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toianw
Posted on: The Popular Decline of Calligraphy
June 17, 2012 at 3:36 PMJenny, 我想问一下，你的爷爷是怎么用书法来赚钱的？是直接卖他的作品，或者专门给公司写一幅，或者教学生？请原谅我爱管闲事的好奇心，但我很想了解职业书法家的生活是怎么样的。
Posted on: Applying for a Work Visa
June 17, 2012 at 2:55 PMThanks, Rich. 我的工作签证快要到期了，下个星期就要换新。运气好的话，流程不像对话里的Eric那么麻烦。
Posted on: Carpooling
June 17, 2012 at 10:12 AMThen congratulations to you! (though a little late)
Posted on: Applying for a Work Visa
June 17, 2012 at 10:09 AMHow do I say "renew my visa"? Can I use 换新签证 or is there a more natural collocation?
Posted on: Carpooling
June 17, 2012 at 9:37 AM"yet when we 排队 (line up) always makes me think of "team". "
Yeah, me too. Queuing up definitely involves a bit of teamwork. Great to see you so active on the message boards, Rich. How long have you been on the CPod team?
Posted on: Carpooling
June 16, 2012 at 6:08 AMHow about 自驾游?
For a convoy of vehicles, I think you can use 车队。I've seen it used both for wedding convoys and also for travelling across Tibet in a bunch of jeeps.
Posted on: A Disgusting Woman
May 16, 2012 at 4:47 PMSo who's the mystery person lurking in the background who bursts out laughing when John says 油油的中国菜？
Posted on: A Disgusting Woman
May 16, 2012 at 4:43 PMHi bobm112,
Dilu says: 这个女孩子好像不是 很好看的那一种。(nèi yī zhǒng lietrally means "that kind/sort of [girl]") though it sounds a bit awkward translated into English.
Spit is 吐痰 (tǔtán).
Posted on: Visiting the Aquarium
May 10, 2012 at 6:35 AMHi jkdfj,
I think you'd use 鱼缸 yu2gang1 for this kind of aquarium/fish tank.
Posted on: Registering for 3G Service
June 19, 2012 at 9:04 AMA couple of questions...
1. 可以这样说吗。。。？
3G网络覆盖面很好/不太好。
2. Also how can I say, "I can't get a signal in my apartment"? Do either of these sentneces work?
在我的房子里，没有手机信号。
在我的房子，我收不到信号。
Thanks...