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Posted on: China Street Smart with John Chan
September 5, 2009 at 5:04 AM

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for this very informative show !

I have a friend who just went to Shanghai to teach English. Unfortunately, the Chinese government will not grant him a visa since he is older than 55.

Is there any way around this age restriction ?

Thanks !

 

Posted on: A Mouse Upstairs
August 31, 2009 at 4:55 AM

There's an expression in Chinese, I cannot exactly remember it...something like " The Dog Catches the Mouse".

Anyone have the saying ?

 

Posted on: A Mouse Upstairs
August 31, 2009 at 2:51 AM

Jenny,

What other "shang" and "xia" verb / noun combinations can you use this reversal ?

Apart from "shang" and "xia", are there any other examples that use this efficient pattern ?

 

Posted on: Drinking Game
July 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM

Thanks Connie !

 

 

Posted on: Drinking Game
July 23, 2009 at 3:25 AM

If the game had continued, would the splish-splash sentence be:

扑通三声跳下水

putong san sheng tiao xia shui

and next would be:

扑通四声跳下水

putong si sheng tiao xia shui

 

Posted on: Drinking Game
July 21, 2009 at 2:49 AM

Just a minor correction to the transcript:

The line with "four eyes, eight legs" has two "zhi" measure words in the pinyin. (I think John was drinking when he put the transcript together, maybe).

 

Posted on: Drinking Game
July 21, 2009 at 2:42 AM

xiaophil,

I believe you can use "le" combined with "mei" in this case, since it relates to something that started in the past and continues today.

So, I think you are right...it is because of the present perfect tense.  

 

Posted on: Drinking Game
July 21, 2009 at 2:32 AM

我发现这个对话有一首歌叫“北京欢迎你”

提醒我奥运会

Posted on: Budget Meeting
July 20, 2009 at 6:43 PM

Thanks Changye !

 

Posted on: Budget Meeting
July 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM

中文怎么说“Senior Budget Analyst"?

是我的职业所以这个课程很有意义。

谢谢。