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Posted on: The Final Jizhou Pieces
January 6, 2008 at 11:10 AMFor anyone who would like help understanding the discussion, here are some words I have picked out – I hope they are correct. Lookups mainly courtesy of http://www.mdbg.net/.....?page=main 神秘 shen2 mi4 mysterious / mystery 解开 jie3 kai1 to untie / to undo 可怜 ke3 lian2 pitiful / pathetic 失踪 shi1 zong1 missing / lost / unaccounted for 甚至 shen4 zhi4 even / so much so that 结局 jie2 ju2 conclusion / ending 失望 shi1 wang4 be disappointed / to lose hope / to despair 主要 zhu3 yao4 main / principal / major / primary 部落 bu4 luo4 tribe 领导 ling3 dao3 lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader 宗教 zong1 jiao4 religion 团体 tuan2 ti3 group / organization / team 恩惠 en1 hui4 favour / grace 恩典 en1 dian3 favour / grace 回忆 hui2 yi4 to recall / recollection 开头 kai1 tou2 beginning 变成 bian4 cheng2 to change into / to turn into / to become 防备 fang2 bei4 to guard against 戒备 jie4 bei4 to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) 信任 xin4 ren4 trust / have confidence in 组成 zu3 cheng2 component / part / element / constitute / make up 神奇 shen2 qi2 magical mystical / miraculous 力量 li4 liang5 power / force / strength 念头 nian4 tou5 thought / idea / intention 邪恶 xie2 e4 sinister / vicious / wicked / evil 心想 xin1 xiang3 to think / to assume 魔鬼 mo2 gui3 devil 刹那 cha4 na4 (n) an instant in time 掏 tao1 fish out (from pocket) 意识 yi4 shi2 consciousness / awareness / consciously (i.e. deliberately) / to be aware 法律 fa3 lü4 law 用词 yong4 ci2 usage / word or phrase used by sb 特殊 te4 shu1 special / particular / unusual / extraordinary 危险 wei1 xian3 danger / dangerous 枪 qiang1 gun / firearm / rifle / spear 完美 wan2 mei3 perfect / perfection / perfectly 按钮 an4 niu3 push button
Posted on: 被逼的
January 4, 2008 at 6:33 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZPG8wNDVpU
Posted on: You talking about me?
December 31, 2007 at 1:28 PMThanks for the lesson folks. How about a qing wen on the difference between how to use: 说，讲，谈，告诉，and there are probably more...?
Posted on: Hawaii
December 30, 2007 at 11:17 AMWhen I heard this for the first time I thought: 你都会去吗？ meant: All you all going? Is it purely a matter of context again?
Posted on: Complaining About The Boss
December 28, 2007 at 7:02 PMRJBerki A eunuch is a castrated man; the term usually refers to those castrated in order to perform a specific social function, as was common in many societies of the past. This term would most certainly be understood in England
Posted on: The Dice Game
December 27, 2007 at 7:35 AMYou have to be kidding me! How on earth can you pick anything out from the background chatting? I can hardly hear it. 吹牛! If you can you really can't be elementary, or even need this site at all! Or am I so poor?
Posted on: Jizhou Mental Breakdown
December 23, 2007 at 10:02 AMFor anyone who would like help understanding the discussion, here are some words I have picked out – I hope they are correct. Lookups mainly courtesy of http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=main 可怜 ke3 lian2 pitiful / pathetic 伤心 shang1 xin1 grieve 失踪 shi1 zong1 missing / lost / unaccounted for 旅店 lü3 dian4 inn / small hotel 老板娘 lăobănniáng proprietress 神秘 shen2 mi4 mysterious / mystery 脑子 nao3 zi5 brains / mind 愿意 yuan4 yi4 to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) 精神 jing1 shen2 vigor / vitality / drive / spiritual / mental / psychological 崩溃 beng1 kui4 collapse / crumble / fall apart 长度 chang2 du4 length 难度 nan2 du4 trouble / problem 保密 bao3 mi4 maintain secrecy / keep secret 沟通 gou1 tong1 communicate 代表 dai4 biao3 representative / delegate / to represent / to stand for 小拇指 xiao3 mu3 zhi3 little finger 信用 xin4 yong4 credit - trustworthiness 钩子 gou1 zi5 hook 形象 xing2 xiang4 image / form / figure 神圣 shen2 sheng4 divine / hallow / holy / sacred 仪式 yi2 shi4 ceremony 立论 lì lùn present ones argument – confront 廉耻 lián chĭ sense of shame 耻辱 chi3 ru4 disgrace / shame / humiliation 反问 fan3 wen4 ask (a question) in reply / rhetorical question 权利 quan2 li4 power / right / privilege 否定 fou3 ding4 to negate / negative (answer) 大众 da4 zhong4 people / public / masses 造成 zao4 cheng2 to bring about / to create / to cause 表达 biao3 da2 to voice (an opinion) / to express / to convey 总结 zong3 jie2 summarize / summary 戏剧化 xi4 ju4 hua4 theatrical 感情 gan3 qing2 feeling / emotion / affection / sensation 情绪 qing2 xu4 feeling / sentiment 恨 hen4 to hate 激烈 ji1 lie4 intense / acute / fierce 过度 guo4 du4 exceeding / excessive / lavishly 冷漠 leng3 mo4 cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect 水准 shui3 zhun3 level 制作 zhi4 zuo4 make / manufacture 推出 tui1 chu1 to release
Posted on: Buying a Computer
December 22, 2007 at 10:25 AMAny chance of a lesson on using a computer in China struggling with the Chinese Menus? What are the equivalent of File/Edit/View/ etc for MS windows menus?
Posted on: Handsome Boy
December 22, 2007 at 3:30 AMSorry I meant QingWen not Dear Amber - that's what comes of looking at Chinesepod at 3am.
Posted on: Singapore
January 7, 2008 at 8:17 AMIn the expansion there is the following sentence: 我估计不出明天会有多少人来参加聚会。with this translation: (I'm not able to estimate how many people will come to tomorrow's gathering.) Is the 不 in the wrong place?