User Comments - pearltowerpete
pearltowerpete
Posted on: Watching the Sun Go Down -- 登乐游原
April 21, 2009 at 1:31 AMHi all,
Here is today's poem.
向晚意不適
xiàng wǎn yì bù shì
驅車登古原
qūchē dēng gǔyuán
夕陽無限好
xīyáng wúxiàn hǎo
只是近黃昏
zhǐshì jìn huánghūn
向晚意不适
驱车登古原
夕阳无限好
只是近黄昏
Thanks, obitoddkenobi. Li Shangyin is often gloomy or at least bittersweet, but I think he has a lot to tell us.
Posted on: The Magic Word 把
April 21, 2009 at 1:27 AM多谢, tarcy. 的确写得一清二楚。
And welcome back, cassielin! We all missed you.
And noelle_t, you're very welcome!
Posted on: The Magic Word 把
April 20, 2009 at 8:54 AMHi calkins
吴语 is a group of languages spoken in the Yangtze River delta area. Shanghainese is an example.
Posted on: The Magic Word 把
April 20, 2009 at 6:58 AMHi try_signing_in
I was actually feeling fine that day, but 谢谢你的关心 ;-)
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
April 20, 2009 at 5:02 AMHi mikeberry,
We're looking forward to helping you learn!
Let us know in messages or on the forums how we can make CPod even more useful for you.
Posted on: GPS Fail
April 20, 2009 at 5:01 AMHi miantiao
Thanks for the info! One use of 拐 that is (sadly) understood around China is 拐卖 -- human trafficking.
I suppose the origin of the phrase might be that you grab someone, turn around, and sell them to someone else.
Posted on: What do Foreigners Like?
April 20, 2009 at 4:58 AMHi a1pi2
Good single malt whisky is also surprisingly hard to find. That situation may change, however.
Posted on: The Magic Word 把
April 20, 2009 at 3:13 AMHi sonicer
Thanks for an interesting comment, which I will translate for the benefit of our Newbie/elementary poddies.
a) 航空公司把我的行李弄丢了。
b) 航空公司弄丢了我的行李。
B could be a fairly even-tempered way of describing a fact， or it could be expressing your feelings in a slightly angry way. But A generally carries a slightly angry connotation.
Or, we could say that in this kind of situation, using 把 allows you to express your feelings or emotions with more intensity.
Posted on: Hong Kong Visa Run
April 20, 2009 at 3:08 AMHi carlos_in_irvine
Good questions.
Business visa is 商务签证 shāngwù qiānzhēng
Multiple-entry visa is 多次入境签证 duōcì rùjìng qiānzhēng.
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 5: Super Babies and Ultrasounds
April 21, 2009 at 1:35 AMHi xio2009
It's a great idea to stretch yourself by studying at a higher level than normal. I compare it to a baseball player swinging a few bats before going up to the plate. When you go back to swinging just one, it's a piece of cake!