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Posted on: Noodles and Child Labor
March 24, 2011 at 1:19 AMInteresting how Western concepts such as childhood are permeating China. The idea expressed in this lesson, about how children should be able to enjoy their childhood is a relatively recent phenomenon (last 100 years) in the US. It is interesting there is no economic based discussion - in an agrarian society, children are best suited to help on the farm. One only needs to examine the childhood of Sir Isaac Newton to realize what can potentially be a human capital waste on a farm.
BTW, the photo are of kids playing on the beach. Doesn't CPod have some pics of kids working in the brick factories in Shanxi?
Posted on: 埃及剧变
March 16, 2011 at 2:18 AMThis was driving me crazy. Hope I can save some of you some aggravation!
EU President José Manuel Barroso is 欧盟主席巴罗索.
Posted on: Phone Call from a Headhunter
March 8, 2011 at 5:00 AMHa, ha, Vitamin B12 deficiency, a prevalent disorder among Chinese men. Double dose of X chromosome protective of glossic forms of phenotypic expression.
Seriously though, women in general have easier to understand voices. Use Audacity, you can change the vocal characteristics if it really bothers you. I use it to edit out poor Chinese pronunciation; it kills me to hear the wrong tone. (Now why that allowed?)
Posted on: 网络隐私
March 4, 2011 at 1:20 AM借助【jiè zhù】 to get help from，enlist
抢劫【qiang3 jié】 rob
轰动【hōng dòng】 sensation; stir, to take by storm
7:32 陷阱【xiàn jǐng】 snare
14:35 成千上万 [chengqianshangwan] thousands and tens of thousands
15:50 一律【yī lǜ】(adj) all; without exception.
Posted on: 网络隐私
March 3, 2011 at 8:22 PM00:19
竭尽全力
竭尽 [jiéjìn] to exert
~11:54:
侵犯主权: violate national sovereignty
侵犯领土: violate on national territory
借助 [jièzhù] to enlist
Posted on: 中国通
March 1, 2011 at 4:08 AMMy feelings exactly.
Posted on: Eating Idioms, Part 3
February 28, 2011 at 4:40 AMThis reminds me of a time I was bargaining in Beijing's Silk Market. We were negotiating for a long time and the sales woman at the end was upset with pace of negotiation. She finally said to me, "吃饱了还想撑"
Posted on: 中国通
February 27, 2011 at 5:36 PMThis is really a cultural difference. I personally find this 恭维 annoying (Maybe I am too Americanized) but it takes some reality adjustment to realize my Chinese counterpart is not being insincere or disingenuous.
Posted on: 中国通
February 27, 2011 at 5:32 PMOuXianSheng: I agree, really in the Upper Intermediate category. Just the same, it is nice to have a break from time to time.
Posted on: Noodles and Child Labor
March 25, 2011 at 3:58 AMFor anyone who seriously wants to know more about child labor problems, especially the Shanxi brickyards I mentioned above, there is a link from 2007; it is written in English:
http://wenku.baidu.com/view/562b0293daef5ef7ba0d3cdd.html