康问题。
Posted on: 太空旅游
April 8, 2011 at 12:25 PM谢谢！
Posted on: 太空旅游
April 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM关于“飘”那个字，好像有两个同音字，都有同样的英文翻译：刚才写的”飘“（空中的动作）和”漂“（水面的动作）。对不对？
Posted on: 太空旅游
April 6, 2011 at 8:51 PMJust getting to this lesson. My assumption was that "I'm drinking saliva" was an expression implying that someone wanted something more substantial to drink.
But your explanation makes *much* more senses. :)
Posted on: Love Tangle 6: The Pregnant Wife
January 18, 2011 at 4:10 PMI know this is way old, but I'm going to take a stab at the second question. The "了" in 对婚姻没了信心 looks like a change-of-state usage: presumably she has confidence in the marriage now, but if she lets herself be 洗脑ed by all the 八卦，she will no longer have it, thus the 没了.
Posted on: Lots of Musical Instruments
December 15, 2010 at 6:28 PMHere's my best shot at listing all the instruments (roughly clockwise and going outward), with a couple of guesses, as noted:
指挥 zhǐhui - conductor
第一小提琴声部 dìyī xiǎotíqín shēngbù - first violin section
第二小提琴声部 dìèr xiǎotíqín shēngbù - second violin section
竖琴 shùqín harp
打击乐器 dǎjīyuèqì - percussion instruments
长笛 chángdí - flute
单簧管 dānhuángguǎn - clarinet (lit. single-reed tube)
小号 xiǎohào - trumpet
中提琴 zhōngtíqín - viola
双簧管 shuānghuángguǎn - oboe (lit. double-reed tube)*
大官 dàguǎn - bassoon*
长号 chánghào - trombone
圆号 yuánhào - French horn
大号 dàhào - tuba
大提琴 dàtíqín - cello
低音大提琴 dīyīn dàtíqín - double bass
*These were the sort-of guesses. My dictionary lists 双簧管 (shuānghuángguǎn) as double-reed in general, either an oboe or bassoon. And I couldn't find 大官 (dàguǎn) at all, but I'm assuming this is bassoon and 双簧管 (shuānghuángguǎn) is oboe.
Please correct me if I'm wrong!
Posted on: Lots of Musical Instruments
December 15, 2010 at 6:07 PMNo problem! I started about a year ago, and it's been there since then at least. Not to rub it in. :)
Posted on: Lots of Musical Instruments
December 15, 2010 at 12:15 PMcinnamonfern, you can put other words in your flashcards by clicking on "Tools" at the top of the page to get to your vocabulary manager, then clicking on "Add Word" (next to where it says "apply label"). Then you could just copy and paste the hanzi, pinyin, and English definition. I do that all the time - hope that's helpful! (Although this one is indeed pretty easy to remember.)
Posted on: 我想做农民
August 3, 2012 at 1:30 PM我们住在城市和近郊的人一直埋怨生活太忙了，不过农民的生活辛苦的很。
“栅栏对过的草总是绿多了” ---- 中文可以这么说吗？：）