User Comments - pearltowerpete
pearltowerpete
Posted on: Catch the Train
November 22, 2008 at 10:14 PMTo all:
There is absolutely no reason to personally attack or mock the other poddies, or the CPod employees.
We have always welcomed vigorous discussion and suggestions.
But this is a neighborly community, and we are going to keep it that way.
Posted on: Catch the Train
November 22, 2008 at 10:11 PMHi light487
Well said. And bababardwan, keep your comments coming. I think plenty of poddies benefit from your questions and contributions.
I'd also like to thank jackfrombelgium for raising good points in a respectful way. Your ideas are duly noted, and though we may not be able to implement them right away, as lessons are recorded far in advance, it's essential for us to hear what poddies want and need.
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
November 22, 2008 at 5:08 AMHi Lynn
Welcome to ChinesePod. You may also be interested in our sister site, EnglishPod. Anyway, I look forward to seeing you around on the boards.
Posted on: Introducing Hotels
November 22, 2008 at 5:06 AMHi changye and penhuizc
I basically agree with Changye about the reasons for the choice of 基 over 鸡.
One other is suggested by many Americans: a few years ago, when Kentucky Fried Chicken started calling itself KFC, it was said to be due to a federal law requiring truth in advertising. Whatever meat they were selling was indeed fried, and might have been from Kentucky, but could not truthfully be called "chicken." ;-0
Posted on: 义气
November 21, 2008 at 9:43 AMHi dukbludvermicelysoop and chirstudent
长见识了，清楚多了。
其他地区的poddies 想法会不一样吗？
Posted on: Sound Check
November 21, 2008 at 8:10 AMHi tage
feedback or static is 杂音 za2yin1
So your sentence would be:
那个麦克风有杂音。
The acoustics here are really bad.
这儿音响效果很不好。(yin1xiang3xiao4guo3)
And finally, as a field of study, acoustics is 声学. In this sense, Chinese is very logical. Here are a few other 学：
数学 math
生物学 biology
人类学 anthropology
etc.
Posted on: 义气
November 21, 2008 at 7:55 AMHi christudent , dukbludvermicelysoop , camson ,
谢谢各位同学的留言，每位讲的十分有趣。camson, 能不能举几个比较具体的例子-- 现代中国人用哪些词语代替义气呢？
很多美国妈妈都说哪怕自己的孩子杀了某人，她也还是会爱他，甚至帮他跳脱政府的处分。我有两个问题： 1） 这个算不算“义气” 2） 你们国家的家长也会这么说吗？
Posted on: Argument over Garbage (1)
November 21, 2008 at 5:30 AMHi changye, pinkjeans,
So glad you liked the lesson. It is frighteningly realisitic. The only way to make it even more accurate would be for the two aunties to shout in Shanghainese and then look at the guy expecting a response.
Hi weijin
她们虽然很可怕，但没那么离谱呀！
Posted on: Moving House and Chinese Wineries
November 20, 2008 at 9:50 AMHi kimiik
Yes, the lunar calendar is indeed useful for farming. American calendars also mark the phases of the moon. But I don't think many people care that much.
Also, you can still get the Old Farmer's Almanac and other such publications in America. Maybe the most famous was Poor Richard's Almanacke, which made founding father Benjamin Franklin famous.
I'm curious to hear from poddies in other countries-- are there still almanacs, those books full of farming wisdom, proverbs, etc.? Or are they a thing of the past?
Posted on: Autumn Outing
November 22, 2008 at 10:34 PMHi tage
How on earth did you get the chance to walk around Pudong in the seventies? I am envious.
Each video's introduction says what level it is, but maybe this is not clear enough.