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ousijia
Posted on: A Phone Call to the Moving Company
November 18, 2009 at 3:06 AM@chas33735,
Yay! That's great to hear!! :)
Posted on: With Regards to 对 and 对于
November 17, 2009 at 8:42 AM@changye,
I know! I don't really know the difference between "regarding" and "concerning"! Therefore it's even harder to explain the differences in Chinese! After discussing with the teachers, this was the best explanation we could give!
Posted on: With Regards to 对 and 对于
November 17, 2009 at 8:03 AM@henning and pinkjeans,
Sorry for the delay...that's a very good question!There is a very subtle difference.
关于- is more commonly used to mean 'regarding'. Regarding a topic in general. Eg. 今天我们会议的内容关于十二月分的 promotion. It can also be used to refer to titles.
对于 - is used more to mean 'concerning', and is used for more specific situations, or when referring to someone. Eg 对于你的要求 - concerning your request.
Hope this makes sense...!
Posted on: Preparing to give an Interview
November 13, 2009 at 7:39 AMHa! I didn't know who Alex Trebek was (sorry I am from England!), so googled him - and the guy does totally look like him!!
Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 13, 2009 at 7:27 AM@pretzellogic,
I haven't seen any evidence of China starting to celebrate thanksgiving!
Posted on: Love Tangle 5: The Mistress
November 13, 2009 at 7:26 AMOh sorry just seen that Lily answered you first!
Posted on: Flexible, Not Reflexive
November 13, 2009 at 7:20 AM@pettora,
In this sentence 自己 is repeated twice to mean - I deceived myself.
Yes you can use the translation 不要骗自己 to say 'don't deceive yourself'!
Posted on: It's cold, wear more clothes!
November 13, 2009 at 1:46 AMHey Pettora,
Welcome to the ChinesePod community - great to see you commenting :)
Posted on: Dinner with Friends
November 18, 2009 at 3:09 AM@stevemisch,
Thanks for pointing that out. Fixing it right now :)