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Posted on: The Red Spectrum of Meaning
February 28, 2010 at 10:25 AMChinesepod and others in China, please keep us up-to-date on what's 红 in China!
Posted on: The White Spectrum of Meaning
February 6, 2010 at 3:34 PMCuckold is Shakespearian English. Not in general usage these days, other than by Shakespeare's modern readers! :D
Posted on: Kaixin Wang Farm Thieves
October 27, 2009 at 3:49 PMpretzellogic: Britain consists of Scotland (much to their annoyance), England and Wales, the UK is all of those plus Northern Ireland, hence the full name the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. Now you know.
Posted on: Food Oddities and Eye Exercises
January 4, 2009 at 2:35 PMLike Matt_c, I also discovered these eye exercises 5-6 years ago and I still do them now, but a longer version. Recently I've discovered some 'Western' ones from an American prof.
Amber, do you have a link to the new exercises by any chance?
On the food topic: I've had bird's nest. We ate it with coconut milk, honey and almond oil, which you add yourself. It basically has a texture like rice noodles. I've also eaten snake and toad in the south of China (and saw the killing process of the snake). A guy from northern China who was eating with us was a bit creeped out.
Posted on: Not So Silent Night
December 24, 2008 at 5:20 PMAnd I've never heard the term 'fleece' in this context (in the expansion exercises). Guess Chinese isn't all I'm learning here!
Posted on: Not So Silent Night
December 24, 2008 at 5:12 PMBy the way, quick note: 'highway robbery' would be 'daylight robbery' in British English.
圣诞节快乐!
Posted on: Cold Will Kill You
November 8, 2007 at 4:09 PMHa! Ignore the advice of pedantic old Chinese ladies at your own peril! I and Chinese partner were warned by nainai not to consume cold things after fried/spicy food. Partner said: 'Ho-ho, we have iron stomachs from our eating habits in Europe.' Then, in Shanghai we ate too many of those dreaded deep-fried dough sticks and *I* drank cold soy milk (he had warm soy milk). A few hours later I had indigestion so bad I got a fever and was in bed til next day. I didn't recover fully for more than a week (hiccuping).
Posted on: Kinds of Nuts
April 27, 2010 at 6:51 PM@bodawei - so if we get drunk we should drive home?!
That reminds me of a lecturer who seemed to be pushing us onto harder stuff by saying that tobacco and alcohol are far more dangerous than cocaine. I don't think he realised what he was saying...d'oh.