User Comments - pearltowerpete
pearltowerpete
Posted on: Dorm Life: Late For Class
October 16, 2008 at 2:52 AMHi inessa,
Glad to hear it. And we adore our poddies!
Posted on: Rome
October 16, 2008 at 1:38 AMHow can you visit Rome and not fall in love with it?
Here's to the eternal city,
不朽之城！bu4xiu3zhi1cheng2!
Posted on: Qipao Dresses and Marathons in China
October 16, 2008 at 1:28 AMHi bababardwan,
That is the first time I've seen that video outside of a Karaoke room. Thanks for starting the work day off right.
Posted on: Good Night
October 15, 2008 at 9:00 AMHi rjberki
Thanks for catching that, I completely skipped it. Actually, 好吧 often shows a little reluctance, and is used to show something like "well, if you really insist..." And you are right, it is not machine gunned.
I totally know what you mean about the linguistic shock of coming back home. I find not only my speech, but also gestures tend to become a little more animated here.
Posted on: Good Night
October 15, 2008 at 6:50 AMHi mudphud,
Welcome to the community. We're looking forward to seeing you around the boards.
You're best bet is probably searching lessons by topic. That way you can find the things that are most important to you.
Your question is a good one. Used as interjections, 好的 and 好了 are similar. But 好的 means something more like "all right," or "OK."
好了 shows that something has just been completed or finished, i.e. there has been a change in its status so that now it can be considered good. It can be used to complete verbs like 修 xiu1 "repair."
电脑修好了 Dian4nao3xiu1hao3le The computer is fixed.
I like the way you described 好的 being said "in machine gun fashion."
Posted on: Introducing the Managers
October 15, 2008 at 4:27 AM久仰 literally means " I have been looking upward [at your great reputation] for a long time." Talk about a great way to give face!
Posted on: Clearing the Table
October 15, 2008 at 4:09 AMHi weibwo
I thought I'd seen everything, but that's really funny. Some places have a net underneath the table for you to store your bags,etc. in.
Some aristocrats in ancient Rome would have mosaics of bones and trash on their dining room floors to encourage guests to throw the stuff down there.
Posted on: Qipao Dresses and Marathons in China
October 14, 2008 at 11:57 PMHi chanelle77,
I didn't join the running club, though occasionally I would see them at Skyways. I lived on Beijing Road, very near Jiming Temple. Looking back on it, that was the best year for running I have had in China.
Hi daphnedawn,
Thanks for the encouragement. I just hope the weather is reasonably decent on Nov. 1!
Posted on: 情绪智商
October 14, 2008 at 3:09 AMHi garry and tvan
两位同学都讲的很有道理！ 但目前智商测试不太靠谱，很多天才都考得名落孙山。
很多国家，包括美国，曾经使用过智商来施行优生政策。社会最好追求比较全面的人士才对，不能光靠任何一个测试的成绩。
Posted on: A Month as a Monk and Chinese Business Meetings
October 16, 2008 at 4:04 AMDear beijing2,
The really important question is why you went to Amber for this information when I am the one who lived in the monastery!
Anyway, although you have hurt my feelings, I will add that there are some very friendly monks in the city of Yangzhou in Jiangsu province. They welcomed me to stay with them as long as I'd like, although I think they would probably like some English lessons in return.There wouldn't be any of the English language instruction that I got in Taiwan, though.
I should mention that in the mainland, the government has a way of sneaking even into the sacred realm of the monastery. There are definitely some very pious and sincere monks. And there are some who are not who they appear to be. But that comes with the territory.