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Posted on: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
December 7, 2008 at 11:09 PMHi light487, pinkjeans , mingzun
I'm glad Qing Wen is as much fun to listen to as it is to record! Amber and Connie are delightful.
I don't really know about the psychology behind switching languages. I do know that it is more of a mental workout to talk to someone who speaks no English at all, as opposed to someone like my girlfriend whose English is excellent. There is a real tendency to take mental shortcuts and just use the word (English or Chinese) that comes up first. It's OK between the two of us, but it seems poncey or confusing to others :-/ And, pinkjeans, I still dream in English.
Posted on: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
December 7, 2008 at 11:03 PMHi hipposquirrel
I guess the main thing is just to make sure you are getting all your nutrients and proteins. It looks like you can read in Chinese-- there are a lot of online recipes where you are basically only limited by the ingredients in your supermarket and your own time! Remember, there are dozens of kinds of tofu, and dozens of ways to prepare it! And you can fool around with 花椒 (hua1jiao1 Sichuan peppercorns) , 姜 jiang1 ginger, etc. for variety.
Posted on: Table for Three
December 6, 2008 at 7:24 AMHi jackfrombelgium
You're right, 多久duo1jiu3 means "how long?"
The 多+形容词 construction can be used with many other adjectives:
多高 duo1gao1 how tall
多大 duo1da4 how old , 等等
Thanks for noticing. I will make the change on Monday.
Posted on: Table for Three
December 5, 2008 at 8:40 AMHi light487
I promise you, it's not me ;-) They don't have me record things in Chinese!
骗你是王八蛋！
Posted on: 长征
December 5, 2008 at 7:57 AMHi changye
我同意你的观念。盲目得追求“乌托邦”特别危险。全世界历史上几亿人为了各种各样的意识形态付出了最昂贵的代价，自己的生命？
也许poddies 知道我特别喜欢摇滚音乐。The Beatles 的一首歌表达我对revolution 的一些想法...
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out....
Posted on: Where's my class?
December 5, 2008 at 2:01 AMHi stanimal
Jiaojie explains that:
房间 refers to individual rooms, whereas 屋子 can be both a whole house or a room. 屋子 is not too common.
室 is used with modifiers in front:
教室－classroom
卧室－bedroom
３０１室- Room 301
It can also be used in the classic formulation familiar to people looking for an apartment, e.g.
2室1厅1卫 Two bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom.
Posted on: Definitely!
December 5, 2008 at 1:54 AMHi timosh
Here are two lessons about birthdays:
Posted on: 长征
December 4, 2008 at 12:58 PMHi goulniky
One extremely powerful tool is TRADOS, a software program that "remembers" the previous translations of you (and the people in your team, if you share a database.) It takes a lot of the tedium out of translating documents, especially those with a lot of similarities like contracts, deeds, etc. It lets the translator focus more on the fun, ever-changing stuff.
But it is not a translation software per se. It's only as smart as the people using it.
Posted on: The Perfect Sandwich
December 4, 2008 at 12:54 PMHi hwangd01
我也吃素，但跟你一样，还不是vegan. 连蜂蜜都不能吃，是不是太极端了？
我问你一个问题- 如果有机会的话，你会不会考虑吃点"克隆肉，” 就是人造的，科学家在实验里生产的肉？ 这种肉不用屠宰任何动物。我想了又想，还是不要吃。我吃素主要是为了环保。不管你给动物吃还是让实验室里面的一块儿肉吸收它，饲料是非常耗油的一个东西。还不如直接吃植物。
你住的那个地方会不会有那种做假肉的饭馆呢？ 上海有几家--和尚开的，肉类都仿得特别地道。吃这种假肉我估计你不会觉得吃素那么boring ；-）
Posted on: Using 除了。。。以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)
December 7, 2008 at 11:13 PMHi rash
最有名的肯定是“功德林”，但说实话我认为它名不符实。除了那家之外，还有 "枣子树," 菜做得更好一点。反正到时候你联系我吧，我请你吃个饭,介绍一下那家的招牌菜zhao1pai2cai4 noted dishes.
Hi light487
地道 means "authentic, the Real McCoy." Interestingly, I have heard Taiwanese people say 道地.