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Posted on: Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
February 2, 2009 at 2:47 AMHi tvan
Thanks for a ton of cultural background info. Who knew that dried pork and pickled vegetables were good for babies that aren't even a twinkle in their daddy's eye?
Posted on: Making Dumplings
February 2, 2009 at 2:25 AMHi raychenon
Your question reminds me of an old American folk song, "Hold the Woodpile Down." Doc Watson sang it memorably:
"Book-keeper swallowed a nickel a day,
Run him 'most crazy, so they say.
Now listen real good and I'll tell you what it's all about
It's a nickel in and a nickel out--hold the woodpile down." ;-)
The 嘛 shows that something is obvious or goes without saying. It makes a statement a bit more friendly.
Posted on: 中国崛起
February 2, 2009 at 2:18 AMHave any poddies read the poem Ozymandias by P. B. Shelley? It's worth keeping in mind when we start talking about superpowers and glory.
Posted on: Ordering Chinese Take-out
February 2, 2009 at 1:26 AMHi calkins
Generally in China, 外卖 includes delivery (and you don't have to tip the poor guy!)
Thanks for your examples, miantiao.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
February 1, 2009 at 11:52 PMHi shangli
This show is supposed to be accessible to poddies at all levels of Chinese proficiency. If you are interested in pure Chinese lessons, please have a look at the Advanced and Media sections.
Posted on: Talking with Numbers
February 1, 2009 at 7:53 AMHi ai1pi2
Ha, I have a similar mug, except it is for Bailey's Irish Cream (and it does have the Chinese characters). I got it at Karaoke about a year ago.
The phrases are cute, but some of them are a bit of a stretch.
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
February 1, 2009 at 6:29 AMHi all
"So-called scholars" rely on evidence in making their claims. Any true scholar will reconsider his or her theory if presented with convincing evidence to the contrary. Scholars make conclusions to fit the data.
This is very different from belief, which means rejecting competing world-views, even in the face of evidence. Believers interpret the data to fit their conclusions.
If I believed that a flying spaghetti monster created the universe, I would be delighted to see that the character 条 in 面条 (noodles) appears to have noodly appendages.
The universe is a big, complicated place. There is enough room for scholarship and belief. But let's not confuse the two.
Posted on: Talking with Numbers
February 1, 2009 at 5:17 AMHi yankees,
I don't know what you're talking about. Both lessons were about slang, but the content is completely different.
Hi all,
Courtesy of connie, here are the words in today's lesson:
88，886： 拜拜bāibāi，再见zàijiàn，
3166： 再见 zàijiàn
521： 我爱你！wǒ ài nǐ！
748： 去死吧！qù sǐ ba！
7456： 气死我了。qì sǐ wǒ le.
5555： 呜呜呜呜 wūwūwūwū
818： 来八卦一下 lái bāguà yīxià
8484： 不是不是 bù shì bù shì
9494： 就是就是 jiùshì jiùshì
5757577： 我吃，我吃，我吃吃 wǒ chī，wǒ chī，wǒ chī chī
Posted on: February Update
February 1, 2009 at 4:12 AMHi monica5
According to the Chinese wikipedia, RSS is 简易资讯聚合 jiǎnyì zīxùn jùhé.
But I have also heard Chinese refer to it just as RSS.
Posted on: February Update
February 2, 2009 at 3:03 AMHi xuchen
Sorry, I don't understand your comment...But then, there's a lot I don't understand ;-)